WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY HAWAII CAMPUS SCHOOL OF RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY Wayland Mission Statement: Wayland Baptist University exists to educate students in an academically challenging, learning-focused, and distinctively Christian environment for professional success, and service to God and humankind. Course Title and Number: RLGN 1301 HI01 Old Testament History Term: Summer 2017 Name of Instructor: Charles Beaucond Office Phone Number and WBU Email Address: Home: 808-428-6381; charles.beaucond@wayland.wbu.edu or cbeaucond@live.com. Please use the wbu.edu email for primary correspondence. Office Hours, Building, and Location: The professor is available 20 min before and after class. Class Meeting Time and Location: Monday (9:30-12:30 PM) (Hybrid class) at the Mililani Campus. The class will meet face to face for 75% of the contact hours. 25% of the contact hours will be online. Catalog Description: An introductory survey of the historical literature with special attention to the institutions, religion, and national life of the Hebrew people. Prerequisites: None Required Textbook(s) and/or Resource Material: Barker, K. (Gen. ed.). 2011. NIV Study Bible. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Course Outcome Competencies: Students will: 1. Demonstrate knowledge of the historical, religious, and social context of the Old Testament world. 2. Demonstrate knowledge of some of the critical methods used in Old Testament studies. 3. Demonstrate an understanding of the basic content of the Old Testament and its main teachings (theological content). 4. Demonstrate knowledge of the canonical process producing a more complete understanding of the Old Testament. 5. Demonstrate knowledge of important persons, events, and places within the Old Testament.
6. Analyze and understand the value and importance of the Old Testament for the contemporary world. Attendance Requirements External Campuses Students enrolled at one of the university s external campuses should make every effort to attend all class meetings. All absences must be explained to the instructor, who will then determine whether the omitted work may be made up. When a student reaches that number of absences considered by the instructor to be excessive, the instructor will so advise the student and file an unsatisfactory progress report with the external campus executive director/dean. Any student who misses 25 percent or more of the regularly scheduled class meetings may receive a grade of F in the course. Additional attendance policies for each course, as defined by the instructor in the course syllabus, are considered a part of the university s attendance policy. A student may petition the Academic Council for exceptions to the above stated policies by filing a written request for an appeal to the executive vice president/provost. All Wayland students are expected to attend every class meeting; the minimum percentage of class participation required to avoid receiving a grade of F in the class is 75%. Students who miss the first two class meetings without providing a written explanation to the instructor will be automatically dropped from the roster as a no-show. Students who know in advance that they will be absent the first two class meetings and who wish to remain in the class must inform the instructor in order to discuss possible arrangements for making up absences. The student is responsible for turning in all required assignments. If a student misses a class when an exam is given, arrangements must be made by the student with the professor to take the exam. Tardies and/or early departures will also count towards an individual s attendance record. Disability Statement: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), it is the policy of Wayland Baptist University that no otherwise qualified person with a disability be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under any educational program or activity in the university. The Coordinator of Counseling Services serves as the coordinator of students with a disability and should be contacted concerning accommodation requests at (806) 291-3765. Documentation of a disability must accompany any request for accommodations. Course Requirements and Grading Criteria: 1. Each student will read the assigned readings in the textbooks, other posted readings, and the lecture notes. The student is not required to read the study notes below the verses of scripture even though those notes are beneficial and helpful to the student. The student is encouraged to read the study notes to help bring clarification to the verses if there is confusion. 2. A discussion board will be set up on Blackboard for students to post thoughtful and reflective (minimum 150 words) responses to various questions. This assignment is called the Student Question on the course outline and calendar. Students must submit their Student Question by 11:59 P.M. on Sunday. Students will need to read everyone s postings and respond to at least one Student Question each week that a Student Response is due. This assignment is called the Student Response on the course outline and calendar. The Student Response (minimum 75 words) is due by 11:59 P.M. on Sunday but the dialogue, and therefore the grade, will be better if students submit their responses earlier in the week. Your Discussion Board grade will be higher if you interact with more students throughout the week with other responses
