4/26/2024 11:19:27 AM	PHIL 7 Course Outline as of Summer 2003	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  PHIL 7	Title:  MORAL ISSUES
Full Title:  Contemporary Moral Issues
Last Reviewed:2/26/2024

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	3.00	Lecture Scheduled	3.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	52.50
Minimum	3.00	Lab Scheduled	0		6 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	3.00			Contact Total	52.50
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  105.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
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Catalog Description:

An introduction to ethics that focuses on modern and classical moral theories and their application to selected contemporary moral issues such as euthanasia, abortion, animal rights, and privacy.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Completion of ENGL 100 or ESL 100.

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Examination of contemporary moral issues & of the ethical principles & theories underlying them.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Completion of ENGL 100 or ESL 100.
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
Area:	E	Humanities
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	C2	Humanities		Fall 1981
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	3B	Humanities		Fall 1981
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
UC Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
C-ID:
CID Descriptor: PHIL 120	Introduction to Ethics	SRJC Equivalent Course(s): PHIL7

Certificate/Major Applicable: Both Certificate and Major Applicable

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

1.  Define and demonstrate an understanding of basic concepts in ethics.

2.  Describe, analyze and evaluate moral theories.

3.  Analyze and evaluate specific philosophical arguments involved in

   representative comtemporary moral issues.

4.  Compare, contrast and evaluate the application of modern and classical

   moral theories to contemporary moral issues.

Topics and Scope

1.  Moral concepts such as moral values, virtues, rights, moral reasoning,

   relativism and absolutism, intrinsic and extrinsic value.

2.  Moral theories such as utilitarianism, contract theory and

   Kantianism.

3.  The factual background for representative moral issues such as

   euthanasia, abortion, animal rights, privacy.

4.  The philosophical theories and arguments involved in representative

   moral issues.

Assignments:

1.  Reading assignments from course texts and supplementary materials.

2.  Quizzes as appropriate.  Quizzes may be based on the reading

   assignments.

3.  Exams:  take-home and in-class essay exams.

4.  Papers:  five-page or longer term paper on a practical or moral issue.

5.  Final examination.

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 40 - 60%
Written homework, Term papers
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 0 - 0%
None
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 0 - 0%
None
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 30 - 50%
Multiple choice, Essay Exams, Short Essay or Quizzes
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 10 - 20%
CLASS PARTICIPATION

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

THE ELEMENTS OF MORAL PHILOSOPHY, 3rd ed., James Rachels, McGraw-Hill,

  1999.

THE RIGHT THING TO DO, 2nd ed., edited by James Rachels, McGraw-Hill,

  1999.

CONTEMPORARY MORAL ISSUES, 2nd ed., Lawrence Hinman, Harcourt, 1998.

ETHICS:  A PLURALISTIC APPROACH TO MORAL THEORY, Lawrence Hinman,

  Harcourt, 1998.

TAKING SIDES:  CLASHING VIEWS ON CONTROVERSIAL MORAL ISSUES, 8th ed.,

  Stephen Sarris, Dushkin, 2002

BEING GOOD, A SHORT INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS, Simon Blackburn, Oxford, 2001.

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