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| Instructor: Dr. Lee C. Archie | Office Learning Center M33 |
| Email: larchie@philosophy.lander.edu | Telephone: +1-864-388-8383 |
I look forward to talking to each of you about our philosophy course. You are warmly encouraged to ask about tutorial lectures, readings, class requirements, ideas, or problems. For questions about course content and course procedures use the philosophy server's Philosophy Forum discussion board. You will need to register for this discussion board according to the instructions given in Section 3.5 below. Personal questions should be sent to larchie@philosophy.lander.edu only.
Please do not use WebCT email, Philosophy Forum, or Lander Web-mail address for personal email contact in this course. I do not check WebCT email, and Lander Webmail is inconvenient to backup and verify. Since this class is an online and distance education course, no specific office hours are scheduled on campus for this course.
Important: This online philosophy course is not for everyone. The course assumes that you are able to work independently and schedule time daily for reading and study. Your Web course puts a substantial burden on you to take charge of your own learning. Before continuing with this course carefully consider if you are the kind of proactive student who can motivate yourself to take charge of your own study.
You need to allocate no less than fifteen hours a week for this university course in order to pass the course. (Consider that for an on-campus course, class meetings times are twelve hours plus reading and homework assignments.) However, unlike some other online courses, summer study of philosophy is intensive. If as a student, you are not self-directed in your study habits, then I recommend that this course be taken as an on-campus course during the regular semester.
The WebCT Discussion List is not used in this class; its interface is difficult to use effectively. WebCT email on Blackboard or via ``Bearcat'' also is not be used in this class. Regular email is more efficient and flexible. You may use either your Lander email address or your own personal email address. Whichever address you use, you will need to know how to attach a file to email. All email must have a subject and must be signed by the student. Please learn proper email etiquette as soon as possible. Email etiquette is considered part of your grade in this course.
For information about basic email etiquette see:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/help/HA012054101033.aspx
and
http://www.emailreplies.com/
Note especially: Although Philosophy 102 Introduction to Philosophy fulfills the General Education Core Curriculum Requirement for Humanities, this course does not fulfill the requirement for Logical and Analytical Thought. If you are seeking to fulfill the Logical and Analytical Thought requirement by registering for a philosophy course, you need to enroll in Philosophy 103: Introduction to Logic.