COURSE
SYLLABUS
Advanced Greek 495T
The Letters of Paul to the Thessalonians
Last revised: 3/02/05
Course Objective:
The student demonstrates understanding of
the historical and literary meaning of the Greek text of the letters of
Paul to the Thessalonians.
Greek 495T is an exegetical study of the book of 1/2 Thessalonians,
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.
Texts:
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The Greek New Testament.
Edited by Kurt Aland et al. 4th ed. United Bible Societies.
This edition without the dictionary is recommended.
Requirements:
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Attendance:
Students are expected to attend all class
periods. University policy will allow no more than
25% absences from this course. This means a maximum of 11 absences for
classes meeting three times each week; 7 absences for one meeting twice;
and 4 for one meeting once weekly. For the summer term with two class periods
each for five days each week, a total of 11 absences from the 48 total
class periods is the limit. Note also: absences due to officially sponsored
activities, such as athletic contest will count toward the maximum allowable
number of absences but will not be factored into the grade adjustment.
Each student is responsible to notify the professor of the reason for
each absence to determine whether it is an excused absence. Attendance
and tardies will 10% toward the final semester grade. See Semester
Grade below for explanation and chart. For Religion Majors, each attendance
at the C.M.A. meetings during the semester erases one absence per C.M.A.
meeting.
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Exams:
Three major exams shall be given in the
duration of the semester. In addition weekly quizzes shall be given
at the beginning of the first class period of the week covering the past
week’s material. See Assignment Sheet for
exact dates. These shall be given a majority of the weeks during
the semester. According to university policy, the student may elect to
take a different, more difficult make-up quiz, if the student has an excused
absence from the class period of the missed quiz. The
grading of the major exams will be completed over a two week period after
the test date.
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Make-up Tests:
Make-up exams for the exams which are
missed will be taken within two weeks of the regular exam. One time
for makeups will be scheduled, and a different, more difficult test will
be administered. Permission to take make-ups shall be given ONLY
to those with justifiable reason for missing the regular exam (by university
policy, only: athletic contests, emergencies, illness or bereavement).
Each student needing a make-up exam must secure permission from the
professor in advance of the scheduled make-up exam by completing the Request
for Make-up Test form. The form must be approved by the professor
before the make-up can be scheduled; approval will be sent to the student
via his/her e-mail address.
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Quizzes:
In addition, weekly quizzes shall be given
at the beginning of the first class period of the week covering the past
week’s material. See Assignment Sheet for
exact dates. These shall be given a majority of the weeks during
the semester. No quiz grades will be dropped and no pop tests will be
given! According to university policy, the student may elect to take
a different, more difficult make-up quiz rather than count the missed quiz
as one of the drops, if the student has an excused absence from the class
period of the missed quiz No make-up quizzes are possible for unexcused
absences!
Grading of Weekly Quizzes: . Accents and breathing marks
count for 1/4 error per word. Quizzes turned in without a grade recorded
in the appropriate location will have 10 points deducted from the grade.
Semester
Grade:
The semester grade will be determined from an average of the following
sources: major exam 1, major exam 2, Final Exam, average of weekly quizzes,
and the average of class recitation, counting a 90 per of the semester
grade. Additionally, class attendance, participation, and attitude will
count for 10 percent of the semester grade.
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: |
Example: |
Exam 1 |
18% |
80.65 |
Exam 2 |
18% |
75.34 |
Final Exam |
18% |
85.89 |
Quiz Avg |
18% |
88.25 |
Class Recitation |
18% |
94.76 |
Class Participation: |
10% |
85.00 |
Sem Avg: |
100% |
84.98 |
Semester Grade: |
. |
B |
After each major exam, at mid-term, and before the final exam, each student
will receive an individualized Grade Report listing his/her grades and
the semester average to that point in the course, as well as the class
averages. Information about the semester grade or final exam will be available
from the professor’s office soon after the final exam in the form of Grade
Report Five.
Honor Code.
Students are expected to adhere to the university
Honor Code that
is a condition of enrollment at Gardner-Webb University. See the current
Student
Handbook under the section Student Guidelines,
Expectations, and Rights for the details of this policy.
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.
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