COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
TESTS:
There are three examinations with each exam counting 30% of your semester grade and two contact assignments each counting 5% of your semester grade. The examinations are on file at the Northridge, Rio Grande, Pinnacle, Round Rock, Cypress Creek, Eastview, South Austin, San Marcos, Fredericksburg, and Riverside Testing Centers. In order to take the tests at any of these testing centers you must present a valid ACC ID and a picture ID before you will be allowed to take the exam. Because of end of semester time restraints, you cannot take the third exam at the San Marcos or Fredericksburg Testing Centers unless you contact me two or three weeks prior to the exam. Exams are NOT located at the Bastrop, Georgetown, Hays, Leander, and Pflugerville Centers.
The exams, which include the videos and the readings, will be a combination of one essay question (20 points) five definitions or short answer (5 points each) and eleven true/false and multiple choice questions (five points each). You should give yourself approximately one hour to complete the exam. Most of the essay questions should average in length of about one page. The Telecourse Study Guide, while not required, will be beneficial for exam preparation as well as the online study guides linked to the syllabus. For information about the Contact Assignments, see below.
RETESTS:
You may take one retest for each of the first two examinations but all retests must be completed no later than Monday, July 30, 2012. There is no retest available for the third test. The retests, while identical in format, will not have the same questions as the original tests although the study sheets will be applicable. Retests will ONLY be given at the Northridge, Rio Grande, South Austin or Riverside Testing Centers. I will average the two scores together to arrive at your grade on that particular exam. You must have your Student Test Request from the initial test in order to take the retest. Be sure to save this.
GRADES:
Exam 1 = 30%
Exam 2 = 30%
Exam 3 = 30%
Contact Assignment 1 = 5%
Contact Assignment 2 = 5%
Final grades will be assigned on the basis of A =Excellent, 90 - 100; B = Good, 80 - 89; C = Average, 70 -79; D = Fair, 60 - 69; and F = Failing. Incompletes will be given only in very special circumstances, usual medical, and then only if you have a passing average on two exams. You must see me to SIGN YOUR REQUEST for an incomplete. It will not be valid without your signature and incompletes must be signed at least ten days prior to the end of the semester.
I will post grades to the Grade Book in Blackboard a week to ten days after you take the exam. Because of FERPA guidelines, the College frowns on faculty sending grades via email or posting them in any other way. If you want your exams mailed to you, please leave me a self-addressed stamped envelope or attach the s.a.s.e. to your test.
SEMESTER CONTACT ASSIGNMENTS:
You must complete two contact assignments, which will be 10% of your final
grade. Your first must be submitted between June 2 and July 2 and the second
between July 6 and August 1.. Contact assignments will be assigned a grade of
zero if you miss the deadline or if you submit failing work, otherwise they
will be graded on the basis of "A" equals exceptional work, "B" equals good
work, "C" average work, and "D" poor work. Each contact should be a response
to the following TWO questions:
1. What I found most interesting and thought-provoking in the readings is .
. . . and why.
2. What I found most interesting and thought-provoking in the videos is . .
. . and why.
The answer to each answer should be 15 to 30 sentences in length
and drawn from only the material covered within the contact dates. For example,
contact assignment number one will cover only the assigned materials between
June 2 and July 2
Please email your contact assignment as a MS Word or RTF document and in the Subject Line type Contact Assignment. When you submit your contact, please include your name, the course section number and your student ID number. If you have problems with technology, please contact the ACC Help Desk. I would recommend not waiting until the very last day - having technology problems is not an excuse to miss a deadline. Please only use .doc or .docx file extensions and include both essays in the same document.
Students taking a video-based course and desiring to use the streaming delivery
mode will:
1. Log into the Blackboard site; your ITV Introduction to Philosophy course
will be listed probably on the right side of the screen.
2. Enter into our course.
3. Look under Video on the left side of the screen
4. Click on "course" page and select program to view
Additional information can be found on the Distance Learning site. If you have problems with the technology, contact the ACC Help Desk.
WITHDRAWAL POLICY:
If you decide not to complete the course, you MUST withdraw yourself. Failure to do so will result in your being given a "F" in the course. Almost all the failing grades in this course are a result of people not withdrawing. Don't be a statistic! The withdrawal deadline and additional information can be found on the Academic Calendar .