CURRICULUM
VITAE
DARYL CLOSE, Ph.D.
Professor of Computer Science and Philosophy
Heidelberg University
Tiffin, Ohio 44883
(419) 448-2281
E-mail: dclose@heidelberg.edu
Home Page:
http://bright.net/~dclose
This document is available at http://bright.net/~dclose/dccv.htm
ACADEMIC HISTORY
A.B. (Philosophy), Lafayette College, 1971
M.A. (Philosophy), Temple University, 1975
Thesis: “Non-Epistemic Seeing”
Ph.D. (Philosophy), Temple University, 1976
Dissertation: “Language and the Ascription of Beliefs”
Joseph Margolis, Advisor
AREAS OF RESEARCH AND SPECIAL INTEREST
Philosophy of Mind (theory of judgment, philosophy of computing)
Epistemology (theory of perception, philosophy of science)
Applied Ethics (bioethics, business ethics, criminal justice ethics)
Logic (pedagogy of symbolic logic, informal logic/critical thinking)
Teaching of Philosophy
Distinguished Scholarship/Research Award, Heidelberg University, 2011
Mark Lenssen Prize for Publishing on Teaching Philosophy, 2010
Tenure, Heidelberg University, 2004
Award of Merit for Outstanding Leadership and Achievements in the Teaching of Philosophy, American Association of Philosophy Teachers, 1998
Faculty Foreign Travel Grant, Tiffin University, Summer 1995
Sabbatical Leave, Tiffin University, Spring 1992
Professor of the Year Nominee, CASE (Council for Advancement and Support of Education), Tiffin University, 1987
University Fellow, Temple University, 1971, 1974
ACADEMIC
APPOINTMENTS
Professor of Computer Science and Philosophy, Heidelberg College, 2000-present
Professor of Philosophy and Information Systems, Tiffin University, 1989-2000
Associate Professor of Philosophy and Computer Systems, Tiffin University, 1984-1989
Associate Professor of Computer Systems and Mathematics, Tiffin University, 1983-1984
Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Tiffin University, 1982-1983
Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Ohio Northern University, 1980-1981, 1981-1982
Assistant Professor, Social Sciences Department, Tiffin University, 1979-1980
Adjunct Professor of Philosophy, Pennsylvania State University at Ogontz, 1977-1978
Lecturer in Philosophy, La Salle College, 1976-1977, 1977-1978
Instructor of Philosophy, Community College of Philadelphia, Spring 1977
Lecturer in Science, The Baldwin School for Girls, Bryn Mawr, 1975-1976
Instructor of Mathematics, Penn Center Academy, Philadelphia, 1973-1974
Teaching Assistant in Philosophy, Temple University, 1972-1973, 1973-1974
ADMINISTRATIVE
APPOINTMENTS
Dean/Unit Director Level:
Director, Division of Natural and Social Sciences, Heidelberg College, May 2006-July 2007
Natural Sciences Coordinator, Tiffin University, 1995-1997
Chair, Division of Arts and Science, Tiffin University, 1992-1995
Interim Chair, Division of Arts and Science, Tiffin University, 1989, 1990
Department/Program Level:
Faculty Coordinator for the Honors Program, Heidelberg College, 2008-2010
Acting Faculty Coordinator for the Honors Program, Heidelberg College, 2007-08
Faculty Coordinator, Heidelberg College Sloan Semester, Fall 2005
Chair, Department of Philosophy, Tiffin University, 1984-1999
Interim Chair, Department of Mathematics, Tiffin University, 1982-1983
Interim Chair, Social Sciences Department, Tiffin University, 1979-1980
UNDERGRADUATE COURSES TAUGHT
(partial listing)
PHILOSOPHY:
Aesthetics
Bioethics
Engineering Ethics
Ethics
Ethics in Professional Life
Justice, Race, and Gender
Social and Political Philosophy
Social Ethics
Social Justice
Human Nature and Destiny
Knowledge and Truth
Epistemology of Religious Belief
Metaphysics
Philosophy of Mind
Philosophy of Science
Scientific Revolutions
Introduction to Philosophy
Contemporary Analytic Philosophy
Rationalism and the Enlightenment
Advanced Logic
Critical Thinking
Informal Logic
Introduction to Logic
