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Course Requirements
Evaluation
Judgment about the progress of your work is based on the quality and
depth of critical and constructive thinking exhibited in your
tests. Your course grade is determined by averaging the points you
achieve from the following scores:
- Test 1: Philosophy and the Meaning of Life (33%)
- Test 2: The Philosophy of Religion (33%)
- Test 4: Ethics and Philosophical Ethics (33%)
- Test 4: Comprehensive Final Examination (If taken, averaged with
each section above or taken as a make-up for missed tests.)
Your final course grade is assigned according to your final average.
Tests
Tests in this course are usually a combination of objective, short
answer, and essay questions. They are based on questions emphasized in
class and are usually a combination of the use of key concepts and
methods. They are based on questions from the reading assignments.
The emphasis given in tests is on the operation and active
transformation or manipulation of the concepts learned. Some
particularly difficult questions are often included for optional extra
credit.
Majordomo Mailing List--philhelp
The philosophy mailing list philhelp
is an important part of our philosophy course. philhelp
is a forum where you can discuss, argue, and debate any issue relating
to a philosophical topic. Your ideas are automatically sent via e-mail
to other members of the list. You are encouraged to post questions,
problems, or answers on any topic relating to philosophy, and you are
especially encouraged to try out your philosophical ideas and
theories. In addition, might be a good place to seek information
about test questions, interesting readings, or a pre-evaluation of
your philosophy papers.
For this aspect of the course, you will need an e-mail account. All
new and returning students have Lander e-mail accounts based upon your
user name and password (your 4-digit PIN number issued to you when you
registered for classes). If you do not know your PIN number and
password, please see a lab assistant at the help desk on the second
floor of Laura Lander Hall. The lab assistant will help you find your
user name and password and explain how to use the web-based e-mail. If
you prefer, I will be glad to help you become familiar with web-based
e-mail in the Logic Lab, Learning Center M 33, during normal office
hours.
The Office of Computing Services has set up a server whereby you can
check your e-mail on the following web page: http://student.lander.edu/webmail,
or you can accesses your mail with a 3.5" Eudora Email Diskette
available for purchase at the University Bookstore. Many students set up
web e-mail accounts with a free Internet service such as http://www.hotmail.com.
An extensive list of free e-mail account directory is provided at http://www.emailaddresses.com.
For one of the purposes of this course and to encourage you to become
conversant with the tools of the everyday world, a requirement of our
course is for you to post a minimum of five messages during the semester
as part of your course grade. In order to reduce bandwidth on the
faculty network at Lander, your posts need to be distributed over the
course of the semester, rather than at the end of the course. For this
reason, the scoring for this aspect of the course is somewhat arbitrary.
You will earn 1 point on each quiz, if you have posted at least one
message to philhelp prior
to that quiz. In other words, if you choose not to post a message
prior to a quiz, the highest grade obtainable on that quiz is 9 out of
10 points.
The most convenient way to join philhelp
is to type in the following URL (Address) in your browser (i.e.,
Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, or Opera): http://philosophy.lander.edu/philhelp/index.html.
Type in your e-mail address in the form at the left and click the
"submit query" button. You will receive on-screen
confirmation of your subscription. That’s all there is to it.
To submit a message to philhelp,
just send an e-mail to philhelp@philosophy.lander.edu
as in the following example:
If e-mail is new to you, please stop by the Logic Lab in M33 during
office hours, and I will be most happy to show you how to use Lander’s
web-based email, how to sign up for philhelp
and how to send e-mail.
When you post messages to philhelp,
please observe the following guidelines:
- Include a clear and precise subject line. When responding to a
previous message, type your subject-line with a "Re: "
before the subject given in the subject-line of the previous
message. For example see the screenshot above concerning "Re:
Bentham’s Argument." A simpler way to respond to a previous
message is by clicking "Reply to All" in your e-mail
client; this click will automatically set the subject –line of
your e-mail.
- Since philhelp is
unmoderated in order that messages will not be unduly delayed, spam,
chain letters, cursing, and flaming are expressly prohibited and
will result in the sender’s suspension from the list.
- Finally, as is usual with e-mail etiquette, please do not use all
capital letters in your posts.
Grade Evaluation
Your final course grade is assigned according to your final average.
- An A (above 90 points) reflects approximately three to four
hours of study per class period and represents a great deal of time,
thought, and effort.
- A B (above 80 but below 90 points) reflects approximately two
hours of study per class period and represents above average time,
thought and effort.
- A C (above 70 but below 80 points) reflects approximately one
hour of study per class period and represents average time, thought, and
effort.
- A D (above 60 but below 70 points) reflects cramming for
examinations and represents minimum time, thought, and effort.
- An F (below 60 points) reflects very little time, thought, and
effort and represents below college level work.
- An FA reflects attending fewer that 75% of class meetings.
- An INC can only be given in cases of sudden illness or
emergency.
Your General Responsibilities
Our course is not difficult if you keep up the assigned work.
- Come to class prepared.
- Take notes in class and take notes on
assigned reading.
- Attempt all homework problems assigned.
- Ask questions. Seek help at the first signs of difficulty.
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