DROP
POLICY: You must log into
the class by Thursday 11:59pm
of the
first week to
avoid being dropped. To
log into the
class,
simply click on its name
after you have logged into the Moodle online course system at classes.lanecc.edu. If you can
see the course page and a weekly outline of topics, you have
successfully
logged in to the class. For help logging
in,
click
here
or contact the
Student
Help Desk (SHeD)
at 463-3333. Logging in to the course counts as first week attendance
for
the
purpose of instructor drops.
However,
please
check
your
MyLane schedule to make sure you are not
registered in any
unwanted classes, as there is
no guarantee any instructor will drop
you for non-attendance. You
will be charged for any class you do not drop by Sunday, April 8, 11:59pm.
To
drop a class, go to mylane.lanecc.edu
and
click the myEnrollment tab, then Add/Drop Classes. You
should also check your schedule the second week to make sure you have
not been dropped from any of your classes,
as there is a
$100 "add grade" fee
for registering
for a course after grades have been issued for the term.
Being able to log into the course in Moodle
does not mean you are still
officially registered; check your
myLane
student schedule to see the classes in which you are officially
enrolled.
The last day to
drop without a refund
(or
change your grading option
to pass/no pass or letter grade) is Friday, May 25
at
5pm (the end of the 8th week). If you do
not
drop by this deadline, you will
receive a grade. For students
who forget to drop and do not complete the course, this grade will be an F.
| WEBSITE |
teach.lanecc.edu/borrowdalej
(note that there is no "www" in this address). You can also
find it by searching for "philosophy," "religion," or "Borrowdale"
using
the search box in
the upper right corner of the
main campus web page at lanecc.edu |
MOODLE
MESSAGING
|
Primary
and
preferred
form
of
communication.
To send me a message, click on my name anywhere
in Moodle and click the Send message
button at the bottom of my profile. If you click the Add Contact button in the messages
tab, you can easily send me messages by clicking the word Messages in the Message block in the upper left of
the main course page. When I respond, you will see an indicator in the Messages
block. To use Moodle messaging, make sure your
web browser's pop-up blocker is off or is set to allow lanecc.edu. The SHeD can help you with
this. If you leave the Messages
pop-up window open, it will
automatically check for new messages every minute; otherwise, you will
only see
new messages when you click on something in the course or log in to the
course again.
You can also set your profile to receive email notifications of new
Moodle messages, which is recommended if you do not log in to Moodle
every day. Please make sure your
current
email address is in your myLane account and Moodle profile. Instead
of
replying
to
these
email
messages, login to Moodle and reply there. Please use Moodle messaging for all
time-senstive issues. You will receive a response within
24 hrs or less when the college is in session. |
| EMAIL |
borrowdalej@lanecc.edu Please
ONLY email me if you are UNABLE
to send me a message via Moodle instant messaging. If you get an
email copy of a Moodle message from me, please log into Moodle to
reply. Do not reply by email!
There are several reasons for this, including the fact that this allows
me to give first priority to messages from students enrolled in my
classes, that I don't have to sift through spam and administrative
emails that fills my inbox, that I can instantly identify who you are
and which class you're in and that I have a message history we can
easily track if there is a question. If you must use email, use a
descriptive
subject
line (e.g. "Extention Request for Exam 3") and
include your class
(e.g. PHL 205, or "Contemporary Moral Issues" and whether
classroom or
online section) and your full
name
in your email. Note that emails with no subject or subject lines like
"Test" "Hey" or
"Hi there!" will probably be filtered out by the Digitar spam filter
and may never be read. Always use
Moodle
messaging for all time-senstive issues. |
| PHONE |
463-5434. Least
preferred form of contact. I only pick up the phone during office
hours, and even then I am often with a student or colleague or
otherwise occupied. Please only use voicemail if you are temporarily
without access to a computer. On
voicemail messages please give your name and call-back number clearly
and slowly
so I can write them down correctly. Voicemail messages are answered last,
after I've answered all incoming Moodle instant messages and
email
and are generally not checked evenings, weekends, or
holidays. If you'd like a phone conference, please send me a Moodle
message to set an appointment. |
| OFFICE |
CEN 410 J (Enter
through
Hallway B, next to the interior North stairs, across from the
restrooms) |
| OFFICE
HOURS |
Tu
11:45-12:45, Th 3-4 in CEN 410J at the Eugene Campus; Tu 5-6 at Cottage
Grove Center 116; W & F 3-4 Moodle online chat, and by appt
|
| SUBJECT
MATTER |
This
research,
discussion,
project
and
workshop-based course explores classical and
contemporary theories of what makes an individual and
society successful. Topics include happiness, health, wealth, freedom,
knowledge,
achievement, relationships, community, meaning and spirituality.
Findings from psychology, sociology, economics, and history will be
examined, along with case studies and biographies of successful people.
