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EN209 Introduction to Religions > Course Syllabus-Spring 2012
Course Syllabus-Spring 2012Table of contents
EN209, ReligionSpring 2012, National Campus Course Syllabus
Instructor: Christopher Ross Perkins, Assistant Professor Office Hours: MWF 9-10 and 3-4, TTH 8-9 Office Location: Lang/ Lit Office No. 4, New Building Class Time/ Room: 11:00-12:25, TTH, B205 Email/ Phone: rperkins@comfsm.fm, extension 224
You grade will be based on the following:
Research Paper 20% Tests/ quizzes 20% Summaries 20% Journal 20% H/W and C/W 10% Book Report 10%
Total 100%
Course Description: This course is designed to expose students to a wide variety of religious beliefs and practices. Students will examine major religions of the world as well as the questions and issues that religion tries to address.
A. PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES (PLOs): The student will be able to:
B. STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (SLOs) - GENERAL: The student will be able to:
C. STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (SLOs)-SPECIFIC: The student will be able to:
General SLO 1. Know and Value the general beliefs and practices of various world religions.
General SLO 2. Know various answers that can be given to the questions and issues that religion tries to address.
General SLO 3. State and defend his/her own personal religious belief.
D. COURSE CONTENT
The course provides an overview of current major religions of the world, with special emphasis on connections to Micronesia, and the dynamics between religion and culture. Such religions may include but are not limited to: Baha’i, Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Primal Religions, Shinto, Skepticism, and Taoism.
Additionally, the course examines major questions and issues in the field of religion, such as, but not limited to:
E. METHODS OF INSTRUCTION
The instructor may use but is not limited to lecture, discussion, group discussion, group presentations, projects, quizzes, tests, videos, computer software and exercises in order to achieve the stated objectives of the course.
F. REQURIED TEXT(S) AND COURSE MATERIALS Smith, Huston. The World’s Religions. New York, NY: HarperCollins, 1991.
Smith, Huston. The Illustrated World’s Religions. New York, NY: HarperCollins, 1994.
Supplemental supporting materials will provided by instructor.
G. REFERENCE MATERIALS
Many supplemental supporting materials are available through the Learning Resource Center and online.
H. INSTRUCTIONAL COSTS
NONE
I. EVALUATION
NONE
L. CREDIT BY EXAMINATION
NONE
Attendance Policy For MWF classes, students who miss more than 6 classes will automatically fail the course. For TTH classes, students who miss more than 4 classes will automatically fail. There is no difference between excused and unexcused absences. If you are more than 10 minutes late, that also counts as an absence.
Academic Honesty Policy The COM-FSM academic honesty policy applies to this course (see attachment).
Students found guilty of academic dishonesty, cheating, plagiarism and facilitating academic dishonesty will be liable to dismissal or suspension from the college. A first offence will result in a “0” on the assignment and a second offence results in dismissal from the class and reporting your name to appropriate authorities.
Assignments: Late assignments will not be accepted; if you are late turning an assignment in, you will earn zero points for that assignment. An assignment is late if it is not submitted in the classroom at the beginning of class in which it due. Likewise, if you are absent the day of a written test or quiz, you will earn zero points for the assignment.
***Important note: you are responsible to find out what you missed when you are absent. To do so, you can 1) talk to me during my office hours or 2) you can ask a fellow student. If homework is due on the day of your return you must turn in the homework assignment in order to get credit, if not, you will earn a zero points.
Additional Class Policies: Be respectful of one another. No betelnut, gum chewing or spitting ion class. Cell phones must be turned off during class: if your cell phone makes noise during class, you will be asked to leave and will be marked absent for that session.
Reading Assignments: There is a reading assignment for almost every class. You are responsible to read each assignment before coming to class; the readings will be discussed in class (see attachment).
Journals: I will give you a topic 14 topic throughout the semester and you will be required to write one full page typed on the topic. Most topic will related to what we are reading, some will relate to what we will be reading. All journals must be typed, double spaced, font size 12, Times New Roman. Each journal must be one complete page or more, points will be deducted for any journals that are not a complete page. Journals will be collected at mid-term and at the end of the semester.
Course structure:
Week 1: Introduction, What is Religion? Weeks 2-3: Hinduism Chapter 2, worksheet, test Weeks 4-5: Buddhism Chapter 3, worksheet, test Weeks 6-7: Confucianism Chapter 4, worksheet, test Week 8: Midterm, Journal #1 due Weeks 9-10: Islam Chapter 6, worksheet, test Weeks 11-12: Judaism Chapter 7, worksheet, test Weeks 13-14: Primal Religions Chapter 9, worksheet, test Week 15: Pacific Religions, handouts, worksheets, tests Week 16: Research paper due, review, final, journal #2
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