
Douglas Borcoman, Ed.D.
Title: Adjunct Faculty, Philosophy
Department: Philosophy
Email Username: dborcoman
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PHI 120: Critical Reasoning -- Required Readings
Fall 2010Student Enrollment: 120
Spring 2011
Student Enrollment: 110
Fall 2011
Student Enrollment: 70
Spring 2012
Student Enrollment: 110
List Price of Think + Connect Plus Access Card: $99.00
Cost of Think + Connect Plus Access Card via CourseSmart: $47.00
List Price of Critical Reasoning: $21.95
Cost of Critical Reasoning through Cognella.com: $16.95
Estimated Savings per student: $150.00
This PHI 120 Critical Reasoning course has been nominated for the 2012 Blackboard Exemplary Course Award.
Resources:
- Course website: Philosophical Quest
- Multiple learning objectives available via MERLOT
Examples include: - How to Write a Philosophical Paper via MERLOT
- Writing an Argumentative Essay via MERLOT
- Boss, Judith. Think + Connect Plus Access Card. McGraw-Hill Humanities Social, 2011. ISBN: 9780073134901. CourseSmart
- Roth, Robin A, and Doug Borcoman. Critical Reasoning. 2010. ISBN: 9781935551973. Cognella.com (This text was written by two faculty members to provide students with a low-cost textbook option)
"Thanks for all you have done this semester. It has been an enjoyable course!"
"The text is well-written and one of the best I have seen."
PHI 379: Visions of Earth -- Required Materials
Spring 2011Student Enrollment: 18
Cost of Visions of Earth, Environmental Ethics via MERLOT: $0
Total savings per student: $150.00
Visions of Earth, Environmental Ethics print and multimedia course materials are available through MERLOT.
This is an environmental ethics course in which the attempt is made to provide materials in accordance with the Affordable Learning Solutions. Students may fully participate without incurring the cost of a printed textbook and may also optionally purchase an inexpensive, digital version of a standard textbook. Additionally, online lecture materials and relevant videos are provided on demand. Working in groups, students are required to produce their own, professional-looking academic advertisement on an environmental issue as a capstone activity.To access, use the following username/password combination: gg1016, 8JYbBsPZ
Guest access is also available.