Replacing self-defeating attitudes, beliefs and patterns of behavior
with more positive ones, removing obstacles to success, planning and
goal-setting will be a an important focus of the course, which will
employ a rational, evidence-based approach to life. |
| TEXT |
There are no required texts. Online reading, audio
podcasts and other resources will be provided via Moodle. |
COMPUTER
USE:
This course and thus requires you to use (but not
necessarily
own)
a computer. Assignments, handouts, communication and
reporting and
calculation of grades are
all done via Moodle. Campus
labs are staffed with people who can help you if you
are
new to computers or have difficulty using them. Visit
the
Student Help Desk
(SHeD) website at
lanecc.edu/icl/shed.html,
call
them
at
463-3333
or visit them in person in Bldg 4/Rm 201 for
assistance. Campus computer lab hours may be found at
lanecc.edu/icl/lab hours.htm Please make sure your
current
email address is in your ExpressLane account and Moodle profile.
COURSE OBJECTIVES: The objectives
are
this
course
are
for students to (1) understand competing
conceptions of success and their underlying assumptions and values (2)
be familiar with empirical evidence for what makes for a successful
individual and society (3) learn how to apply a theoretical
understanding of success principles to daily life (4) develop habits of
success which will continue after the course is over (5) develop a
success plan (6) feel a sense of pride and optimism about the future
after making progress towards a more
successful life.
REQUIREMENTS
FOR ONLINE SECTION
SUCCESS
JOURNAL
|
Due
each Tuesday before 11:55pm, beginning Week 2 with the last
entry due by the Tuesday of Final Exam Week
|
20%
of grade
|
| FORUM
POSTS |
Due
every Sunday before
11:55pm
|
20%
of grade
|
| SUCCESS
BOOK
REPORT |
Due
Sunday of Week 5 before 11:55pm
|
15%
of grade
|
| ROLE
MODEL
REPORT
|
Due
Sunday of Week 7 before 11:55pm
|
15%
of grade
|
| SUCCESS
PLAN |
Post
draft
to
Success
Plan Forum before
Sunday of Week 8, 11:55pm
Final version due Friday of
Week 10 11:55pm
|
30%
of grade |
REQUIREMENTS FOR COTTAGE GROVE SECTION
SUCCESS
JOURNAL
|
Due
each Tuesday at the beginning of class, beginning Week 2
with the last entry due at the beginning of the Final Exam period. |
20%
of grade
|
| ATTENDANCE/PARTICIPATION |
TR
6-7:50, Week 1-10 and for the Final Exam
|
20%
of grade
|
| SUCCESS
BOOK
REPORT |
Due
Sunday of Week 5 before 11:55pm
|
15%
of grade
|
| ROLE
MODEL
REPORT
|
Due
Sunday
of
Week
7
before 11:55pm |
15%
of grade |
| SUCCESS
PLAN |
Bring
draft
to
class
to workshop Thursday of Week 8. Final version due Friday of Week 10 11:55pm |
30%
of grade |
SUCCESS JOURNAL: Beginning Tuesday of Week Two you must
make an entry in your success journal. Cottage Grove journals are due
at the beginning of class on Tuesday. You may bring in a printed copy
or show me your entry on a mobile device. Entries may examine past
and present successes (or failures), work through present challenges,
explore ideas, mull over weekly topics, make resolutions, sketch out
future plans, or respond to course materials and resources.
The focus should not be mere rumination,
i.e. not "Dear Diary" entries, but rather focused on creative problem
solving and applying what you are learning in the class. Entries should
be at least 500 words long to
receive credit.
Use the word count feature in your word processor or consult an online
calculator like
wordcounttool.com
to make sure your entry is long enough. These entries will be graded on
a credit/no-credit basis. Consult the
Moodle Online Help or
Student Help Desk (SHeD) for
help using the Wiki tool.
Missed
posts cannot be made up.
FORUM POSTS FOR ONLINE STUDENTS
ONLY:
At
the beginning
of each week, a new forum will be open for posting. To receive credit,
you must make two posts (or
replies) which substantially address
the
topic (i.e. something more than a "Me, too!" post) and display some
familiarity with course audio podcasts or readings. Postings have no
minimum word count, may be short, and will be
graded on a
credit/no-credit basis and are due
before
Sunday
11:55pm at the
end of
each week.
Late posts will not
receive credit. In order to avoid missing the deadline and have
some interaction among students,
posting
earlier
in
the
week
is recommended.
If
pasting from MS Word, make sure to save as plain text first or paste special and choose unformatted text. Students
are also
expected to read every post. If you do not wish to receive email copies
of posts, click
Profile
-->
Edit Profile tab
-->
Forum auto-subscribe
(change to "No; don't automatically subscribe me to Forums."). If you
do this, you'll want to turn read-tracking on. In the
Edit Profile tab,
change
Forum Tracking to
"Yes; highlight new posts for me."
