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You initially have 3 philosopher’s stones to use during this course. You may also earn even more through class participation. You may then exchange your philosopher’s stones to unleash phenomenal philosophic powers!
Please watch this video to learn about the philosopher’s stones for this course.
Earning Philosopher’s Stones
You will earn 1 philosopher’s stone for every 500 negotiation experience points you earn from class participation.
You use your philosopher’s stones by emailing me. In your email, please be specific about what philosophical power you are using and what it is for. For instance, your email might say that you are using 8 philosopher’s stones for Decipher Script on Self-Reflection Activity 2. Once I know all that, I will make it happen!
Using Philosopher’s Stones
There are several superpowers that your philosopher’s stones may unleash!
Time Stop
Cost: 1 philosopher’s stone.Area of Effect: 1 self-reflection activity.
Duration: Up to 24 hours.
You select 1 self-reflection activity and give up 1 philosopher’s stone. You then gain a 24-hour extension for completing that activity. Please note that this extension begins immediately after the original due date/time.
If you have enough stones, you may use Time Stop multiple times for additional 24-hour extensions on the same self-reflection activity.
Gift of Gab
Cost: 3 philosopher’s stones.Area of Effect: 1 negotiation activity.
Duration: Instantaneous.
You select 1 negotiation activity and give up 3 philosopher’s stones. You then gain the full 200 negotiation experience points for that activity. This may be done on a negotiation that you have missed.
You may do Gift of Gab at any time during the semester. For example, in week 12 you may use your stones on a negotiation activity from week 7. For that reason, I encourage you to save your philosopher’s stones until the end of the semester. At that point, you may then decide whether to use them on any negotiation activities.
Guidance
Cost: 4 philosopher’s stones.Area of Effect: 1 negotiation preparation activity.
Duration: Instantaneous.
You select 1 negotiation preparation activity and give up 4 philosopher’s stones. You then gain the full 300 negotiation experience points for that activity. This may be done on a negotiation preparation that you did not complete.
You may do Guidance at any time during the semester. For example, in week 14 you may use your stones on a negotiation preparation activity from week 2. For that reason, I encourage you to save your philosopher’s stones until the end of the semester. At that point, you may then decide whether to use them on any negotiation preparation activities.
Borrowed Knowledge
Cost: 8 philosopher’s stones.Area of Effect: 1 self-reflection activity.
Duration: Instantaneous.
You select 1 self-reflection activity and give up 8 philosopher’s stones. You then gain the full 750 negotiation experience points for that activity. This may be done on a self-reflection that you did not complete.
You may do Borrowed Knowledge at any time during the semester. For example, in week 13 you may use your stones on a self-reflection activity from week 3. For that reason, I encourage you to save your philosopher’s stones until the end of the semester. At that point, you may then decide whether to use them on any self-reflection activities.
Finally, for each philosopher’s stone that you do not use by the end of the course, you will earn 20 negotiation experience points.
So use your philosopher’s stones wisely!