PHIL 121: Methods of Reasoning Fall 2016 Course Schedule

There are very few fixed "due dates" in this course (except for when the Concept Checks are due see the below for due dates on Concept Checks), because this course is designed to let you go at your own pace, and to repeat your work as often as necessary until you achieve mastery of each learning objective. However, if you don't follow something like the schedule below it will be very hard for you to achieve a good grade in the course, so please use this schedule as a guideline for where you should be in the course on a particular date in order to achieve your goals for the course. Date Module Assignments Part 1: Introduction to the Course Week 1 Aug. 25 Module 1: Getting Started/ Tech Competency Part 2: Informal Week 2 Aug. 30 Module 2: Basic Vocabulary for the Course Due before class: Mastery on Concept Check 1, Mastery on Concept Check 2 Group Work in Class: Guided Practice 2.1 (Level 1) [CORE] Guided Practice 2.2 (Level 1) [CORE] Guided Practice 2.3 (Level 1) [CORE] Guided Practice 2.4 (Level 1) [CORE] Guided Practice 2.5 (Level 2) [CORE] Guided Practice 2.6 (Level 2) [CORE] Learning Module 1.1 (Level 1) Learning Module 1.2 (Level 1) Learning Module 1.3 (Level 1) Learning Module 1.4 (Level 1) Learning Module 1.5 (Level 1) Learning Module 2.1 (Level 1) [CORE] Learning Module 2.2 (Level 1) [CORE] Learning Module 2.3 (Level 1) [CORE] Learning Module 2.4 (Level 1) [CORE] Learning Module 2.5 (Level 2) [CORE] Learning Module 2.6 (Level 2) [CORE] 1

Week 2 Sept. 1 Week 3 Sept. 6 Week 3 Wednesday, Sept. 7 Module 3: Creating Argument Diagrams Module 4: Analyzing Argument Diagrams Due before class: Mastery on Concept Check 3 Guided Practice 3.1 (Level 1) [CORE] Guided Practice 3.2 (Level 1) [CORE] Guided Practice 3.3 (Level 1) [CORE] Guided Practice 3.4 (Level 1) [CORE] Guided Practice 3.5 (Level 1) [CORE] Guided Practice 3.6 (Level 2) [CORE] Learning Module 3.1 (Level 1) [CORE] Learning Module 3.2 (Level 1) [CORE] Learning Module 3.3 (Level 1) [CORE] Learning Module 3.4 (Level 1) [CORE] Learning Module 3.5 (Level 1) [CORE] Learning Module 3.6 (Level 2) [CORE] Due before class: Mastery on Concept Check 4 Group Work in Class: Guided Practice 4.1 (Level 1) [CORE] Guided Practice 4.2 (Level 1) [CORE] Guided Practice 4.3 (Level 1) [CORE] Guided Practice 4.4 (Level 1) [CORE] Learning Module 4.1 (Level 1) [CORE] Learning Module 4.2 (Level 1) [CORE] Learning Module 4.3 (Level 1) [CORE] Learning Module 4.4 (Level 1) [CORE] Last day to add/drop the course Week 3 Sept. 8 Module 5: Informal Fallacies Due before class: Mastery on Concept Check 5 Group Work in Class: Guided Practice 5.1 (Level 1) [CORE] Guided Practice 5.2 (Level 1) [CORE] Guided Practice 5.3 (Level 1) [CORE] Learning Module 5.1 (Level 1) [CORE] Learning Module 5.2 (Level 1) [CORE] Learning Module 5.3 (Level 1) [CORE] Week 4 Sept. 13 2

Week 4 Sept. 15 1 Suggested Assessments: Assessment 2.1 (Level 1) [CORE] Assessment 2.2 (Level 1) [CORE] Assessment 2.3 (Level 1) [CORE] Assessment 2.4 (Level 1) [CORE] Assessment 2.5 (Level 2) [CORE] Assessment 2.6 (Level 2) [CORE] Assessment 3.1 (Level 1) [CORE] Assessment 3.2 (Level 1) [CORE] Assessment 3.3 (Level 1) [CORE] Assessment 3.4 (Level 1) [CORE] Assessment 3.5 (Level 1) [CORE] Assessment 3.6 (Level 2) [CORE] Assessment 4.1 (Level 1) [CORE] Assessment 4.2 (Level 1) [CORE] Assessment 4.3 (Level 1) [CORE] Assessment 4.4 (Level 1) [CORE] Assessment 5.1 (Level 1) [CORE] Assessment 5.2 (Level 1) [CORE] Assessment 5.3 (Level 1) [CORE] Part 3: Syllogistic Week 5 Sept. 20 Module 6: Categorical Propositions Due before class: Mastery on Concept Check 6 Guided Practice 6.1 (Level 1) [CORE] Guided Practice 6.2 (Level 1) [CORE] Guided Practice 6.3 (Level 1) [CORE] Guided Practice 6.4 (Level 1) [CORE] Guided Practice 6.5 (Level 1) [CORE] Learning Module 6.1 (Level 1) [CORE] Learning Module 6.2 (Level 1) [CORE] Learning Module 6.3 (Level 1) [CORE] Learning Module 6.4 (Level 1) [CORE] Learning Module 6.5 (Level 1) [CORE] 3