Symbolic Logic
COMPUTER SCIENCE/MATHEMATICS:
Advanced Programming with C++
Advanced Programming with Pascal
BASIC Programming
Computer Programming I and II (C++)
Computer Programming I and II (Java)
Data Structures
Database Management
Design and Programming in dBASE
Systems Analysis and Design
Data Communications
Intermediate PC Applications Software
Introduction to Computer Systems
Introduction to Data Processing
Spreadsheet Modeling in Lotus 1-2-3
Spreadsheet Modeling (Excel)
Discrete Mathematics
Operations Research
Statistics for Management
GRADUATE COURSES (MBA Program):
Legal and Ethical Issues in Business
Information Systems for Managers
HONORS SEMINARS:
The Scientist Seminar: Minds, Brains, and Machines, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011
OXFORD STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMME, New College, University of Oxford Perspectives of Time, June 2004. Team-taught with Dr. Amy Berger, Associate Professor of Geology and Dr. Ruth Wahlstrom, Professor of English
CAMPUS COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS and SERVICE
Chair Appointments
Chair, Honors Committee, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2010-11
Chair, Academic Policy Committee, 2008-09, 2009-10
Chair, Distance Education Task Force, Fall 2005
Faculty Coordinator, Heidelberg College Sloan Semester, Fall 2005
Chair, NCA/HLC Criterion One Subcommittee, 2003-04, 2004-05
Chair, Educational Policies Committee, 2002-03, 2003-04
Membership and Service
Search Committee, Choral Music Education
Honors Committee, 2000-present
Search Committee, Computer Science, 2008-present
Faculty Manual Task Force, 2006-2010
Academic Policy Committee, 2008-2010
Critical Thinking Task Force, 2008-09
Strategic Planning Council, 2007-2009
New Faculty Mentor, Faculty Development Committee, 2006-2008
CREW Committee (Critical Thinking, Reading, Engagement, and Writing), 2004-2008
Scholars Day Committee, 2007-08
Academic Affairs Subcommittee, Strategic Planning Council, 2007-08
Search Committee, Vice President for Enrollment, 2006-07
Web Project Team, 2006-07
Academic Cabinet, 2006-07
Heidelberg College-Tiffin University Task Force on Nursing, 2006-07
Heidelberg College-Bridges Community Academy Task Force, 2006-07
Search Interview Committee, Director of National Center for Water Quality Research, 2006-07
Humanities Major Work Group, 2005-06, 2006-07
Writing Assessment Committee, 2005-06
NCA Self-Study Accreditation Steering Committee, 2004-05, 2005-06
Educational Policies Committee, 2000-2004
Enterprise Task Force, 2003-04
Advisor to Sigma Tau Nu, 2002-03
CORE Committee, 2001-03
Academic Climate Committee, 2001-03
Adult Programs Task Force, 2001-03
CAMPUS COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS and SERVICE
(continued)
Previous to Heidelberg (Tiffin University):
Chair Appointments
Chair, Academic Honors Banquet Committee, 1999
Coordinator, Natural Sciences, 1995-1999
Chair, Accelerated Degree Completion Committee, 1995-1997
Chair, Constitution Review Committee, 1990-91
Chair, Liberal Arts Committee, 1989-90
Chair, NCA Accreditation Self-Study Academic Sub-committee, 1988-89
Chair, Computer Policy Committee, 1987-88, 1988-89
Chair, General Education Curriculum Review Committee, 1987-88
Chair, University Constitution Draft Committee, 1985-86, 1986-87
Chair, Calendar Conversion Committee, 1983-84
Membership and Service
Parliamentarian, University Faculty, 1990-1999
Academic Computing Committee, 1992-1994, 1998-99
International Studies Committee, 1994-1997
Curriculum Committee, 1986-87, 1988-1990, 1994-1996
Graduate Committee, 1990-1996
Five-Year Plan Committee, 1990-91
Cultural Heritage Course Development Committee, 1988-89, 1989-90
NCA Accreditation Self-Study Steering Committee, 1988-89
NCA Accreditation Self-Study Committee, 1984-85
