Syllabus

Syllabus for SMC's PHILOS 7 --
Elements of Logic
Instructor: amber L. katherine SPRING 2002

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Course Information
• This is an alternative, learning-centered course. Active participation is essential.
• This course demands a daily practice of critical reading, thinking and writing.
• This syllabus is subject to updates and other changes. Please review it weekly.

Required Texts

The Basics of Social Research (Wadsworth, 2001) by Earl Babbie

Discipline & Punish: The Birth of the Prison by Michel Foucault

On Foucault by Alison Leigh Brown (Wadsworth, 2000)

Some Reading & Research Assignments will require web access

100	Attendance & Participation	Minus 5 for each absence after first.
100	6 Quizzes	Drop lowest, average of 5.
120	Special Assignments: 2/26, 4/9, 4/23, 6/6	30 each
180	6 Outlines	30 each
100	3 DRAFTS	Average
100	2 REVISIONS	50 each
100	20 Online Discussion Entries	5 each, limit 2 per topic
100	Evaluation Report on Social Science Research
100	FINAL PORTFOLIO (incl. revision of draft #3)
1000	TOTAL
50	Extra Learning Opportunities: Teach In, Speak Out; Reflections on Approved Films & Campus Events; contribute to Webliography; Critical Thinking Letters to the Editor.	Points vary.

WEBLIOGRAPHY: A Student-Built Webliography on Social Science Research Resources

Course Policies:

· QUIZZES: All quizzes are open book. There are 10 questions (multiple choice & true/false) on each quiz. You will need to bring a scantron form with you on the day of the quiz. The quizzes start at 3:45 and will be collected at 4:05pm. If you are late for class you will not be given extra time to complete the quiz. There are no make-ups, but I will drop the lowest quiz grade. Your overall quiz grade will be the average of your 5 best quiz grades.

· ATTENDANCE: In order to earn credit for attendance you must be on time and stay for the complete period. You earn 100 points for attending all class meetings. You lose 5 points for each absence after your first one. If you are absent for 2 or more classes in a row you will be dropped from the course. If you fall behind on assignments you may be dropped from the class. If you decide to drop the course this semester, please let me know. It is far better to be in class without your assignment than to skip class to do your assignment. Please be here on time, ready to work together, every day of the semester.

· You are responsible for keeping back-up copies of all work submitted for a grade.

· Late assignments: I will accept assignments that are no more than 2 days late for deduction in points.

· This course is a center for learning and respectful dialogue in a context of diversity. Please support and respect our learning space.

· This course adheres to the policies of Santa Monica College.

· Letters of recommendation offered to students who earn an "A" in the course.

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Syllabus for SMC's PHILOS 7 -- Elements of Logic Instructor: amber L. katherine SPRING 2002

Syllabus for SMC's PHILOS 7 --
Elements of Logic
Instructor: amber L. katherine SPRING 2002