PHIL-C115 - Logic/Critical Thinking Course Syllabus Overview: TEXTBOOK: LOGIC and CONTEMPORARY RHETORIC, The Use of Reason In Everyday

Life: 11th. EDITION. AUTHOR: HOWARD KAHANE and NANCY CAVENDAR ISBN # 9780495804116 Must have the 11th. Edition of Text book. Do not purchase the INTERNATIONAL EDITION as it does not have the required copy write information. Book Store -www.coastlinebookstore.com BEST WAY TO CONTACT ME: 1. Class JOURNAL - Questions and Answers; 2. E-mail - rcovert@coastline.edu please post Philosophy C115 in the SUBJECT LINE as well as what you are emailing me about. When you e-mail me, you must use your Coastline E-mail Address! Phone in DL Dept.: 714.241.6116 ext11344, but I dont do my office hours in Distance Learning, - it is better to email me for a quicker response. We will be having VIRTUAL OFFICE HOURS for the MID TERM/FINAL EXAM REVIEW. See the LESSONS SCHEDULE for the CHAT ROOM TIMES: Please use the DISCUSSION FORUM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS for everything except personal information {Grades, etc. should be e-mail questions} STUDENT LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1. Students will produce a required project paper where they will be able to defend, recognize, analyze, and construct arguments using appropriate critical thinking in symbolic form. 2. Given various stimulus material, (i.e. video clips, magazines/newspaper Virtual Library articles), the student will be able to compare and construct philosophical thoughts related to cogent and fallacious reasoning. Copy the following sections immediately upon beginning this class:

{1} Course Syllabus {2} Course Lessons {3} Lesson Schedule: {This gives you all of the due dates for completion of all work.} {4} Required Project Paper {Required to pass this course}. Virtual Library Assignment Required Project Paper will be worth 100 Points. You will need to read Chapter 8 about the MARGIN-NOTE & SUMMARY METHOD OF STUDYING for help before you begin this project paper. YOU MAY WRITE ON ANY TOPIC THAT YOU WANT. Some students write on a topic that has to do with their work, like police, fire, or nursing, etc. Follow these instructions exactly: To access library resources 1. Go to http://coastline.edu/library 2. Click on the Library Resources Login box 3. YOUR ARTICLE MUST BE 6 PAGES OR LONGER. 4. Use your MyCCC ID and password to log in 5. Select a database or resource from the list and begin research Begin your search for information 1. From the database search page, select the advanced search option tab at the top of the page 2. Enter an appropriate keyword in the first box 3. In the next box, indicate the database field you would like to search; that is, click on the down arrow and scroll through the list to the appropriate field 4. You may enter another keyword in the next empty box, for example the title of the publication, if it will enable more relevant results 5. In the next box, indicate the appropriate field, in this case Publication title 6. Click on search and scan through the results to find an appropriate article 7. Click on Text+Graphics beneath the citation to view the full text document 8. From the document page, you may email the document to yourself, read it online, print it or save it to disk. For assistance with research issues and library questions:

Contact Cheryl Stewart, Librarian, 714.241.6117 or cstewart@coastline.edu Since you do not post your article to TURNITIN.COM, please copy and paste the URL where you found the article in the COASTLINE VIRTUAL LIBRARY DO NOT TURN IN THE ARTICLE TO TURNITIN.COM NOR TO ME. IT IS ONLY FOR YOUR HELP. This may not to be a paper that you have turned in before for another class. This is to be done in MS-WORD only, please. You will have a page where you have the AUTHOR'S THESIS & 10 REASONS FOR accepting the THESIS. See Chapter 8, the Margin-Note and Summary Method.

THESIS = 1 point 10 REASONS FOR OR MORE = 10 points, SUMMARY-500 words or more = 39 points, EVALUATION = 50 points TOTAL POINTS = 100 points You will have a page where you will list your Thesis and 10 or more reasons for, and post your SUMMARY which should be about 1 page {500 WORDS or MORE, should be like a book report}. This must be in your own words with NO QUOTES. Your EVALUATION should be about two pages {1,000 WORDS or more and should have many I statements SUCH AS "I BELIEVE THAT," "I FEEL THAT," "I DISAGREE WITH THE AUTHOR." "I AGREE WITH THE AUTHOR," etc.}. This should be in your own words. NO QUOTES. You will send the Thesis/10 or more Reasons for, the Summary, and the Evaluation to http://www.turnitin.com as follows: Directions for using Turnitin.com: 1. Go to http://www.turnitin.comto create your user profile or to log in. 2. Fill in required INFORMATION. 3. The course ID is _______, and the password is logic. The course ID will be given to you after the first week of class. 4. If you have any problems with Turnitin.com, contact

Cheryl Stewart, Librarian, at 714.241.6117 or e-mail her at cstewart@coastline.edu. 5. You should not have a score of more than 5 percent RED in the plagiarism in TURNITIN.COM. 6. There will be a charge of 5 points per day up to 50 point total on LATE PAPERS. Mid Term Exam Information {Required to pass this course} Final Exam Information {Required to pass this course} Extra Credits will be found at the bottom of the DISCUSSION FORUM ASSIGNMENTS. Assignments and Grading This should get you off to a great start in completing this course. I wish nothing but the best for you as students in my class. All assignments for this class are due 11:59 PM Sunday as given in either the Lesson Schedule of in the Discussion Forum. Quizzes There will be 4 quizzes (15 Qs each) Timed 30min: When to take these quizzes is listed on Lesson Schedule 1st Quiz after Chapter 3 15 points, 2nd Quiz after chapter 6 15 points, 3rd Quiz after chapter 9 15 points, 4th Quiz after Chapter 12 - 15 points TOTAL POINTS - 60 Points EXTRA CREDIT You find the 5 POINT EXTRA CREDIT {YOUR INTRODUCTION OF YOURSELF} at the very bottom of the DISCUSSION FORUM ASSIGNMENTS. You will find the 10 POINT EXTRA CREDIT {WEST POINT ACADEMY ASSIGNMENT} at the very bottom of the DISCUSSION FORUM ASSIGNMENTS. HOMEWORK: It is recommended that you study using the following format: Read the chapter through once. Read the chapter through a second time making notes in the margin. Make a summary of your margin notes, making sure not to add something that is not in the original text. Make an

evaluation of the chapter. (You may find help with the PHIL-C115 - Logic/Critical Thinking)