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Ohio Public Library Trustee, Mohawk Community Library, Sycamore, Ohio, 1997-present
President, Board of Trustees, Mohawk Community Library, 2003, 2004, 2010
Wyandot County Budget Commission LLGSF Distribution Task Force, 2005, 2006
Board of Trustees, Allen Eiry Senior Center, Tiffin, Ohio, 1994-2004
Member, Mohawk Local School District Technology Committee, Sycamore, Ohio
Computer Consultant, pro bono, Allen Eiry Senior Center, Mohawk Community Library
Judge, Science Fair, McCutchenville School, McCutchenville, Ohio
Judge, Optimist Club Oratorical Competition, Tiffin, Ohio
Coach, Junior High (U14), Sycamore Soccer League
Safety Director, AYSO Region 1040 (American Youth Soccer Organization)
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS and SERVICE
Lenssen Prize Selection Committee, American Association of Philosophy Teachers, 2011-2012
Past President, American Association of Philosophy Teachers, 2005, 2006
Lenssen Prize Selection Committee, American Association of Philosophy Teachers, 2004, 2006
President, American Association of Philosophy Teachers, 2003, 2004
Committee on the Teaching of Philosophy, American Philosophical Association, 2003, 2004
Chair, Lenssen Prize Selection Committee, American Association of Philosophy Teachers, 2002
Grant Selection Committee, Teaching Seminar for Advanced Graduate Students in Philosophy, American Philosophical Association, May 2002
Vice President, American Association of Philosophy Teachers, 2001, 2002
Member of the Board, American Association of Philosophy Teachers, 1984-1999, 2001-2006
Chapter President, American Association of University Professors, 1997-1999
Editor, AAPT News, American Association of Philosophy Teachers, 1986-1998
American Association of University Professors
American Philosophical Association
Association for Computing Machinery
Association for Informal Logic and Critical Thinking
Ohio Philosophical Association
Society for Machines and Mentality
Special
Interest Group for Computer Science Education
REFERENCES
Dr. Vicki Ohl, Heidelberg University (419-448-2086)
Dr. Richard Skolnik, SUNY-Oswego (315-341-2539)
Dr. Bruce Way, University of Toledo
Dr. David Weininger, Heidelberg University (419-448-2024)
Dr. Jan Younger, Heidelberg University, retired
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
BOOKS:
Close, Daryl, and Kathryn Bradie. Think About It: An Introduction to Philosophy. In progress.
Close, Daryl, and Nicholas Meier. 2003, 1995. Morality in Criminal Justice: An Introduction to Ethics. Belmont, Calif.: Wadsworth Publishing Co.
JOURNAL ARTICLES and REVIEWS:
Close, Daryl. “The PARC System of Natural Deduction.” In progress.
________. “Critical Thinking and Statistical Reasoning.” In progress.
________. “Why It Is Time to End Student ‘Evaluations’ of Faculty.” In progress.
________. 2009. “Fair Grades,” Teaching Philosophy 32, no. 4 (December): 361-398. http://secure.pdcnet.org/teachphil/free
________. [2000], 1989. “Why Thinking Isn’t Computing,” Fourth National Conference on Computing and Philosophy, Carnegie Mellon University, August. Accepted for publication in Leslie Burkholder (ed.), Philosophy and the Computer. Boulder, Colo.: Westview Press, 1992. Never published. In progress. http://bright.net/~dclose/why-thinking-isn’t-computing.pdf.
________. 1991. Critical Notice of A. Pablo Iannone (ed.), Contemporary Moral Controversies in Business. Teaching Philosophy 14, no. 4 (December): 481-484.
________. 1981. “Vendler on What is Stated,” Philosophia 9 (July): 331-337. http://www.springerlink.com/content/0t743vl17078x7h2.
________. 1981. “Geach’s Theory of Judgment,” Proceedings of the Ohio Philosophical Association, (April): 12-25. http://bright.net/~dclose/geach's-theory-of-judgment.pdf.
