Module 2 - Learning Resources and Pre-Instructional Activities - Activity 3

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Activity 3: Learning Resources

In addition to this Guided Learning Tool, the following resources are available to help you develop competency in this area of study:

1. Customized Ethics E-text
• You will need to purchase the customized Ethics e-text. You will receive an enrollment email containing information about how to purchase this e-text.  In order to purchase the e-text (or a hard copy of the e-text), you will need to access the EdMap Bookstore (the Bookstore can be found under the "Resources" tab in the WGU Student Portal).  Once you are in the Bookstore, enter the ISBN 9780390890634 in the box for "Search by 13 digit ISBN or Title."  
• The customized e-text contains chapters from the following texts.
  • Rachels, James & Rachels, Stuart (2007), The Elements of Moral Philosophy (5^th Ed.) McGraw Hill Publishing ISBN: 0-07-312547-4
  • Stumpf, Samuel & Fieser, James (2008), Philosophy: History and Problems – Socrates to Sartre and Beyond (7^th Ed.) McGraw Hill Publishing ISBN: 978-0-07-298782-9
  • Molloy, Michael, (2008), Experiencing the World’s Religions: Tradition, Challenge, and Change (4^th Ed.) McGraw Hill Publishing ISBN: 978-0-07-353564-7
  • Brannigan, Michael C., (2005), Ethics Across Cultures (7^th Ed.) McGraw Hill Publishing ISBN: 0-7674-2418-2
• (Please note that if you purchase the e-text, rather than the hard copy of the e-text, you will only be able to print ten pages from it per day).
2. MindEdge Ethics
   • This series of interactive modules will assist you in developing competency in Ethics. You will enroll in this resource through your AAP. Once you have enrolled you will receive an email from Learning Resources confirming your enrollment. When your course is available, you will receive an email notification from MindEdge to your WGU email account (or personal e-mail account). This email will contain login instructions, a username and your password.
3. E-reserves
   • Singer, Peter (ed.) (1993), A Companion to Ethics. Malden: Blackwell Publishing ISBN: 0-631-18785-5
   • Chapters 3, 8, 14, and 16 of A Companion to Ethics are available as PDF files on E-reserves through the WGU library.
   • You can access E-reserves from the student portal:
   • Go to the Resources tab.
   • Click on Library. (Make note of the password for Docutek E-reserves).
   • Click "Enter the Library."
   • Click on "E-Reserves."
   • Select "Liberal Arts" from the pull-down menu.
   • Click on the link for "Ethics."

Also if after using these LRs you need further assistance please feel free to post a question in the learning community or contact the subject matter expert (SME) directly.  The subject matter expert for this area is Jim Soto: humanities@wgu.edu.