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===Basic Information / Course Syllabus===

:*Instructor: Dr. Mark Alfino
:*Course Title: Philosophy 419: Moral Responsibility and Free Will
:*Contact Information and office hours at alfino.org
:*Course Description: This course engages recent philosophical work on the problems of moral responsibility and free will.
:*Course Learning Outcomes: See below
:*Course Schedule, Graded Activity, Texts, and Assignments: See course wiki

==Learning Outcomes for this Course==

:*Departmental Learning Outcomes for Majors Seminars:
::*1. Be able to read, interpret, and analyze primary texts and secondary sources in philosophy.
::*2. Be capable of formulating coherent philosophical arguments of their own, including clearly stating premises and conclusion(s) and articulating reasonable objections as well as responses to those objections.

:*Specific Additional Course Learning Outcomes
::*1. students will be able to read, understand, discuss and take positions on a variety of problems raised by recent philosophical work on moral responsibility and free will.
::*2. Students will reflect on philosophical method as they approach the topic area of the course.

==Writing Enriched Course Learning Outcomes==

:*After completing this course, students will be able to: 
::*1. Students will be able to demonstrate competency in formal and informal writing specific to the discipline in which the writing occurs. 
::*2. Students will be able to integrate appropriate primary and secondary research in their writing by the means customarily used in the discipline. 
::*3. Students will be able to incorporate feedback received during an intensive revision process.

==Assignments that support the Writing Enriched Course Learning Outcomes==

:* Short writing: 50-70% of grade. This includes small written assignments, peer review writing, and back evaluations. Specific short writing assignments including:
::*Short ungraded student writing shared with the class.    
::*Writing to short prompts from 500-800 words, with peer review and backevaluation
:*Papers and Presentations
::*Thesis-driven academic writing, circulated for peer comments as drafts and peer reviewed. Two 5-7 page papers.
::*Student Presentations with writing and presentation media.  

:*Depending upon student choices for optional assignments, between 80-100% of the grade for the course is based on writing. Many optional assignments also include writing.

==Policies==

# I do accept late work, but you must complete all work in the course to receive a grade.
# I have a flexible attendance policy.
# You must disclose any work that you are turning in for this course that you are submitting or have submitted for other courses.
# You must comply with all university policies concerning academic honesty, sexual harassment, discrimination, and sexual misconduct.