Assessment

Every piece of graded work in the course, what it is worth, and when it is due.

Three pieces of graded work, each building on the weeks before it. Weight, due date, and task are below — the detail sits on each assessment’s own page.

Apology Autopsy

Diagnose a real public apology using the component model, then redesign it into one that would actually work

Due 26 March 2027 · Weight: 25%

The Constrained Apology

Given a scenario with real constraints, decide whether, when, and how to respond — and defend every decision against the alternatives you rejected

Due 7 May 2027 · Weight: 35%

Final Project: Reconsidering "Perfect"

A full apology-design report on a complex harm, closing with an argued answer to what "perfect" turned out to mean, against your own Week 1 definition

Due 28 May 2027 · Weight: 30%

When it’s all due

Every teaching week, alongside its session (sessions are graded too — see Sessions) and, in three weeks, an assessment deadline.

  1. Week 1 · lecture 22 February 2027

    What Is an Apology, Actually?

  2. Week 2 · lecture 1 March 2027

    Taking an Apology ApartSession 1: Component Teardown

  3. Week 3 · lecture 8 March 2027

    The Parts That Do the WorkSession 2: The Ablation Test

  4. Week 4 · lecture 15 March 2027

    The Non-ApologySession 3: Spot the Non-Apology

  5. Week 5 · lecture 22 March 2027

    Whose Apology Is It?Session 4: Who Does This Serve?Due 26 March 2027: Apology Autopsy · 25%

  6. Week 6 · lecture 29 March 2027

    Public and Private Don't Apologise the Same WaySession 5: One Apology, Two Audiences

  7. Week 7 · lecture 5 April 2027

    Timing and Medium Change the WordsSession 6: Same Words, Different Clock

  8. Week 8 · lecture 12 April 2027

    Who Has to Apologise?Session 7: Who's Expected to Go First

  9. Week 9 · lecture 19 April 2027

    Who Gets to Accept It?Session 8: Forgiveness on Whose Terms

  10. Week 10 · lecture 26 April 2027

    Saying Sorry Is Not Repairing HarmSession 9: Words vs. Actions

  11. Week 11 · lecture 3 May 2027

    When Not to ApologiseSession 10: Should You Even Apologise?Due 7 May 2027: The Constrained Apology · 35%

  12. Week 12 · lecture 10 May 2027

    Can a Perfect Apology Exist?Due 28 May 2027: Final Project: Reconsidering "Perfect" · 30%