Last revised: 1/09/06
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Greek 495S is an exegetical study of the Sermon on the Mount, based on the Greek text. The student will be expected to master the Greek text of the book, including the textual and punctuation apparatus of the United Bible Societies revised FOURTH EDITION Greek text.
The demonstration of this understanding will be evidenced by regular class recitation in which the student orally reads and translates a designated text, by weekly quizzes and by three major exams.
The variation in course numbering is due to which semester the course is offered. G495 is the fall semester number; G496 is the spring semester number.
The final exam can
vary according to the class situation from a traditional exam following
the format of the two previous exams, to an individual oral exam, to an
oral presentation in class during the allotted final exam time slot. A
decision on which type will be made shortly after the spring break.
The adjusted average
of the above numerical grade will then be converted into a letter grade
according to the following curve: A = 90-100; B= 80-89; C = 70-79; D =
60-69; F = below 60. The numerical grades are not rounded off; see example
below.
Note the following illustration of the
above:
Grade Sources: | G495/G496: |
Exam 1 | 18% |
Exam 2 | 18% |
Final Exam | 18% |
Quiz Avg | 18% |
Class Recitation | 18% |
Class Participation: | 10% |
Sem Avg: | 100% |
Semester Grade: | . |
Series of three Sunday School lessons
Series of ten Bible study guides
"Definition of
Academic Dishonesty:
Academic Dishonesty is the deliberate
and knowing misrepresentation of one's academic work. A student is dishonest
when two circumstances occur: (1) The student could reasonably be expected
to know that his/her professor would disapprove of some aspect or circumstance
of the student's academic work; and (2) the students submits work to the
instructor for evaluation while hiding that particular aspect or circumstance
from the instructor. To do so is clearly dishonest because the instructor
will evaluate the work as what he/she understands it to be. The student
has deceived the instructor by misrepresenting the work, and the evaluation
has not been rightly earned. From another perspective, academic dishonesty
may be viewed as the use of unauthorized assistance in any work which is
to be evaluated--"unauthorized" meaning that the professor would not approve
of the form of assistance received and is unaware of its use. The student
is being dishonest if he/she deliberately hides this assistance from the
instructor while knowing the instructor would not approve of this assistance.
If the instructor is unaware of the assistance that has been received he/she
will evaluate the work as being entirely the student's own. Thus, the evaluation
has not been fairly earned by the student. Furthermore, any student who
knowingly gives unauthorized assistance is also guilty of academic dishonesty.
On tests and examinations academic dishonesty occurs when a student receives
any assistance that the professor has not expressly permitted. It may take
the form of looking on another student's test paper or bringing into the
test site any information or materials not expressly permitted by the professor.
Both of the above definitions of academic dishonesty apply: The student
has misrepresented the test as being entirely his/her own work. Furthermore,
the student has received unauthorized assistance.
On research papers,
reports and other written assignments a form of academic dishonesty is
plagiarism, which is the use of someone
else's information or exact words without properly "documenting" or identifying
that source. Whenever someone else's exact
words are used those words must be properly punctuated as a quotation and
the source fully identified. Also, any information or ideas which have
been taken from a source other than the student's own personal knowledge
– book, article, interview, etc. – must be properly documented, even though
the student may be rephrasing the information in his/her own words. A student
should not hesitate to consult the professor about any question or uncertainty
regarding proper documentation of research information. A professor may
often allow and even encourage students to work together on assignments
or receive assistance from other students, other faculty members, other
university staff members, friends, family or others. However, if the professor
has not expressly allowed such assistance and expects the assignment to
be done entirely by the student, to do otherwise would be dishonest. The
student should consult the professor if there is any doubt about outside
assistance being allowable....
"The examples above
are not intended to be a full list of cases of academic dishonesty, but
they illustrate the definition. Ultimately, academic dishonesty amounts
to deliberately hiding something from the professor. So the best advice
is this: Whenever in any doubt, consult the professor."
In addition to the bringing of charges against the student for academic dishonesty and plagiarism as outlined in the paragraphs following the above quote in the Student Handbook, the university authorizes each professor to set additional policies not less strengent, but more strengent than the above stated policy. In this class, the following policy will be strictly enforced:
The minimum penalty for cheating or plagiarism will be a zero for the work submitted. Violations of an egregious or repeated nature may, upon investigation, result in the offender's receiving an F grade for the entire course.
Please remember that the purpose of an honor
system is not to seek out cheaters, but to ensure the integrity of the
hard work that each of you will be contributing to this course. Good,
honest students deserve to have their hard work and preparation protected
against the rare individual who hopes to slide by on someone else's efforts.
Special Needs. If you require accommodations for a special need, please contact the professor. Your request will then be processed through the NOEL Program for the Disabled.
Career Opportunities.
The Career Services Office has marvelous services available to GWU students
and alumni for job assistance. You need to get your resume posted with
them and take advantage of the services Holly Sweat and her assistants
provide. Career Servies is proud to announce that the majority of their
resources can now be accessed via their website: www.careers.gardner-webb.edu.
Upcoming events, career fairs, campus employer recruitment and the Jobs
Bulleting are just a few of the resources available on the site.
Be sure to take advantage of all Career Services has to offerContact the
office at 704 406-4562, their web site at http://www.careers.gardner-webb.edu,
or go by their office at Suite 204 in the Dover Campus Center.
Class Cancelation Notices.When
classes are canceled due to bad weather, you can find this information
posted on GWU's web site
or call 1- 877-GWU-SNOW. Additionally, area radio -- especially the university's
radio station WGWG at 88.3 FM -- and TV stations will be notified of the
closing. Very rarely will classes on the Boiling Springs campus be closed
for bad weather.