St. Petersburg College
Department of Applied Ethics
College of Policy, Ethics and Legal Studies
COURSE SYLLABUS
PHI 1600 Section # 1414
Studies in Applied Ethics
0490 – Fall 2014
Syllabus
Addendum: http://www.spcollege.edu/addendum/index.php
Disability Resources
Campus Security 727-791-2560
INSTRUCTOR:
Name:
Professor Tom Derzypolski
Email:
derzypolski.tom@spcollege.edu
Phone: 813-420-3064
Office Hours:
Monday
11:00 AM-2:00 PM, W,
TH, FR 1:00-3:00 PM and by appointment
Office Location:
Clearwater Campus, ES 213-H
Instructor Web Page: http://www.spcollege.edu/instructors/id/58
ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT:
Dean:
Dr. Susan Demers
Office Location: SS 165, Clearwater Campus
Office Number: 727-791-2501
Email: demers.susan@spcollege.edu
Academic Chair: Adeniji
Odutola
Office Location: Tarpon
Springs Campus, LY 1114
Office Number: 727-712-5812
COURSE INFORMATION:
Course Description:
Prerequisite: (REA 0002 and ENC 0020) or EAP
1695 or appropriate score on the SPC placement test. This is a practical overview of key issues,
questions, and concepts in applied ethics. Special emphases are placed on the
historical development of ethical thinking and ethical theories, and on
multicultural aspects of ethics. Students will also examine a variety of
personal, social, and professional ethical issues and problems, and learn
methods of resolving them through the use of critical thinking skills, sound
ethical reasoning, and legal and professional codes. The seminar format
provides students with an active learning experience, increased student
interaction, and opportunities for independent study into ethical issues of
personal interest. This course has a substantial writing requirement. This
course meets the college's general education requirement for applied ethics.
Credit is not given for both PHI 1600 and any of the following courses: PHI
1602, PHI 1603, PHI 1631, PHI 2621, PHI 2622, or PHI 2649.
GORDON RULE INFORMAITON:
This is
Gordon Rule Course and partially satisfies the SBE 6A – 10.30 writing
requirements outlined in the General Education Requirements. A Student must
complete the "Gordon Rule” writing assignments and earn a minimum grade
of “C” in order to earn credit for this course. In addition, the "Gordon
Rule" writing assignments will be graded for grammar, spelling and
punctuation. PHI 1600 is a Gordon Rule Class. A Gordon Rule Class requires
students to demonstrate college-level writing skills through multiple
assignments. While Gordon
Rule assignments will be identified in specific writing instructions it is
expected that all written work either posted or submitted reflects your best
writing. Proof reading errors in
spelling, grammar, punctuation, or the use of “texting shortcuts” will have
an adverse impact on your grade. |
Major Learning Outcomes:
1. The student will trace the historical development of ethical
thinking, considering ideas from early Greek to contemporary philosophers.
2. The student will recognize and analyze a variety of ethical issues
when confronted with examples of situations containing such issues.
3. The student will identify the multicultural aspects of ethics.
4. The student will apply critical thinking skills, ethical principles
and logical reasoning processes to resolve ethical issues.
Course Objectives:
1. The student will understand the historical development of ethical
thinking, considering ideas from early Greek to contemporary philosophies by:
defining central ethical terms and describing major historical and contemporary
theories of ethics.
2. The student will recognize and analyze a variety of ethical issues
when confronted with examples of situations containing such issues by:
distinguishing between moral and non-moral issues and statements, identifying a
wide variety of personal, social and professional ethical issues and evaluating
various points of view on a wide variety of personal, social and professional
ethical issues.
3. The student will identify the multicultural aspects of ethics by:
recognizing the relationship between the foundational values of a society and
the quality and mode of life of that society, recognizing examples of ethical
and unethical behavior within a society and describing the effort of unethical
behavior on the individual and the society.
4. The student will identify and apply critical thinking skills,
ethical principles and logical reasoning processes to resolve ethical issues
by: describing methods of practical and ethical decision making, applying a
wide variety of philosophical principles to resolve ethical dilemmas when
presented with actual and hypothetical ethical issues found in personal, social
and professional life, and describing and distinguishing characteristics
emphases of a variety of professional codes of ethics (including the Florida
Code of Ethics for Public Employees) and relating the codes to ethical issues
in contemporary professional life.
REQUIRED TEXTBOOK & OTHER RESOURCE
INFORMATION:
Required Textbook: This class requires the
purchase or lease of Ethics Applied Edition 7.0. (Manias, Monroe & Till,
Pearson Education).
ISBN 13-978 1 256 82535 7
ISBN 10-1 256 82535 2
Textbooks are also available at every St.
Petersburg College library and must be read at the library. Library: http://www.spcollege.edu/central/libonline/.
MEETING INFORMATION:
This is a blended class with required
meetings Mondays 2:00-3:15 PM in ES 111 and online.
