PHIL2203 Health Care Ethics, SP2024

Written reports are now graded, you should be able to see your grade on turnitin.com. Look at comments carefully and take them into account as you prepare for the group presentations!

Have a great spring break, everyone, I will see you in a few weeks!

Dr. M

Group presentations begin next class (5/6)!!

Although we met in groups last night, some students were missing. Each student (whether present last night or not) needs to make contact with their group to prepare for the presentation. The best way to do this is through Blackboard. 

To see the names of your groupmates, go to “Content”—“Cases and Groups”—“Groups”

To email these students, go to “Tools”—“Send Email”—“Select Users”

Here you should be able to select classmates by name and send an email directly to them. I recommend beginning a group email that includes the email addresses of all students in the group, so everyone can see responses.

Let me know if you have any questions. 

Best, 

Dr. M

Dear Class, 

The next TWO Mondays we will not meet because of Spring Break. That means our next meeting will be on 5/6. We will begin group presentations that day (5/6) (Groups 1-4 presenting), so you will need to begin working on your group presentations between now and then so that you are ready when your group presents.

We will discuss group presentations at the end of class today. I will give you the opportunity to meet other group members and exchange contact information. Additionally, you can see the assignment now on the Group Presentation Assignment page, and you can see the rubric I will use to grade the presentations on the Rubric page. 

Let me know if you have any questions!

Best, 

Dr. MacDougall

 

Written Reports should be uploaded to turnitin.com by midnight tonight! Be sure to follow instructions. 

Dear Class, 

Class is cancelled for tonight because I am sick. We’ll pick back up next week with a discussion of physician assisted suicide and euthanasia. 

Please remember, papers are due on Sunday night by midnight. 

Best, 

Dr. M

You can see my comments on your thesis and arguments homework assignment now on turnitin.com. Please take these into consideration as you write your paper!

See you all tonight. 

Dr. M

Please upload the revised thesis and arguments assignment to turnitin.com by midnight tonight. 

 

Dear Class: 

Please note that there are two homework assignments due next class: a short quiz on academic integrity that you should take on Blackboard, and a written assignment that requires drafting a thesis and arguments for your written report. You can find the details for both assignments under “Homework.” 

I am moving the due date for the written report to midnight on Sunday, 4/14. This will give you nearly an extra week to work on it, and will give you time to incorporate feedback from your draft thesis and arguments. 

See you next Monday! 

Dr. M

You can see grades and comments on turnitin.com. Please read comments carefully, these will help you as you write your Written Report. 

See me if you have any questions. 

Dr. M

Dear Class,

The school requires me to post midterm marks on Blackboard. These scores are based on a calculation of the percentage of points you have earned on the total points available so far, to this point in the semester. This includes half of your participation grade for the year, your homework grade so far, the midterm exam, and your Annotated Bibliography. You can see the marks and their meaning below:

P: Passing. 65-100%

BL: Borderline. 55-65%

U: Unsatisfactory <55%

SA: stopped attending

If your grade is BL or U you are in danger of failing the class. I recommend setting an appointment with me to discuss how you can improve your grade. 

These grades reflect your performance on only the 40% of the course that has been graded so far, so that means that 60% of the grade is still to be determined. If your grade is not where you want it, please note that there is still time to make major improvements. Also, if you have outstanding homework assignments or papers, submitting them as soon as possible may significantly help your grade.

Please let me know if you have any questions, see you tonight.

Best,

Dr. M