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==Assignments==
  
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===Required and Optional Assignments===
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:*Chat participation -- Students will participate in 3 online chats.  Participants in the chat session may explore the study questions or discuss related topics.  Points for chat sessions will based on clarity of expression, use of argumentation, facilitation of discussion within the chat group.  More details about this rubric will be posted in the introductory audio.  You may earn extra credit by participating in a 4th chat session.  (30%)
  
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:*Final Paper: Critical Inventory or Critical Analysis (20-35%)
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:*Journals -- Students will submit three journals of 2-3 pages length over the course of the summer session.  Like the chats, the journals will make a critical exploration of the ideas and arguments in the readings.  You may earn extra credit by submitting a 4th journal.  (30%)
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:*Online Chat Transcripts (formal) (25 - 30%)
 
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:*Open Book Final Exam (formal) (25 - 35%)
 
  
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You may also include informal assignments in your grading scheme. 
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:*Critical Inventory Paper -- At the end of the session, students will write a 4-6 page paper identifying and discussing the 5 most important ideas in the course, in your opinion. (40%)
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:*Journal Entries (10-20%)
 
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===Critical Inventory (formal)===
 
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:*A 4 page paper in which you select both important, true, false, or unhelpful theories or views from the course. The purpose of the paper to be anything from an "inventory" of best and worst ideas (and why they are that) to a brief statement of your own approach (your own inventory) of beliefs about ethics and our obligations after studying ethics.
 
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:*This assignment is optional for this course, but you must either choose this paper assignment or the Critical Analysis Paper. Weight range: 20%-30% for 4 pages; 35% for 6-7 pages
 
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:*I've added this audio [http://alfino.org/audiofromclass/301-ClarifyingCA-CI.mp3]to help elaborate on the assignments.
 
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===Critical Analysis===
 
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:*A 4 page paper giving a reconstruction and philosophical analysis of some theoretical or applied issue related to the course. There is a topic list on the wiki, but you may suggest a topic of your own. Students often research issues very current in the news (still, at this point, drone warfare, immigration, gender issues). There are also theoretical topics for this assignment.
 
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:*This assignment is optional for this course, but you must either choose this paper assignment or the Critical Inventory Paper. Weight range: 20%-30% for 4 pages; 35% for 6-7 pages
 
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:*I've added this audio [http://alfino.org/audiofromclass/301-ClarifyingCA-CI.mp3]to help elaborate on the assignments.
 
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===Journal Writing===
 
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:*Journal entries of 2-3 pages each reflecting on course content or topics related to the course. Entries are normally submitted by email one at a time. Journals must be completed by the beginning of the last week of the term.
 
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:*This is an optional assignment. Weight: 3 entries: 10% or 6 entries: 20%
 

Latest revision as of 12:43, 18 May 2014

Assignments

  • Chat participation -- Students will participate in 3 online chats. Participants in the chat session may explore the study questions or discuss related topics. Points for chat sessions will based on clarity of expression, use of argumentation, facilitation of discussion within the chat group. More details about this rubric will be posted in the introductory audio. You may earn extra credit by participating in a 4th chat session. (30%)
  • Journals -- Students will submit three journals of 2-3 pages length over the course of the summer session. Like the chats, the journals will make a critical exploration of the ideas and arguments in the readings. You may earn extra credit by submitting a 4th journal. (30%)
  • Critical Inventory Paper -- At the end of the session, students will write a 4-6 page paper identifying and discussing the 5 most important ideas in the course, in your opinion. (40%)
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