Author: Rob MacDougall
2/28. Decision Making Capacity
2/22. Kantian Ethics
Mid-term Exam next Monday, 3/11!!
Our Mid-term Exam is coming up next Monday, 3/11!!
The test will be 75 minutes long and will be administered on Blackboard. You should receive an announcement to your email at 6:00pm when it becomes available. You can also find it under “Content” in Blackboard after 6:00pm.
The exam is open book and open notes. I recommend that you study carefully for it by filling out the study sheet ahead of time. Most of the questions require understanding concepts, not simply repeating answers from the study sheet.
Do NOT plagiarize from the internet. Utilizing answers from class materials and lectures is acceptable. Plagiarism from the internet is grounds for a zero score on the test.
You can start it any time within the normal class period (6:00-8:30pm) and will receive a full 75 minutes to take the test. It is possible to pause the test and come back later, but the clock will keep ticking and you only have 75 minutes total to take the test. You will not be able to resume after 8:30pm.
If you need a special exception you need to contact me. If for some reason you don’t contact me and also don’t take it at the appointed time, you will need a documented excuse (either medical or related to bereavement) for permission to take it at another time.
Don’t forget to download the review sheet and fill it out before the test! And let me know if you have any questions.
Dr. M
Please submit all written work to turnitin.com
Dear Class,
Please submit all written work to turnitin.com (unless otherwise instructed). To do this, you will need to go to turnitin.com and create an account, if you don’t already have one.
To enroll in our class you will need to enter the enrollment info found in the announcement on Blackboard.
Best,
Dr. M
Reminder: Class TOMORROW (Wednesday 2/28) at 6pm
We have a scheduled meeting tomorrow night at 6pm because CUNY is running on a Monday schedule that day. Make sure to prepare by doing the readings and answering the reading questions for the day.
See you then!
Dr. M
Midterm Study Sheet
Fill out the study sheet to the best of your ability BEFORE our review session on Monday March 4. We will review student answers to the questions that day. Please note, some of the questions you may not be able to answer until we cover them in class on Monday March 4.
24 S Midterm SSReadings due 3/4
Brock, Dan W. “Surrogate Decision-Making.”
According to Brock, do surrogates have the authority to decide whatever they want on behalf of the patients they represent? What is one case where providers (physicians) should not do what surrogates request?
Readings due 2/28
Macklin. Consent, Coercion, and Conflicts of Rights.
Why, according to Macklin, do adult Jehovah’s Witnesses not have a right to deny life saving blood transfusions to their children?
Appelbaum, P. S. Assessment of patients’ competence to consent to treatment.
According to Appelbaum, how impaired should a patient be before physicians deem them incompetent?
Groups and Cases Posted
Groups and cases have been posted on Blackboard. Go to “Content,” then “Cases and Groups” to find your case and group.Â
You should now have enough information to begin on the Annotated Bibliography Assignment, due 3/18.Â
