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.

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 course focuses on ethical issues, which affect our daily lives in personal, social, and political spheres. Issues covered will vary by term, but may include our duties to animals and the environment; consumerism; issues in bioethics such as abortion, euthanasia, human cloning and genetic engineering; the moral legitimacy of government, it's and proper size, scope and form, and the role of religion in public life; crime, including 'victimless' crimes such as drugs, gambling, pornography and prostitution; poverty, both in the U.S. and abroad; war and terrorism; free speech, self-defense with a firearm, property and privacy rights, and other personal liberties; and various forms of discrimination and prejudice.
TEXT	Stephen Satris, Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Moral Issues, 13th edition, available at the LCC Titan Bookstore. Please buy the current edition; there is new and updated material in it.

ATTENDANCE/PARTICIPATON POINTS FOR STUDIO CLASSROOM, COTTAGE GROVE AND HONORS SECTIONS: It will be very difficult to succeed in this class without regular attendance. Some material may appear on the exams which is not covered in the text, and students with sporadic attendance almost always do poorly on exams. A roster will be circulated for you to sign both hours of the class - make sure to sign it. After the first week, do not burden the instructor with messages about absences of one or two class days due to illness or other contingencies. With over 150 students per term and the rate of absenteeism being what it is, such "courtesy" calls or emails are a nuisance. On the other hand, if you must be absent for more than a week due to serious illness, military service, business travel, family emergency, and so on, don't hesitate to contact me if you must take an exam at a later date or require other special help. If you don't require special accommodation, please simply view the video podcast and check for any new announcements or handouts on Moodle.

If you are sick, please stay home and rest. Coming to class sick will prolong your own illness and infect others. Also, please refrain from visiting my office if you still have flu or cold symptoms; it is a small, confined space and I do not want to contract your illness. You can reach me by phone during office hours if you need to speak with me or send a Moodle message or email. You may make up to two missed classes by listening to the podcast and writing a minimum 500 word summary of classroom content for each class missed. Your summary must in some way show that you watched the podcast, not merely did the reading or downloaded the Powerpoint presentation. Some descriptions of instructor examples or student comments will help you in this regard. Less than 500 words will not count - make sure to use a word count tool if you are unsure how long your summary is. There will be a forum to post these in Moodle.

VIDEO PODCASTS FOR CABLE TELEVISION STUDENTS: Cable Television students are required to watch the class live or view the video uploaded to YouTube the day following the live broadcast. They are expected to keep up with the pace of the class and watch to the previous podcast by the time the next one is made available. As with any class, students are encouraged to take notes while watching. It will be very difficult to succeed in this class without regular viewing. Material will appear on the exams which is not covered in the text.

FORUM POSTS FOR ONLINE STUDENTS ONLY: The purpose of the forum assignment is to allow you the opportunity to interpret, evaluate and apply what you have learned, and to discuss the merits and implications of class material with your classmates. 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 addresses a class topic.  Postings 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, posting earlier in the week is recommended. An extra credit forum will be available in Week Ten to make up for two missed posts. 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."

HONORS SUMMARIES AND PRESENTATIONS: Students enrolled in the honors section are required to post a summary of class sessions for one week of the term to a Moodle forum. Weeks will be assigned the first week of classes and postings are to be made the following class day. 2.5% is added the course grade if this assignment is done completely and on time. These summaries are expected to be exhaustive of both the instructor presentation and arguments presented in student discussion. They must end with 5 suggested study questions and 5 sample exam questions. The major project for honors students is a paper between 1000 and 1500 words in length. The material from this paper must then be condensed into a 15 minute persuasive presentation. Students may not merely read their papers, but must present their arguments in the form of a persuasive and engaging speech, after which they must field questions from the instructor and other students. Students must then revise their papers in the light of class feedback for final submission.

READING: It is important to read the material in order to participate intelligently in class discussion and/or online forums and to perform well on exams.

COMPUTER USE: This course requires you to use (but not necessarily own) a computer. Testing, distribution and archiving of notes and handouts, outside-of-class 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 at the Library Circulation Desk on the 2nd floor of the Center building for assistance. Campus computer lab hours may be found at http://lanecc.edu/icl/labhours.htm

EXAMS: You will have a window of several days during which you must take each exam in the Social Science Testing Lab in CEN 456 on the Main Campus or at the Cottage Grove Center. If you are out of the greater Eugene/Springfield area, you will have to find an approved proctor. See the Distance Learning testing page at http://www.lanecc.edu/distance/testing.htm for details. You will need a photo I.D. and to know your L Number and ExpressLane PIN to log into the test. The exam format will be multiple choice and true/false questions. During the exam you may use a 3 x 5 card note card (both sides) or a piece of paper measured with a ruler and cut to the same size. The final will not be comprehensive. The exact start and stop times of exams will be announced in class, put in a Moodle announcement and may also be seen by clicking on the exam name in the main course view as soon as the date is set. Lab hours for the Social Science Testing Lab are posted at http://www.lanecc.edu/socsci/testinglabinfo.html. You must arrive one hour before closing.

LAB HOURS BEGINNING WEEK THREE

MAKE-UP EXAM POLICY: Since you will have at least four or five days to take the exam, you will be expected to meet the deadline. You must contact the instructor before the deadline via Moodle messaging or email to request an extension without penalty.

PENALTIES FOR CHEATING: Students caught cheating will be given an F in the course.