Reminder: Written Report due tonight!

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

 

Reminder: Back in class today

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/

 

 

Reminder: No Zoom Session Today

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/

Midsemester grades posted

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

Reminder: Homework due today!

Please remember that, in addition to making comments on the lecture from last class, there is a homework assignment to bring to class today! This assignment is very important to do well, since it will help you to formulate the main thesis and arguments of your paper! 

You will need to bring your assignment with you to class. 

See you then. 

Dr. M

https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/macdougallphil2203idfa2021/2021/10/26/homework-assignment-4-due-tuesday-11-2/

10/28. Guest Lecture—Statistical Reasoning and Comparing Health Care Systems, Prof. Gulgun Bayaz-Ozturk

 

Before beginning the lectures for today, please fill out one of the surveys below.

If your last name begins with letters A-L, take survey 1.

If your last name begins with letters M-Z, take survey 2.

Remember to record your response to the survey in your private notes. You will refer back to this response later during the lecture.

Then, watch both parts of the lecture by clicking here, or go to Blackboard, then navigate to: Content–Guest Lectures. Here you can also find “Closing in on Cancer,”the article Prof. Bayaz-Ozturk mentioned in her lecture. 

After watching both parts, please make comments according to the instructions below. These comments are due before the following class period (i.e. before 4:00pm on Tuesday 11/2) and will only count towards your grade if made before that time. 

The first one is your own individual thoughts and response to the lecture. This post should be at least 75 words long. You should interact with main ideas, although what you say is up to you. You may want to criticize an idea, agree with something, or offer further insight or thoughts about some topic discussed by our guest. Or, you may want to pose a question for others about the lecture. I expect the post to interact with the content of the actual lecture, and not just the day’s topic or other thoughts you may be having.

The second post is an interactive comment, posted as a response to another student’s comment. There is no length requirement on this post.