P162 – LOGIC – SPRING 2008                    This syllabus is for the following sections:
                                       21577   10:30A-11:45A   TR     IT 164
                                                                              21578   12:00P-01:15P     TR     IT 164 

Instructor:                Chris Kraatz                
Office:                    Cavanaugh Hall 333B                       
Hours:                     MTWR 9:15-10:15, and by appointment.
Phone:                     317-274-5344      
E-mail:                    ckraatz@iupui.edu  
Internet:                  http://www.iupui.edu/~philosop/ckraatz.htm

       ***There is no required textbook for this class.***

 Course Objectives:  Our ambition in this course is to accomplish these three tasks:

- We will develop a familiarity with a variety of systematic ways of reasoning
and the principles of logic employed by them; categorical, propositional, inductive, etc. 
This familiarity will facilitate our recognizing and evaluating these different ways
of reasoning.

- By virtue of the above, we will increase our aptitude for discerning the principles
or rules by which varying amounts of diverse information are organized.

- We will become mindful of the context and limits of the usefulness of logic.

Course Requirements:  Lectures and discussions happen at the assigned times, attendance at all class meetings is expected.  There will be 4 non-comprehensive quizzes in this class, each of which will constitute 25% of your final grade for the semester.  The tentative dates for the quizzes are listed on the class schedule.  Make-up quizzes must be arranged prior to the date of the original quiz.

Learning Differences and Other Health Impairments:  Students with learning differences or other health impairments that will interfere with success in this class are encouraged to contact the office of Adaptive Educational Services or the office of Counseling and Psychological Services for assistance:      

AES:    http://www.life.iupui.edu/aes/     CAPS: http://www.life.iupui.edu/caps/index.asp
             Phone: 274-3241                                     Phone: 274-2548   
             E-mail: aes@iupui.edu                            E-mail: capsindy@iupui.edu

Student Advocate:      http://www.life.iupui.edu/advocate/
                                     Phone: 278-7594             E-mail:  stuadvoc@iupui.edu

Conduct:  Respect for all the people in this class is essential.  We shall, therefore, observe these principles:
Plagiarism and other forms of cheating are serious offenses that may result in a grade of zero for an assignment and a report to the dean of students.  Cell phones, CD players, and other potential disruptions must be deactivated during class time.  Disagreements are highly encouraged, but they must remain free of insulting or offensive language.  Clothing which displays a logo or message declared to be “disparaging” by the US Civil Rights Commission or cited as racially hostile and abusive by the NCAA should not be worn in this class.
     http://www.aics.org/mascot/civilrights.html 
     http://www2.ncaa.org/media_and_events/press_room/2005/august/20050811_brand_editorial.html