________. 1980. “More On Non-Epistemic Seeing,” Mind 89 (January): 99-105. http://www.jstor.org/stable/2253509.
________. 1976. “What is Non-Epistemic Seeing?” Mind 85 (April): 161-170. http://www.jstor.org/stable/2253115.
________. 1976. Language and the Ascription of Beliefs. Ann Arbor, Mich.: Xerox Univ. Microfilms.
________. 1975. “Non-Epistemic Seeing.” M.A. thesis, Temple University.
ADDRESSES:
Close, Daryl. 2011. “Singularity Silliness,” Academic Excellence Dinner. Heidelberg University, Tiffin, Ohio, 26 February.
________. 2006. Honors Medals Address. Heidelberg College, Tiffin, Ohio, 13 May.
________. 2004. “Fair Grades,” Presidential Address, American Association of Philosophy Teachers. Fifteenth International Workshop/Conference on Teaching Philosophy, University of Toledo, August.
CONFERENCE
PAPERS and WORKSHOPS
(PHILOSOPHY):
Close, Daryl. 2011. “A History of the PARC System of Natural Deduction.” Sixteenth Annual Faculty Research Symposium, Heidelberg University, 3 February.
________. 2009. “Critical Thinking and Statistical Reasoning,” Fourteenth Annual Faculty Research Symposium, Heidelberg University, 9 February.
________. 2008. “Helping Students Identify Reasoning” Fall Faculty Workshop, Heidelberg College, 22 August.
________. 2008. “Is It Time to End Student ‘Evaluations’ of Philosophy Faculty?” American Association of Philosophy Teachers, 17th International Workshop/Conference on Teaching Philosophy, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, 9 August.
________. 2008. “Why It Is Time to End Student ‘Evaluations’ of Teaching,” Thirteenth Annual Faculty Research Symposium, Heidelberg College, 14 February.
________. 2007. “Do College Faculty Members Have Any Ethics?” Fall Faculty Workshop, Heidelberg College, 24 August.
________. 2007. “30 Fallacies in 30 Minutes!” Fall Faculty Workshop, Heidelberg College, 24 August.
________. 2006. “Teaching Critical Thinking,” Faculty Development Committee Workshop, Heidelberg College, 26 January.
________. 2005. “Teaching Critical Thinking,” First-Year Seminar Faculty Workshop, Heidelberg College, 18 May.
________. 2005. “Fair Grades Again,” Tenth Annual Faculty Research Symposium, Heidelberg College, February.
Close, Daryl, Larry Stanbery, and Robert Timko. 2004. “Pedagogical and Ethical Issues in Publishing Student Web Pages,” American Association of Philosophy Teachers, Fifteenth International Workshop/Conference on Teaching Philosophy, University of Toledo, August.
Close, Daryl. 2004. “Comments on Robert H. Ennis, ‘Qualified Reasoning, Deductive Validity, and Conduction’, Association for Informal Logic and Critical Thinking, American Philosophical Association Central Division, April.
________. 2004. “A Walk in the PARC,” Ninth Annual Faculty Research Symposium, Heidelberg College, February.
________. 2003. “Critical Thinking,” 11th Annual East Central Colleges Fall Faculty Workshop, Aurora, Ohio, November.
________. 2003. “Comments on Arnold Wilson, ‘Lottery Logic’,” Association for Informal Logic and Critical Thinking, American Philosophical Association Central Division, April.
Close, Daryl, and Kathryn Bradie. 2002. “The Perfect Introductory Text,” American Association of Philosophy Teachers, Fourteenth International Workshop/Conference on Teaching Philosophy, Thomas More College, August.
Close, Daryl. 2002. “Why Thinking Still Isn’t Computing,” Seventh Annual Faculty Research Symposium, Heidelberg College, February.
________. 2001. “Fair Grades,” Sixth Annual Faculty Research Symposium, Heidelberg College, February.
________. 2000. “Symbolic Logic: A Walk in the PARC,” American Association of Philosophy Teachers, Thirteenth International Workshop/Conference on Teaching Philosophy, Alverno College, August.
CONFERENCE
PAPERS and WORKSHOPS
(PHILOSOPHY):
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________. 1998. “Course Mechanics for Introduction to Philosophy,” American Association of Philosophy Teachers, Twelfth International Workshop/Conference on Teaching Philosophy, Mansfield University of Pennsylvania, August.
