Course Policies
Assignments are listed on your syllabus under the Course
Schedule. Before you start working on assignments,
please email me and introduce yourself. I would like to
know more about you, your motivation for taking this
course, perhaps your potential educational goals and
what you hope to gain by the course. Once I receive your
response, I will send one back to you.
To
begin the course, read your Syllabus thoroughly, which
includes course policies and the expectations for your
work. Please see your Course Schedule for a
detailed course agenda.
After you complete and submit assignments, I will
evaluate them and provide feedback. Once you have
completed the course assignments and the final research
paper, your work for the course is done and your grade
will be submitted.
Please feel free to contact me at any time during the
course.
I
pray that the Lord will enlighten your heart so that you
may truly know Him and His purpose for your life.
NOTE:
ALL WRITING DONE FOR THIS COURSE MUST BE DONE ACCORDING
TO MLA WRITING STANDARDS.
C. Course Requirements and Policies:
Attendance
This
is a 90-day course. However, if more time is needed,
this can be worked out on an individual basis.
I will
be available for you to answer any questions, engage in
discussion and provide assistance as needed.
Your
written assignments should be submitted as file
attachments in either Microsoft Word or HTML format.
Each assignment will be evaluated, graded, and returned
with feedback.
Time Management
Please
be sure to manage your time for your assignments so that
you have adequate time to complete your work over the
90-day period.
Communication
Discussion is an important aspect to an effective online
course because it will allow us to interact in virtual
environment. We will primarily communicate via e-mail.
Please feel free to use my email address for questions,
comments, concerns, etc. and I will do the same.
Standards for Grading Assignments
As
indicated below, “C” or 2.0 level work is considered
average. Leaders are not average people. You are
therefore expected (required) to put forth the
effort necessary to demonstrate at least “B” (3.0) level
work or higher on all assignments which you submit. Any
which do not will be returned to you with input
from your instructor on how you can raise your grade to
the expected level. A course grade will not be
given until your assignments demonstrate that
you
have understood the material presented in the course and
allowed your life to be transformed by the Spirit and
the Word studied
—
the requirements for attaining a “B”.
Your individual assignments (tests, written assignments,
etc.) will be graded according to the following
standards. These grades will be averaged together to
determine your course grade. ACU is training you as a
leader and leaders are above-average people. Therefore,
your work will reflect that.
“A”
• Grasped the material with thoroughness, industry and
correctness of detail.
• Made the material his own by thinking about it
and integrating it, using
originality, natural ability, and insight.
“B”
• Intelligently has fulfilled the requirements of this
course.
• Understands the subject matter presented and has
applied it to his life in a
limited manner but has not really made the
truths his own.
“C”
• Average work; either steady work of an acceptable
quality, or work of a high
quality which is uneven, irregular or
fragmentary.
• May be mechanically or outwardly correct but
shows little reflection upon or
personal assimilation of the material.
“D”
• Indicates barely passing work that is inferior to the
average both in quantity
and in quality.
• Manifests a lack of initiative or sense of
responsibility or both.