Reference Number 738677
Miami-Dade College Department of Arts and Philosophy
North Dade Campus 11380 N.W. 27th Avenue
Summer 2013 Miami, FL 33167-3495
9am – 12:00 noon Tuesday & Thursday Building 7 Room 7216
Dr. Matthew Schuh
Phone: 305-237-1262
Web Page: http://faculty.mdc.edu/mschuh
E-mail: Mschuh@mdc.edu
Office location: Building 5, Room 5226-15; MDC North Campus
Office hours:
Tuesday- Thursday 8:00am – 9:00am, 12:00pm- 2:00pm
Monday and Wednesday 8:30am - 11:30am
Textbook: Philosophy: The Power of Ideas Editors: Moore & Bruder
Copyright 2007. ISBN 978-0-07-353572-4 (any edition) Course Description: This course presents an introduction to an overview of the major areas of philosophy. It introduces the students to the methods of philosophy, some major questions addressed by philosophy and to a selection of the philosophies and philosophers found throughout the world from ancient ages to present. Prerequisites and/ or Co-requisites: ENC 1101. 3 Credits
If you cannot read and write at a college level you will fail this course. This course fulfills the “Gordon Rule” requirements for Writing Credit. A course grade of “C” or higher will be awarded only if students have demonstrated college-level writing skills.
Multiple “college-level writing assignments” per course will be used to assess college-level writing. “Multiple” will be defined as a minimum of three (3) writing assignments per course.
The following descriptors will be used as the MDC criteria for “college-level writing”.
The writing will: A) have a clearly defined central idea or thesis; B) provide adequate support for that idea C) be organized clearly and logically; D) utilize the conventions of standard edited American English; E) be presented in a format appropriate to the assignment.
Important dates:
Classes Begin Monday, May 13th
Last day to Drop Class with W