The student's final semester grade will be determined as follows:

Attendance Policy:

According to DBU academic policy, attendance in class is considered a necessary factor in the learning process. Therefore, absences for all reasons must be kept to a minimum and should not exceed 25 percent of the total class time. Students are held responsible for all academic work required or performed during their absence regardless of the reasons for those absences. Students who register late are responsible for work missed. The policy concerning class attendance for individual courses, seminars, or other guided learning experiences will be determined by the faculty members in charge of such course, seminar, or learning experience.

Attendance in this internship will consist of your assignments, time sheet, and participating in the evaluation session.

Learner-Centered Assessment of Outcomes:

1.             The student will post a class introduction and the name and address of the organization where they are working to Course Material, Discussion Board, as indicated on the schedule.

2.             Written job description of your position and schedule of the dates and times you will be working is due as scheduled, in the Course Material, Assignment.   This description will also include the complete name and address of the agency as well as the name and phone number of your supervisor.

3.             The student will complete a review of There are no children here by Alex Kotlowitz.  Due as scheduled in Course Material, Turn it In.

4.             The student will schedule periodic conferences with the professor as needed to review progress of internship as well as discuss any problem areas and consider further learning experiences. These may be by phone, email, or face-to-face.  These may take place at the internship site.

5.             The student will spend a total of sixty hours in supervised internship work for this three hour class. An accurate written record of duties performed and a time sheet of hours served should be kept.  This may be in a form designed by the student or provided by the site.

6.             The student will prepare a 3-5 page summary report evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of your internship and making recommendations for improving the program in which you participated. Include in this summary an evaluation of how your involvement with social work and ministries has affected the degree in you are a servant leader. Due as scheduled in Course Material.

7.             The student will participate in an evaluation session on the Discussion Board.

8.             The student will secure a written evaluation of your semester or term practicum from your supervisor. These may either be the evaluation form available in the Course Material, or another form of the supervisor's design.

Grading:

The GPA grading system adopted by DBU for courses is:

     F      0.00        ** No grades of D are awarded for graduate courses

For your assignments, at least a letter grade will be deducted for each day late.  Plan ahead!

Method of Instruction:

The student will complete a review of There are no children here by Alex Kotlowitz. The student will spend a minimum of sixty hours in supervised activities. The student will schedule periodic conferences with the professor to review progress of internship as well as discuss any problem areas and consider further learning experiences, via email, phone, or face-to-face as needed. There will be a discussion board class meeting in order to evaluate your experiences in this internship.

Tentative Schedule of Assignments:

Bibliography:

http://www.dbu.edu/library/default.asp

Financial Aid:

Students who are receiving federal, state, or institutional financial aid who withdraw or add hours during the semester may have their financial aid adjusted because of the withdraw or addition. This change in schedule may affect the aid they are receiving during the current semester, and could affect their eligibility for aid in future semesters.

Disabilities:

The student has the responsibility of informing the Dean of Students, at (214) 333-5134, of any disabling condition for which the student will request course modifications. Dallas Baptist University provides academic adjustments and auxiliary aid to individuals with disabilities, as defined under law, who are otherwise qualified to meet the institution's academic requirements. It is the student's choice and responsibility to initiate any request for accommodations. Required documentation must be provided before the university can make accommodations.

University Honor Code/Academic Appeal and Academic Misconduct Procedure:

The faculty member endorses the University Honor Code and abides by the University's Academic Appeal and Academic Misconduct Procedure as stated in the Student Handbook and the Schedule of Classes.

Final Course Grades:

Final course grades provided to a student by a faculty member may not be relied upon as official. Students may access their official final grades online through the WebAdvisor System. The Registrar's Office will only mail grades to a student upon request. The Dallas Baptist University undergraduate and graduate catalogs state that "All accounts must be paid in full before a student can...receive transcripts..." According to FERPA, faculty may not provide final grade information to students via telephone, email, posting or any other source which might compromise student confidentiality.

Children in Classes and Unaccompanied Children:

Minor children of Dallas Baptist University students are not permitted to attend class with their parents. Furthermore, minor children may not be unaccompanied at any location or property where Dallas Baptist University classes are taught. If a minor child is brought to the DBU campus or any location where DBU classes are taught, the child must be accompanied by an adult at all times. For their safety and welfare, unaccompanied children on the DBU campus will be escorted to the Campus Security Office and the parents or guardians will be summoned to pick them up immediately.

Cell Phone Policy:

Classroom disruption by cell phones or other electronic devices is prohibited. All cell phones and similar electronic devices must remain turned off and out of sight for the duration of class. Electronic devices utilized in a learning context, such as laptops and language interpreters, may be permitted at the professor's discretion. A student may face a zero and/or failure in the class if an electronic device is used for cheating during a test. Cheating at Dallas Baptist University is not tolerated and may result in expulsion.

Graduating Students Grades:

It is the responsibility of the student to notify the instructor if graduating this semester. Final exams for graduating students will be given: 07/31/09. Final grades for graduates are due in the Registrar's Office by noon on the Monday before Commencement: 08/03/09. These grades are final. The instructor will not submit late grades for graduates nor change grades once they are submitted.

Other Important Information:

Currently, on the homepage of DBU's Website, we find one of the key verses for our University, "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11 

Today I want you to think about what your future is and reflect on the first portion of this chapter. Jeremiah 29 was written to the exiles who were carried from Jerusalem to Babylon. As Christians in a fallen world, we often feel like exiles in a strange land but what are we to do in this world, how are we to prosper, how is our world to prosper?  Jeremiah tells of God's command to the Israelites:

"5 Build houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat what they produce. 6 Marry and have sons and daughters; find wives for your sons and give your daughters in marriage, so that they too may have sons and daughters. Increase in number there; do not decrease. 7 Also, seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile. Pray to the LORD for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper."

In this internship we will establish this relationship with the world in which we live. We are to live in this world and to "...seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile." What a wonderful opportunity to seek the peace and prosperity of this world as a college student! This is such an encouraging chapter and such a balanced word.   We are to seek the peace and prosperity. We are to change the world.  Remember "Pray to the LORD for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper."

For further thought: a challenging classic which addresses some of this balance is An Ethic for Christians and Other Aliens in a Strange Land by William Stringfellow.