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Dowling College Spring 2002 CRN 24239 PHL 005A MW 1000-1120 AM RC 423

 

Dr Christian Perring

Work phone: (631) 244-3349

Office Location:

330A RC

E-mail:

perringc@dowling.edu

Office hours:

MW 900-1000AM
TR 1030-1130AM

 

Textbooks:            Critical Thinking 2nd edition, by R. Epstein. 

                                Workbook for Critical Thinking 2nd edition, by R. Epstein.

 

Class grading

 

15%

Classwork.  You will be called on in class to answer the assigned exercises.  All reading must be done and exercises worked on the day listed.  Attendance will be recorded and lack of attendance will reduce your grade.  Similarly, persistent lateness can reduce your grade.

15%

Quickie Exams    These will be handed out the last day the chapter is discussed and will be due on the following class day.  Each is pass/not pass.  To pass you must get no more than one wrong.

30%

Writing Exercises    The cartoon writing exercises should be handed in on the Workbook pages on the day scheduled. They can be handwritten.  You must use blue or black ink.  The essay writing exercises must be typed, (10 pt. or 12 pt. font), double spaced, blue or black ink, with your name and section number.  They must be no longer than specified in the text.  Work that does not conform will not receive credit.

10%

Exam Chapters 1–5

10%

Exam Chapters 6–8

20%

Final Exam, which is cumulative.  You must pass the final to pass the course.

 

Examples and Exercises from the Law that appear in the Workbook may be handed in for extra-credit; if done to an acceptable level the assignment is worth one-half percent of your entire mark, up to a maximum of 5% of your mark.  You may also do any of the essay writing lessons that are not assigned to replace ones for which you got a bad mark.

 

Grading scale (percentage):  90–100 A,  80–89 B,  70–79 C,  60–69 D,  below 60 F.  No  +  or  –  grades will be given unless it is a very close call. 

 

Make-up policy:   You must fill out the excuse form.  If it is accepted, then that part of your grade will be assigned to your final exam.

 

Cheating and Plagiarism: Any form of academic dishonesty will be treated very seriously and reported to the Dean of Students.  Minor cases of cheating will result of a zero grade with no possibility of retake.  Any cases where you have clearly tried to bypass the learning process or pass off someone else’s work as your own will mean you fail the class.

 

You will be expected to have read and come ready to discuss the material listed on the days below.  Where evens or odds are assigned (E/O), do the ones for your half of the class.  If no numbers are listed for the exercises, do them all.

 

An asterisk (*) indicates the material to be handed in, with your name, stapled.

 

There is no class on Feb 25 & 27.  But you must attend two of the events in the speaker series on the Medicalization of Childhood: http://www.dowling.edu/philosophy/speakers ; I strongly recommend that you attend the one on Tuesday March 5, at 6-8 PM.

 

Schedule (Subject to Revision!)

Feb 4      •               Preface to the Student.  Chapter 1 all exercises.  Writing Lesson 1*.

Feb 6      •               Chapter 2  Exercises A: 1–17.     

Feb 11    •               Chapter 2  Exercises B.  Exercises C.  Chapter 3  Exercises A–C.   Writing Lesson 2*

Feb 13    •               Exercises Chapter 3: 1–5,  E/O 6–32.     Quickie Exam 2*.

Feb 18    •               Quickie Exam 3*.  Writing Lesson 4 (cartoons)*.

Feb 20    •               Chapter 4  Exercises A–D: 1–16, E/O 19–43.  Finish Chapter 4.  Quickie Exam 4*.   Writing Lesson 5*.

Feb 25, 27 No Class

Mar 4      •               Chapter 5  Exercises A&B.1.–5.  

Mar 6      •               Chapter 5  Exercises B.  Exercises C: 1–7, E/O 8–21.  

Mar 11    •               Writing Lesson 6 (cartoons)*. Quickie Exam 5*.  Writing Lesson 7*. 

Mar 13    •               Review.

Mar 18    •               Exam Chapters 1–5.

Mar 20    •               Chapter 6  Exercises A.1&A.2.  Exercises A: 1–7, 9–14.  Exercises B.1.-B2

Mid-term break

Apr 1      •               Chapter 6  Exercises B.3.  Exercises Chap 6: 1–8, 30, E/O 9–29.

Apr 3      •               Chapter 7 Exercises A&B.  (We will not cover Sections C–E.)

Apr 8      •               Quickie Exam 6*.  Writing Lesson 8*.  Writing Lesson 9 (cartoons)*.

Apr 10    •               Quickie Exam 7*.  Chapter 8 Exercises A–C.

Apr 15    •               Chapter 8  Exercises D: 1–14, E/O 15–33.   Exercises E.

Apr 17    •               Quickie Exam 8*.   Chapter 9 Exercises: 1–14, E/O 15–49.

Apr 22    •               Exam Chapters 6–8.  

Apr 24    •               Chapter 10 Exercises.  Writing Lesson 10*. 

Apr 29    •               Writing Lesson 13 (cartoons)*.  Arguments for Analysis: E/O 1–71.  

May 1     •               Chapter 12 Exercises: 1–4, 22, 23  E/O 5–20.  Writing Lesson 14*.

May 6     •               Chapter 14 read all.  Exercises A.  Exercises B.1&B.2.

Final Exam