Convenor name: Dr Paul Giladi
Convenor email: pg30@soas.ac.uk
Office room: College Building, Room 333
Appointment booking link: https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Foutlook.office.com%2Fbookwithme%2Fuser%2Fa03b50133ad74e41acd8358b3bca52ad%40soas.ac.uk%3Fanonymous%26ep%3DbwmEmailSignature&data=05%7C02%7Cpg30%40soas.ac.uk%7C96775fba26bf4182351608dd81da68d5%7C674dd0a1ae6242c7a39f69ee199537a8%7C0%7C0%7C638809497242954878%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=ZOK%2B13RANIuAPBRMC3xUOyTJrCY2sEfrgmUqqmYM5cI%3D&reserved=0
Module dates: Semester 1
Intended learning outcomes:
- Define technical concepts in deductive and inductive logic
- Identify a range of logical fallacies in both academic as well as non-academic contexts
- Use various technical methods to determine truth-conditions of compound formal sentences that contain logical connectives
- Reflect on using various technical methods in formal logic to make sense of sentences in object languages like English
Assessment 1: Name: Assignment 1 (AS1)
Assessment 1: Weighting: 40%
Assessment 1: Due date: 12 November 2025
Assessment 1: Release date: 3 December 2025
Assessment 1: Permitted AI usage: Retrieval;Editing
Assessment 1: Format: Pre-recorded Presentation
Assessment 2: Name: Assignment 2 (AS2)
Assessment 2: Weighting: 60%
Assessment 2: Due date: 16 January 2026
Assessment 2: Release date: 6 February 2026
Assessment 2: Permitted AI usage: Retrieval;Editing
Assessment 2: Format: Portfolio
Page type: Module
Study year: 2025/26
Librarian name: Jotika Khur-Yearn
Librarian email: jk53@soas.ac.uk
Page template: 2025/26 On campus
