GNED 101 Weekly Lessons

Schedule

The table below shows the weekly schedule of lessons and assessments. The schedule is subject to change.

ASSESSMENTS (All assessments are done in class. They cannot be made up online.)

Exercises marked in red cannot be submitted late, made up, or made up for with other work

Exercises marked in green are exercises you will get 5 marks for if you are present and participate; you need to be present for a certain number in each half of the course to get full exercise marks (see below)

Quizzes are marked in blue; they will be at the end of class and can not be made up online; you will get your three best quiz scores for the first half of class

FIRST HALF MARKS (50 total) Midterm test 15 - AI Submission and Workshop 5 - Three exercises 15 - Three best quizzes max 15

SECOND HALF MARKS (50 total)

WEEK

TOPIC

EXERCISES AND QUIZZES

1 Sept 11

Introductions

Exercise (5)

2 Sept 18

Plato Allegory of the Cave

Exercise (5)

Quiz (max 5)

3 Sept 25

The Society of the Spectacle

Exercise (5)

Quiz (max 5)

4 Oct 2

Amusing ourselves to death

Exercise (5)

Quiz (max 5)

5 Oct 9

Simulated humanity

Exercise (5)

Quiz (max 5)

6 Oct 16

AI Workshop

Online Exercise AND in-class participation (5)

7 Oct 23

Midterm Test

Test (15)

[READING WEEK]

8 Nov 6

Democracy and Fascism

Exercise (5)

Quiz (max 5)

9 Nov 13

My Pandemic

Exercise (5)

Quiz (max 5)

10 Nov 20

How to live your life: Pleasure

Exercise (5)

Quiz (max 5)

11 Nov 27

How to live your life: Creation

Exercise (5)

Quiz (max 5)

13 Dec 4

How to live your life: Meaning

Exercise (5)

Quiz (max 5)

13 Dec 11

How to live your life: Love

Exercise (5)

Quiz (max 5)

14 Dec 18

Final

Final Test (20)