Psychology of Religion Syllabus 1

Psychology of Religion Syllabus 1 COURSE DESCRIPTION: College of Education and Behavioral Sciences Department of Behavioral Sciences Houston Baptist University Course Syllabus Psychology of Religion 4334 (01) Spring 2015 The insights of psychology as a science are used to inspect and evaluate the religious dimensions of life. How religion affects religious development, health, experience, and relationships in the church, family, and marriage will be covered. COURSE SEQUENCE IN THE CURRICULUM AND PREREQUISITE INFORMATION: This is an upper-level elective class for undergraduate psychology majors. It may count as an elective for Christianity majors in their practical studies section of the major. It can be applied to both minors as an elective to complete the minor. This is an elective course for graduate students. INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION: Name: Tom Kennedy, Ed.D. E-mail: tkennedy@hbu.edu Office Phone: 281-649-3172 Office Location: Hinton 326 Office Hours: MWF, 10:00-12 am; MWF 2:00-3:00 pm; TTh 2:00-2:30 pm LEARNING RESOURCES: Assigned readings that are posted on Blackboard. Kennedy, T. (2011). My first week in heaven. Enumclaw, WA: Winepress ISBN: 1-4141-0537-1 Moes, P., & Tellinghuisen, D. J. (2014). Exploring psychology and the Christian faith: An introductory guide. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic ISBN: 978-0-8010-4926-2 Other Required Text: Kennedy, T. (n.d.). A guide for writing non-experimental APA style (6 th Ed.)papers. Unpublished.

Psychology of Religion Syllabus 2 RELATION TO THE PURPOSE STATEMENT OF THE UNIVERSITY: The mission of Houston Baptist University is to provide a learning experience that instills in students a passion for academic, spiritual, and professional excellence as a result of our central confession, "Jesus Christ is Lord." In accordance with Houston Baptist University s purpose this course endeavors to 1) provide a supportive atmosphere for students for students from all backgrounds which fosters intellectual and social interaction in the learning process, 2) encourage academic excellence, freedom, and objectivity 3) promote the development of critical and creative thinking, compassion, responsibility, and continuing interest in learning. RELATION TO THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES GOALS AND PURPOSES: This course contributes to the psychology major by providing an education program that is committed to academic excellence in an intellectually free and objective environment that provides physical resources and a campus environment which acknowledges the uniqueness of the individual and encourages the development of the whole person. Thus, this course endeavors to: 1)provides students the opportunity to develop interpersonal communication skills, 2) promote the development of critical thinking skills, 3) utilize and promote the development of technology skills, 4) create a learning environment based on constructivist teaching/learning strategies, 5) contribute to the student s degree program by enhancing his/her basic understanding of the scientific and systematic study of behavior and mental processes. COURSE OBJECTIVES Overview/ purpose of the course The first purpose of this course is to introduce the student to the research about the various psychological disorders found in the DSM-IV-TR. The second purpose is to introduce the student to treatment approaches to each disorder. Upon completion of this course, students should be able to: 1. To understand how to classify the different psychological disorders. 2. To be able to describe the differences among psychological disorders. 3. To understand the causes of psychological disorders as we now understand them. 4. To be able to discuss the common treatments for psychological disorders and which ones tend to be most successful with particular disorders.

Psychology of Religion Syllabus 3 5. To understand the interdependence of modern psychology and biopsychology for treating psychological disorders. 6. To understand how different aspects of these disorders are found in all people Technology, writing, or oral objectives A learning/application paper will be written as well as a report on the mistakes made in the learning/application paper. COURSE AIMS: 1. To expose the student to a survey of the field of psychology of religion 2. To give the student exposure to how religion affects physical health. 3. To give the student exposure to how religion affects mental health. 4. To allow the student to conduct an evaluation of a church using social psychological techniques 5. To allow the student to research a specific topic in the field of psychology of religion. Technology, writing, or oral objectives: 1. Ability to use the internet is required to complete the requirements for their paper. 2. A PowerPoint presentation will be required. 3. Students will write a summary of their observations of a worship/scripture study TOPICAL OUTLINE: Psychology of Religion Bring your books to every class. Jan 20 Jan 22 Jan 27 Jan 29 Feb 03 Feb 05 Feb 10 Feb 12 Introductions, syllabus, extra points, meet everyone Beginnings of religion; did religion begin civilization? Readings; Hostility between religion and psychology EPCF, Chapter: Intro., 1; Readings Readings EPCF, Chapter 2; Readings Readings; MBTI Personality Test and Religion EPCF, Chapter 3; Readings

