Paper Extension Requests

One hopes that life carries on as intended but, sometimes, things don't go as planned. As you know, your papers are due on 11 April 2016. Should you find it necessary to do so, you may request an extension. However please note that I have no role in that process and requests are assessed according to established criteria. 

Any student requests for extensions for research papers are to be directed to Assistant Dean, Students, Mya Rimon (MRimon@osgoode.yorku.ca).

Grading Criteria

Further to the discussion at our last class, please find below the criteria I use to grade the final papers.

Writing	Structure	References	Claim	Argumentation
Spelling	Use of Headings	Number	Novel	Grasp of Subject Matter
Grammar	Effectiveness	Quality	Non-Obvious	Anticipation of counterarguments
Readability/ Clarity		Relevance	Interesting	Utilization of legal materials/perspective
Precision			Relevant to Course	General Reasoning
Style
Paragraphs
Voice

March 9th Class: Guest Speaker

Angelique Hamilton, a Privacy Officer at a hospital in Hamilton, was to join our class on the 9th. The bad news is that a conflict arose and she is unable to join us. The good news is that we have an excellent substitute. Mr. Peter Lambert, Manager, Access and Privacy at the Markham Stouffville Hospital  will join the class. He was formerly the Privacy Officer for St. Michael's Hospital (TO).

Mind Map Date: Errata

It appears I need to consult the calendar in a less hurried fashion, although I suspect everyone knows the correct date. The mind map is due on Wednesday March 9th, not the 10th as previously indicated in the last post.

Mind Map Exercise: Date Change.

Given the shift in dates and the new submission date for the 2nd writing assignment, the date for submitting a map mind is now changed to the next class: Wednesday, 10 March 2016. 


I have been asked if there is a preference as to the program to use. There is none. Simply send me a .pdf of the map when you’re ready to submit but no later than 14h30 (2:30 pm) on the 10th.

2nd Writing Assignment

This assignment is a review/critique of the following articles:

Article: Martha Albertson Fineman, “What Place for Family Privacy?”

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByA6jrSBkCDJWFFXcHVLbkZraGs/view?usp=sharing

Article: Michele Estrin Gilman,

“Welfare, Privacy, and Feminism”

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByA6jrSBkCDJeHpnejNHdm1MR3M/view?usp=sharing

You are to write a short (12 point Times New Roman font, 1.5 spaced) critical reflection on the reading assignment (the two articles above). No less than 2 pages and no more than 3 pages.

To help you get “started”, you may wish to answer (but do not feel limited to) the following questions:

Do you find the authors’ arguments compelling?

Do you agree with the notion of “family privacy”?

Are there reasons why “family privacy” may not be appropriate as a privacy framework?
Can privacy co-exist with welfare systems?
Is privacy an income-related concept?

The assignment:

1. Is to be emailed to me (in Word) no later than 14h30 (2:30 pm) on Wednesday, 2 March 2016; and 
2. Constitutes 10% of your final mark.

Clarity in writing, good organization and good analysis form the criteria for marking.

Further Information: Class Text

For those who still need the book, you can email the bookstore contact, Frank Ennis (fennis@yorku.ca), directly. I’m informed that that the bookstore will "rush copies in" as quickly as possible.