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PHILOSOPHY
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PHIL
120 - Principles
of Reasoning
Four Quarter Hours
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| PREREQUISITES: None; this course satisfies the Tier I Mathematics requirement for Ohio University students. |
| COURSE OVERVIEW: This course is an introduction to the basic concepts and language of logic. It includes the Logic of the Categorical Syllogism (Aristotelian logic), Informal Logic and its fallacies, and Propositional Logic. |
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METHODS
OF COURSE INSTRUCTION:
All material for this course is print-based. Instructor and
students communicate and exchange materials through postal
mail.
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| TEXTBOOKS
AND SUPPLIES:
ISBN-13 9780495168690 Hurley, Patrick, A Concise Introduction to Logic, 9th ed (with Burch Study Guide and multimedia CD), Ohio University custom edition, Wadsworth Publishing Company, 2006
...available from EdMap's distance-learning online bookstore.
Students
may purchase an optional videotape containing demonstrations
of problems from each unit. The tape is purchased from the
Independent and Distance Learning office for $30.00. Access
to a VHS VCR is needed to view the tape. Tape cannot be sent
to overseas students except APO and FPO addresses.
| STUDENTS
ARE STRONGLY ADVISED NOT TO BUY TEXTBOOKS UNTIL
REGISTERED IN COURSES AS REQUIRED EDITIONS CAN CHANGE
WITHOUT NOTICE. |
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| LESSONS
AND WRITING ASSIGNMENTS: The
course has five lessons, including a supervised final examination.
Lessons 1-4 are each divided into three or four units. Each
unit contains a short test covering the concepts from the reading
for the unit. Questions may be terms to define, arguments to
identify, or proofs to derive. The tests for each unit are submitted
in groups as lesson writing assignments. |
EXAMINATIONS:
The
course has one comprehensive final examination with questions
similar to those on the unit tests. Two hours is allowed for
the examination. All materials are provided; no textbooks, notes,
or supplementary aids are permitted.
If you reside near an Ohio University campus, you must take your examination at the nearest campus. Others can arrange to have their examinations proctored at another accredited college or university or, if it is more convenient, at an accredited local high school. Ohio University reserves the right to reject a proposed examination supervisor. Detailed information about examination procedures will be included with your enrollment material. Examinations may not be taken online nor by e-mail. |
| GRADING CRITERIA: Each lesson writing assignment is graded. The course grade is determined 50 percent by the assignment grades and 50 percent by the grade on the final examination. |
| ENROLLMENT INFORMATION: Active Terms: Not term-based; self-paced study. Eight months to finish.
Registration Dates: Enroll at any time.
Call Independent and Distance Learning Programs at 1-800-444-2910
if you have questions about this course, the enrollment
process, or Ohio University degree opportunities.
Ohio
Learning Networkers: Always check with your home campus
advisor to make certain that a course from another school
will fulfill your degree requirements.
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