HUM 117

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COURSE SYLLABUS

1.	TITLE OF COURSE:	CRITICAL THINKING
	PREFIX/NUMBER:	HUM 117	CREDIT HOURS:	3
2.	PREREQUISITE:	NONE

3.	RESOURCES NEEDED:
	TEXT:	Thinking Critically by John Chaffee, Houghton Mifflin Co., 2003, 7th Edition.
	SUPPLIES:	Notebook
4.	COURSE DESCRIPTION:	This course is designed to develop higher order thinking and reasoning skills. Students will apply these skills to a variety of academic disciplines, contemporary issues, and their own life experiences.
5.	COURSE GOAL:

6.	COURSE OBJECTIVES:
	By the end of the course, students will
	(A)	The student will engage in a systematic exploration of the thinking process and be guided to thinking more clearly, insightfully, and creatively.
	(B)	The student will understand the close connection between thinking and language and develop abilities to communicate ideas both orally and in written form.
	(C)	The student will complete this course with tools necessary to live a more fulfilled life. By improving thinking and language skills, the student will be able to confront the challenges of problem solving and decision making that now define our society.

7.	EVALUATION PROCEDURES:
	Attendance and class participation	25%
	Tests, Quizzes	30%
	Critical Thinking Log	20%
	Final Paper	25%
	Critical Thinking Log: Students will be required to keep a log containing all assignments for class. Details will be discussed on the first class meeting.
	Final Paper: Sequenced writing to be discussed on the first day of class.

			Grading Scale Raw Score Range	Letter Grade
			90 to 100	A
			80 to 89	B
			70 to 79	C
			60 to 69	D
			0 to 59	F

Special Remarks:
1.	Attendance: College policy states that students may be dropped from enrollment when absent 20% of the scheduled class meetings. If enrolled from the beginning of the term, 15 hours will usually constitute 20% of a four-credit semester course which meets five hours per week. Reinstatement procedures are described in the PCC catalog.
2.	Tardy Policy: A student who is late three times (enters classroom after the instructor has taken roll) will be charged with one full absence unless the student can provide valid reasons for one or more of these tardies.
3.	Assignments/Missed Exams: It is the student's responsibility, whether present or absent, to obtain all material presented and to complete all course assignments. If prior arrangements are made or extenuating circumstances exist, makeup of tests may be allowed. Late homework papers will not be accepted unless those same extenuating circumstances exist. Makeup of quizzes is to be at the instructor's discretion.

8.	COURSE OUTLINE:
9.	METHODS OF INSTRUCTION:
	To be successful in this course, students are expected to participate in discussions, in-class writing, and read all assigned material. Peer review activities will be part of the instruction.
10.	ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:
	The very nature of higher education requires that students adhere to accepted standards of academic integrity. Therefore, Pueblo Community College has adopted a policy of academic conduct as described in the Student Handbook. Violation of academic integrity may be defined to include the following: cheating, plagiarism, falsification and fabrication, abuse of academic materials, complicity in academic dishonesty, and personal misrepresentation. It is the student’s responsibility to be aware of the behaviors that constitute academic dishonesty. Sanctions for violating the standards of academic integrity may include warning, probation, suspension, and/or failure of the course or assignment at the discretion of the instructor.
11.	ADA NOTICE:
	Students who have a documented disability may be eligible to receive accommodations for this class. Please contact the Disability Resources Center at 549-3446 for further information.