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LEARNING_ACTIVITIES
The
course is divided into 12
Modules,
and each module contains 1 chapter from the textbook. Modules
last one week.
The
following
learning
activities
apply to
each
module:
1.
Read
the assigned textbook
material. 2. Respond to discussion questions in class.
3.
Create and submit a discussion question about the material. At
least one in each module.
Written Assignments:
Upon
completion of each module there is a written assignment. These questions are my
way of testing your understanding of the texts and Seminar/Discussions for that module. You will know what the questions or
topics are at the start of each module. You will submit your assignments just to me, not to the whole
class. You need to consider these assignments as "take-home, open-book
exams", which require well-organized, thorough responses.
GRADING
REQUIREMENTS:
1.
Class Participation & Discussion: 36%
2.
Critical Analysis Essays (Papers) : 60%
3.
The TEN STEPS: 4%
WORKLOAD:
In
a fifteen-week semester (Spring and Fall) the workload for this course would
be 9 to 12 hours per week. This
includes all the reading, writing, and dialogue with your instructor and
fellow students.
In
the SUMMER SESSION with only 7 weeks (.eg., from May 28th to July 11th) the workload
in effect is double that of the regular 15-week semester.
Therefore, it requires 18 to 24 hours per week to successfully complete this
online course.
This
requires a serious commitment on the part of the learner.
You can access the course at any time from any computer with an
Internet connection. However,
you must put in the effort, the labor, the work needed to meet the course
requirements and obtain a passing grade.
The
course can prove to be a lot of fun for those who take it seriously and keep
up with the workload. For those
who are unable to put in the time and fall behind the course could prove to
be quite horrible.
E-Mail
You
may ask me a private question at any time using my email. Treat E-mail as a
private office visit. I welcome your comments and feedback, too.
LINKS:
There are external links supplied to dictionaries and encyclopedias.
If you want or need to get a better definition or understanding of
terms, concepts and philosophers, use these links!
READINGS:
There
are a variety of readings. In
this online course you are basically reading and writing with lots of thinking
in between. They
include
(1) through (5): 1. There is a required ONLINE Textbook for this course provided FREE.
It
is required that you read ALL of the online text and those that
will be linked inside of the ONLINE TEXTBOOK and the link will have the message READ in
front of it in the online textbook, e.g., READ
Dialogue ION
2.
Internet Resources-
those that required are marked with READ
as in
e.g.,
READ
Dialogue ION
SUGGESTED
readings are simply offered as links. |