Ethics for Nerds

This is how you might fail Ethics for Nerds

Written on 16.05.2024 16:41 by Sarah Sterz

Hello everyone,

Now that I got your attention by using some good, old click-bait, let me tell you something really important: many students underestimate how much training it needs to write valid arguments. Writing valid arguments is important in this lecture, so you should allocate enough time for that. Project Phase 4 will ask you to write a valid argument, and so will the exam. We suggest the following timeline to learn validity:

1. Until Monday, May 20: Finish watching the videos of PT2 if you have not already done so.
2. Between Tuesday, May 21 and Monday, May 27: Go to one of the Recap Sessions on how to detect invalidity in the arguments of others. There will be at least three in-person and one online recap session on this topic.
3. Between Tuesday, May 28 and Thursday, June 6: Go to one of the Recap Sessions on how to write valid arguments yourselves. There will be at least five in-person and one online recap session on this topic.
4. While you do Project Phase 4: Attend an office hour to get feedback on your argument.

Best wishes,
Sarah

PS: The feedback for Project Phase 2 went online today. You might want to take a look at the feedback that you got on your personal status page.