CHRTC 351 - St. Joseph's College - University of Alberta

Plagiarism and Cheating:2University of Alberta Calendar (Appendix „A”, Code of Student Behaviour; online:www.uofaweb.ualberta.ca/gfcpolicymanual/content.cfm?ID_page=37633 ):Section 30.3.2 – Inappropriate Academic Behaviour:Section 30.3.2 (1) Plagiarism:No Student shall submit the words, ideas, images or data of another person as the Student‟s own in any academicwriting, essay, thesis, project, assignment, presentation or poster in a course or program of study.Section 30.3.2(2) Cheating:(a) No Student shall in the course of an examination or other similar activity, obtain or attempt to obtain information fromanother Student or other unauthorized source, give or attempt to give information to another Student, or use, attemptto use or possess for the purposes of use any unauthorized material.(b) No Student shall represent or attempt to represent him or herself as another or have or attempt to have himself orherself represented by another in the taking of an examination, preparation of a paper or other similar activity. Seealso misrepresentation in 30.3.6(4).(c) No Student shall represent another‟s substantial editorial or compositional assistance on an assignment as theStudent‟s own work.(d) No Student shall submit in any course or program of study, without the written approval of the course Instructor, all ora substantial portion of any academic writing, essay, thesis, research report, project, assignment, presentation orposter for which credit has previously been obtained by the Student or which has been or is being submitted by theStudent in another course or program of study in the University or elsewhere.(e) No Student shall submit in any course or program of study any academic writing, essay, thesis, report, project,assignment, presentation or poster containing a statement of fact known by the Student to be false or a reference to asource the Student knows to contain fabricated claims (unless acknowledged by the Student), or a fabricatedreference to a source.Section 30.3.2 (3) Misuse of Confidential Materials:No student shall procure, distribute, or receive any confidential academic material such as pending examinations,laboratory results, or the content thereof from any source without prior and express consent of the Instructor.Required Notes: Policy about course outlines can be found in 23.4(2) of the University Calendar (GFC 29 SEP 2003). The University of Alberta is committed to the highest standards of academic integrity and honesty. Students areexpected to be familiar with these standards regarding academic honesty and to uphold the policies of the Universityin this respect. Students are particularly urged to familiarize themselves with the provisions of the Code of StudentBehaviour (online at www.ualberta.ca/secretariat/appeals.htm) and avoid any behaviour which could potentially resultin suspicions of cheating, plagiarism, misrepresentation of facts and/or participation in an offence. Academicdishonesty is a serious offence and can result in suspension or expulsion from the University (GFC 29 SEP 2003).Course Outline:I. Preliminaries:An introduction to the foundational terminology and methodology related to Christian theological/ethicalthought and action. Some example topics are: revelation, faith, belief, decision-making, conscienceformation, Vatican II, spirituality, church, laity, method in theology, sources of theology, feminism,historical worldview, classicist worldview, pluralism, ecumenism, inclusive language, hermeneutic ofsuspicion.II. Human Development and Human Relationships:An exploration of issues and questions related to healthy human development and human relationships.Some example topics are: self-esteem, men‟s and women‟s roles, authenticity, fidelity, humanexperience, physical contact, maturity, compassion, grace, love, dualisms, fruitfulness, friendship,passions, development and growth.III. Human Sexuality and Sexual Expression:A more specific look at factors involved in human sexuality and sexual expression. Some example topicsare: sexual revolution, feminist movement, ambiguity and ambivalence, sacramentality, abuse, violence,sexual orientation, masturbation, chastity and celibacy, birth control, sexuality as gift, right relation, andembodiment.IV. Christian Marriage: