Course Learning Resources:
MLA
Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 6th
Edition by Joseph Gibaldi
(Required for all M.Min. courses)
Holy
Bible
(please note what translation you use on your
assignments)
BibleGateway.com (www.biblegateway.com)
is a free service for reading and researching
Scripture online--all in the language or translation of
your choice (which includes the Bible in 50 different
versions as well as in 35 different languages). It
provides advanced tools you can use to search the Bible
by keywords or verse, as well as other tools to enhance
your study of the Bible.
Course Description
This
course will examine the basis of Christian ethics. In
this course, you will study God’s Word to discover the
precepts and principles we are given about such subjects
as sex, family, honesty, suicide, abortion, the
education of children, economics, humanism, and more.
You will also discover the character of God which
provides the foundation to apply the Test of Truth and
the Evidence of Truth in any circumstance.
Course Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, students will:
1.
Receive the precepts of Scripture as absolute Truth;
2.
To honor the person and character of God as the standard
against which all truth
can be measured;
3.
Appreciate the long-term, future benefits of right
choices over the immediate
gratification of counterfeits.
4.
Use the Test of Truth and the Evidence of Truth to make
ethical decisions;
5.
Study the Scriptures to discover the precepts,
principles and Person of Truth—
God Himself.
Course 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
16-week 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.
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