PHIL 3211 Philosophy of Law, SP2024

Hi All, 

I’m sorry to do this last minute. I’ve come down with something that has been getting worse all day, and I don’t think it’s a good idea for me to go in to teach. I apologize for the late notice. We’ll pick up with Locke on Wednesday. 

Best, 

Dr. M

Dear Class–

Analytical Outlines are now graded. You can find grades on turnitin.com. If you have not yet submitted your analytical outline #2, do so as soon as you can!  These are an important part of your grade for the semester. 

I have also changed the schedule again, hopefully for the last time. Please note that I am changing the due date for paper #2 to before midnight on Tuesday 4/30. This is the last day of spring break. However, this represents a two week extension. You can still do it before spring break if you would like! We have to have the due date that day because we will begin covering paper topics the next day. 

See you all Monday. 

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, the midterm exam, and your first Analytical Outline and Argument Paper 1. You can see the marks and their meaning below:

P: Passing. 65-100%

BL: Borderline. 55-65%

U: Unsatisfactory <55%

SA: stopped attending

These grades reflect your performance on only the 50% of the course that has been graded so far, so that means that 50% 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, and enjoy your weekend.

Best,

Dr. M

Dear Class: 

Grades are now posted for the midterm exam. You should be able to click on the score hyperlink in Blackboard and see which questions you got correct and any feedback as well. 

Grades are also now posted for Argument Paper 1. You can see these in turnitin.com. 

Let me know if you have any questions, see you Monday!

Dr. M

The midterm exam is today. You can start the test between 2:30pm and 3:45pm on Blackboard. You do not need to come in to class for this test. 

See other instructions and advice in the post on the exam. 

Good luck on the exam and let me know via email if you have any questions or problems. 

Dr. MacDougall

The test will be will be administered on Blackboard and will be available from 2:30-3:45pm. You can take the test on any computer—you can take it in class, but you don’t need to come to class. You should receive an announcement to your email at 2:30pm when it becomes available. You can also find it under “Content” in Blackboard after 2:30pm.

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 (2:30-3:45pm) 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 3:45pm.

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

The midterm study sheet has now been posted on Openlab. Please fill it out to the best of your ability BEFORE class on Monday, 3/18. On Monday 3/18 we will have a review session, where we work on answering questions you have about the study sheet. We will probably not have time to go through the whole review sheet, so identify the questions you want to focus on beforehand!

Grades are now posted for outlines on turnitin.com. 

Papers are due on turnitin.com before midnight on Wednesday, 3/13. Please remember to follow the instructions on the Argument Papers page. 

Dear Class, 

Analytical Outline 1 is due a week from tomorrow, before midnight on Wednesday 2/28. Please submit to turnitin.com (see the previous post). You can see the details of the assignment on the Analytical Outline Assignment page. 

Instructions for creating an analytical outline were discussed in class, and can also be seen on the instructions page. 

See you tomorrow!

Dr. M

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.

Enter the enrollment info found in the announcement on Blackboard.

Best,

Dr. M