Download the RE2001 Assessment Template and answer each question in 1?3 paragraphs. Download the Writing Checklist to review prior to submitting your Assessment.? Before submitting your
Overview
For this Assessment, you will answer a series of short answer questions to demonstrate your understanding of the key concepts and principles related to the study of world religions.
Instructions
To complete this Assessment, do the following:
- Download the RE2001 Assessment Template and answer each question in 1–3 paragraphs.
- Download the Writing Checklist to review prior to submitting your Assessment.
Before submitting your Assessment, carefully review the rubric. This is the same rubric the assessor will use to evaluate your submission, and it provides detailed criteria describing how to achieve or master the Competency. Many students find that understanding the requirements of the Assessment and the rubric criteria help them direct their focus and use their time most productively.
Important Information on Interpreting the Assessment Rubric (click to expand)
Achievement vs. Mastery of the Competency
- Mastery of this Competency means that 80% or more of the rows have been assessed as Exceeds Expectations and no rows have been assessed as Does Not Meet Expectations.
- Achievement of this Competency means that all rows are assessed at Meets Expectations or above (but lower than the 80% threshold required for Mastery).
Assessment of Individual Rubric Rows
In order to achieve Meets Expectations for a particular row of the rubric, you must have adequately completed all criteria in that row. This means that you have addressed all required elements to the required level of quantity and/or quality.
In order to achieve Exceeds Expectations for a particular row of the rubric, you must have adequately completed all criteria in the row, and in addition, your response must reflect a depth and breadth of knowledge and expertise. Examples of this include—but are not limited to—the following:
- You provide additional, specific, and/or particularly relevant examples to illustrate points made.
- You seamlessly incorporate your original thoughts and diverse, credible, and relevant academic sources, when applicable, to express your viewpoint or develop a persuasive argument.
- You demonstrate a deeper understanding of the subject that draws from discipline-specific knowledge and theory and incorporates the viewpoints of a diverse set of business and management thought leaders.
- You draw additional connections between multiple, complex topics to support your explanations.
- You are able to apply your knowledge in unique, creative, and/or innovative ways.
- You thoroughly break down concepts into simpler parts and use your understanding of business to make connections.
- Your analysis is insightful and original.
- You design processes, products, and/or solutions that are creative, high-quality, and innovative.
- You consider diverse perspectives and relevant social, ethical, and business-related issues when proposing new ideas or formulating judgments.
All submissions must follow the conventions of scholarly writing. Properly formatted APA citations and references must be provided where appropriate. Submissions that do not meet these expectations will be returned without scoring.
Note: The Foundation of Religion
Religion can provide a connection for people based on common ethics, morals, and spiritual beliefs. The foundations of religious traditions allow for the answering of certain questions pertaining to how we came to be, why we are here, and what will come of us after death? The Global Village allows individuals to examine how religious foundations in different parts of the world play an integral part in various aspects of society. For this assessment, you will consider what you have explored in this Competency related to religious foundations and traditions, the sociological study of religions, and the role that the Global Village plays in our study of religion today.
RE2001 Assessment Template
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Walden University, CBE Foundations of Religion
Explain key concepts and principles related to the study of world religions
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Module 1: Terminology
Identify the key characteristics of the global village. In your answer, provide at least one current example related to your locale abroad.
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Explain the two key insights Durkheim made at the end of the 19th century and how they affect the study of religion.
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Explain the concept of ethnography.
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Identify the key characteristics of a worldview and explain how those characteristics contribute to the study of religion.
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Explain the concept of the religious marketplace. In your answer, use at least one specific example from your own experience.
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Explain the difference between the sacred and the profane.
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Identify the main characteristics of belief. In your answer, explain how beliefs fit within the broader context of a tradition in which they exist.
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Explain the purpose of a ritual. To support your response, provide at least one example of how a ritual expresses a specific belief in a tradition.
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Explain the role that religious institutions play in a culture’s identity. In your response, give at least one specific example.
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Module 2: Religion and Daily Life
Explain the importance of creating an ethos.
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Explain the role of textual criticism in the study of religion.
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Explain the purpose of world construction. To support your response, provide at least one specific example from a major religious tradition. To support your response, provide at least one specific example from a major religious tradition.
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Explain the role of cosmology in religion. Cite at least one specific example from a religious tradition to support your answer.
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Explain the role of a theodicy in understanding the world. Support your response with at least one specific example from either your own experience or a major religious tradition.
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References
Include appropriately formatted references to scholarly sources to support the statements made in your report. Please refer to the Academic Writing Expectations Checklist for more information.
Use the following citation as an example:
Kurtz, L. R. (2016). Gods in the global village: The world’s religions in sociological perspective (4th ed.) . SAGE.
