Humanities and Social Sciences Division. o Work Experience, General. o Open Entry/Exit. Distance (Hybrid Online) for online supported courses

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1 SECTION A - Curse Infrmatin 1. Curse ID: 2. Curse Title: 3. Divisin: 4. Department: 5. Subject: 6. Shrt Curse Title: 7. Effective Term:: PHIL 3 Intrductin t Lgic Humanities and Scial Sciences Divisin Scilgy, Philsphy Department Philsphy Intr t Lgic Summer 2015 SECTION B - Official Curse Infrmatin 1. Recmmended Class Size: a. Maximum Class Size: b. Class Size Apprval Date: 2. Methd f Instructin: þ Lecture Labratry Lecture and Labratry 35 03/12/2002 Wrk Experience, Occupatinal Wrk Experience, General Open Entry/Exit Independent Studies þ Distance Learning (Distance Educatin Delayed) fr nline curses. Distance (Hybrid Online) fr nline supprted curses 3. Cntact Hurs fr a Term: Nte: If nt a variable unit/hur curse, enter the hurs in the "Lw" clumn nly. Leave the hurs in the "High" clumn blank. Lw High Lecture: T Lab: T Lab/Lecture Parity? Yes þ N Activity: T Clinical: T Ttal Hurs 54 T 4. Credit Units: 3.00 T 1 Unit f credit per eighteen (18) hurs f lecture cntact hurs fr a term 1 Unit f credit per fifty-fur (54) hurs f lab, activity r clinical cntact hurs fr a term 5. Taxnmy f Prgrams (TOPS) Infrmatin: a. TOPS Cde and Curse Prgram Title: Page 1 f 5

2 Philsphy b. Curse Cntrl Number: (T be entered by the Instructin Office Only.) 6. SAM Pririty Cde:(Select One) Apprenticeship Curses ffered t apprentices nly. Advanced Occupatinal Curses taken in the advanced stages f an ccupatinal prgram. Each B level curse must have a C level prerequisite in the same prgram area. Clearly Occupatinal Curses taken in the middle stages f an ccupatinal prgram. Shuld prvide the student with entry-level jb skills. Pssibly Occupatinal Curses taken in the beginning stages f an ccupatinal prgram. þ Nn-Occupatinal 7. Please place this curse int the apprpriate discipline by selecting frm the drp dwn list. The discipline placement indicates what preparatin is needed t teach the curse. Discipline faculty may place their curses int mre than ne discipline as apprpriate: Philsphy 8. General Curse Infrmatin a. Curse Credit Status: b. State Transfer Cde: c. State Classificatin Cde: d. Basic Skills Status/Level: e. Sprts/Physical Educatin Curse: D Credit Degree Applicable A Transferable, UC/CSU/Private A Liberal Arts/Sciences Degrees N Nt a Basic Skills Curse Yes ( Only check here if the curse is a physical educatin curse.) f. Grading Methd: g. Number f repeats allwed: Letter Grade Only Nn-repeatable Credit (equates t 0 repeats) h. Overlap/Duplicate Curse: 9. Curse Preparatin: Nte: If this curse has a new requisite, a cntent review supplemental frm must be cmpleted. þ Prerequisite Eligibility fr ENGL 68 Page 2 f 5

3 Crequisite Advisry Nne 10. Curse Special Designatrs 11. Curse Prgram Status þ Prgram Applicable Stand-alne 12. Funding Agency Categry: þ Nt Applicable Primarily develped using ecnmic develpment funds Partially develped using ecnmic develpment funds SECTION C - Transfer Status Baccalaureate Status is granted by the Educatinal Design General Educatin and Baccalaureate Level Subcmmittee. þ CSU Transferable Apprval Date: þ UC Transferable SECTION D - General Educatin Request Mt. San Antni Cllege and CSU General Educatin curse apprval are submitted t the Educatinal Design GE and BL Subcmmittee fr apprval. 1. The Articulatin Officer submits the curse directly t the CSU Chancellr fr apprval. 2. Upn receiving apprval, the curse is apprved fr the Mt. SAC Assciate Degree GE and placed in the area(s) CSU apprval indicate(s). þ Yes N Apprved fr inclusin n Mt. SAC and CSU General Educatin List? 1. Mt SAC General Educatin Applicability: 2. CSU General Educatin Applicability (Requires CSU apprval): CSA3 - Critical Thinking 3. IGETC Applicability (Requires CSU/UC apprval): Page 3 f 5

