INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

FACULTY OF BUSINESS SYLLABUS AY 2017/18

WIDYA MANDALA SURABAYA CATHOLIC
UNIVERSITY

Course Name LOGIC

Course Code PHL152
Semester/Credits Semester 1 / 2 credits
Course Type Personal Development Course
(Matakuliah Pengembangan Kepribadian, MPK)
Prerequisite None
Lecturer Arwin M. Vibar, PhD

Schedule & Room

Course Description This course tackles the day-to-day activity of thinking things through
which leads to logical conclusions, or to a logical evaluation of
claims that people make to influence our thinking and beliefs, or
courses of action. A core element of this course deals with the
recognition, analysis, evaluation, and formulation of arguments,
which are taken up with the purpose of improving ones reasoning
skills and enhancing effective thinking.

Learning Outcomes At the end of this course, the students are expected to have acquired
the following skills:
disciplined thinking
making judgments, i.e., those that require careful reasoning
grasping the point of an interlocutor
detecting whether an interlocutors argument is sufficiently
supported by evidence, or not
generating reasons for ones claim on specific issues
deciding what information is worthy of acceptance or belief

References Main Reference:

Conway, D.A., & Munson R. (2000). Elements of reasoning.
Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.

Other references:
various webcasts

Learning Method Lecture, discussion, group work, reflection paper

Evaluation Midterm Score (50%)

- Exercises (60%)
- Examination (40%)

Final term Score (50%)

- Exercises (60%)
Session Topic Reference
1 Introduction to logic Chp 1
2 Recognizing arguments Chp 1
3 Analyzing arguments (1) Chp 2
4 Analyzing arguments (2) Chp 2
5 Evaluating Arguments (1) Chp 3
6 Evaluating Arguments (2) Chp 3
7 Some valid argument forms (1) Chp 4
MIDTERM EXAM
8 Some valid argument forms (2) Chp 4
9 More valid argument forms (1) Chp 5
10 More valid argument forms (2) Chp 5
11 Causal analysis Chp 6
12 Argument by analogy and models Chp 7
13 Errors in reasoning: fallacies Chp 8
14 Reasonable beliefs Chp 11
FINAL EXAM