Here I provide sample course syllabi from courses I teach regularly at UBC, as well as copies of particular assignments and handouts. Some of these are linked in relevant places in my scholarly teaching statement, but I provide the complete list here for ease of looking at all the documents together.

 

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 All courses

Guidelines for writing essays

• Advice for Writing Essays in Philosophy (PDF)

 

Essay marking rubric

• Essay Marking Rubric, Summer 2015 version  (PDF)

 

Peer feedback worksheet

• Peer Feedback Form, Summer 2015 version (PDF)

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Philosophy courses

 

Introduction to Philosophy (PHIL 102)

 

Syllabi

• PHIL 102, Introduction to Philosophy (value theory), Spring 2010. This course was focused on the philosophy of happiness.
  • PHIL 102 Syllabus, Spring 2010 (PDF)
• PHIL 102, Introduction to Philosophy (value theory), Fall 2013. This course was focused on discussing what philosophy is and what philosophers do (within the realm of value theory)
  • PHIL 102 Syllabus, Fall 2013 (PDF)
• PHIL 102, Introduction to Philosophy (value theory), Summer 2015. This course also focused on what philosophy is, but was in a compressed Summer format. It is the most recent course I’ve taught.
  • PHIL 102 Syllabus, Summer 2015 (PDF)

Assignments

• Essay assignments, Fall 2013
  • First essay, PHIL 102, Fall 2013 (PDF)
  • Second Essay, PHIL 102, Fall 2013 (PDF)
  • Third Essay, PHIL 102, Fall 2013 (PDF)

• Blog posts on what philosophy is, Fall 2013
  • First post on philosophy, PHIL 102, Fall 2013 (PDF)
  • Second post on philosophy, PHIL 102, Fall 2013 (PDF)

• “Philosophy in the World” assignment, Summer 2015: Philosophy In The World, PHIL102, Summer 2015 (PDF)

 

PHIL 230: Introduction to Moral Theory

Syllabi

• PHIL 230 Syllabus, Summer 2009 (PDF)
• PHIL 230 Syllabus, Fall 2014 (PDF)

Assignments

• Scaffolded writing assignments in PHIL 230 in Fall 2014; I asked them to write a set of blog posts on a particular moral issue, and then they could use that as the basis for their essay for the course.
  • Moral Issue Journal, PHIL 230, Fall 2014 (PDF)
  • Essay assignment, including peer feedback: PHIL 230 essay assignment, Fall 2014 (PDF)
• Group presentations: Group Presentations, PHIL 230, Summer 2009 (PDF)

PHIL 449, Continental Philosophy Seminar

Syllabi

• PHIL 449 Syllabus, Spring 2012 (PDF)
• PHIL 449 Syllabus, Spring 2014 (PDF)

Assignments

• Non-traditional artifacts, PHIL 449, Spring 2014 (PDF)
• Research paper, PHIL 449, Spring 2014 (PDF)

 

Arts One

Syllabi

• Arts One Syllabus 2010-2011 (PDF)
• Arts One Syllabus 2014-2015 (PDF)

Assignments

• Blog posts in Arts One, 2014-2015 (PDF)
• Self-assessment of essays in Arts One, Spring 2014 (PDF)
• Student presentations in Arts One, 2014-2015 (PDF)
• Please see my Arts One website for essay topics in Arts One in 2014-2015; these were created collaboratively by a teaching team: http://a1hendricks.arts.ubc.ca/course-materials/assignment-instructions/