Psychology of Religion Syllabus 4 Feb 17 Feb 19 Feb 24 Feb 26 Mar 03 Mar 05 Mar 10 Mar 12 Mar 17 Mar 19 Mar 24 Mar 26 Mar 31 Apr 02 Test 1 Students will turn in their cell phones to the professor at the beginning of the class. The student will not be allowed to take the test until this is done. EPCF, Chapter 4, 5; Readings Readings EPCF, Chapter 6; Readings Readings EPCF, Chapter 7; Readings Readings Test 2. Students will turn in their cell phones to the professor at the beginning of the class. The student will not be allowed to take the test until this is done. Spring Break Spring Break Readings EPCF, Chapter 8; Readings Readings EPCF, Chapter 9, 10; Readings Apr 03 Not a class day. Last day to drop with a W. Apr 07 Apr 09 Apr 14 Visitation Paper Due. Criminality and Religion; Turnitin due for visitation paper. EPCF, Chapter 11; Readings Extra Points Due; Origins of morals; religion and teen sex (Regnerus) Apr 16 Apr 21 Test 3 Students will turn in their cell phones to the professor at the beginning of the class. The student will not be allowed to take the test until this is done. Readings

Psychology of Religion Syllabus 5 Apr 23 Apr 28 Apr 30 May 05 May 07 EPCF, Chapter 12, 13; Readings Readings EPCF, Chapter 14, 15; Student Presentations; Readings Student Presentations; Readings EPCF, Chapter 16; Student Presentations; Turnitin due for Ppt.; Readings TBA Final Exam: in this room; Students will turn in their cell phones to the professor at the beginning of the class. The student will not be allowed to take the test until this is done. The content of this outline and the attached schedule are subject to change at the discretion of the professor. TEACHING STRATEGIES: Teaching strategies will include lecture, discussion, student Powerpoint presentations, and video presentations. ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING: Course requirements 1. Note: There will be assigned readings or links to readings that will be posted to Blackboard. The information from these readings will comprise about 60%+ of the test questions. 2. Three tests will be given. Each is worth 100 points. Tests will draw heavily from information found in the textbooks. 3. The final exam will be worth 100 pts. 4. Each student will submit a 5-page paper in which they evaluate a religious worship AND scripture study meeting based on social psychological principles taught in class. The cover page is page one. Students must follow the guidelines and answer the questions in Appendix A. APA requirements are listed in Appendix B. (Use Dr. Kennedy s APA writing guide.) This paper is worth 50 points. The paper must be stapled. If the hard copy of the paper is not turned in to the professor by the beginning of class on the day it is due, 3 points will deducted as long as it is turned in by the end of class. If the student turns in the paper after class ends but before 8:00 pm of the due date, an extra 5 points will be deducted. Ten more points will be

