Course Requirements
Course Materials
Grade Scale
Grade Point System
Extra Credit
Withdrawals

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

All of the course components - the lessons, textbook, assignments, and tests - have been carefully designed to help you achieve the course objectives.

1. Your course password to access the lectures is the section number for this course.
2. Complete and return the Letter of Agreement.
3. READ the textbook chapters as indicated on your assignment sheet. Since critical thinking is a skill that is mastered by practice, I recommend that you do the study questions at the end of each unit in the textbook, but these are not submitted.
4. COMPLETE four online quizzes.
   
   WRITE one required project paper. Mail on time to the Distance Learning Department.
   
   Submit extra credit assignments you choose and mail to the Distance Learning Department on time.
   
   Contact your instructor by mail, fax, email or on the web site when you have questions or concerns.
   
   Check web site frequently for course up-dates.
   
   MAIL assignments in your own envelopes to:

   Coastline Community College-Distance Learning Department 11460 Warner Avenue

   Fountain Valley, CA 92708-2597
   The Distance Learning Department has a FAX machine. The number is 714/241-6287. You may use the FAX to submit written assignments.
    

5. Midterm and final reviews are available on-line on Real Video (lessons 14 and 28 of on-line Lecture Notes). For local students, midterm/final review is also available at the local libraries/media centers listed below.
      

12.   TAKE both a midterm and final exam on-site.


COURSE MATERIALS  - (Top)

Textbook: Critical Thinking, (7^th edition/2004), Moore and Parker  Handbook: Student Handbook (optional)
 

GRADE SCALE  - (Top)

The final grade of Logic & Critical Thinking will be based upon the number of points you earn on the four quizzes, the midterm and final exams and the required project paper. The grade scale for the course is as follows: LETTER GRADE

270 - 300 points = A
240 - 269 points = B
210 - 239 points = C
180 - 209 points = D
179 and below points = F
210 and above points = Credit Only (CR)
209 and below points = No Credit (NC)

The Family Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 restricts release of certain student information, such as grades. Therefore, please do not call the Testing Office for your final scores/grades. Grades can be obtained by phoning (714) 438-8249 approximately three weeks after the conclusion of the semester.

 

GRADE POINT SYSTEM BREAKDOWN  - (Top) Total points possible in this course are as follows:
 

EXTRA CREDIT  - (Top)

Find five advertisements that give reasons for purchasing the product they are selling.  Which of the reasons are promises to the purchaser?  Exactly what is being promised? What is the likelihood that the product will fulfill that promise? The extra-credit paper should be 3-4 pages long.  Please provide a copy of the five advertisements that you use for the paper.


WITHDRAWALS FROM THE COURSE  - (Top)

Please call me if you encounter problems - academic or personal - that make you consider withdrawing from this course. I am here to help you succeed. If you must withdraw, however, be aware that it is your responsibility to officially withdraw. To withdraw you must call (714) 438-8250 and follow the recorded instructions.