Close, Daryl, and Nicholas Meier. 1995. “Practical vs. Classroom Ethics,” Academy for Criminal Justice Sciences, Boston, Massachusetts, March.
Close, Daryl. 1994. “Fair Grades,” Tiffin University Faculty Development Workshop, Tiffin University, September.
________. 1994. “Fair Grades,” American Association of Philosophy Teachers, Tenth International Workshop/Conference on Teaching Philosophy, Marianopolis College, Montreal, Quebec, August.
________. 1989. “Informal Argument Analysis: A Workshop for Teachers,” Tiffin University Faculty Colloquium, October.
Close, Daryl, Nicholas Meier, and David Shevin. 1989. “Enhancing Professional Activity,” Tiffin University Faculty Development Workshop, September.
Close, Daryl. 1989. “Why Thinking Isn’t Computing,” Fourth National Conference on Computing and Philosophy, Carnegie Mellon University, August.
________. 1986. “Why Thinking Isn’t Computing,” 1986-87 Colloquium Series, University of Toledo, November.
________. 1986. “Argument Evaluation in Practical Logic,” American Association of Philosophy Teachers, Sixth International Workshop/Conference on Teaching Philosophy, Culver-Stockton College, August.
________. 1986. “A Game for Business Ethics,” American Association of Philosophy Teachers, Sixth International Workshop/Conference on Teaching Philosophy, Culver-Stockton College, August.
________. 1984. “Teaching Practical Logic,” American Association of Philosophy Teachers, Fifth International Workshop/Conference on Teaching Philosophy, University of Toledo, August.
________. 1984. “Teaching the Inference in Inferential Statistics,” American Association of Philosophy Teachers, Fifth International Workshop/Conference on Teaching Philosophy, University of Toledo, August.
________. 1983. “Teaching Informal Logic,” Second International Symposium on Informal Logic, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, June.
________. 1982. “Teaching the “New” Logic,” American Association of Philosophy Teachers, Fourth International Workshop/Conference on Teaching Philosophy, Appalachian State University, August.
________. 1981. “Geach’s Theory of Judgment,” Ohio Philosophical Association, Ohio State University, April.
________. 1978. “Geach’s Theory of Judgment (original version),” Society for Philosophy and Psychology, Tufts University, March.
________. 1976. “Mental States in Animals,” 1976-77 Philosophy Colloquium Series, Lafayette College, September.
________. 1976. “Acts, Objects, and What is True or False,” University of Delaware, April.
________. 1975. “What Do We Believe?” Temple University Graduate Philosophy Colloquium, November.
________. 1974. “What is Non-Epistemic Seeing?” Temple University Graduate Philosophy Colloquium, November.
CONFERENCE
PAPERS and WORKSHOPS
(COMPUTING):
Close, Daryl, and David Kimmel. 2003. “Course Web Page Design,” CNIT Faculty Workshop, Heidelberg College, March, April.
Close, Daryl. 2003. “The Emperor’s New Degree,” Eighth Annual Faculty Research Symposium, Heidelberg College, February.
Close, Daryl, and Richard Skolnik. 1999. “The Emperor’s New Degree: Higher Education and the Internet,” presented at the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Fall.
Close, Daryl. 1998. “Using the Internet as an Academic Resource,” Tiffin University Faculty Development Workshop, January.
________. 1997. “Web Publishing, Part II,” Tiffin University Faculty Development Workshop, January.
________. 1996. “Web Publishing,” Tiffin University Faculty Development Workshop, September.
________. 1995. “Using the Internet,” Tiffin University Faculty Development Workshop, September.
________. 1992. “Using CompuServe,” Tiffin University Faculty Development Workshop, September.
________. 1992. “Using CompuServe,” Ninth International Workshop/Conference on Teaching Philosophy, University of Vermont, August.
________. 1990. “Keeping a Gradebook in a Spreadsheet,” Eighth International Workshop/Conference on Teaching Philosophy, Indiana University, August.
________. 1988. “PC Software for Teachers: Word-Processing, Spreadsheets, and Database Management Systems,” Seventh International Workshop/Conference on Teaching Philosophy, Hampshire College, August.
