Ethics Lab (Expanded)

The link to enroll in the Ethics Lab (Expanded) will be given to you after you've completed the Reflect & Prep Module in the After Education Canvas Course. 

Ethics Lab (Expanded) is structured as a Pass/ No Pass program with attendance, participation, and engagement being the primary measures of successful completion. Showing up on time to each meeting, completing learning activities by the given deadlines, and thoughtfully engaging, reflecting, and sharing during each meeting are all factors considered when assessing a student’s progress. Students who strive to adhere to these guidelines and get the most out of Ethics Lab (Expanded) should have no problem passing successfully.

The Ethics Lab (Expanded) starts in Week 2 and continues at the same day/time once/week (for 50 minutes) through the rest of the quarter. In total, you'll be committing about 10-15 hours of time to learn and grow through the Ethics Lab.

No, the Ethics Lab is designed to be an in-person learning experience with a prioritization on human-to-human, authentic engagement and mentoring opportunities. So, it only takes place in person at Pepper Canyon Hall on the day and time you signed up for.

We have designed the Ethics Lab to be an engaging, human-to-human, learning environment in which students benefit from interacting with each other, their Peer Mentor and the Instructor. If you are late to or miss a class, or come to class unprepared, you not only negatively impact your own learning, but that of your fellow classmates.

Therefore we ask that you:

1. only sign up for a section you know you can commit to and regularly attend on-time each week (e.g., don't sign up for a 1 pm section, which takes place in Pepper Canyon Hall, if you have class until 12:50 pm over at Rady);
2. reserve the day/time you selected and do not schedule any other meeting, appointment or event during that time;
3. put the Ethics Lab into your digital or paper calendar and set yourself reminders so you don't forget; and,
4. complete all of your out-of-class learning activities so that when you come to the Ethics Lab, you are prepared to engage thoughtfully and intentionally with your group.

If an emergency arises that prevents you from attending your section on time or prepared, please email aio@ucsd.edu as soon as possible.

No.

Why?

We don't believe that GenAI tools, like ChatGPT for example, will help you learn and learning is our hope for you.

All of the learning activities - completed in and outside of class - are designed to help you reflect on and experience meaningful learning from your past experiences and to develop and practice tools to handle difficult ethical situations in the future. 

That means that the activities are about YOU - what you think, how you're feeling, what you know and what you don't (yet) know. And, we only care about you and your thoughtful engagement in the learning. We don't care about "perfection" or "good writing". We don't care what Grammarly or ChatGPT says you should think or sound like. 

Having said that, if you'd like to suggest how GenAI would help facilitate (rather than hinder) your learning in the Ethics Lab, please let us know (see the Canvas Module for more information).

We'll tell you!

No later than 1 week after you've submitted your final learning activity, we'll send you a congratulations email and let you know that your Quarter Suspension has been cancelled.