Author: Rob MacDougall

Written Reports for non-editor roles have now been graded. You can see you grades and my comments on turnitin.com. 

Please review the comments carefully. They will help you to put together a better presentation, and often indicate how someone might object to your argument (and what I or someone else might ask you about your case). 

Let me know if you have any questions. 

Best, 

Dr. M

Dear Class: 

Group Presentations are around the corner, starting in less than two weeks. You can see the date for your group’s presentation on the class schedule. 

Handout 3–the Group Presentation Assignment and Rubric–has been posted on the Case Project page. You can begin working with your groupmates on your presentation now that your papers have been submitted. 

We will talk further about the assignment in class on Tuesday.

Let me know if you have any questions!

Dr. M

Please remember to send your completed paper to your group’s editor. They will need the paper to write their paper, which will be due soon! 

Best, 

Dr. M

Dear Class, 

Remember, Written Reports for the group project are due tonight before midnight on turnitin.com! (Unless you are the editor in your group, and then your report is due on the same day your group presents). 

Please remember to upload the paper at least a few minutes before midnight, so that you have time to make any changes based on  the “originality report.” 

Please also remember to check your submission meets the requirements, outlined on the instruction sheet (link here). 

See you this afternoon. 

Best, 

Dr. M

 

We are returning to our regularly scheduled synchronous Zoom meetings today. I will see you all at 4pm!

Please remember to submit comments on Tuesday’s guest lecture before class today. Link below.

https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/macdougallphil2203idfa2021/2021/11/02/11-9-guest-lecture-further-reflections-on-ethics-in-health-communication-prof-david-h-lee-communication-humanities/

 

 

Remember, today’s meeting is asynchronous. See instructions for class below.

Also, please remember that comments on the last class are due today before normal class time (4pm).

See you on Thursday!

Best,

Dr. M 

https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/macdougallphil2203idfa2021/2021/11/02/11-9-guest-lecture-further-reflections-on-ethics-in-health-communication-prof-david-h-lee-communication-humanities/

Dear Students, 

You can see your graded assignments on turnitin.com. I made extensive comments on most of the submissions, be sure to look at them before writing your papers! I hope you find them helpful. 

Please let me know if you have any questions. 

Best, 

Dr. M

Dear Class, 

I have finished grading for the first half of the semester. You can see your assignment grades for homework and papers by visiting turnitin.com. You can see your midterm exam grade and participation grade on Blackboard, by going to: Tools—My Grades. 

“Mid-semester Grades” reflect your performance in the class so far. These are based on all available grades up until now except the homework assignment (#4) due yesterday. You should receive one of the following letters: 

P: Passing (>65%)

BL: Borderline (55%-65%)

F: Failing (<55%). 

I strongly suggest arranging a meeting with me on Zoom if you received a BL or F. 

Please note that only about 43% of the points available for the semester have been determined so far. This means there is still significant opportunity to change your grade!

I have also added a category to the grade center for class participation. It reflects your score out of 100 available points for the first 15 classes of the semester. If your participation grade is low, it is usually because you are either not attending class (or in some cases you are coming late) and/or you are not verbally participating in class. Changing these patterns of behavior can significantly increase your score, and in many cases it is still possible to raise this score to 100%! For details, look at the participation policy in the syllabus.

Please let me know if you have any questions. 

Dr. M