________. 1988. “What is a Computer Program?” Seventh International Workshop/Conference on Teaching Philosophy, Hampshire College, August.
Close, Daryl, and Mazhar Anik. 1987. “The Introductory CIS Course and PC Software Literacy,” International Business Schools Computer Users Group Annual Conference, University of Michigan, July.
Close, Daryl, and Nelson Pole. 1987. “BASIC vs. Pascal in CAI Programming,” Second National Conference on Computing and Philosophy, Michigan State University, June.
EDITORSHIP:
Close, Daryl, and Mark Lenssen, (eds.). 1986-1998. AAPT News, The Bulletin of the American Association of Philosophy Teachers. Long Beach, Calif.: American Association of Philosophy Teachers, California State University at Long Beach.
EDITORIAL WORK and COMMISSIONED REVIEWS:
Close, Daryl. 2007. Commissioned review, John Dean and Raymond Dean, Introduction to Programming with Java: A Problem Solving Approach. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2008.
Close, Daryl. 1996. Commissioned review, John Kleinig (ed.), Handled with Discretion: Ethical Issues in Police Decision Making. Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield, 1996.
Close, Daryl. 1990. Pre-publication editorial review, Gary B. Shelly, Thomas J. Cashman, Gloria Waggoner, Computer Concepts With Microcomputer Applications: Wordperfect 5.0-5.1, Lotus 1-2-3 Release 2.2, dBASE III Plus. Belmont, Calif.: Wadsworth Publishing Co./Course Technology, 1991.
Close, Daryl, et al., (assistant eds.). 1980. Richard Lineback (ed.), The Philosopher’s Index: A Retrospective Index to Non-U.S. English Language Publications from 1940. Bowling Green, Ohio: Philosophy Documentation Center.
Close, Daryl, et al., (assistant eds.). 1978. Richard Lineback (ed.), The Philosopher’s Index: A Retrospective Index to U.S. Publications from 1940. Bowling Green, Ohio: Philosophy Documentation Center.
PUBLIC
LECTURES, WORKSHOPS, and PUBLICATIONS:
Close, Daryl. 2001. “History of Liberalism,” ElderCollege, Terra Community College, February.
________. 1998. “Human Rights: What Role in U.S. Policy?” Great Decisions, Tiffin-Seneca Public Library, February.
________. 1996. “Failing Nations: What U.S. Response?” Great Decisions, Tiffin-Seneca Public Library, March.
________. 1995. “Cyberspace, the Internet, and Home Computing,” Financial Executives Institute, The Toledo Club, December.
Close, Daryl, and Quran Abdullah. 1995. “Facing Real Inequities in our Schools and Workplaces,” Martin Luther King Day Workshop, Tiffin University, January.
Close, Daryl. 1992. “Using CompuServe,” Faculty and Administration Workshop, Mohawk High School, Sycamore, Ohio, October.
________. 1992. “Managing Your PC,” Public Accountants Society of Ohio, Norwalk Chapter, January.
________. 1988. “What is a “Good” College Education?” Challenge: The Magazine of Tiffin University (Fall): 8-10.
________. 1985. “Is Morality a Matter of Personal Opinion?” Challenge: The Magazine of Tiffin University (Fall): 3-5.
________. 1984. “Business Ethics: Is There Such a Thing?” Challenge: The Magazine of Tiffin University (Fall): 3-5.
SELECTED WORLD WIDE WEB PUBLICATIONS:
Close, Daryl. [2012], 1995. Daryl Close’s Home Page, 1 December, http://bright.net/~dclose (accessed March 16, 2012).
________. [2011], 2006. Critical Thinking Resources for Heidelberg Faculty, 29 August, http://bright.net/~dclose/dcct.htm (accessed March 16, 2012).
________. [2012], 2001. Minds, Brains, and Machines Course Home Page, 30 January, http://bright.net/~dclose/hminds.htm (accessed March 16, 2012).
________. [2012], 2002. Scientific Revolutions Course Home Page, 8 January http://bright.net/~dclose/pscience.htm (accessed March 16, 2012).
Rev. Mar. 2012