Course Outline and Evaluation Summary 2022-2023
Course Code: HSP3U1
Title of Course: Introduction to Anthropology, Psychology & Sociology 416-395-3210
Department: Social Science x20075
Course Description
In this course, students will think critically about theories, questions, and issues related to anthropology, psychology, and sociology. Students will
develop an understanding of the approaches and research methods used by social scientists. They will be given opportunities to explore theories
from a variety of perspectives, to conduct social science research, and to become familiar with current thinking on a range of issues within the
three disciplines.
Course Evaluation
Course evaluations incorporate one or more of the achievement categories (KICA). A brief description of each category can be found here. The
final grade is calculated using the weighted percentages below.
A variety of tasks where you show your learning
Summative Marked summative tasks which assess your
Term Work: and have marks assigned using the
Evaluation: learning on the entire course
Achievement Categories/Strands
25% Knowledge & Understanding
15% Culminating Task
25% Thinking & Inquiry
70% 25% Application 30% 15% Final Exam
25% Communication
Learning Skills
Learning skills provide Information to help students understand what skills, habits & behaviors are needed to work on to be successful. These are
not connected with any numerical mark. A brief description of each skill can be found here.
Responsibility, Organization, Independent Work, Collaboration, Initiative and Self-Regulation
E – Excellent G – Good S – Satisfactory N – Needs Improvement
Required Materials
Any educational resource required for this course will be provided by the school. It is the student’s responsibility to come to class with these
materials. The textbook for this course is Social Sciences: An Introduction. Students will be issued this book at the beginning of the course. The
replacement cost for this textbook is $120.00.
School/Departmental/Classroom Expectations
Attendance: The student is expected to attend class on time. Parents/guardians will be contacted if lates/attendance becomes an
issue/hindrance. If the student knows about an absence in advance, they should contact the teacher.
Plagiarism/Cheating: A mark of 0 will be assigned for any work submitted that does not belong to the student. A mark of 0 will be assigned to a
student who was found to have cheated. Parents/guardians will be informed.
Missed Work: If a student is absent from class, (e.g. illness, sports team) it is their responsibility to find out what they have missed and to catch
up. The student is responsible for completing all of the work that was missed due to an absence. If a student misses an assignment or test
without a legitimate explanation and documentation, marks up to and including the full value of the evaluation may be deducted. Make-up tests
must be arranged to be written.
Late Work: Late work may result in a deduction of marks up to and including the full value of the evaluation.
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Course Assessment Tasks
Estimated
Unit/Topic/Strand Big Ideas Major Assignments / Evaluations
Duration
Unit 1: Introduction to ● Understand course terminology Combination of the following:
Social Science ● Formulate effective questions to guide ● Quizzes’
your research inquiry ● Assignments
● Conduct a research project ● Projects 10 hours
Unit 2: Introduction to ● Summarize and compare major theories, Combination of the following:
Anthropology perspectives, and research. ● Quizzes’
● Identify the significant contributions of ● Assignments
influential anthropologists ● Projects 28 hours
● Outline key ideas of the major ● Presentations
anthropological school of thought ● Tests
● Explain significant issues in different
areas of anthropology
Unit 3: Introduction to ● Understand the major theories and Combination of the following:
Psychology perspectives in psychology ● Quizzes’
● Understand the major contributions of ● Assignments
important psychologists to the study of ● Projects 28 hours
psychology ● Presentations
● Identify and understand the major fields of ● Tests
study in psychology
Unit 4: Introduction to ● Summarize and compare the major Combination of the following:
Sociology theories, perspectives, and methods in ● Quizzes’
sociology ● Assignments
● Identify significant contributions of ● Projects 28 hours
influential sociologists ● Presentations
● Summarize the key ideas about the major ● Tests
sociological schools of thought and
explain how they can be used to analyze
social behaviour.
Culminating Task(s) To be announced at a later time Combination of
● Project 16 hours
● Presentation
● Exam
