6201 Winnetka Ave.
Woodland Hills, CA 91371
Welcome to my
Spring 2010
Course Web Page
Phil 1: Introduction to Philosophy (UC:CSU) #0541 (Online)
Phil 9: Symbolic Logic (UC:CSU) #0567 (On-campus)
MW 9:35-11:00 BEH 1300
Phil 20: Ethics (UC:CSU) #0558 (Online)
The “online” courses are COMPLETELY online. There are NO on-campus meetings.
We will employ Moodle as our coursetool for all the online courses. Moodle is an online teaching environment which you will need to familiarize yourself with immediately if you choose to enroll in one of these courses.
Be Realistic about Yourself Regarding the online courses
· If you have a tendency to procrastinate, do NOT take one of the online courses because the chances are that you will keep putting things off until you are too far behind.
· If you are not already sufficiently comfortable working with computers, do NOT take this online course because there is too great a risk that you will get bogged down just in the mechanics.
· If you are not strongly motivated and able to see things through on your own, definitely do NOT take this online course.
Be Realistic about the online Courses
· If your high-school or college GPA is low, it's quite likely that you should work on other subjects (English, for instance) to bring yourself up to the level you need to be at for a college course of this type.
· If you are uncomfortable with individuals who express beliefs and values sometimes quite different from your own, you should probably not take this particular course since one requirement is that your comments are shared with everyone else in the course.
STUDENT REQUIREMENTS for online courses:
1. Purchase the required text as designated by the professor in the course syllabus before the first week of Class.
2. Have immediate access to an IBM compatible Personal Computer. The Apple/Mac Computer and related accessories seem be compatible with these courses.
3. Have at least Microsoft Word 1998. View at http://www.microsoft.com/office/ The latest software Office suite is available in the Student Store.
4. Have a reliable [ISP] Internet Service Provider [AOL, Earth link, PacBell, Verizon, GTE, etc.].
5. Have the latest versions of either Netscape or Microsoft Explorer or Apple Internet Browsers.
6. Have an email account either through your ISP or sign up for one on the Internet. [Yahoo, Hotmail, etc.]
If these restrictions are acceptable to you, please
[1] Read the course syllabus carefully (you will find the link to it below).
[2] If you are still interested, register for the course with Los Angeles Pierce College.
[3] Email me letting me know that you have registered and I will send you account information.
[4] Follow the “Getting Started” instructions (you will find the link below).
Add Instructions
Regarding the Phil 1 and Phil 9 online courses, once the course is full, I have to give priority to students who are on waiting list. However, you may email me week before classes begin just in case there is enough space for me to add you. Do not email me before this time. I will not be adding students before the first day of class.
Regarding my Phil 20 course, if you want to be added, please show up to class the first day of class and, if there is enough space, I will add you.
Further Information
For further information on the courses and their requirements, click on the particular course syllabus that you are interested.
Course Syllabus Phil 1 #0541 (Online) (I will post this course syllabus in December)
Course Syllabus Phil 9
#0567 (Online) (I will post this course syllabus in January)
Course Syllabus Phil 20 #0558 (On-campus) (I will post this course syllabus in December)
Getting Started with Online Courses (For Enrolled Students)
For all enrolled online students, please email a week before the course starts (and NOT earlier) and I will email you back the enrollment key and further instructions so that you may get started with the course.
If, after carefully reading the above, you have any questions, email me, Dr. Miguel Endara, at endarama@piercecollege.edu (**If I do not email you back within a couple of days, it means that I am taking my vacation **)