Check here for announcements pertinent to the class while the class is in progress.
Be sure to send me ppecorino@qcc.cuny.edu an email from the account you want to be using so I can add it to the list for this class and send you important items to that account.
View my WELCOME VIDEO here. Read the closed captioning for my welcome video here.
FINDING your GRADES Your grade is posted on " Grades " page. Find those grades by going to the course menu or the left column and then click on "Grades" Your grades are listed on the row with your CUNYFirst ID # on the left column FALL 2022
Grades PHIL101B1 FA22 CRN 34035
Grades PHIL101B3 FA22 CRN 34036
ANNOUNCEMENT 12-21-22
The Semester is over.
Grades are posted.
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I hope that you all have increased your intellectual capital (knowledge) and skills (critical dialectical thinking) to be better informed and aware of alternative views and judgments. You should be much more aware of ethical principles and making moral judgments.
You should understand that people differ in making moral judgments. People operate with different sense of what is morally GOOD. This is due to the principles with which they operate which in turn are largely based on the values they hold and the order in which they are held. This in turn is largely due to their experiences in life.
What humans who are psychologically normal with normal brain functioning have in common that permits social life and for the survival and prospering of the species is a sense of empathy and sympathy for others both now and in the future. This is the foundation for moral judgment and the moral life. Hopefully you have learned much about how that comes about and how you might evidence it in your lives. Try to be as good a person as you can be.
ANNOUNCEMENT 12-19-22
ANNOUNCEMENT 12-14-22
ANNOUNCEMENT 12-7-22 Module 12 Political Philosophy
ANNOUNCEMENT 11-30-22 Module 11 Social Philosophy
ANNOUNCEMENT 11-23-22
Module 10 Ethics
ANNOUNCEMENT 11-16-22
Module 9 Free Will vs Determinism
ANNOUNCEMENT 11-9-22 Module 8 Mind Body Problem
ANNOUNCEMENT 11-2-22
ANNOUNCEMENT 10-26-22
ANNOUNCEMENT 10-19-22
ANNOUNCEMENT 10-12-22
ANNOUNCEMENT 9-21-22
ANNOUNCEMENT 9-5-22
MODULE 1 VIDEO:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBOx0oeCVq0
ANNOUNCEMENT 8-25-22
Welcome!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!!!!
SUMMER SESSION is 7 weeks and 20-26 hours/week
Explore new perspectives!
Expect challenges to your cherished beliefs!
A Survivor Course!
1. Communicating with the Professor: If you want to stop by for a visit my office is at Queensborough Community College in Bayside NY in the Medical Arts Building, Room 403 Monday, Tuesday, 12 noon-2pm
1. for a personal matter Sending me an email to ppecorino@qcc.cuny.edu
2. for a personal matter Calling my office phone: Monday, Tuesday, 12 noon-2pm 1-718-281-5038
Follow this format in the subject line of your email:
First Name Last Name PHI 101 B1 or B3 FA22 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
MANDATORY Email PRACTICE re Academic Integrity Statement and Policy
****NO GRADES WILL BE GIVEN TO STUDENTS WHO DO NOT AGREE TO ABIDE BY THE ACADEMIC INTEGRITY POLICY of the COLLEGE. ***********
Prepare a word processed document with
a paraphrase of what you read about
Academic Integrity Statement and Policy
at your college and send it
through
Email to your instructor. You must use the CUNY email address
supplied by this college!!!!!!
1. Paraphrase of the
Academic Integrity Statement and Policy
2. the statement:
I, ____________,have read and understand the Academic Integrity Policy for this course and agree to abide by it.
Save your word processed file (document) as a WORD or a DOC or TXT file. Then send the EMAIL to ppecorino@qcc.cuny.edu Do not send attachments!!! Copy and paste your text from the word processor directly into the message window of the email.
DO NOT PANIC!! We have a module dedicated to having each student understand how the course is constructed (Course Instructional Design) and what the requirements are and what you need to do in order to do very well in this course. Be sure to do the TEN STEPS found in GETTING STARTED that are part of the first days of this semester..
If you have the time to put into this course and actually do the work the results will be quite good. This course rewards effort. There are no tricks involved and no quizzes or exams or surprise assignments.
What does it come down to after all the reading of the basic information? Just how much work is involved in this class to do well?
9-12hrs/week of work each week in Fall and Spring Semesters that run 14 to 15 weeks
18-24 hrs/week in SUMMER semesters that run 7 or 8 weeks !!!
What is the work? Four things!
(1) Do the TEN STEPS
(2)READINGS: reading the online textbook- required readings inside of the online textbook are marked by "READ"
(3)ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENT 13 meetings x 3 points TOTAL 39 points
In a regular class attendance is taken directly.
The following are the minimums for attendance:
Being in class for the entire class period= 1 point
Speaking in class on a topic or question related to the current module =
1 point
Asking a question by speaking or writing on a topic related to the
current module = 1 point
(4) WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS: 12 each worth 5 points TOTAL 60 Points Submit the written assignments at the end of the module period by date on calendar 11:59pm Submit by email to ppecorino@qcc.cuny.edu
with NO ATTACHMENTS. Subject Line: Your name QCC PHIL101 FA22 Assignment #
(5-optional ) BONUS ASSIGNMENTS several points vary One at end of semester worth 5 pointsINSTRUCTIONS FOR EMAIL
As a CUNY student You must use the CUNY email address supplied by this college!!!!!! Each and every registered student has an email account.
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REMINDER: There is no required textbook for
you to buy. REQUIRED TEXTS: The required text with ALL REQUIRED READINGS is on a website and the url is: INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY_TEXT |
Disabilities
Any student who feels that he or she may need an accommodation based upon the impact of a disability should contact me privately to discuss his/her specific needs. Please contact the office of Services for Students with Disabilities in Science Building, Room S-132, 718-631-6257 to coordinate reasonable accommodations for students with documented disabilities. You can visit the Services for Students with Disabilities website by clicking on the link:
Grades will be posted after Modules 1--2, perhaps sooner, and there are PROJECTED FINAL GRADES to answer the question "How well am I doing?"
PROJECTED GRADE= This means the grade you would receive if you were to continue at your current rate of participation and achievement. If you are not satisfied with that grade and want to improve on it then you need to improve on your performance. If it is not clear to you what needs improvement contact your instructor and ask for clarification and advice. Explanation of grades and grading is just below the grade table.
FINDING your GRADES
Your grade is posted on " Grades " page. Find those grades by going to the course menu or the left column and then click on "Grades" Your grades are listed on the row with your CUNYFirst ID # on the left column
Grades PHIL101B1 FA22 CRN 34035
Grades PHIL101B3 FA22 CRN 34036