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I will measure your progress and success in Social Philosophy by using these two forms of assessment:
- In- and out-of-class participation for displaying your ongoing attempts to better understand and apply the course material presented in the readings and discussed during our class meetings, and
- Eight foundation assignments that have you develop the skills needed for effectively analyzing and creating arguments.
I will be assessing your work using a form of specifications grading. According to this grading scheme, each of your assignment submissions is marked Accepted or Incomplete, which is based on whether it satisfies a detailed list of criteria, or specifications. In addition, you have will the opportunity to revise and resubmit Incomplete work until it is Accepted.
Your final course grade will be based on the amount of your work that is Accepted by the end of the semester. I highly encourage you to look over the grading scheme for this course, which goes into a lot more detail about how I will calculate grades. As always, though, do not be a stranger—reach out to me if have questions about any of this!
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60-Hour Grace Period
All foundation assignments have an automatic 60-hour grace period. This means that you are free to finish and submit any foundation assignment up to 60 hours after its posted due date/time without penalty.
In short, all foundation assignments have an automatic 60-hour extension. Further extensions will require the use of a free pass and/or reasonable accommodation.
Please keep in mind that the Twitter assignment does not qualify for a grace period.
Late Assignments
Classes become quite overwhelming when deadlines are missed. In such situations, it is easy for work—and anxiety!—to pile up. This is why I expect that assignments are done on time.
That said, there may be times when you cannot get things done as expected. If that happens, do not panic! The 60-hour grace period and free passes are there to help. If the situation is truly extraordinary, then see me about a reasonable accommodation.