Has anybody taken a course such as this?

{CC}StealthBlue

United States41117 Posts

July 21 2009 02:38 GMT

This makes no sense, the course is a Lecture and 3 credits, the norm. But the first day of class on my detailed schedule says October 21 to December 09, what the fuck...

ETHC 2030 - Ethics

This course examines opinions about right and wrong conduct in relation to self, other people, animals, and the environment. Reflections on human values and the basic ethical positions that guide or inform peoples' lives are emphasized. Selected readings from contemporary sources and great moral philosophers are studied.

First day of semester is August 26. I wonder if this is a mistake or something, will have to ask tomorrow.

Trezeguet

United States2656 Posts

July 21 2009 02:45 GMT

Is the class 5 days a week instead of 3? Maybe you have to write some huge paper and that is why it is 3 credits instead of 2(due to a shorter length). At my school we had classes that had all sorts of different lengths, but they would all start at the beginning of the semester so I have no idea. I guess you could just email your ethics prof/ta and see what's the deal?

Edit: After reading the description again, I hope for your sake that it doesn't start right away and is a shorter class.

micronesia

United States24799 Posts

July 21 2009 02:49 GMT

Yeah most of my grad classes are on goofy schedules like that.

Manifesto7

Osaka27177 Posts

July 21 2009 02:57 GMT

It might be part of a bigger program and meet 6 hours a week rather than 3? I have no idea, usually at Temple on my summer courses were compact like that.

Judicator

United States7270 Posts

July 21 2009 03:00 GMT

On July 21 2009 11:38 {CC}StealthBlue wrote:
This makes no sense, the course is a Lecture and 3 credits, the norm. But the first day of class on my detailed schedule says October 21 to December 09, what the fuck...

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First day of semester is August 26. I wonder if this is a mistake or something, will have to ask tomorrow.

Yes its normal to have classes start in the middle of the semester or end in the middle of the semester.

{CC}StealthBlue

United States41117 Posts

July 21 2009 03:05 GMT

I guess. But I can't understand such a class covering such a topic to be so short. The description says nothing about being a 2 semester or anything of the sort.

Luddite

United States2315 Posts

July 21 2009 03:49 GMT

just email the professor and ask him. I'm guessing that's a typo, it'd be strange for such a standard class like that to have such a goofy schedule.

Jibba

United States22883 Posts

July 21 2009 07:24 GMT

That is pretty strange. 6hr/week in Ethics would not be fun, and probably not all that helpful since it's not really a class you can cram into a short time frame.

evanthebouncy!

United States12796 Posts

July 21 2009 08:27 GMT

yeah in China we take it in Elementary School.
It's called 思想品德
which translates into
"The thinking and the virtues"

evanthebouncy!

United States12796 Posts

July 21 2009 08:27 GMT

#10

Hopefully you don't end up like this

konadora

Singapore66364 Posts

July 21 2009 10:27 GMT

#11

Sounds like a course I'm taking, although ethics is part of the course I'm taking

Jibba

United States22883 Posts

July 21 2009 12:10 GMT

#12

On July 21 2009 17:27 evanthebouncy! wrote:
yeah in China we take it in Elementary School.
It's called 思想品德
which translates into
"The thinking and the virtues"

o.o

No offense, but that sounds like a terrible time to take ethics. The course is about the "thinking" part, which doesn't really start happening until middle school-high school.

{CC}StealthBlue

United States41117 Posts

July 21 2009 19:12 GMT

#13

Apparently it is not a typo/bug it is an 8 week class. Strange.

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