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Sample Syllabus: Introduction to Philosophy
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1. Course Description
Clarity in thought and clarity of writing are inextricably linked; an introductory philosophy course affords an excellent opportunity to practice both skillssimultaneously. In this course, we will survey several traditionally interesting philosophical issues with an emphasis on explaining and clarifying problems,expressing proposed solutions and critically assessing those proposals. Bycompleting writing assignments about the relationship of mind and body, freedomof the will, conditions for knowledge, the definition of good and the existence of God, students develop critical thinking skills and the ability to express thosethoughts effectively, while forming their own views on these questions.
2. Instructor Information
Dr. Jesse Butler  department infooffice hours infoAppointments: Please set up an appointment if you're confused about something,need help getting started on an assignment or would like to receive additionalfeedback for what you've written.
3. Course InformationA. Meeting Places & Times
MTWRF: Time, Place
B. Text
Doing Philosophy: An Introduction through Thought Experiments byTheodore Schick, Jr. and Lewis Vaughn.[This book is on reserve at Library - visit the circulation desk.]
C. Grades
Grades are assigned based on the number and length of written assignmentssuccessfully completed, performance on five surprise quizzes during thesemester and class attendance. Letter grades are assigned based on the number of "points" a student earns during the semester.
 
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i. Written Work 
To receive credit for a written assignment a student must respond to aspecific prompt (each of which is on the e-Learning site under "prompts"), and the response must(a) be written in clear, cohesive and grammatical English.(b) address, in a straightforward way, the issue raised by the prompt.(c) contain a bare minimum of quoted material (* AT MOST 10% * of the total number of words of the assignment can be quotation)(d) be original work (not plagiarized).(e) be submitted electronically by midnight of the last day of class.If a submitted assignment fails to satisfy all of (a)-(e) then no credit will be given for that assignment. The submission will be marked ‘0’.
ii. Pointsa. Points and Written Assignments
Points are awarded for each satisfactorily completed writtenassignment (hereafter ‘response’) according to the following scheme:If the response is+ less than 100 words, zero (0) points are awarded.+ between 100 words and 199 words, one (1) point is awarded+ between 200 words and 299 words, two (2) points are awarded.+ between 300 words and 399 words, three (3) points are awarded.+ between 400 words and 499 words, four (4) points are awarded.+ between 500 words and 599 words, five (5) points are awarded.+ between 600 words and 699 words, six (6) points are awarded.+ between 700 words and 799 words, seven (7) points are awarded.+ between 800 words and 899 words, eight (8) points are awarded.+ between 900 words and 999 words, nine (9) points are awarded.+ longer than 1000 words, ten (10) points are awarded.
 b. Points and attendance & punctuality.
+ For each period a student attends, one (1) point is awarded+ For each period for which a student is late, no points are awarded.+ For each period during which a student is absent, one (1) point issubtracted.
c. Points and the five surprise quizzes.
 
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+ For each of the quizzes successfully completed, one (1) point isawarded.
iii. Final Grade Calculation
Points are then tallied and letter grades are assigned based on the number of total points in accord with the following table:90+ Points = A87 - 89 Points = B+83 - 87 Points = B80 - 82 Points = B-75 - 79 Points = C+70 - 74 Points = C60 - 69 Points = DLess that 60 Points = F
D. Determining Gradesi. Electronic grade update info.
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ii. Examples of a Grade calculation
Andrew Sample attends 33 (out of a total of 45) periods of class meetings,is never late when he shows up, completes three (out of a total of five)surprise quizzes, completes 9 assignments (each of which meets criteria3.c.i.(1)-(4) above) of the following lengths: 555 words, 401 words, 1001words, 1003 words, 400 words, 612 words, 478 words, 1120 words and1098 words, and turns in one assignment of length 1556 words which iscopied straight from en.wikipedia.org - a 75% match according toturnitin.com. Andrew Sample's final grade is:33 points (for attendances)-12 points (for absences)+3 points (for surprise quizzes)+5 points (for satisfactory assignment of 555 words)+4 points (for satisfactory assignment of 401 words)+10 points (for satisfactory assignment of 1001 words)+10 points (for satisfactory assignment of 1003 words)+4 points (for satisfactory assignment of 400 words)+6 points (for satisfactory assignment of 612 words)+4 points (for satisfactory assignment of 478 words)
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