Week 5 Sept. 22 Week 6 Sept. 27 Module 7: Basic Vocabulary for Categorical Syllogisms Module 8: Venn Diagram Technique for Testing Syllogisms Part 4: Due before class: Mastery on Concept Check 7 Guided Practice 7.1 (Level 1) [CORE] Guided Practice 7.2 (Level 1) [CORE] Guided Practice 7.3 (Level 1) [CORE] Learning Module 7.1 (Level 1) [CORE] Learning Module 7.2 (Level 1) [CORE] Learning Module 7.3 (Level 1) [CORE] Due before class: Mastery on Concept Check 8 Guided Practice 8.1 (Level 1) [CORE] Guided Practice 8.2 (Level 1) [CORE] Learning Module 8.1 (Level 1) [CORE] Learning Module 8.2 (Level 1) [CORE] Week 6 Sept. 29 Week 7 Oct. 4 Week 7 Oct. 6 Module 9: Syllogistic Rules and Syllogistic Fallacies No class (Fall Break/Rosh Hashanah) Due before class: Mastery on Concept Check 9 Guided Practice 9.1 (Level 1) [CORE] Guided Practice 9.2 (Level 1) [CORE] Guided Practice 9.3 (Level 1) [CORE] Learning Module 9.1 (Level 1) [CORE] Learning Module 9.2 (Level 1) [CORE] Learning Module 9.3 (Level 1) [CORE] 4

Week 8 Oct. 11 Week 8 Oct. 13 Week 9 Oct. 18 2 Module 10: Complications for Categorical Syllogisms Module 11: Basic Vocabulary for Suggested Assessments: Assessment 6.1 (Level 1) [CORE] Assessment 6.2 (Level 1) [CORE] Assessment 6.3 (Level 1) [CORE] Assessment 6.4 (Level 1) [CORE] Assessment 6.5 (Level 1) [CORE] Assessment 7.1 (Level 1) [CORE] Assessment 7.2 (Level 1) [CORE] Assessment 7.3 (Level 1) [CORE] Assessment 8.1 (Level 1) [CORE] Assessment 8.2 (Level 1) [CORE] Assessment 9.1 (Level 1) [CORE] Assessment 9.2 (Level 1) [CORE] Assessment 9.3 (Level 1) [CORE] Due before class: Mastery on Concept Check 10 Guided Practice 10.1 (Level 1) Guided Practice 10.2 (Level 1) Guided Practice 10.3 (Level 2) Guided Practice 10.4 (Level 2) Learning Module 10.1 (Level 1) Learning Module 10.2 (Level 1) Learning Module 10.3 (Level 2) Learning Module 10.4 (Level 2) Due before class: Mastery on Concept Check 11 Guided Practice 11.1 (Level 1) [CORE] Guided Practice 11.2 (Level 2) [CORE] Learning Module 11.1 (Level 1) [CORE] Learning Module 11.2 (Level 2) [CORE] 5

