Introduction to Pentecostalism

ATTENDANCE, PARTICIPATION, AND CLASSROOM ETIQUETTE 

• Participants are expected to attend each of the six weekly live session of the course. Perfect attendance, while desired, is not always possible to achieve for reasons beyond a participant’s control. Accordingly, a participant may have one unexcused class absences. Additional absences, will result in a reduction in the participant’s grade. Absence from more than three classes will automatically result in the participant being withdrawn from the course, and the final evaluation will so reflect. 
• All participants are expected to actively engage the course material and class discussions. Class participation forms an element of the grade for participants taking the course. 
• Because all classes are conducted via Global Classroom google meet, participants must mute their microphone once the class has begun and unmute when they wish to ask a question, make a comment or respond to something raised during the class. Care must be taken not to “speak over” one another. 
• Participants are expected to always show the utmost courtesy and respect for others participating in the course 

ASSIGNMENTS AND GRADING (ATA recommends that an MDiv student should write a minimum of 2500 words during the course of a subject).

Formative Assessment

1. Discussion Forum (40% weightage)

Weekly Discussions and Written Responses: 200 words for Initial Response and 100 peer response.

Every Wednesday a weekly discussion question will become visible. Each student will read through the question and take time to formulate a response. The aim for responses is to display a thorough understanding of daily video lessons, reading material, or even selected multimedia content and relate it practically to life and ministry situations.  The initial response should be 200 words to answer the questions and then each student should respond (100 words) to the submitted response of other students posted on the Discussion board. In order to maximize the benefit of this element of the course, the student should post his/her initial response by 11:59 pm on Wednesday of the week and then spend the remainder of that week interacting with their colleagues in the class until Saturday at 11:59pm.

2. Quiz (weekly) 15%weightage:

A self-assessment quiz that consists of multiple-choice, true/false questions, short answer, text with feedback. Note that quizzes are used for self-assessment and not formal exams – so formative. These quizzes are based on video lectures, reading assignments, multimedia content etc.

3. Short Essays: 500-800 words 20%

There are short academic essays that allow students to collaborate and to use resources to answer the given question. Short Assignments are due at the end of the third week.

4. Essay/Research Paper: 1000-1200 Words, 25%.

This paper should be approximately 5 pages. Write an essay/research paper that directly engages with one of the issues, themes, events, or people encountered in the course using secondary sources. In other words, research is required for this paper. The paper must be transparent, meaning that you will clearly state what your primary and secondary sources are, and how you have gone about turning them into “data” for your argument.

You need to demonstrate familiarity with the specifics and details of the issues, themes, events, or people you selected, as well as demonstrate your ability to place your topic within the larger context of Christian history. The paper should not simply report, summarize, or review materials, but demonstrate thoughtful analysis and reflection and embody an argument (thesis), which will be a summary of the paper’s argument, early in the introduction. The body of the paper will support your thesis. Show how your argument is drawn from the primary and secondary sources you used by carefully documenting it.