Tuesday introduced the ledger. Today you fill one in, and find out how much the same subroutine costs the people sitting next to you.
Before the lab#
Think back over yesterday. No writing needed in advance.
Your ledger is yours#
You choose what goes on the table. Any field you would rather keep private can say “private”, including cost and pressure. Do not leave an unexplained blank. Groups compare ratings of common subroutines, never each other’s ledgers. Nobody reads your ledger except you, and your tutor if you ask them to.
You can stay at the edge of the room and pass your common-card ratings to the group in writing. Use the fictional case on the lecture page for a private comparison if you do not want to work from your own day. Label that choice; fictional costs cannot become a real journal observation.
Run sheet#
Times below run from the 14:05 start; finish at 14:55.
| Time | What happens |
|---|---|
| 0:00–0:12 | Yesterday’s ledger, alone, in the five-column lecture format. Record what happened, including zero rows or no switch. Use n/a — transition for a switching row only when no separate social demand applies. Use the fictional case if needed. |
| 0:12–0:16 | Groups of four, mixed by the tutor. Read the four common cards below; agree what each situation includes before rating it. |
| 0:16–0:30 | Rate the cards. Privately rate each cost from 0 (free) to 5 (the rest of my day). Reveal together, and record the spread. These are estimates, not a test of anyone’s endurance. |
| 0:30–0:39 | Post the widest spread, including zero spread if all ratings match. Compare the reasons people are willing to share; nobody has to explain a personal cost. |
| 0:39–0:47 | Choose a plan. Compare running and declining one subroutine. Record expected costs and choose run, decline, or no affordable change. A hypothetical decline stays labelled hypothetical. |
| 0:47–0:50 | Check every ledger field and the limits of your estimates. Note that the Protocol Specification is due tomorrow. |
Common cards#
- Return “Good, you?” to an acquaintance while both of you walk to class.
- Make five minutes of small talk before a tutorial with people you know.
- Look at the speaker’s face throughout a two-minute explanation while also trying to work out an answer.
- Stay for ten optional minutes in a loud café after the group work is done.
The four settings are held in common; the prices need not be. If a card does not describe masking for you, zero is an available rating. Do not perform a costly task to prove an estimate.
What to look for on the board#
Look for subroutines with similar ratings and any that split a table between a zero and a five. What would “just make eye contact” ask of each person at that table?
What leaves the room#
Your ledger and your chosen plan. Running a subroutine, declining it, and making no change are all legitimate choices. If you use this topic for the journal, record one real exchange, the rule you inferred, a real second instance that tests it, and the rule now. A predicted cost is a prediction; do not turn a hypothetical decline into something you claim to have done.
Your Protocol Specification is due tomorrow at 23:59.