that do not have to meet the minimum word requirement. Your response should be thoughtful and advance the dialogue. Just saying I agree or disagree with your comment or an I think the same to someone else s thoughts will not be considered an adequate response. I expect that there will be different views and disagreements and some of these differences will be passionate. However, students must respect each other and express their disagreements in a manner that is civil and honorable. The professor will not tolerate personal attacks on other students and their views. We need to disagree in ways that are respectful of each other. I will give one grade for each discussion board forum. The grade will include both your student posting and your student responses, so make sure that you do an adequate job on both parts of the discussion board. 4. Each student will take two exams, a midterm and a final exam. The exams may cover all reading assignments and lecture material. The exams will have a combination of multiple choice and short discussion questions. The exams will be given to take home and complete. No notes or texts can be used by the student while taking the exam. 5. Each student will submit a Blog Entry (minimum 100 words) on designated weeks in the course outline and calendar highlighting significant points that stand out through the lecture notes or the reading assignments for that week. Students need to read each other s blogs and are welcome to make comments. The blog entry is due at 11:59 P.M. on Sunday. The Student Postings, Student Responses, and the Blog Entries promote discussion and dialogue and therefore enhance the learning experiences of the students. The blog entries are opportunities for students to point out and discuss other things in the lecture notes and readings that the professor has not asked about in the Discussion Board. Course Evaluation: University Grading System A 90-100 I INCOMPLETE** B 80-89 Cr FOR CREDIT C 70-79 NCr NO CREDIT D 60-69 WP WITHDRAWAL PASSING F BELOW 60 WF WITHDRAWAL FAILING W WITHDRAWAL ** A grade of incomplete is changed if the work required is completed prior to the last day of the next long (10-15 weeks) term, unless the instructor designates an earlier date for completion. If the work is not completed by the appropriate date, the I is converted to a grade of F. An incomplete notation cannot remain on the student s permanent record and must be replaced by the qualitative grade (A-F) by the date specified in the official University calendar of the next regular term. An incomplete turned to a qualitative grade will be indicated by the notation I/grade on the student transcript. Procedure for computations of final grade 1. Midterm exam: 25% 2. Final exam: 25% 3. Discussion Board: 25% 4. Blogs: 25%
Late assignments will not receive full credit and will usually receive a five point minimum reduction. Students shall have protection through orderly procedures against prejudices or capricious academic evaluation. A student who believes that he or she has not been held to realistic academic standards, just evaluation procedures, or appropriate grading, may appeal the final grade given in the course by using the student grade appeal process described in the Academic Catalog. Appeals may not be made for advanced placement examinations or course bypass examinations. Appeals are limited to the final course grade, which may be upheld, raised, or lowered at any stage of the appeal process. Any recommendation to lower a course grade must be submitted through the Executive Vice President/Provost to the Faculty Assembly Grade Appeals Committee for review and approval. The Faculty Assembly Grade Appeals Committee may instruct that the course grade be upheld, raised, or lowered to a more proper evaluation. Tentative Schedule: Course Outline and Calendar: Week 1: 5/29/2017: Memorial Day, no class, and online check in for attendance Week 2: 6/5/2017: Revelation, Canonicity, Overview, the Pentateuch and Genesis Reading assignment: NIV: Genesis; chapters 1 4, 6:1 9:28, 11:1 22:19; 24:1 25:34; 27:1 33:20; 37:1 36, 39:1 50:26. Student Question One and Blog Entry One Due by 6/11 Week 3: 6/12/2017: The Pentateuch/Torah/Law; Exodus and Leviticus Reading Assignment: NIV: Exodus chapters 1-34, 40, Leviticus chapters 1-8, 11, 16, 20, 23, 25 Student Responses to Question One and Blog Entry Two Due by 6/18 Week 4: 6/19/2017: The Pentateuch/Torah/Law, Numbers and Deuteronomy Reading Assignment: NIV: Numbers chapters 3, 8 14, 16 17; 20 22, 25, 27:12 29:40; 35. Deuteronomy chapters 1 2:23; 3:21 7:26; 10:12 11:32; 16:18 19:21; 28; 31:1 29, 34. Student Question Two and Blog Entry Three Due by 6/25 Week 5: 6/26/2017: The Conquest: Joshua, Judges and Ruth Reading Assignment: NIV: Joshua chapters 1-11; 23-24; Judges chapters 2:6-3:5; 4; 6:1-7:25; 13-16; Ruth. Student Question Three and Student Responses to Question Two Due by 7/2 Week 6: 7/3/2017: The United Kingdom Reading Assignment: NIV: 1 st Samuel chapters 1 10:27; 13 28:19; 31; 2nd Samuel chapters 1 2; 5 9; 11 16:14; 18 19; 24. 1 st Kings chapters 1-11. Midterm Exam and Student Responses to Question Three Due by 7/9
Week 7: 7/10/2017: The Divided Kingdom Reading Assignment: NIV: 1 st Kings chapters 12; 16:1 22:53; 2 Kings chapters 1 2; 4 6:23; 9 10; 14 25:30; Hosea chapters 1 8; 11 14; Joel chapters 1 3; Amos chapters 1 7:9; 9:11-15. Student Question Four and Blog Entry Four Due by 7/16 Week 8: 7/17/2017: The Divided Kingdom Reading Assignment: NIV: Isaiah chapters 1 14; 24 26; 32 55; 61 66. Student Responses to Question Four Due by 7/23 Week 9: 7/24/2017: The Divided Kingdom and the Exile Reading Assignment: NIV: Jeremiah chapters 1 19; 23 33; 36 41; Lamentations chapters1 5; Obadiah; Jonah; Micah chapters 1; 3; 5 7; Nahum chapters 1 2; Habakkuk; Zephaniah Student Question Five Due by 7/30 Week 10: 7/31/2017: The Exile and Post Exile Reading Assignment: NIV: Ezekiel chapters 1 24; 33 40; 47 48; Daniel; Ezra chapters 1; 3 4; 6 7; Nehemiah chapters 1 4; 6; 8 9; 13; Esther; Haggai; Zechariah chapters 1 2; 4 6; 8 9; 12 14; Malachi. Student Responses to Question Five Due on 8/6 Week 11: 8/7/2017: The Poetical Books and Jewish Wisdom Literature Reading Assignment: NIV: Job chapters 1 14; 19; 32 42; Psalms chapters 1 2; 8; 14 16; 19 27; 32 34; 42 44; 51 53; 61 63; 72 74; 84; 90 92; 95; 100; 107; 110 115; 120 127; 136 139; 146 150; Proverbs chapters 1; 3 6; 8 9; 11 12; 15; 21 23; 31:10-31; Ecclesiastes chapters 1 6; 9; 12; Song of Songs Final Exam Due Additional Information: Academic Honesty (Plagiarism): University students are expected to conduct themselves according to the highest standards of academic honesty. Academic misconduct for which a student is subject to penalty includes all forms of cheating, such as illicit possession of examinations or examination materials, forgery, or plagiarism. (Plagiarism is the presentation of the work of another as one s own work.) It is the student s responsibility to be familiar with penalties associated with plagiarism stated in the catalog. Classroom Disruption Students who disrupt a class will be directed to leave immediately and report to the external campus executive director/dean or dean of students, who will discuss with the student the cause of the disruption. The student will return to the class only with permission of the executive director/campus dean or dean of students and faculty member involved.