Assignments
Mid Term: Case Study (35%)Final: Write Ethics Guidelines (35%)Journal (10%)Class Facilitation (20%)Grading Scales & Rubrics
I expect all papers to follow academic and professional best practices. We'll discuss these practices at length during class, but this means that you should be writing in a formal tone (think Society & Communication or The Lancet as opposed to Reddit or Buzzfeed).
Please remember to:
- Use Active Sentences
- Refrain from the second person (no "you" in your papers)
- Write in complete sentences and paragraphs
- Limit your use of meaningless adjectives and adverbs
- Do Not add filler just to hit the word count (I don't want to read it and you don't want to write it). Filler is painfully obvious to everyone involved.
Formatting Basics
- 12 Point Font
- Times New Roman
- MS Word or Google Docs
- MLA Citation
Qualities of an A Paper
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| A Work | B Work | C Work | D & F |
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Your writing is clear, but needs a little polish. You're missing one requirement. | Your writing isn't entirely clear and you're missing more than one requirement. | We should discuss your grade | |
A few more rounds of editing and you'll be ready to publish | Work on the structure and developing a clear thesis to improve | Let's set up some time to talk |