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Academic Writing Expectations Checklist
The faculty Assessor will use this checklist to evaluate whether your written responses adhere to the conventions of scholarly writing. Review this checklist prior to submitting your Assessment to ensure your writing follows academic writing expectations. Click the links to access Writing Center resources:
Sentence-Level Skills
|_| Constructing complete and correct sentences Note: See an explanation of sentence components and how to avoid sentence fragments and run-ons.
|_| Using and spelling words correctly Note: See a list of commonly misused words and information on MS Word’s spell check.
|_| Using punctuation appropriately Note: See the different types of punctuation and their uses.
|_| Using grammar appropriately Note: See a Grammarly tutorial to catch further errors.
Paragraph-Level Skills
|_| Using paragraph breaks Note: See a description of paragraph basics.
|_| Focusing each paragraph on one central idea (rather than multiple ideas) Note: See an explanation of how topic sentences work.
Use of Evidence
|_| Using resources appropriately Note: See examples of integrating evidence in a paper.
|_| Citing and referencing resources accurately Note: See examples of citing and referencing resources in a paper.
|_| Paraphrasing (explaining in one’s own words) to avoid plagiarizing the source Note: See paraphrasing strategies.
Formatting Written Assignments
|_| Using appropriate APA formatting, including title page, margins, and font Note: See APA overview and APA template from the Writing Center.
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RE2001: Foundations of Religion — Explain key concepts and principles related to the study of world religions
Rubric Criteria Does Not Meet Expectations Meets Expectations Exceeds Expectations
Module 1: Terminology
Identify the key characteristics of the global village. In your answer, provide at least one current example related to your locale and abroad. Learning Objective 1.1 — Identify key characteristics of the global village.
Response is a vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete identification of the key characteristics of the global village.
Response is a clear, accurate, and complete identification of the key characteristics of the global village.
Response provides an exemplary identification of the key characteristics of the global village.
Explain the two key insights Durkheim made at the end of the 19th century and how they affect the study of religion. Learning Objective 1.2 — Explain the effect of Durkheim’s insights on the study of religion.
Response is a vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete explanation of the effect of Durkheim’s insights on the study of religion.
Response is a clear, accurate, and complete explanation of the effect of Durkheim’s insights on the study of religion.
Response provides an exemplary explanation of the effect of Durkheim’s insights on the study of religion.
Explain the concept of ethnography. Learning Objective 1.3 — Explain the concept of ethnography.
Response is a vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete explanation of the concept of ethnography.
Response is a clear, accurate, and complete explanation of the concept of ethnography.
Response provides an exemplary explanation of the concept of ethnography.
Identify the key characteristics of a worldview and explain how those characteristics contribute to the study of religion.
Response is a vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete explanation of the contributions of worldviews to the study of religion.
Response is a clear, accurate, and complete explanation of the contributions of worldviews to the study of religion.
Response provides an exemplary explanation of the contributions of worldviews to the study of religion.
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Learning Objective 1.4 — Explain the contributions of worldviews to the study of religion.
Explain the concept of the religious marketplace. In your answer, use at least one specific example from your own experience. Learning Objective 1.5 — Explain the concept of the religious marketplace.
Response is a vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete explanation of the religious marketplace.
Response is a clear, accurate, and complete explanation of the religious marketplace.
Response provides an exemplary explanation of the religious marketplace.
Explain the difference between the sacred and the profane. Learning Objective 1.6 — Explain the difference between the sacred and the profane.
Response is a vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete explanation of the difference between the sacred and the profane.
Response is a clear, accurate, and complete explanation of the difference between the sacred and the profane.
Response provides an exemplary explanation of the difference between the sacred and the profane.
Identify the main characteristics of belief. In your answer, explain how beliefs fit within the broader context of a tradition in which they exist. Learning Objective 1.7 — Explain how the characteristics of belief fit within a tradition.
Response is a vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete explanation of how the characteristics of belief fit within a tradition.
Response is a clear, accurate, and complete explanation of how the characteristics of belief fit within a tradition.
Response provides an exemplary explanation of how the characteristics of belief fit within a tradition.
Explain the purpose of a ritual. To support your response, provide at least one example of how a
Response is a vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete explanation of the purpose of rituals.
Response is a clear, accurate, and complete explanation of the purpose of rituals.
Response provides an exemplary explanation of the purpose of rituals.
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ritual expresses a specific belief in a tradition. Learning Objective 1.8 — Explain the purpose of rituals.
Explain the role that religious institutions play in a culture’s identity. In your response, give at least one specific example. Learning Objective 1.9 — Explain the role of religious institutions in cultures’ identities.
