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Materials may also be supplemented by additional
readings.
Course Description
This course
is directed toward applied ministry and creative opportunities. It
gives you an opportunity to apply your gifts and skills to create a
project related to your area of interest in the marketplace. Some
possible examples may be to create a website on marketplace
ministry, create and implement a program in your local church or
other venue, present a seminar on marketplace ministry, create
articles/publications in marketplace ministry or create a conference
event. The possibilities are vast and you’ll gain great satisfaction
from fulfilling an aspect of God’s call on your life.
Course Policies
Attendance
This
is a 90-day course. Its requirements include assignments
and a final paper which you will complete and submit via
the Internet. You will also engage in discussion of
course material, which will enable you to have regular
contact with your instructor and other classmates.
Someone
will be available for you to answer any questions,
engage in discussion and provide assistance as needed.
Your
assignments should be submitted as file attachments in
either Microsoft Word or HTML format. Each assignment
will be evaluated, graded, and returned with feedback.
Values for each assignment and the final paper/project
are provided in the grade components below.
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
We will look at your assignments when they come in
and will let you know if there is a problem. We will be
grading them as a whole so we will send you a
confirmation of receipt
of your assignments and will comment generally only if
there is a problem. When you have
completed your last assignment please inform us that
this is your final assignment and we will
send you a grade report within a few business days. Once
received you can register for the next course on your
degree plan.
Evaluation Material
Assignments and Tests
There
are 6 written assignments, plus a final paper.
Grade Components
There will be a total of 800 points for this
course:
720-800=A
640-719=B
560-639=C
480-559=D
479
and below=F
Individual written assignments: 100pts. x 6=600pts.
(75% of total)
Final paper: 200pts. (25% of total)
B.
How to Take This Course
Assignments are posted on the Assignments
page. 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, please visit the
Syllabus
page,
which includes course policies and the expectations for
your work. Please see the Assignments
page 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
paper/project, 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.
There
are many websites available for reference. I highly
recommend you purchase the MLA Handbook for Writers
of Research Papers by Joseph Gibaldi which
contains much information on college writing standards. |
