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James South, Ph.D.
Philosophy Department
Course: PHIL 001
Description: Dr. South is a leading an initiative
in the Philosophy Department to change the way Logic
is taught, by making its relevance more apparent.
"The goals of the course," says South, "are
straightforward: it is designed to equip students
with the skills necessary for effective argumentation
and communication." South believes that there
is a "disconnect between the actual experience
of students in dealing with information and teh way
Logic is taught."
South: "Recently, Memorial Library and the Philosophy
Department have developed a supplemental curriculum
for the Logic course incorporating aspects of Information
Literacy into Logic. Information Literacy can be defined
as a set of skills that enable a student to find,
evaluate and use information. Rather obviously, these
skills intersect nicely with traditional topics treated
in logic classes such as evaluating and constructing
arguments.
South and his colleagues in the Philosophy Department
and the Memorial Library have developed activities
that demonstrate practical applications of logic.
For example, students frequently use online databases
for library research. Technology is used in this case
to show how logic may be applied to aide in information
gathering and evaluation (information literacy).
Technology: Internet, Database Technology,
Library Resources
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