4 SECTION E - Curse Cntent 1. Curse Descriptins a. Catalg Descriptin Analysis f language as an instrument f sund thinking in mrals, plitics and everyday life. Assists students t analyze an argument, avid faulty cnclusins in reasning, understand levels f meaning and kinds f arguments, avid verbal pitfalls, understand the steps f scientific methds and identify value assumptins. b. Class Schedule Descriptin: þ Yes N Is a curse descriptin t be printed in the Class Schedule? Analysis f language as an instrument f sund thinking in mrals, plitics and everyday life. 2. Curse Outline Infrmatin a. Lecture Tpical Outline: - Language uses r functins - Cgnitive and emtive meanings - Key definitins in lgic - Arguments, premises and cnclusins - Deductin and inductin: validity, sundness, strength, cgency - Analyzing and evaluating arguments - Fallacies: detecting and aviding fallacies f relevance, weak inductin, ambiguity, presumptin - Symblic and frmal lgic: translatin, syntax, semantics, prf methd in sentential lgic - Truth functins and truth tables - Scientific methd - Prblem slving - Final exam b. Lab Tpical Outline: 3. Curse Measurable Objectives: 1. Identify different uses f language. 2. Identify and crrectly label the fallacies used in everyday speech, as well as in plitics, advertising and literature. 3. Identify key terms in lgic. 4. Differentiate lgical arguments frm illgical nes. 5. Utilize lgical rules t rganize thughts and slve prblems. 6. Analyze and diagram rdinary language arguments t utline their structure and cnsistency. 7. Classify arguments as inductive and deductive and determine validity and strength, sundness and cgency. 8. Refrmulate natural language int symblic frm t determine its validity. 4. Curse Methds f Evaluatin: Categry 1. Substantial written assignments fr this curse include: Page 4 f 5

5 - essay exams: minimum f tw exams cmprising tw prmpts requiring a minimum f 200 wrds each differentiating gd reasning frm bad reasning, using lgical rules t slve prblems, and refrmulating arguments int symblic frm - If A the sequence curse is f degree 10 shrter applicable, essays substantial (150 wrds written each) identifying assignments cmmn in this curse fallacies are f inapprpriate language and because: thught that ccur in the advcacy f ideas - A research prject (a minimum f 750 wrds) illustrating an understanding f the scientific methd; the tpic must be apprved by the prfessr and entail a utilizatin f the scientific methd A truth table ntebk with that includes a minimum f 15 prpsitins and evaluatin f the fallacy r accuracy f each Categry 2. Cmputatinal r nn-cmputatinal prblem slving demnstratins: N/A Categry 3. Skills Demnstratins: N/A Categry 4. Objective Examinatins: - May include a minimum f ne bjective exam that culd cmprise multiple chice, true/false, matching, and shrt answer essay n identifying key terms in lgic, differentiating inductive and deductive arguments, and labeling cmmn fallacies in discurse 5. Sample Assignments: 1. Create a truth table ntebk where yu diagram at least 10 different arguments and determine the validity f them. 2. Develp a falsifiable hypthesis and then using the scientific methd test this hypthesis. Write a 750 wrd reprt n yur findings. 3. Make a "Fallacy Ntebk" in which yu cllect 10 different fallacies frm current publicatins (i.e., advertisements, cartns, letters t the editr). The fallacies must be clearly identified (highlighted), and prvide a brief explanatin f why this is a fallacy and hw t crrect the fallacy. Each fallacy shuld be n its wn page and yur analysis f it shuld be at least 150 wrds in length. 6. Representative Text: Bk 1: Authr: Title: Publisher: Date f Publicatin: Editin: Patrick J. Hurely A Cncise Intrductin Thmpsn/Wadswrt t Lgic h th Page 5 f 5