Psychology of Religion Syllabus 6 deducted within every 24 hour period after that until the paper is turned in. If the student cannot make it to class by the beginning of class the student can email the paper to the professor and the professor will treat it as a hard copy until the student can turn in the hard copy. If the student cannot make it to class by the beginning of class the student can email the paper to the professor and the professor will treat it as a hard copy with the above rules until the student can turn in the hard copy. 5. Each student will present a 10 minute PowerPoint presentation to the class on a psychology of religion research topic of interest to him/her. This topic must be approved by the professor before the research begins. The student may NOT repeat a lecture but may go into greater depth on a topic than one the professor covered. The presentation will be worth a maximum of 30 points. It will include a references slide with at least five research references. The textbook is not a reference. All research must be from professional psychological sources. Each student will email a copy of the ppt presentation to the professor no later than the day after the student s presentation. No grade will be given until this is done. If a student does not present on his/her scheduled day, then 5 points will be deducted. Each student will also be required to print and distribute to all the students in the class a review of important points from their presentation. This review should have the student s name, date, and all research references listed on it as well as the 5 important, but not ridiculously simple, items written in sentence form. List each item by number. A key learning word from each of the 5 items is to be omitted for note taking purposes. These items are to comprehensively reflect the important points of the paper/presentation. This 5-point review will be a source of material for the final exam. The class may ask questions about the topic after the presentation. If a student does not present on his/her scheduled day, 5 points will be deducted. If any items are missing from the handout, points will be taken off. The student will turn in a list of all references used on the 8.5 by 11 inch handout given to the professor. 6. Each student will write his/her own a reflection paper on the book, My First Week in Heaven. The will be a cover page which is page 1. The paper will end at the bottom of page six. There will NOT be an abstract or a references page. Use APA form. This is 50 pts. Students will address the following questions in disagreeing or agreeing with the topics in the book. (1) What is the student s belief about the existence of heaven and what does it take to get admitted to heaven? (2) Is there a hell? Why or why not? Who goes to hell and for what reasons? (3) What kinds of relationships will a person in heaven have with those still alive on earth, if any? (4) Why does heaven provide meaning to life?

Psychology of Religion Syllabus 7 (5) Find at least 5 additional non-grieving items about heaven from different areas of the book and write your reaction to them in the remaining pages. If you want to use scripture, list the book, chapter and verse. Do NOT quote the scripture. Do NOT quote from the book. Do NOT write the above questions in your paper and then answer them. If you don t believe in heaven, write about (1) what makes life meaningful for you? (2) What happens to you when you die? (3) Does a life of not believing in heaven give you a positive or negative hope/belief about people and life? Why? (3) If you imagined there was a heaven, what would it be like and how would you get admitted? (4) Find at least 5 specific non-grieving items about heaven from different areas of the book and write your positive and/or negative reactions to them. The paper will be graded using the following guidelines. (Spelling, grammar, sentence structure, effective word choice, awareness of rhetorical strategies, organizing ideas in a coherent essay with good paragraph development=25%; APA style=25%; content is presented as requested above and other guidelines mentioned in class=50%). This paper is worth 50 pts. If the hard copy of the paper is not turned in to the professor by 3:30 pm on the day it is due, 3 points will deducted as long as it is turned in by the end of class. If the student turns in the paper after class ends but before 8:00 pm of the due date, an extra 5 points will be deducted. Ten more points will be deducted for every 24 hour period after that until the paper is turned in. If the student cannot make it to class by the beginning of class the student can email the paper to the professor and the professor will treat it as a hard copy until the student can turn in the hard copy. If the student cannot make it to class by the beginning of class the student can email the paper to the professor and the professor will treat it as a hard copy with the above rules until the student can turn in the hard copy. 7. Extra Points for This Class: Only 10 extra points will be allowed for this class. I will not give any other extra points. You can achieve the 10 points by doing ALL of the following. Go to the career center and get a template for writing a resume. Write up a resume Have the resume reviewed and corrected by Ms. Colette Cross (set up an appointment) After she has corrected your resume, make the corrections. Upload the resume on Hire a Husky. See below for instructions. Staple and turn in to the professor the following o A copy of the resume with Ms. Cross s corrections and her initials