Week 9 Oct. 20 Week 10 Oct. 25 Week 10 Oct. 27 Module 12: Basic Translations in Module 13: Complex Translations in Due before class: Mastery on Concept Check 12 Guided Practice 12.1 (Level 1) [CORE] Guided Practice 12.2 (Level 1) [CORE] Guided Practice 12.3 (Level 1) [CORE] Guided Practice 12.4 (Level 1) [CORE] Guided Practice 12.5 (Level 1) [CORE] Guided Practice 12.6 (Level 1) [CORE] Guided Practice 12.7 (Level 1) [CORE] Guided Practice 12.8 (Level 1) [CORE] Learning Module 12.1 (Level 1) [CORE] Learning Module 12.2 (Level 1) [CORE] Learning Module 12.3 (Level 1) [CORE] Learning Module 12.4 (Level 1) [CORE] Learning Module 12.5 (Level 1) [CORE] Learning Module 12.6 (Level 1) [CORE] Learning Module 12.7 (Level 1) [CORE] Learning Module 12.8 (Level 1) [CORE] Due before class: Mastery on Concept Check 13 Guided Practice 13.1 (Level 1) [CORE] Guided Practice 13.2 (Level 2) [CORE] Guided Practice 13.3 (Level 2) [CORE] Learning Module 13.1 (Level 1) [CORE] Learning Module 13.2 (Level 2) [CORE] Learning Module 13.3 (Level 2) [CORE] Week 11 Monday, Oct. 31 Last day to withdraw (W) from the course or switch grading option to Pass/Fail 6

Week 11 Nov. 1 Week 11 Nov. 3 Week 12 Nov. 8 Week 12 Nov. 10 3 Module 14: Introduction to Semantics for Module 15: Truth Tables for Module 16: Basic Proofs in Suggested Assessments: Assessment 10.1 (Level 1) Assessment 10.2 (Level 1) Assessment 10.3 (Level 2) Assessment 10.4 (Level 2) Assessment 11.1 (Level 1) [CORE] Assessment 11.2 (Level 2) [CORE] Assessment 12.1 (Level 1) [CORE] Assessment 12.2 (Level 1) [CORE] Assessment 12.3 (Level 1) [CORE] Assessment 12.4 (Level 1) [CORE] Assessment 12.5 (Level 1) [CORE] Assessment 12.6 (Level 1) [CORE] Assessment 12.7 (Level 1) [CORE] Assessment 12.8 (Level 1) [CORE] Assessment 13.1 (Level 1) [CORE] Assessment 13.2 (Level 2) [CORE] Assessment 13.3 (Level 2) [CORE] Due before class: Mastery on Concept Check 14 Guided Practice 14.1 (Level 1) [CORE] Guided Practice 14.2 (Level 2) [CORE] Learning Module 14.1 (Level 1) [CORE] Learning Module 14.2 (Level 2) [CORE] Due before class: Mastery on Concept Check 15 Guided Practice 15.1 (Level 1) [CORE] Guided Practice 15.2 (Level 2) [CORE] Learning Module 15.1 (Level 1) [CORE] Learning Module 15.2 (Level 2) [CORE] Due before class: Mastery on Concept Check 16 Guided Practice 16.1 (Level 1) Learning Module 16.1 (Level 1) 7

Week 13 Nov. 15 Week 13 Nov. 17 Week 14 Nov. 22 Week 14 Nov. 24 Module 17: Conditional Proofs in 4 No class (Thanksgiving Break) Due before class: Mastery on Concept Check 17 Guided Practice 17.1 (Level 1) Guided Practice 17.2 (Level 2) Learning Module 17.1 (Level 1) Learning Module 17.2 (Level 2) Suggested Assessments: Assessment 14.1 (Level 1) [CORE] Assessment 14.2 (Level 2) [CORE] Assessment 15.1 (Level 1) [CORE] Assessment 15.2 (Level 2) [CORE] Assessment 16.1 (Level 1) Assessment 17.1 (Level 1) Assessment 17.2 (Level 2) Week 15 Nov. 29 Week 15 Dec. 1 Module 18: Proof by Contradiction in Module 19: Complex Proofs in Due before class: Mastery on Concept Check 18 Guided Practice 18.1 (Level 1) Guided Practice 18.2 (Level 2) Learning Module 18.1 (Level 1) Learning Module 18.2 (Level 2) Due before class: Mastery on Concept Check 19 Guided Practice 19.1 (Level 1) Guided Practice 19.2 (Level 2) Learning Module 19.1 (Level 1) Learning Module 19.2 (Level 2) 8

Week 16 Dec. 6 Week 16 Dec. 8 Finals Week Module 20: Derived Rules for Due before class: Mastery on Concept Check 20 Guided Practice 20.1 (Level 1) Guided Practice 20.2 (Level 2) Learning Module 20.1 (Level 1) Learning Module 20.2 (Level 2) Week 17 Date TBA 5 Suggested Assessments: Assessment 18.1 (Level 1) Assessment 18.2 (Level 2) Assessment 19.1 (Level 1) Assessment 19.2 (Level 2) Assessment 20.1 (Level 1) Assessment 20.2 (Level 2) 9