Response is a vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete explanation of the role of religious institutions in cultures’ identities.
Response is a clear, accurate, and complete explanation of the role of religious institutions in cultures’ identities.
Response provides an exemplary explanation of the role of religious institutions in cultures’ identities.
Rubric Criteria Does Not Meet Expectations Meets Expectations Exceeds Expectations
Module 2: Religion and Daily Life
Explain the importance of creating an ethos. Learning Objective 2.1 — Explain the importance of creating an ethos.
Response is a vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete explanation of the importance of creating an ethos.
Response is a clear, accurate, and complete explanation of the importance of creating an ethos.
Response provides an exemplary explanation of the importance of creating an ethos.
Explain the role of textual criticism in the study of religion. Learning Objective 2.2 — Explain the role of textual criticism in the study of religion.
Response is a vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete explanation of the role of textual criticism in the study of religion.
Response is a clear, accurate, and complete explanation of the role of textual criticism in the study of religion.
Response provides an exemplary explanation of the role of textual criticism in the study of religion.
Explain the purpose of world construction. To
Response is a vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete explanation of
Response is a clear, accurate, and complete explanation of the
Response provides an exemplary explanation of the purpose of
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support your response, provide at least one specific example from a major religious tradition. Learning Objective 2.3 — Explain the purpose of world construction in religious traditions.
the purpose of world construction in religious traditions.
purpose of world construction in religious traditions.
world construction in religious traditions.
Explain the main challenges the sociologist of religion is likely to encounter. In your answer, explain how these challenges might affect the outcomes of the sociologist’s analysis. Learning Objective 2.4 — Explain challenges related to the sociological study of religion.
Response is a vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete explanation of the challenges related to the sociological study of religion.
Response is a clear, accurate, and complete explanation of the challenges related to the sociological study of religion.
Response provides an exemplary explanation of the challenges related to the sociological study of religion.
Explain the role of cosmology in religion. Cite at least one specific example from a religious tradition to support your answer. Learning Objective 2.5 — Explain the role of cosmology in religion.
Response is a vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete explanation of the role of cosmology in religion.
Response is a clear, accurate, and complete explanation of the role of cosmology in religion.
Response provides an exemplary explanation of the role of cosmology in religion.
Explain the role of theodicy in understanding the world. Support your response with at least one
Response is a vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete explanation of the role of theodicy in understanding the world.
Response is a clear, accurate, and complete explanation of the role of theodicy in understanding the world.
Response provides an exemplary explanation of the role of theodicy in understanding the world.
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specific example from either your own experience or a major religious tradition. Learning Objective 2.6 — Explain the role of theodicy in understanding the world.
Professional Writing
Professional Writing: Clarity, Flow, and Organization
Content contains significant spelling, punctuation, and/or grammar/syntax errors. Writing does not demonstrate adequate sentence and paragraph structure and requires additional editing/proofreading. Key sections of presented content lack clarity, logical flow, and/or organization.
Content contains few spelling, punctuation, and/or grammar/syntax errors. Writing demonstrates adequate sentence and paragraph structure and may require some editing. Content presented is satisfactorily clear, logical, and/or organized, but could benefit from additional editing/revision.
Content is free from spelling, punctuation, and grammar/syntax errors. Writing demonstrates appropriate sentence and paragraph structure. Content presented is clear, logical, and well-organized.
Professional Writing: Context, Audience, Purpose, and Tone
Content minimally or does not demonstrate awareness of context, audience, and/or purpose. Writing is not reflective of professional/scholarly tone and/or is not free of bias. Style is inconsistent with the professional setting/workplace context and reflects the need for additional editing.
Content demonstrates satisfactory awareness of context, audience, and purpose. Tone is adequately professional, scholarly, and/or free from bias, and style is mostly consistent with the professional setting/workplace context.
Content clearly demonstrates awareness of context, audience, and purpose. Tone is highly professional, scholarly, and free from bias, and style is appropriate for the professional setting/workplace context.
Professional Writing: Originality, Source Credibility, and Attribution of Ideas
Content does not adequately reflect original writing and/or paraphrasing. Writing
Content adequately reflects original writing and paraphrasing. Writing demonstrates adequate adherence
Content reflects original thought and writing and proper paraphrasing. Writing
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demonstrates inconsistent adherence to reference requirements, including the use of credible evidence to support a claim, with appropriate source attribution (when applicable) and reference. There are numerous and/or significant errors.
to reference requirements, including the use of credible evidence to support a claim, with appropriate source attribution (when applicable) and references. There are one or two minor errors.
demonstrates full adherence to reference requirements, including the use of credible evidence to support a claim, with appropriate source attribution (when applicable) and references.
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