Psychology of Religion Syllabus 8 o A copy of the clean resume that has been corrected o A copy of the Hire a Husky site that shows you have uploaded your resume. Be sure your name is on this form. No points will be given until all of the above bullet points are done. If you already have a resume you can set up an appointment with Ms. Cross and follow the above bullet points. To put your resume on Hire a Husky: go to www.hbu.edu/thecareercenter click on Students and Alumni (on the left) Scroll down and Click on Hire a Husky in the center column. Follow the instructions. All extra points are due at the beginning of class on the day listed in the above schedule of classes. I will not accept extra points after class is over on that day. If you have already done this assignment or are taking two of my classes, check with Appendix C for other alternatives for extra points. 8. Students who make less than a 70 on a test will be required to attend a review session at the Student Learning Center. This review may be one in which 1-3 of the students in this class can participate. The student will set up an appointment. The student will take his/her book to the review and ask the tutor to ask random questions out of the chapters for the next test. This is to be done within one week of the next exam. Students who complete this exercise will get 2 points added to their grade. Those who do not do this assignment will lose an additional 10 points. A report from the Learning Center must be sent to me to get the extra pts. 9. ANY exceptions to the syllabus or other agreement the student arranges with the professor must be confirmed by email in order to become valid. The student will email the professor the exception that the student understands the professor has given. The professor will accept or modify the exception according to the professor s understanding of the agreement. The email that the professor returns to the student will contain the agreed upon exception. 10. You must sit in the same place each class period. Find a place and claim it for the semester. 11. You must meet and get to know all of the students in this class. Get at least two contact numbers for notes and other informational purposes. 12. The new Blackboard system will show all grades the student has received plus keep a total of points up to that date as well as a running average of a grade. See Blackboard for this. Also, note that Turnitin is built into Blackboard. You can find Turnitin by clicking on Course Documents icon on the left-hand list of icons.

Psychology of Religion Syllabus 9 13. You must read and understand the Provost s presentation on Blackboard. Grading Standards: Undergraduate Powerpoint 30 Visitation Paper 50 Belief paper 50 Three Tests 300 Final Exam 100 530 AVERAGE FOR FINAL GRADE School of Behavioral Sciences Undergraduate Grading Scale: 92-100 (A) 84-91 (B) 76-83 (C)** 70-75 (D) <70 (F) **Minimal passing grade for psychology majors/christianity majors Student appraisal: Students will be asked to complete an anonymous appraisal of the course and instructor at the end of the quarter. This is not a graded activity, but will be used by the instructor in refining content and methodology. The instructor will not see the evaluations until after the grades have been posted. CLASS POLICIES Absence and Tardy Policies Regular attendance in class is important for student success, and it is university policy that students must attend class. Absences are recorded beginning from the first class session after the student has enrolled in the course. Professors are not obligated to allow students to make up work they miss due to unexcused absences. Any student who does not attend at least 75% of the scheduled class sessions will receive a grade of F for the course, regardless of his performance on other assessments such as tests, quizzes, papers, or projects. Professors may apply additional attendance policies as appropriate to individual courses. Likewise, the college or school may also apply additional attendance requirements as necessary. Please see the catalog currently in use for the university s policy on classroom absences caused in the course of student representation of the university, such as athletics, chorale, and mock trial activities.

Psychology of Religion Syllabus 10 Students in this class will get four free absences. For each absence after that three points will be deducted. One point will be deducted for each tardy. Students who are less than 10 minutes late will be considered tardy. Tardy results in a deduction of 1 pt. Anyone later than 10 minutes to class will be counted absent. If you come in late, be sure that the professor notes that you are tardy at the end of class. Be sure to monitor your absences on Blackboard. Academic Honesty Please refer to the current catalog for the university's policy and procedures regarding academic honesty. Note that the university utilizes "Turn-It-In" and other programs to investigate possible plagiarism activities. All major papers for this course will be submitted to the plagiarism prevention software, Turnitin.com on or before a paper s due date. No paper will be graded without meeting this requirement beforehand. A separate handout (this will be found in Appendix B of this syllabus) will be provided to give detailed instructions on this process which must include the class identification number and class password. In accordance with FERPA, and to best protect the students privacy, no personal identification (e.g., name, social security number, H number) should be uploaded with the text of student papers. However, Turnitin will ask for the student s name and e-mail address when setting up a personal account. This identifying information will be used by the professor to evaluate the student s paper and cannot be viewed by other faculty or students. To further increase confidentiality, the student may choose to use a pseudonym (false name) when setting up his or her personal Turnitin account. If a pseudonym is used for Turnitin, the student must provide this identifier next to his/her typed name on the paper copy which is submitted to the professor. Five (5) points will be deducted if the professor is unable to easily match the paper copy to the Turnitin submission of the student s paper. Children in Classroom In almost all instances, children are not allowed in the classroom nor are they allowed to be on campus unattended. Class sessions are for enrolled students only unless other arrangements are approved by the instructor in advance. Classroom Behavior Expectations The classroom environment is to be conducive to learning and is under the authority of the instructor. In order to assure that all students have the opportunity to gain from the time spent in class, students are expected to demonstrate civil behavior in the classroom

