Philosophy (PHIL) 252 Critical Thinking (Revision 7)

Evaluation:
Students will receive critical comment from the course Instructor on exercises as they
are developed and submitted for review and evaluation throughout the term, both online
and, if available to the student, during the Studio Workshops. To receive credit for Com
2 a student must achieve a minimum of C+ (67%) on the Sketchbook, and an overall
grade of C+ (67%) for the entire course. The weightings for the course activities are as
follow:
Unit Assignments – 80% of grade
(10 assignments @ 8% each)
Portfolio – 10% of grade.
Sketchbook – 10% of grade
Upon completion of Unit 8 the student, as directed by the Instructor, will organize,
annotate and compile an electronic Portfolio of the completed work of the studio, and
submit it, as well as the Sketchbook, to the course Instructor, who will assign a grade to
Units 1 and 9 based on his or her judgment of the completeness and quality of the
work.
Course materials:
Required:
Computer, software, sketchbook
Recommended:
A bibliography of recommended and supplementary readings and web-based
links is available from AU to students registered in the course.