North Seattle Virtual College
 Virtual College Home>Courses and Class Schedules>Registered Students> PHIL 111

Registered Students Start Your Course
Before beginning your class please complete our Demographic Survey if you have not already done so.

 

PHIL 111 D1: Introduction to Bioethics

Short Description:  This fully online class deals with ethical questions surrounding clinical medical practice, public health, and biomedical research. May be of particular interest to those considering health care professions, and to those interested in issues of health and human rights. Course focus will be on newly emerging infectious diseases (e.g., AIDS and drug resistant tuberculosis), and on environmentally induced diseases (e.g., cancers, asthma, chemical sensitivity, etc). 

Instructor: Tom Kerns
Tom Kerns

Details on Instructor
and Class Information
 

Registered Students to start class please locate your instructors email and class web site below.

Item Number: 9583

Inquiry Email: distance@sccd.ctc.edu

Instructor:  Tom Kerns

Instructor Email: tkerns@sccd.ctc.edu

Credits: 5

Class Information: PHIL 111 

Mode: Fully Online

Fees: UD

Prerequisites: None

For advising questions: AdvisorNorth@sccd.ctc.edu

Class web site: http://fc.northseattle.edu

Campus Meeting Times and Location: Please check Class Meeting Schedule page for any orientations or additional meetings during the quarter.
Please note: Meetings are subject to change so please check the Orientation schedule page right before quarter begins. Virtual classrooms do not open until the first week of the quarter.

How to Start Class:  Email your instructor to introduce yourself, attend any orientation meetings listed in the Class Meeting Schedule, and use the information below to gain access to any courseware that is used in your class. 
Please Note: Distance Learning courses require active participation and students need to log into their classes during the first week of the quarter to avoid getting behind. 

Textbook: For specific textbook information and cost(s), visit our Campus Bookstore online at http://northscc1.bkstore.come/bkstore/content

Other Instructional Materials: Courseware used is First Class: To access the courseware please go to  http://fc.northseattle.edu.  To find out more information about using and setting up your computer for FirstClass go to the FirstClass Index page. When installing FirstClass software on your computer please be sure to complete Step 2 which will install the correct server address in your login screen. For more information about this go to the First Class Installation page.

UserID = your first initial and entire last name (all lower case and one word).  
Password = last 6 digits of your Student ID number.

Please note: Student accounts will not be available until the first day of the quarter. Registering after the first day of the quarter your account may take 24 to 48 hours to be activated. 

For classes using an online component, we suggest that you download the free version of Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox and use one of these browsers whether or not AOL is your Internet Service Provider. Otherwise, if you are using the AOL browser, the built in shortcuts may cause problems with most North Online course tools. If you have loaded a special software tool bar such as the Google or Yahoo toolbar this may interfere with your courseware and cause it to not work properly please go to our tech support on Popups and Tool Bars for more information.