IST 1000 1: Vocation & Orientation
Winter 2019
Online
Instructor: Caran Ware Joseph Email:
cwarejoseph@iliff.edu
Phone: 303.765.3111
Student Hours: I will be contacting you to discuss some of your personal learning goals but I also want you to know that I am available by appointment during the quarter. Please, contact me by email or phone to make an appointment.
Welcome! In this course, we will learn from spiritual practices, each other, texts, music, film, poetry, visual art, and a variety of communities. This course is designed to meet some of the learning goals for your
Degree Learning Goals Supported by this Class MDiv 4. Demonstrate personal and professional self-awareness and emerging competency in characteristic practices of religious leadership 4.2. Describe strategies for their continued spiritual development and self-care 4.3 Demonstrate an awareness of the importance of social location (race, class, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, ability/disability, etc.) for self-understanding and professional practice 4.6 establish an effective presence as a leader in the vocational context to which they feel called, and demonstrate adequate self-awareness of their characteristic styles of interaction, commitments, strengths and limitations as they move into new contexts 4.7 to clearly interpret one's beliefs and behavior to the community one serves MAPSC
. It might also offer a few surprises along the way.
Through our work together over the quarter in a small group setting, we will attend to the following purposes:
You will not need to purchase a text for this course. All readings will be posted on Canvas.
This course is graded. This course may be taken pass/fail, but you must request this during the first two weeks by emailing me. You do not need to provide a justification for your request.
It is my sincere desire is that you do well in this course. All of the assignments are designed with the intention that you can and will do them because they are interesting and they are ultimately about your vocational/ministerial development. Against that background, here is my invitation to approaching this course:
Participate with Integrity and Sensitivity to Community: All students are expected to abide by Iliff’s statement on Academic Integrity, as published in the Masters Student Handbook All participants in this class are expected to be familiar with Iliff's Community Covenant.
Embrace the use of Inclusive Language: It is expected that all course participants will use inclusive language in speaking and writing, and will use terms that do not create barriers to the classroom community.
This course is graded. This course may be taken pass/fail, but you must request this during the first two weeks by emailing me. You do not need to provide a justification for your request.
You will be evaluated based on the following rubric:
All of the assignments require you to write/create, tell, listen and reflect. Completion of each of the assignments requires both online postings and discussions. With respect to writing, our assumption is that students in a masters program can be expected to produce academic work that is above average (in comparison to undergraduates). Therefore, the modal grade we assign is B+. A paper will earn a B+ if it fulfills all of the requirements of the assignment. A paper will earn a grade higher than a B+ for exceptional quality. A paper will earn a grade of B or B- if there are minor to moderate shortcomings. Grades below B- are reserved for papers with major shortcomings.
Please, look at Course Requirements for more details on each of the Preliminary Assignments and the Final Project.
GENTLE REMINDERS :
Credit Hours: For each graduate credit awarded by a course at the Iliff School of Theology, students should be spending approximately one hour (50 minutes) in contact with the instructor and three hours (150 minutes) on course work outside of class per week over the equivalent of a 10-week quarter. This applies to residential, intensive, online and hybrid classes alike. For more details see Iliff's Credit Hour Policy.
Absences : As published in the Masters Student Handbook, absence from classes equivalent to 20% of course work (two weeks for a ten-week course) may be grounds for suspension from a course with WF (Withdrawal Failing) recorded on the transcript.
Academic Integrity and Core Values: All students are expected to abide by Iliff’s statement on Academic Integrity, as published in the Masters Student Handbook . All participants in this class are expected to be familiar with Iliff’s Core Values .
Accommodations : Iliff engages in a collaborative effort with students with disabilities to reasonably accommodate student needs. Students are encouraged to contact their assigned advisor to initiate the process of requesting accommodations. The advising center can be contacted at advising@iliff.edu or by phone at 303-765-1146.
Writing Lab: Grammar and organization are important for all written assignments. Additional help is available from the Iliff Writing Lab , which is available for students of any level who need help beginning an assignment, organizing thoughts, or reviewing a final draft.
Inclusive Language: It is expected that all course participants will use inclusive language in speaking and writing, and will use terms that do not create barriers to classroom community.
Date | Day | Details | |
Jan 10, 2019 | Thu | Theological Autobiography | due by 06:59AM |
Jan 17, 2019 | Thu | Social Location Chart | due by 06:59AM |
Jan 22, 2019 | Tue | Reading - Week Two | due by 06:59AM |
Jan 22, 2019 | Tue | Life Theme | due by 06:59AM |
Jan 29, 2019 | Tue | Preparation for Week Three | due by 06:59AM |
Jan 29, 2019 | Tue | Spiritual Autobiography | due by 06:59AM |
Feb 05, 2019 | Tue | Reading and Preparation for Week Four | due by 06:59AM |
Feb 05, 2019 | Tue | Visual Response | due by 06:59AM |
Feb 12, 2019 | Tue | Reading and Preparation for Week Five | due by 06:59AM |
Feb 12, 2019 | Tue | Missing Story | due by 06:59AM |
Feb 14, 2019 | Thu | Reading and Preparation for Week Six | due by 06:59AM |
Feb 23, 2019 | Sat | Reading for Week Seven | due by 06:59AM |
Mar 05, 2019 | Tue | Reading and Preparation for Week Eight | due by 06:59AM |
Mar 05, 2019 | Tue | Community Story | due by 06:59AM |
Mar 08, 2019 | Fri | Reading and Preparation for Week Nine | due by 07:00PM |
Mar 16, 2019 | Sat | Final Project and Celebration | due by 05:59AM |