Learner Outcome
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Activity (optional)
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Assessment
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Define USDA nutritional requirements for captive nonhuman primates.
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Lecture during which students identify USDA requirements, and preparation of evening meal for chimpanzees at Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest
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Quiz
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Define OSHA standards for animal caregivers.
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Lecture during which students identify OSHA requirements
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Quiz
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List reasons for maintaining daily logs of animal behaviors and notable events.
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Lecture, and observation of log book at Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest
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Quiz
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Describe hygiene standards and health and safety considerations for human and nonhuman primates, including potential for cross-species disease transmission.
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Lecture, and review of safety standards at Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest
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Test
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Recall USDA standards for enclosure design for primates.
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Lecture, and review of standards for enclosure design used at Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest
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Test
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Review the use of species-typical behaviors in animal management.
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Lecture, and students observe caregivers’ use of species-typical behaviors at Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest
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Test
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Discuss how social housing impacts on captive primates’ health and well-being.
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Lecture on professional and USDA standards on social housing; in-class discussion of special housing requirements based on individual primate’s history; observation of housing arrangement at Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest
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In-class discussion
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Create enrichment activity for captive primate.
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Lecture, and students design an enrichment activity for chimpanzees at Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest
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Instructor applies rubric that scores how closely enrichment design meets USDA standards for primate enrichment
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Evaluate professional standards for maintaining captive primates.
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Lecture, and students assess colony protocol of fictitious primate sanctuary to evaluate how well these comply with USDA and professional standards learned during the course.
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Final exam
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