R 204:Western Religions, Fall 1998
EXTRA CREDIT POLICY
FOR PROFESSOR
DALE CANNON
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Extra credit for R 204 may be earned as a result of any of the following:
a. Documented participation in Field Trip with at least one journal
entry about the experience;
b. Incorporation of first hand or field research in the Research
Project (Term Paper Option I)
(fieldwork often lends itself to teamwork,
where it is sometimes less intimidating and two persons
can often pick up much more than one person
can);
c. Having a thoughtful, knowledgeable representative (of the
tradition which your Research Project is about)
read a draft of your paper and give you constructive
critical feedback by means of which you will be enabled
to make necessary corrections to pass the
Test of Empathy [Note: This must be documented by way of a
special acknowledgment at the end of your
paper of the person's assistance, giving name, status the person
has in the tradition in question, nature of
the assistance given, how agreeable (or not) the person was with the
draft she or he read, and what changes you
made in it as a result.]; or
d. Conducting first hand or field research on some expression
of one of the traditions we are studying in the
course and writing up a 3-5 page, typed, double-space
report due not later than Fri., Dec. 4.
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First-hand or field research may consist of on-site observation and investigation,
an in-depth interview (going far beyond the surface and for which you carefully
prepare) with a member or participant in one of these traditions, etc.
It should be done with care and reflective preparation for what to ask,
what to notice, and what to take notes about. Helpful guidance is given
in section three (and the appendix) of Writing and Research in Religious
Studies, by Donald E. Miller and Barry Jay Seltser, on library reserve.
Documentation for the short report (including such things as interviews
and on-site observation) should follow MLA format,
not the format given in Miller and Seltser's book.
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Completing any one of these activities as stated with a serious attempt
to empathetically understand the tradition(s) in question (and, in the
latter two activities, to faithfully convey that empathetic understanding)
will raise your grade for any one of the examinations or for your paper
1 grade point).
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