Psychology of Religion Syllabus 11 and show appropriate respect for the instructor and other students. Inappropriate behavior toward the instructor, in or out of the classroom, may result in a directive to the offending student to leave the classroom or the course entirely. Classroom behaviors that disturb the teaching-learning experiences include the following behaviors: activated cellular phone or other device, demands for special treatment, frequent episodes of leaving and then returning to the class, excessive tardiness, leaving class early, making offensive remarks or disrespectful comments or gestures to the instructor or other students, missing deadlines, prolonged chattering, sleeping, arriving late to class, dominating discussions, shuffling backpacks or notebooks, disruption of group work, and overt inattentiveness. It is at the discretion of the instructor as to whether laptops will be allowed for use in the classroom. Students should take care of all bathroom needs prior to the start of the class. Leaving books on a desk and then returning after the start of class will result in a tardy for that class. Leaving during class will also result in a tardy unless there is prior professor approval. Computers and Cell Phones in the Classroom Computers may not be used in the classroom without special permission for a learning disability. Cell phones are to be turned off and placed upside down on the desk in front of the student during lectures. Students will place their cell phones on the professor s classroom desk prior to the test and pick the cell phone up after they turn in their tests. Exceptions must be approved by the professor. Violations of this policy will result in a 10 point deduction for each infraction. During this class s scheduled time, studying for another class will result in a 10 pt. deduction. See section below about studying for another class. The back row of the class will be reserved for those who need to feed their internet, texting, Facebook or other electronic addiction or study on my time. No talking on cells phones will be allowed in class. All students on the back row will receive a tardy (-1 pt.) if they sit quietly on the back row. Those who are late to class will receive an extra tardy. If you talk, make noise or disturb others you will lose an extra 10 pts. Taking your phone with you to go to the bathroom during class will result in a 10 point deduction. No electronic recordings of the class are allowed.

Psychology of Religion Syllabus 12 Early Alert As an instructor, I am committed to your success, not only in this class, but in all aspects of HBU life. To ensure that every student takes full advantage of the educational and learning opportunities, HBU has implemented an Academic Early Alert Referral System (EARS). If I think you would benefit from some of these special programs or services available to you, I will make the appropriate referral. You, in turn, will be expected to take advantage of the help offered to you. Email Policy All university and class email communication will be sent to your HBU email account. You are responsible for checking this frequently. If you choose, you may reroute your HBU email to another email address. Your emails should be in a professional format with correct spelling, capitalization, and grammar. Grievance Procedures The Academic Grievance Policy may be found in the catalog currently in use, in the Academic section of the HBU Forms section of the HBU Portal, and on the Registrar s page on the HBU Website. Incomplete Grades Only the dean of the college or school may grant incompletes and only to students who have a major documented emergency in the last few days of a semester. Students with excessive absences, which will result in failing the course, will not be allowed to take the final exam nor be eligible to receive an incomplete. If a student has a significant problem (major illness, death in the family, for example) and misses a test, the makeup test will comprise the original test and an additional essay question. All makeup exams MUST be justified by some form of documentation of the illness or funeral. NOTE: final exams will not be given early. Incompletes will not be given for any reason than serious problems listed above. All incompletes will be issued by the dean of the College of Arts and Humanities, not the professor.

