A Venture Into the World Now

Name: ________________________________________

Addenda to the Syllabus in Introduction to Philosophy (INTFILO)

Official Class Facebook Group: INTFILO (Sarza) Term 1 2015-2016

Prepared by Dr. Beverly A. Sarza

Philosophy Department

De La Salle University-Manila

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Classroom Policies

a. Students who are not in their assigned seats will be considered ABSENT.

b. All are strongly advised to consult the syllabi (departmental AND the addenda).

c. Late and electronic submissions are not allowed. These submissions will be thrown outside the

building.

d. All policies stipulated in the handbook regarding absences, behavior, plagiarism, cheating in any

form, etc. will be implemented. Students who misbehave will be sent to the DO’s office to secure

a permit that will enable them to be admitted on the following meeting. Said students cannot

attend subsequent classes without the permit. On the other hand, a student disobeying the policies

against academic dishonesty (i.e. cheating and/or plagiarism) will receive a final grade of 0.0 and

a D.O. case.

e. Working assumption: Everyone agrees to respect everyone else as a person whose ideas are worth

expressing. The objective is to promote an environment in which everyone can freely express. We

are not obliged to accept uncritically everyone’s opinion. Personal tolerance is expected,

intellectual agreement is not.

f. Everybody is expected to read the assigned reading materials. Students who do not have the

physical copy of the material will be sent outside. Readings can be found either at the Philosophy

Department (Faculty Center 4th Floor) or downloaded in official Facebook group.

g. Final grades are not negotiable. Tears cannot save you. The professor can change a grade due to

the following reasons: wrong encoding and miscalculation. For reasons other than these, the grade

is retained.

h. In case a student missed a quiz and lessons, the student should consult the professor as soon as

s/he comes to class...