| Assessment |
Assessment information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
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| Learning Outcomes (LO) |
Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
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critically assess the influence of the various settings (political, social, religious) on the early Christian movement;
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exemplify competence in the use of primary texts as resources for historical and sociological study;
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analyse sections of the New Testament using a variety of critical methods;
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demonstrate a critical understanding of early Christianity through the study of primary texts, including the New Testament; and
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express an informed and educated attitude towards, and a continuing curiosity and interest in, the varieties of religious belief and practice.
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| Graduate Attributes (GA) |
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Knowledge of a Discipline
Knowledge of the studies in religion discipline will be taught through lecture notes, essential readings and assignments. It will be assessed in both written assessments.
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Communication Skills
Students will be taught communication skills through written feedback on the essay and online components of the unit. Students will learn valuable communication skills through participation in seminars. Students will be assessed on the style of writing, clarity of writing, expression and development of ideas, and referencing. Students will practise their communication skills through completing the assessment tasks.
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Global Perspectives
This unit concentrates on a comparative perspective on world religions and this means it has an inherently global aspect. Earliest Christianity is a unit that requires students to learn a global perspective through the basic content of the unit and the models of analysis provided. A global perspective is both practised and assessed in all assessment work.
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Information Literacy
Students will be directed to relevant literature and taught how to assess its validity. Students will be assessed on their ability to identify and critically analyse the relevant literature.
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Life-Long Learning
By completing the assessments, students will be provided with the necessary lifelong skills to be able to research, write and discuss social issues. These skills can be transferred to any discipline, and will be useful in any research positions. These attributes will be assessed in all of the assessments.
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Problem Solving
Students will be assessed on their ability to deconstruct the essay question and to integrate theory and literature into their answer. Students will need to work out how to address the question and where the most appropriate material is to answer the question.
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Social Responsibility
Within the unit there are specific discussions concerning ethics in relation to the interpretation of texts, especially texts of other cultures than the student's own. Students are expected to practise such ethical approaches to religion when doing their assignment work and in their online postings.
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Team Work
Team work applies in general to discussions between students online about problems they encounter or interesting questions for discussion.
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