IMPORTANT DATES:
Course
Dates: August 18, 2014 – December 12,
2014
Withdrawal Date: October 23, 2014
Financial Aid: http://www.spcollege.edu/pages/dynamic.aspx?id=800
St. Petersburg College Academic Calendar:
http://www.spcollege.edu/calendar/
DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC INFORMATION:
There are
weekly chapter assignments which include readings, review and analysis
questions, and a chapter quiz. In addition
there will be individual and group projects and assigned scholarly abstracts
and reflections. A midterm and a final
will be given along with an individual code of ethics project.
All assignments
are posted on ANGEL. All work will be submitted online.
Required Interaction: your participation grade
is based on a combination of in class discussion, online participation, attendance,
and weekly assignments. Your grade is a reflection of your understanding,
key concepts and application of the specific chapter being discussed. All work
must be proof read and represent academic style. All work not assigned as an in class
activity must be typed.
Participation credit is not given if absent for class or for
missed online deadlines.
Participation illustrates that you are engaged in the class, the
discussions, and group
assignments.
If you arrive late after the sign-in sheet was circulated or
attendance was taken you must let me know immediately after class ends in order
to receive participation credit. If you
do not let me know immediately after class you will be unable to change your
absence. You will have access to your
attendance and all of your graded work on ANGEL. If an absence is disputed I rely on the
sign-in sheet to certify attendance.
OTHER:
For all assignments, encyclopedias, blogs and
Wikipedia may
not be used for references in
this class.
You must use the SPC Online Library and must use scholarly sources appropriate to the assignment.
Use Arial black font.
The uses of color fonts, italics or other font styles are not
acceptable. In addition shortcuts often used while texting are not
acceptable. Writing, revision and proof reading are important and must be a
representation of your best and your original work.
You can generally expect to receive comments from me
on your work. My goal is to have your
submitted work posted within three days of the due date. I will post a notice
if there is a delay in getting an assignment back to you.
Student
email
sent via ANGEL is responded to on a daily basis (Monday-Friday). Please use
the ANGEL email for all correspondence with the instructor. Do not submit assignments
to me via my college email. In addition to my posted office hours, you may reach
me every evening (Monday-Thursday) during my scheduled virtual office hours
online between 9:00 and 10:15 PM.
If you leave a voice mail
message please leave your first and last name, your class section 1414 along
with a phone number so that your call can be returned. With over 150 students please do not leave me
a message identifying you as “a student in your ethics class.” If your call is not returned from me within a
day – please call me again. Often times
I am not able to accurately understand or retrieve phone numbers left on voice
mail.
If you experience a technical issue with ANGEL you are encouraged
to use the SPC Technical Support Call Center which is open seven days
each week from 7:00 AM until midnight. Phone: 727-341-4357.
Naming Conventions: In order to facilitate the
tracking of assignments and correspondence
with the instructor, please use the following naming
conventions. It is requested that you communicate
using your ANGEL email account. If you
feel you need to reach me sooner, please either send a text or call me.
The following information must be present all assignments:
Name
Phi 1600-1414
Discussion Policy: Discussions are critical
to the success of your learning experience. Classroom discussions and expired online discussions obviously
cannot be made up.
Chapter Questions for Review: You will
find review and/or analysis questions at the end of each chapter. Many
chapters will have a review/analysis question assignment. You must always
include the question along with your answer. Do not just submit answers. Please number questions as they appear in
your book. 10 points are generally
deducted for submitting answers to review/analysis questions without including
the question.
ATTENDANCE:
The college-wide attendance policy is
included in the Syllabus
Addendum. The policy notes that each instructor is to
exercise professional judgment and define “active participation and publish
that definition in each syllabus. For this class, attendance is defined
as weekly participation in assigned online projects, discussions, and
research. You will be graded heavily (50%) on participation. On most
assignments participation cannot be made up. Discussion board assignments
may never be made up after the discussion closes.
GRADING:
There
are three components that will determine your final grade for the
semester. They include: participation (50%); quizzes,
midterm/final (25%) and a code of ethics project (25%).
Scale:
A = 90-100
B= 80-89
C= 70-79
D= 60-69
F= 59 and below
ASSIGNMENTS:
Assignments
are evaluated on the basis 0 to 100 percent. Progress and improvement
demonstrated during the semester are important aspects of evaluation and
learning. I prefer working with percent averages for a variety of reasons. A
student can stumble from time to time especially during the beginning of a
semester. With a specific point system the student may be “locked in” and
prevented from earning a higher grade. This discouragement could well
jeopardize learning and student success.
The
final grade is a determination of the students work throughout the semester
consistent with the goals and objectives of the course along with an evaluation
of the quality of the work assigned and completed on time.
Can
a student pass the course with an A on the final exam and an F average for the
semester? No. However, the student
might do very well if the opposite is the case. In other words if the student
has consistently demonstrated progress but does not do well on a final exam the
likelihood for a passing grade in my opinion is more of an advantage to the
student.
I
am aware that there are very good arguments for using different techniques to
evaluate student progress. When I was a student I found that my
preference was not always considered. One of the unavoidable necessities
associated with the academic journey is a measurement of individual performance.
