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write tests and examinations.Elective arrangements (such as travel plans) are not considered acceptable groundsfor granting an alternative examination time.Academic IntegrityIn order to maintain a culture of academic integrity, members of the University ofWaterloo and its Federated University and Affiliated Colleges are expected to promotehonesty, trust, fairness, respect and responsibility.DisciplineAll students registered in courses at St. Jerome’s University are expected to know whatconstitutes academic integrity, to avoid committing academic offences, and to takeresponsibility for their actions. A student who is unsure whether an action constitutes anoffence, or who needs help in learning how to avoid offences (e.g., plagiarism, cheating)or about “rules” for group work/collaboration should seek guidance from the courseprofessor, academic advisor, or the Associate Dean. When misconduct has been found tohave occurred, disciplinary penalties will be imposed under St. Jerome’s UniversityAcademic Discipline Policy and UW Policy 71 – Student Discipline. For information oncategories of offenses and types of penalties, students should refer to Policy 71 - StudentDiscipline, www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infosec/Policies/policy71.htm.GrievanceA student who believes that a decision affecting some aspect of his/her university life hasbeen unfair or unreasonable may have grounds for initiating a grievance. In such a case,contact the St. Jerome’s University Grievance Officer. Read St. Jerome’s UniversityHandbook, Section 4, item 8,www.sju.ca/faculty_staff/SJU_handbook/grievance_policy.html (under revision).AppealsA student may appeal the finding and/or penalty in a decision made under St. Jerome’sUniversity Academic Discipline Policy or Grievance Policy if a ground for an appeal canbe established. In such a case, contact the St. Jerome’s University Appeals Officer. ReadSt. Jerome’s University Handbook, Section 6.4,www.sju.ca/faculty/SJU_handbook/examinations_grades_standings_and_appeals.html(under revision).Academic Integrity website (Arts)http://arts.uwaterloo.ca/arts/ugrad/academic_responsibility.htmlAcademic Integrity Office (UW)http://uwaterloo.ca/academicintegrity/Note for students with disabilitiesThe Office for Persons with Disabilities (OPD), located in Needles Hall, Room 1132,collaborates with all academic departments to arrange appropriate accommodations forstudents with disabilities without compromising the academic integrity of the curriculum.4
If you require academic accommodations to lessen the impact of your disability, pleaseregister with the OPD at the beginning of each academic term.Reading and Lecture Schedule1. January 3: INTRODUCTIONNo Reading2. January 10: METHODSReading: “Framework for a Sexual Ethic” by Margaret A. Farley (Coursepack)3. January 17: TEXTReadings: 1. Genesis 2-3 (online at http://www.devotions.net/bible/00bible.htm)2. “Depatriarchalizing in Biblical Interpretation” by Phyllis Trible (Course Reserves)3. 1 Corinthians 6-8; 12-14 (online at http://www.devotions.net/bible/00bible.htm)4. “New Testament Sexual Ethics Today” by Will Countryman (Coursepack)4. January 24: TRADITIONReading: “On Marriage and Concupiscence, Book I” (Chs 3-28) by Augustine ofHippo (online at http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/15071.htm)5. January 31: REASONReadings: 1. Summa Theologica, Second Part of the Second Part, (Question 153,article 2; Question 154 articles 2 and 4) by Thomas Aquinas(online at http://www.newadvent.org/summa/3.htm)2. “An Answer to the Question: What is Enlightenment?” by Immanuel Kant(Coursepack)3. “Duties Toward the Body in Respect of Sexual Impulse” by Immanuel Kant(Coursepack)4. “Star Trek and the Postmodern Generation” by Stanley Grentz (Coursepack)6. February 7: TEST and FILMNo Readings7. February 14: CELIBACY and VIRGINITYReadings: 1. “Later Christianity: Celibacy and Clerics” by Elizabeth Abbott(Coursepack)2. “Virgins for Jesus” by Heather Hendershot (Coursepack)8. February 21: READING WEEK – NO CLASS9. February 28: MARRIAGEReadings: 1. “Papal Ideal, Marital Realities” by Cristina L. H. Traina (Coursepack)2. “A Queer Fidelity” by W. Scott Haldeman (Coursepack)5
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