• Response papers 15%
• You are required to submit five one page response papers over the course of the term. You should outline key points in our readings for a given week and provide a brief point of criticism or reflection upon some claim or argument presented in the readings. This assignment is designed to serve as the starting point for our discussions each week. Response papers also provide a potential starting point for paper topic proposals. Papers will be collected at the end of each class, and will only be accepted if submitted in person at the end of class. Students who are absent or miss more than 20 min of class time will not be permitted to submit a response paper for a given week. Emailed submissions will not be accepted. Response papers will be marked on a credit, partial credit and no credit basis. Submissions must be double spaced and include MLA citations and a works cited list.
• Discussion Leading 10%
• Over the course of the term, you are expected to sign up to lead discussion on one of the assigned readings or chapters. You will introduce the article or chapter, including key points, and propose questions, points of reflection or criticisms of the reading. You can use your weekly response paper as a starting point for leading the discussion.
• Participation 5%
• Participation will require active engagement in seminar discussions. Students can ask questions or add their discussion thoughts verbally while class is in session. Students will submit a written participation self-assessment at the end of term. In order to receive full marks, students must have added to class discussions at least 5 times. Students can earn 1 participation point per weekly class.
• Paper topic proposals (2) 10%
• A minimum of two weeks before papers are due, you are required to submit a paper topic proposal. Your proposal must be centred on our course readings. You will outline your thesis, and explain how you intend to argue for it. Your first proposal will focus on one or more course readings from the first half of the term. Your second proposal will focus on one or more course readings from the second half of the term. You will receive feedback on your proposal to help you write a focused paper on a topic that interests you. Paper topic proposals are usually around two pages in length (double spaced), not including your MLA citations and works cited listing.
• Papers 60%
• You are required to submit a minimum of 15 pages total (double spaced, 12 point times new roman font, with standard margins) to satisfy the essay component of this course. MLA style citations and a works cited list are required. You will distribute this requirement into 2 papers of variable length. Students who are less experienced in philosophy in general, or ethics in particular, may want to submit a shorter first paper and a longer second paper.

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Written work for this course will be submitted via Turnitin, a third party service licensed for use by SFU. Turnitin is used for originality checking to help detect plagiarism. Students will be required to create an account with Turnitin, and to submit their work via that account, on the terms stipulated in the agreement between the student and Turnitin. This agreement includes the retention of your submitted work as part of the Turnitin database. Any student with a concern about using the Turnitin service may opt to use an anonymous identity in their interactions with Turnitin. Students who do not intend to use Turnitin in the standard manner must notify the instructor at least two weeks in advance of any submission deadline. In particular, it is the responsibility of any student using the anonymous option (i.e. false name and temporary e-mail address created for the purpose) to inform the instructor such that the instructor can match up the anonymous identity with the student.