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---Reminders

• The final session of the seminar will be a joint session between Religion 600 and Religion 620
• When: Tuesday, Dec. 11, at 2:00
• Where: Dr. Cranford's home in Boiling Springs:
• 105 Twin Lake Dr.
• What: Thomas Whitley will present his R620 paper on a philosophy of teaching Koine Greek in higher education.
• The grades for all the assignments for Religion 600 have been entered in WebGrade. You can check your semester grades by logging on to WebGrade.

Some updates:

• We will stick with the Schedule page for Jerry's paper presentation next Tuesday night. Some confusion developed over the canceled class on Nov. 20, and its impact on the rest of the semester.
• For the final session of the seminar on December 11, I want to combine the sessions of Religion 620 and Religion 600. Thomas has his paper presentation in Religion 620 due that day on a philosophy of teaching Greek in higher education. I want him to present the paper to the combined group. His topic should be of significant interest to each seminar member.
• Now a choice: 1) we can either meet at 2:00 pm Tuesday afternoon at my house (usual Religion 620 schedule), or 2) we can meet at 6:30 in LND 304 (usual Religion 600 schedule). Be thinking about the choice and which will work best with your final exam schedule that week. We will decide on one of these next Tuesday, Dec. 4.

Tuesday, Oct. 30, is the Mid Term Exam ---

• Exam covers Units 1 and 2
• Nature of the exam:
• Each student will write an essay on a common specified subject relating to religious and biblical studies.
• At the exam time, instructions will be given for uploading the complete exam with instructions regarding topic, specified bibliography etc.
• The exam will be a take home essay exam with a one week deadline for completion.
• The assignment for the exam will be given at class time Tuesday evening, Oct. 30.
• The exam must be completed and electronically submitted NO LATER than 6:00 pm, Tuesday, Nov. 4
• We will conduct class Tuesday evening only long enough to make the exam essay assignment and make certain that everyone is on target with the exam guidelines.
• Essential instructions:

Two MS Word formatted doc files are to be turned in separatedly as a part of the exam Notes and worksheet file File name:  R600E1WSLastname.doc You will need to create this file and format it using the MS Word doc file format. This file should contain: Copied quotes etc. from the allowed web links supplied below Under each of the following enter notes: 1. Identify the subject category of your research project: 2. Identify the nature of your research project 3. Identity the content of your research project Develop the central thesis of your research project Develop a tentative outline of topic Research paper file File Name: R600E1ExamLastname.doc You will need to create this file and format it using the MS Word doc file format. Use the appropriate style guide (MA students - Turabian) for formal paper with the following items Title Page In the text material include Introduction Section headings; use as many as is appropriate to your outline Conclusion Conclusion Bibliography Use alphabetically listed references from the specified sources below List those that you actually used in the writing of the paper. Exam instructions What you may and may not use as resource material for this exam: You are permitted to use ONLY the hyperlinks contained anywhere on this exam page. You may not use any (sub) hyperlinks provided inside those designated links below, unless specifically identified in the designated sources below. Severe penalty points are at stake with these two guidelines! The research question to be explored: (To be announced at test time) For questions about online form referencing see the following pages: Duke University Library:  http://www.lib.duke.edu/libguide/cite/web_pages.htm Don't forget to run a spell check before turning in your paper document. Once you have completed both document files, submit them electronically using the Assignment Turn In form in the Online Forms page at the Religion 600 Course Room at Cranfordville.com.

---The grading of the assignments 1 - 3, which have been turned in, is completed. They have been posted to WebGrade so that you can see your semester average thus far.
---During the first part of the seminar session on Tuesday, Sept. 25, Mrs. Mary Roby will walk us through using NC Live and other internet databases linked to GWU Dover Library. Be sure to bring your laptop with you to class, since she will have some planned learning activities requiring access to the internet.
---The hyperlinks etc. for Topic 04 have been updated and expanded. Assignment modifications have also been made.

The course is being offered jointly between the Department of Religious Studies and the M. Christopher White School of Divinity. The undergraduate students will be signed up for Religion 600 (CRN 11324) and the divinity school students will be signed up for DSED450 (CRN 10718) Research Seminar.

This Course Room is currently being developed in anticipation of the fall semester. So check back periodically for more details about various updated aspects of the course, especially to be found in the Schedule page.

Also helpful would be to complete the Online Student Profile form before the first day of classes. This will help me better understand the level of computer and internet skills among the class members, as well as learn a little more about your background and career aspirations. Five bonus points will be added to the Participation grade, if this online form is completed by the end of the second week of the semester.
 

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