Dr. Jonathan Y. Tan
(
陳運佳教授
)
ProfessorJTan@gmail.com
(513) 745-3794
121 Hinkle Hall
Office hours by appointment
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Course Procedures & Requirements
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Organizational Structure and Procedures of Class Discussion
Unless otherwise indicated in the Weekly Schedule/Readings, all class sessions will be held in the discussion format according to the following procedures:
- The instructor will begin each class session by introducing the background, context, principal ideas or issues, key issues, and/or important events for class discussion on that day.
- For the remainder of the class, the instructor will moderate a discussion and analysis
of the materials and relevant issues among the students. For this purpose, every student will be required to post to the Class Blog before coming to class. Please see Posting to the Class Blog below for requirements and detailed instructions.
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Posting to the Class Blog
All students are required to post to the Class Blog for each class session before coming to class. For this purpose, clickable links to the relevant posting pages on the Class Blog are provided for each class session in the Class Schedule & Readings. All student postings for each class session comprise the following:
- A short paragraph summarizing the insight(s) that are gleaned from the required readings (and additional readings, if assigned) for that class session; and
- One or more questions dealing with the issues raised in the required readings (and additional readings, if assigned).
Please read each other's postings to see what insights and questions your classmates have pertaining the assigned readings for the class session. Because these insights and questions serve as a stimulus for class discussion, they cannot be made up later (i.e., after the class session has been concluded). Each class blog posting is worth one (1) point. Students who attend class without first posting their insights and questions before coming to class will not receive any points for class blog posting for that day (please refer to the Grades Computation for further details).
CLASS BLOG POSTING INSTRUCTIONS:
- Click "Post a Comment."
- This opens a pop-up entitled "Leave your Comment."
- Type your response/posting in the box.
- To prevent accidental loss of connection (especially if you are using the campus wireless system), you should first type your response/posting in MS Word, then cut and paste it onto the box in the "Leave Your Comment" pop-up.
- Next, type in the CAPTCHA Word verification/challenge characters.
- Under "Choose your Identity," click the third radio button to select Name/URL (ignore the first and second radio buttons).
- Type your name in the "Name" field and leave the "URL" field as blank.
- Please do not select "Anonymous," as I will not be able to give you any credit for posting.
- Once you are satisfied with your post, click "Publish your Comment," and you are done.
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Attendance and Participation
As the primary format of this course is discussion, it is imperative that students complete all reading assignments before class, post to the Class Blog, as well as attend and participate at all class sessions. Students are expected to do all the required readings assigned for every class before coming to class on that day, and encouraged to read the readings marked "Additional Readings," which complement the required readings and provide additional discussion for those who are interested to explore further. A 1% point will be deducted for each class you miss without excuse. Excuses will be accepted only for grave emergency situations (e.g., major illness with proper written documentation, death in family) or university-approved activities off-campus (e.g., varsity sports) and only at the instructor's discretion. Every two late arrivals will count as an unexcused absence and a 1% point will be deducted accordingly. Please note that any student with six or more unexcused absences will receive a grade of F for this course.
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- Living Personalities Project
Please visit the Living Personalities Project section for detailed instructions and important deadlines about this research project.
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- Extra Credit Opportunities
Please consult with the instructor for extra credit opportunities. Unless otherwise specified, please write a 3-4 page double-spaced and typed report for each lecture that you attend. The report should:
- summarize the speaker's presentation and identify the insights and implications that are raised;
- summarize the issues raised by the audience during the Question-and-Answer segment; and
- conclude with your own critical analysis and assessment of the issues discussed by the speaker and the audience.
Please submit your written report by the specified submission deadline.
Late submissions will not be accepted. Unless otherwise specified, each report submitted is worth
2% towards your final grade. Please pay attention to the
Theology Department's Guidelines for Written Assignments when you write your reports.
Please visit Xavier University's James A. Glenn Writing Center if you
require assistance in writing your reports.
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- Tutoring/Learning Assistance
Xavier University's Learning Assistance Center
provides one-on-one and group tutoring, assistance with general study skills, e.g., reading, note taking, time
management, organization, learning styles and test taking, as well as services to students with disabilities.
For more information, please contact Stephanie Mosier by phone at 756-3214 or by e-mail at
mosier@xavier.edu. Referral by the instructor is also available on request.
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- Prohibition against the Use of Electronic Devices
Please turn off all cellphones, pagers, laptops, notebook computers, tablet PCs, PDAs,
and other electronic devices when class is in session. Laptops, notebook computers, and tablet PCs may not be used in this class. A first-time offender will receive a one-time warning and the confiscation of the electronic device in question for the duration of the class. Thereafter, subsequent violations will result in the loss of all extra credit privileges for this course, as well as the reduction of the student's final grade for this course by 5% for each violation.
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- Academic Honesty
According to the provisions on Academic Honesty in Xavier University's Undergraduate Academic Policies and Regulations:
The pursuit of truth demands high standards of personal honesty. Academic and professional life requires a trust based upon the integrity of the written and spoken word. Accordingly, violations of certain standards of ethical behavior will not be tolerated at Xavier University. These include ... cheating, plagiarism, unauthorized assistance in assignments and tests ...
All work submitted for academic evaluation must be the student's own. Certainly, the activities of other scholars will influence all students. However, the direct and unattributed use of another's efforts is prohibited as is the use of any work untruthfully submitted as one's own.
Please be warned that there is a zero tolerance policy on academic dishonesty in this course. The instructor expects all work that appears under the student's name to be that student's own, and will follow up on evidence that a student has contravened the university's regulations on academic honesty. If an incident of academic dishonesty is established, the student will automatically receive a grade of F for the entire course, in addition to a letter of warning from the Dean and details of the offense being noted down in the student's record file.
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子曰:「學而不思則罔,思而不學則殆。」
The Master [Confucius] says:
"Learning without thinking is a waste of time,
Thinking without learning is dangerous" (Analects 2:15).
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COPYRIGHT COMPLIANCE:
STATEMENT OF FAIR USE FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES
A good faith effort has been made to comply with US copyright law. This does not mean that none of the materials used in this course website is copyright protected, but that the "fair use" clause of US Copyright Law has been adhered to. In particular, any copyright material used here is (a) not used for commercial gain and used exclusively for educational purposes; and (b) used in limited amounts in comparison to the published source. The relevant provision (section 107) of the U.S. Copyright Act is reproduced below:
Section 107: Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair Use
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 106, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phone records or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright. In determining whether the use made of a work in any particular case is a fair use, the factors to be considered shall include:
(1) The purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;
(2) the nature of the copyrighted work;
(3) the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and
(4) the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work. (added pub. l 94-553, Title I, 101, Oct 19, 1976, 90 Stat 2546).
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REQUIRED
TEXTBOOKS:
Joseph A. Adler
Chinese
Religious Traditions
(Prentice Hall, 2002)
de Bary & Bloom, eds.
Sources of
Chinese Tradition
(2nd Ed), Vol. 1
(Columbia, 1999)
Eva Wong
Shambhala Guide
to Taoism
(Shambhala, 1997)
Kenneth Chen
Buddhism in
China: A
Historical Survey
(Princeton, 1964)
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