I am most impressed with student demonstrated progress.
In
all assignments you will find an emphasis on critical thinking which I believe
is the centerpiece of the class. It is never necessary to agree on
different points of view during the discussion of ethical dilemmas. It is
however, always necessary to respect the views of everyone. Inappropriate
online or behavior will not be tolerated.
The
midterm is a take-home activity. You may use open book resources and you
must work on it by yourself. You will have a least one week to complete
it. The midterm is not a memorized list of facts or formulas. It is
an application of the critical thinking process to a specific case study.
A
weekly quiz will be given online for most units. The final examination is an essay which is to
be completed online.
Extra
credit opportunities may be given throughout the semester. Earned extra
credit will be used to help you get a high B average to an A, or C to B,
etc.
I
am happy to have you in the class and will do everything I can to help
you. You have access to me via
telephone, email, voice mail and text.
In addition to my on campus office hours you can also reach me four evenings
weekly during my “virtual office hours.”
I will post additional times when
I am available in the Clearwater library tutoring center.
Professor Tom Derzypolski
Preferred Phone: 813-420-3064
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Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Clearwater |
11:00-2:00
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By appointment |
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3:00 PM |
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Virtual |
9:00-10:15PM |
9:00-10:15PM |
9:00-10:15PM |
9:0010:15
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Office Location: Clearwater Campus, ES 213-H
If you decide to drop the course please talk to me first! I am here to help you.
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During class:
Please respect others by turning your cell phone off. Food and beverages are discouraged in
class. It is not permitted to bring a
child to class with you. Video, photographs or audio taping is not permitted.
Review
the schedule below in order to get an idea of your assignment work load during
this semester. It is tentative and subject to
change. During an average week
you will be required to read assigned chapters, complete written review and or
analysis questions, a reflection or a quiz.
You will be required to do out of class research in the form of an
abstract. More information will be
discussed on the specifics of each of these assignments.
If you have not already done so, invest
some time early in the semester getting familiar with the SPC online library
resources. As stated earlier you may not
use encyclopedias, blogs or Wikipedia as a source citation for any assignment
in this class.
All work cited must follow either APA or
MLA guidelines.
If
you have a tendency to work ahead, it is safe to work through chapter 7. Do not turn in work early.
Online Student,
Faculty and Staff Expectations and Performance Targets.
http://www.spcollege.edu/ecampus/help/expectations.htm
Online /Student Conduct
STUDENTS’ EXPECTATIONS AND INSTRUCTOR’S EXPECTATIONS
My Expectations of You |
What you can Expect of Me |
*Be open to
new information and ways of learning! *Understand
how to use the SPC online library. *Access to
the Internet and the use of a computer that will enable you to submit your
work in either .doc or .rtf format are requirements. I am not able to
open other document formats. *An
understanding of the SPC Academic Honesty Policy. |
• Prompt
responses to your e-mail inquiries generally no later than the following
weekday. You may also contact me by email, office phone, FAX and TEXT
messaging. * In
addition to my physical office hours schedule every week I post online office
hours with a phone number where you can reach me. You may call my
home phone if you need to reach me immediately or if you believe I have not
returned your call. My home phone number is listed on the syllabus.
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STUDENT
SURVEY OF INSTRUCTION:
The student survey of instruction is
administered in courses each semester.
It is designed to improve the quality of instruction at St. Petersburg
College. All student responses are
confidential and anonymous and will be used solely for the purpose of
performance improvement.
CALENDAR
(Refer to LESSON TAB for actual assignment and due dates)
The outline
below is tentative and subject to
change. It is provided to give you an overview of the course along with
target dates for specific assignments. All
assignments will be announced in class and on ANGEL. Additional
chapters may be added. |
Tentative Schedule (For specific assignments rely on the course
LESSON TAB)
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(Week 1)
Chapter 1 "The Foundations of Ethics" |
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(Week 2)
Chapter 2 "The Ethics
Environment" Chapter 3 "Dimensions of Moral Development" |
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(Week 3)
Chapter 4 "Critical
Thinking" Chapter 18 "Codes
of Ethics" |
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(Week 4)
Chapter 5 "Consequential
Ethical Theories" and Chapter 21 "Emerging Technologies and Cyber
Ethics" |
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(Week 5)
Chapter 6
"Non-consequential Ethical Theories, Part I" |
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(Week
6) Chapter 7 "Non-consequential Ethical Theories,
Part II" |
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(Week
8) Midterm |
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(Week
9) Chapter 12 "Death and
Dying" |
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(Week
10) Chapter 8 "War and
Terrorism" |
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(Week 11) Chapter 16 "Professional
Ethics" and Chapter 17 "Business Ethics" |
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(Week
12) Chapter 19 "The Employment Relationship: Rights, Responsibilities and Respect" |
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(Week
13) Code of Ethics Project Due,
Chapter 20 "Business and Society
as Stakeholders" |
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(Week
14) Chapter 22 "Government
Ethics" |
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(Week 15) TBA |
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Final
Exam |