There are altogether 8 tutorials. Tutorial is for us to discuss and to solve problems informally. Most importantly, you need to perform the oral presentation in the tutorials (likely to be tutorials 6 and 7 unless your tutor decides otherwise). The last tutorial will be reserved for revision of the quiz.
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You need to note that three of the four facets of assessment are related to the tutorial:
1. Tutorial participation (10%)
2. Essay and its work-in-progress summary (25% + 5% = 30%)
3. Inquiry-based group presentation on ethical reasoning (25%)
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Please take a look at the guide and marking rubric on essay writing on the course webpage (you have to submit the summary to your tutor in the 3rd tutorial).
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The second way to earn marks is tutorial participation (10%). It depends on how responsive you are to the problems your tutor gives you. Of course, attendance matters.
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The third item is the quiz (35%). The quiz is composed of MCQ, T/F, short questions, etc. There is no long essay question. The scope is only on logical reasoning and techniques (Lecture topics 5, 6, 7).
We will do a lot of exercises in later tutorials. Here is the sample paper. Quiz sample: click
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The final item is the oral presentation on ethical reasoning/issues (25%).
We will use the next tutorial session to decide on the presentation groups and to pick a topic that suits the group’s interest and ability.
Now back to essay writing.
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Essay writing in the university differs from DSE kind of stuff: there is no “correct” response or model answer.
A good essay is one that displays clear reasoning. Even if another learned person disagrees with your view, she is likely to agree that your reasoning in the essay is cogent. This is the kind of ability all university students are expected to have.
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You can compare the situation of a debate in secondary school: both sides have an equal chance to win and what decides the winner is how systematic and persuasive the speech is.
Note that argumentation is not lying or making things up.
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AI and essay writing
Let AI help you in finding information and making suggestions only.
If you generate an essay from AI right from the beginning, regardless of whether your teacher will mark you down or not, your product will be very similar in content and style to other students’.
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Please use 10 minutes to talk amongst yourselves about the essay topic.
Then I will address your particular problems and concerns.
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This is a thorough discussion of what university teacher expects from a good essay: