Syllabus Course Description

Basic Data

Course Number & Title

PHIL 1181

Ethics in the Community: A Service Learning Approach

Instructor: Matthew Palombo

Office: H 4145

Office Hours: Mondays from 12-2:30 and 4-5pm

Phone: 612.659.6000 ex4097

Required Textbooks :

Classical Ethics: East and West Robert B. Zeuschner McGraw Hill, 2001

Applied Ethics: A Multicultural Approach, fourth edition. Larry May, Shari Collins-Chobanian, Kai Wong Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2006

I need to be able to communicate with students via email. The most efficient way for me to do this is to use D2L. As you may know, D2L uses the MCTC email account (metnet) automatically set up for students. D2L email includes a ready-made address book listing the names of instructor and all the students in the class. It's a great way for you to communicate with classmates and with me. When you email me, I will respond within 1-2 business days.

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This course is a service-learning course. You will learn a range of multicultural ethical theories: western, African, Asian, Native American, feminist, and ecological. You will be encouraged to think critically about ethical questions and apply ethical theories to practical issues that arise through your service-learning. Each of you will be involved in a service-learning activity with a local non-profit community of your choice. The goal of service-learning is to better learn and engage the content of this ethics class through “real-life” experiences and meaningful academic reflection. You will be required to fulfill your on-site service-learning hours with your community partner.

One course from MnTC Goal Area 1. Successful completion of English 1110 is highly recommended. Students who do not have writing and reading skills at the post-1110 level are not likely to be able to handle the writing and reading requirement of this course. Speak with the instructor if you are worried about your writing or reading skills.

In order to turn in assignments, you need to have an offfice suite in which you can easily create documents that i can read. If you do not own an office suite (such as Microsoft Office) you can download a free office suite for either Windows PC or a Macintosh Apple. Go to the sites below and download an office suite. These free office suites allow you to read and create powerpoint, word, excel, etc... documents.