Module I quiz

Default due date: Aug 16, 2024 at 11:59 p.m.

Word count: 500

Early in the class, students will take a short quiz on Canvas as a diagnostic on their preparation for class and their familiarity with our processes.

The quiz will be open on Thursday, August 15 at midnight (the start of the day). It will be due and will close on Friday, August 16 at 11:59 p.m. (the end of the day).

The quiz is open-book and open-notes. You can consult your class notes, the assigned readings, and our Canvas site. (Go ahead and read things online if you want—but remember the number-one rule of the internet!¹⁾) You cannot collaborate, collude, or conspire will your fellow students to answer the quiz questions. You are bound by the honor principle when you take this quiz, just like you are for all of your other work in our class.

There will be 10 multiple-choice questions. These questions will test your knowledge of the basic facts from the assigned main readings in first three weeks of class, basic concepts from lectures in the first three weeks, and basic information about the class itself on Canvas, including our weekly cycle and the marking rubric for the essay assignments.

This is the “early feedback task” for this class. It’s required to pass the class. The questions will be very basic. If you have read the material on Canvas about the class, and you’ve been coming to every lecture and every tutorial in the first three weeks, then you should have no problem getting all 10 questions right.

• If you get a 10/10 then that’s great! Keep up the good work.
• If you get less than a 10 out of 10, then ask yourself what you can change in your weekly routine to make sure you are working through every step in the weekly cycle. (Unlike other assignments, getting a 50% on this quiz does not mean you failed the quiz, or that you will fail the class. It is a sign that you have some changes to make and some catching up to do.)
• If you get a zero on this quiz, it’s a warning sign. We will be reaching out to students who get a zero to offer you advice and support on how to do your best work. (A 0% is the standard for a fail on this quiz, but if you take the quiz then you have completed the assignment and can pass the class.)

References

Jones, Josh. 2013. “Daniel Dennett Presents Seven Tools For Critical Thinking.” Open Culture (blog). May 21, 2013. https://www.openculture.com/2013/05/philosopher_daniel_dennett_presents_seven_tools_for_critical_thinking.html.