Psychology of Religion Syllabus 13 Junk on the desk. The desk will be free of all non-note taking resources. Drink bottles and snacks will be exceptions. All non-note taking objects are to be placed on the floor. A 5-point penalty will be assessed for each infraction. Late Work Contact the professor as soon as possible if your scheduled paper or other work will be late. See the description of the paper above for an explanation of the penalties for a late paper. Academic Accommodations Students needing learning accommodations should inform the professor immediately and consult the Academic Accommodations section of the HBU Classroom Policy posted on Blackboard. No electronic recordings of the class are allowed. Missed Tests: Only one makeup exam will be allowed per semester/summer session. The student must have a compelling reason (to the professor) and document the compelling reason for missing a test. All makeup exams will be a combination of multiple-choice and essay. Bring a blue book. Exceptions to the Syllabus. ANY exceptions to the syllabus or other agreement the student arranges with the professor must be confirmed by email in order to become valid. The student will email the professor the exception that the student understands the professor has given. The professor must receive this email within one day of the original oral agreement. The professor will accept or modify the exception according to the professor s understanding of the agreement. The email that the professor returns to the student will contain the agreed upon exception. If a student fails to follow this procedure the professor will interpret the vocal agreement according to his memory of it. PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPING SYLLABUS Tom Kennedy, Ed.D. Instructor s Signature Date

Psychology of Religion Syllabus 14 COURSE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Syllabus Statement I am aware of all topics described in the course syllabus. These include, but are not limited to the following: course description; course sequence in the curriculum and prerequisite information; instructor information and learning resources; relation to the mission of the University and to the goals and purposes of the College of Education and Behavioral Sciences; course learning objectives; state and national standards covered (NASP, TAC standards, etc.); topical outline and learning strategies; assessment for learning: requirements & grading standards; HBU CLASS POLICIES: the University document posted on Blackboard; additional policies for this class: attendance, late work, missed tests and electronic devices; the possibility of changes to the syllabus. [The content of this syllabus and the attached agenda are subject to change at the discretion of the professor.] Professional Integrity Statement To maintain and uphold the highest level of professional integrity and honesty, cheating and plagiarizing are not allowed. If a student cheats and/or plagiarizes, then the student will receive a 0 for the assignment and/or fail the course. Cheating is a catch-all term for not doing your own work. Any attempt during a test to consult with notes or another person or to look at another s test constitutes cheating. If answers are shared in any way, both students will receive the same penalty for cheating. Using stolen tests or borrowed tests (any test that is not readily available to all members of the class) to study for an exam is cheating. Within the broader view of cheating is the idea of using someone else s work in place of your own. This is called plagiarism and is not allowed. DO NOT: copy another person s paper/project/work or part of that and turn it in as your own; copy a paper/project from the Internet and turn them in as your own; copy another paper/project (or cut and paste parts of Internet articles), make changes to it, and submit it as your own; include the work of others without documentation/reference (If seven or more words are taken directly from another source it must be quoted and referenced.); submit a paper/project or large parts of a paper/project you have done for another class at HBU or another institution to this class. (Always get a professor s approval before using a prior work or topic from a different class.); have someone write parts or all of your paper/project/work share your work with others; and, change references or make up references. falsify fieldwork documentation By signing this page, I affirm that I have read and understand the contents of this course Syllabus Statement, the Professional Integrity Statement, and the University Class Policies. I understand that at any time during the course, I may request clarification, if needed. Printed Name Signature Date [After reading the course syllabus and this page, please print and sign this form then turn it in to the professor.]

