ANNOUNCEMENT 12-22-10
The Course is now closed. Thank you to
all who persevered and provided feedback at the end.
GRADES are POSTED
ANNOUNCEMENT 12-20-10
ANNOUNCEMENT 12-13-10
GRADES are POSTED Modules 1-7
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GRADES are POSTED Modules 1-7
I will not accept any
further submissions of written assignments for modules 1 to 7.
Please focus on completing the semester and the bonus activity at the
very end.
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GRADES are POSTED Modules 1-6
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GRADES are POSTED Modules 1-5
PROJECTED FINAL GRADES are also posted.
ANNOUNCEMENT 11-15-10
ANNOUNCEMENT 11-8-10 The PROBLEM of EVIL This week.
ANNOUNCEMENT 11-1-10 REMINDER !!!
Written Assignments
4A Arguments for the
existence of a deity based on reason was due 10-24-10
4B Arguments for the
existence of a deity based on experience is due
11-7-10
ANNOUNCEMENT 10-25-10
ANNOUNCEMENT
10-18-10
ANNOUNCEMENT
10-11-10
MID COURSE EVALUATIONS
Time for Feedback THANK YOU !!
ANNOUNCEMENT
10-9-10
GRADES are POSTED Modules 1-3
PROJECTED FINAL GRADES are also posted.
Your grades are under the last
4 digits of your personal id # QCC rosters or esims.
Read below the grade table for
explanations of grades.
CLASS STATUS as of the last module:
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Enrolled: 24
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Formally Withdrew 7
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Entered the class website in
last Mod: 12
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Participated in discussions in
last Mod: 12
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Submitted written assignment:
12
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Attempting to INTERACT: 5
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Achieved highest grade(2-4-5) :1
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To increase your grades on written
assignments call me to go over your submission if you want to revise
and resubmit. 718 281 5038
ANNOUNCEMENT
10-4-10
ANNOUNCEMENT
10-3-10
GRADES are POSTED Modules 1-2
PROJECTED FINAL GRADES are also posted.
Your grades are under the last
4 digits of your personal id # QCC rosters or esims.
Read below the grade table for
explanations of grades.
CLASS STATUS as of the last module:
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Enrolled: 24
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Formally Withdrew 3
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Entered the class website in
last Mod: 19
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Participated in discussions in
last Mod: 12
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Submitted written assignment:
12
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Attempting to INTERACT: 7
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Achieved highest grade(2-4-5) :
2
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To increase your grades on written
assignments call me to go over your submission if you want to revise
and resubmit. 718 281 5038
ANNOUNCEMENT
9-27-10 MODULE Three SCIENCE and RELIGION
ANNOUNCEMENT
9-20-10 Islam and Zoroastrianism thsi week
ANNOUNCEMENT
9-13-10 Western Religions this week
Keep up with the
discussions.
Most students this
semester indicated that they took this class to learn of other religions.
This is the module where you do that. This module is NOT
Philosophy. It is what most of you wanted. It is comparative
religion or history of religions. Philosophy will begin in this
class in module 4.
ANNOUNCEMENT
9-10-10 ATTENDANCE HOLY DAYS and HOLIDAYS
READ the material
on this on the course outline
HERE
ANNOUNCEMENT
9-10-10
I have observed the activity
in the class for two weeks now. I wish to inform members of the class
as to how well they are doing. I will send out an email to those who I
think are doing particularly well and another to those I think are doing
very poorly. I hope that this will encourage improvements that will
make a rich learning experience this semester for all in the class.
If you are doing well I hope
that you will continue and perhaps even encourage others to improve and
join you in full participation in the LEARNING COMMUNITY of this class.
If you are not doing well you
might want to contact me to go over what you might do to improve.
Please observe the email protocols for sending me communications
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Grades Posted:
click here
Class Status at end of
Module One:
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ROSTER: 25
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Withdrew: 0
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Not
entered BB site: 6
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Participated in Discussions during the module period: 10
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Submitted assignments: 14
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Earned Highest grades earned: 2-4-5: 2
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World
Religions: China and Confucianism and Taoism
ANNOUNCEMENTS 8-30-10
Module Two Now Open.
World Religions: the
East Hinduism Buddhism, Jainism
ANNOUNCEMENT 8-26-10 Welcome!
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Professor Philip A. Pecorino
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Well,
congratulations on
entering the class site and getting this far. Now we get into it. If
you got this far you can make it through the rest of this. I look forward
to working with all of you and hope that we will produce successful outcomes
for each one of you taking this course.
Prepare for one heck of an experience.
Intense and rapid!!
15 weeks of work and thinking, thinking , thinking.
Are you ready!
Fun, work, opportunities, work, rewards, work.
9 to 12 hours of work per week!!!!
God? Gods? Religions? Souls? Afterlife? Meaning?
Truth?
Explore new perspectives!
Expect challenges to your cherished beliefs!
A Survivor Course!