The
Cottage
Grove
section is not required to post in forums and will
instead be graded on attendance/participation.
SUCCESS BOOK REPORT: Select a
success, motivational or self-help book. Post the author, title and a
link to Amazon.com, GoodReads, or similar review/purchase link to the
Success Book Wiki. The book may be on
productivity, financial, career or business success, improving
relationships, or be a a general book on success. After you have read
the book, post a review of it to the
Success Book Report Assignment.
Minimum
length
500
words.
Plagiarism will
result in an F in the course.
ROLE MODEL REPORT: Read a book
about or interview someone who embodies your vision of success or has
achieved what you want to achieve in some key area of your life (e.g.
financial and career success, artistic achievement, humanitarian
contribution, etc.) Write a review of it and post it to the Role Model
Report Assignment.
Minimum length 500
words.
Plagiarism will result
in an F in the course.
SUCCESS PLAN: After working on
your success plan throughout the term and implementing suggestions for
revision from the instructor and other students, you will make
final changes to
your plan and submit it for grading.
TOPICS
Success: What is success? • Success and values • Intrinsic and
extrinsic values • Objective value and subjective taste • Teleology:
Goal-directed activity • Virtue: habits which lead to success
Happiness: Happiness as an intrinsic value • The emerging field
of Happiness Studies • Biological, environmental, psychological and
cultural factors affecting happiness • Self-esteem • Adopting and
reinforcing attitudes and beliefs which are conducive to a happier
life • Dealing with trauma, loss and grief • The Buddha on detachment •
Focus, meaning and the reinterpretation of experience
Achievement: Achievement as a
primary value: Friedrich Nietzsche • Rational planning and expectation
vs. magical thinking • Reverse-engineering and reverse planning in
success • Attitudes of success • Organization and time management
skills • Technology and Productivity • Harnessing the power of the
unconscious mind • Discipline and will • The power of focus •
Persistence • Getting what you want and wanting what you get • Dealing
with indecision and procrastination
Health: Health as a
precondition of other values • The Aristotelian virtue of moderation •
Rational evidence-based health practices vs. health crazes or
uncritical acceptance of ancient traditions • Scientific evidence on
the causes of optimal health: Clinical and cross-cultural studies. Who
are the healthiest people on earth, and why? • Diseases of affluence
and how to avoid them
Wealth: What is wealth, and how
is it created? • The Worldly Philosophers • How important is wealth to
a successful life? • To what degree does wealth conflict with other
goods? • Wealth creation, freedom and property rights • Wealth
distribution, social justice and charity • Metaphysical views on wealth
creation (e.g. “The Secret”) What conditions create a prosperous
society?
Freedom: Personal, economic,
social and political freedom • The Problem of free will • Sartre and
radical freedom • Freedom and responsibility
Knowledge: Is knowledge power
or is ignorance bliss? • Knowledge as an end in itself • Theoria,
praxis and techne • Self-knowledge, reflection, the examined life and
conscious living
Relationships: The nature of
interpersonal relationships • Family relationships • Aristotle and
Confucius on friendship • The Philosophy of Love and Sex
Community: The evolution of
human society • Civilization and government • Joining and building
intentional communities which share common interests and goals •
Community and solitude
Meaning: Does life have a
meaning? • Can we create our own meaning? • What sorts of lives to
people find most meaningful, and why? • Meaning and fulfillment
Spirituality: Do material and
spiritual success conflict? • How do spiritual beliefs affect material
success, happiness, health, relationships and other goods? • What do
trends in spiritual belief suggest about the future of religion and
belief in the supernatural? Is a spiritual view of life compatible with
modernity?
GRADING: At
the end of the
term, the class will be graded on the
following absolute scale: A+=
97-100%, A=93%-96%, A-=90%-92%,
B+=87%-89%, B=83%-86%, B-=80%-82%,
C+=77%-79%,
C=73%-76%, C-=70%-72%, D+=67%-69%,
D=63%-66%, D-=60%-62%, F=0-59%.
Any extra credit work does not count towards the A+.
AVAILABILITY
OF
THE
INSTRUCTOR: I am
available by Moodle messaging, Moodle ChatZone, email, phone, or
in-person office visits.
If
you are having difficulties with the class, please contact me as
soon
as possible; I am here to help. I am also
available to discuss
any issue
in
the class which has piqued your intellectual curiosity, or which you
find
interesting or important, outside of the realm of assignments and
testing.
DISABILITY
SERVICES: If you need support
or assistance because of a disability, you may be eligible for academic
accommodations through Disability Service. For more information,
contact the Disability
Services at (541) 463-5150 (voice) or 463-3079 (TTY), stop by Building
1,
Room 218, or contact Nancy Hart (541) 463-3010. You may also want to
check
out Lane's On-Line
Resource Page
for students with disabilities.