Psychology of Religion Syllabus 15 Appendix A Writing the Visitation Paper DO NOT WRITE THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ON YOUR PAPER! The maximum grade for this paper is 50 points. The cover page will be page 1 and the last page MUST end at the bottom of page 5 of the paper. The student may not attend a service of the student s own denomination nor any denomination and/or religion that the student has attended before. You must search out the church, temple, synagogue AND the scripture study online and present evidence of both before attending. Do NOT attend on special occasions held at the church. The student by him or herself will attend both a worship service and a scripture study session and evaluate her/his experience using the social psychology guidelines presented in class (see below). This paper must also follow APA guidelines (see Appendix B). The paper will have a 2-3 sentence introduction about the denomination and how the student learned of it. The student will also list his/her current religious affiliation or list no affiliation if applicable. A 3-4 sentence Discussion section will end the paper. The Discussion will evaluate your experience and whether the guidelines are an accurate predictor of whether a person might attend a second time. The paper will be graded using the following guidelines. (Spelling, grammar, sentence structure, effective word choice, awareness of rhetorical strategies, organizing ideas in a coherent essay with good paragraph development=25%; APA style=25%; content is presented as requested above and other guidelines mentioned in class=50%). 1. Describe how you selected/found this church/temple. To whom you talked prior to attending. 2. Describe how easy/difficult it was to get there and the parking lot situation. 3. Describe how easy it was to find your way to the building from the parking lot (was it easy to find the way, were there signs, greeters who helped you). 4. Describe any greeting/help you received to find out where you should go. 5. Were you given any material? Did anyone introduce you or offer to sit with you? 6. Describe the worship center. Was it pleasing to see? Why? 7. What ethnic/age/social groups were present and how were they dressed? How did the people react to you before the service? 8. Describe the worship service. What parts were positive/negative for you and why? 9. Did the pastor/preacher use a direct or indirect method of communication? What did you like or dislike about the sermon and why? 10. Was the pastor/preacher more emotional or intellectual in his sermon? Was that a plus or minus in your estimation? 11. Did anyone help you with the transition to the bible study/fellowship/whatever? 12. What were your initial reactions to the scripture study people and leader?

Psychology of Religion Syllabus 16 13. What efforts were made to include you into the group? 14. How did you feel during the entire process? Did you feel included? Why? Did you feel excluded? Why? 15. (Only give HBU email address for contact information.) Were you invited back? Were you contacted in some way after the visitation?

Psychology of Religion Syllabus 17 Appendix B Minimal APA Requirements for This Paper (See the Writing Guide) 1. Follow ALL general rules on pages 7-8 in the APA writing guide. 2. Follow all guidelines for writing a cover page as listed in the APA writing guide. 3. You must have a header. The header is on the right side and MUST be put in the header box. a. It begins on the cover page. b. It is 5 spaces to the left of the page number which should occur on the right margin c. Manually change the font to Times New Roman 4. Manually change your page number to Times New Roman. 5. Repeat your exact title at the top of page 2. 6. Set your computer to double space. Also, eliminate the extra spacing after a paragraph that is the default in Word 2007. 7. Do not underline anything in your paper. 8. Bold the major heading Discussion. 9. See and follow page 9 of the writing guide for a listing of what is to be included and excluded when you summarize a research study. 10. Write citations as described in the writing guide. They are different from MLA style citations. Do NOT use first names, initials, or titles. See pp. 16-18 in the writing guide. 11. A Discussion section is required. It is to be a paragraph, 3 to 5 sentences, that summarizes what you have learned and maybe raise questions for future learning or research. 12. Start the References page on the top line of the page listed in the Paper Writing Guidelines listed above. See pp. 28-33. 13. Write the references according to the guidelines in the professor s writing guide. At this level of class you should be able to write references properly. 14. Use proper grammar and spell correctly.

Psychology of Religion Syllabus 18 15. Don t use we, our, your or any other second person pronoun. 16. Don t use the word prove. 17. The symbol % is used for the word percentage in an APA paper. 18. Never capitalize the word psychology in any paper. 19. The numbers 10 or above should not be spelled out.

Psychology of Religion Syllabus 19 Appendix C Extra Points Option 1: go to one of the career fairs listed below and write a one page paper according to the guidelines listed below. You must dress up and interview three people from three different companies at the career fair. The interview must be with companies that could use your skills and that you might be interested in working for. Do NOT interview for an accounting job if you are not an accounting major. If you can t find companies looking for your kind of skills and interest, interview with a company that somewhat interests you. You must get their business cards and staple them to this page along with your summary that uses the rubric guide below. This is not a group project. You must interview alone. Business #1 Name of Business Name of Person You Interviewed What kinds of workers were they looking for and why? Are you qualified? If not, what would you need to do to qualify for the job? Ask them what are the personality characteristics they want to see in an effective employee? Summarize the same for each business on your paper. 1. HBU Spring Job Fair, Thursday, February 19, 2015 2. Texas Job Fair at HBU March 31, 2015 Option 2: Go to the Business Etiquette Dinner. You must contact Colette Cross for reservations. You cannot just drop by. Business Etiquette Dinner April 9