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You are about to enter into an EXPERIENCE. For most of us involved this
will be a completely unique first time experience. Part of it will be
about learning of Philosophy and Religion and the basic ISSUES and
problems that have been associated with Philosophy of Religion for over
two thousand years. Another part of the experience will be learning
about me and your classmates and their views on many important
philosophical topics. Perhaps, the most important part of the experience
will be what you shall learn about yourself and what you are capable of
doing and what you are capable of learning and how critically you can
think about important and very basic questions and issues that have
perplexed humans around this planet for millennia!!!!
You should start by going to COURSE INFORMATION and reading all the
documents there. Then do the "Icebreaker" exercises or assignments that
are in the first ORIENTATION week module as soon as possible.
Here is a quick link to that list.
Your next Steps
One of the most important aspects of this course is student interaction,
and I don't want anyone working ahead - that's why I shall discourage
you from moving ahead of the time schedule for activities and
assignments. (See Schedule-CALENDAR in the COURSE INFORMATION section
and print it out for yourself. )
Keep your mind open, and be prepared for a challenging and
thought-provoking course. If you are the curious type, and if you like
to think, I believe you will enjoy this course a great deal. Curiosity
may have killed a cat somewhere or other once upon a time but curiosity
is near the origin of philosophical thought in humankind.
CURIOSITY, WONDER and CRITICAL THOUGHT are hallmarks of a philosophical
disposition.
Whether on the ground in an ordinary classroom or online in the virtual
classroom in cyberspace, this course involves a lot or work. Reading,
thinking, writing, thinking, writing, reflecting, writing, questioning,
writing, interacting with the instructor and fellow classmates. Most
will find that all the work is worth expending because of the value
derived from that expenditure. Some of the labor involved might be a bit
uncomfortable, disquieting and perhaps, painful. But remember:
NO PAIN: NO GAIN!!
One of the oldest people to have ever taken a class with me taught me
this:
A mind is like a parachute:
it must open to work correctly !!!
So Please keep your mind OPEN.
Open to learning and to having some fun
This experience is designed to provide you with opportunities to
experience value. One of those values is learning, knowledge is another,
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1.
Communication with the instructor
The first place to ask the instructor a question about the class is in
the ASK THE PROFESSOR FORUM of the DISCUSSION BOARD
If you need to communicate a private matter to the professor then use
the email address.
Follow this format in the subject line:
PROTOCOL for EMAIL to Prof. Pecorino
First Name Last Name SS610 section of the
class FNET or F or G or H1 and then choose one of the following HELP or
Question or Assignment# when sending the assignment.
Do not send attachments as assignments. Copy and paste the text from the
word processor to the message window of the email.
2.
Participation in discussions is very very important. You should
enter the discussion board three times each week: at the beginning
middle and end of the week. Discussions close on Sunday night.
Each person should participate in each forum. Answer questions and
post your own thread related to the topic. BE SURE TO RESPOND TO ALL
QUESTIONS and REQUESTS POSED TO YOU.
3. LEARNING COMMUNITY
We are looking to develop a learning community in this class where
people assist one another. Ask one another for help in the STUDENT
CAFE. Ask one another questions about the topics within the
discussion forums.
You may post a draft of your written assignment in the STUDENT CAFE and
ask for feedback from others on it. They can proof read and
comment on it. You should then revise it before submitting to the
instructor.
Postings to
Discussion Board
Postings to
Discussion Board
Please follow these Terms of Service or Conditions for Use:
No sloppy postings, please use a spell check and then copy and paste
into the discussion box
No inflammatory messages, count to 10 before posting, No (masked)
vulgarity,
No trolling
No spamming,
No mentioning of pink elephants, etc
YES, be polite
Yes, be helpful
Yes, copy and paste materials into your posts to support your positions
Yes, ask questions of your classmates
Yes, point out inconsistencies, contradictions and vagueness
Yes, respond to those you respond to you
acceptable posting language.
Do NOT use all CAPITAL letters. It is considered rude to do so.
No spelling short cuts or emoticons,
No lower case "i" in referring to oneself.
No sentence fragments and sentences that begin without an upper-case
letter.
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BB Assistance
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Technical Help is Available at QCC Online.
QCC Online help can be obtained by sending e-mail to: BBSupport@qcc.cuny.edu
Telephone HELPLINE : 718 631 6624
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For online help, E-mail your questions to
BBSupport@qcc.cuny.edu
You should have an answer the next business day.
If you have trouble then email me at:
ppecorino@qcc.cuny.edu
We will respond the next business day.
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CUNY WRITE
SITE
There is assistance available for your writing. CUNY has an online site.
The WriteSite is available free from any internet-connected computer
anywhere in the world. Point your internet browser to:
http://writesite.cuny.edu
There is more information on this under Course Information
Documents-Assistance with Written Assignments.
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Research in Philosophy
on the Internet.
Free tutorial on
doing research in Philosophy on the Internet.
http://www.humbul.ac.uk/vts/philosophy/index.htm
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