Old
Testament Prayer Warriors
Instructor Name: Dr.
Karen Lea
Phone: 509-891-7219
Office Hours: 8
a.m. to 5 p.m. PST Monday - Friday
Email: karen_lea@virtualeduc.com
Address: Virtual
Education Software
23403 E Mission Avenue, Suite 220F
Liberty Lake,
WA 99019
Technical Support: support@virtualeduc.com
Old Testament Prayer Warriors was written to help Christian school teachers/administrators,
pastors, and other individuals analyze why prayer was an integral part of some
people’s lives in the Old Testament. This course identifies prayer warriors of
the Old Testament, discusses the contextual background of those individuals, and
focuses on Scriptures about these individuals and prayer.
This
computer-based instruction course is a self-supporting program that provides
instruction, structured practice, and evaluation all on your home or school
computer. Technical support information
can be found in the Help section of your course.
Course Materials (Online)
Title: Old Testament Prayer Warriors
Instructor: Dr. Karen Lea
Publisher:
Virtual Education Software, inc. 2021
Academic Integrity Statement
The structure and format of most
distance-learning courses presume a high level of personal and academic
integrity in completion and submission of coursework. Individuals enrolled in a
distance-learning course are expected to adhere to the following standards of
academic conduct.
Academic Work
Academic work submitted by
the individual (such as papers, assignments, reports, tests) shall be the
student’s own work or appropriately attributed, in part or in whole, to its
correct source. Submission of commercially prepared (or group prepared)
materials as if they are one’s own work is unacceptable.
Aiding Honesty in
Others
The individual will encourage
honesty in others by refraining from providing materials or information to
another person with knowledge that these materials or information will be used
improperly.
Violation of these academic standards will result in
the assignment of a failing grade and subsequent loss of credit for the course.
Level of Application
This course is designed as a
course for Christian school teachers/administrators, pastors, and other
individuals to have a solid grasp on God’s Word in order to
integrate the Word into their own lives and their teaching.
Expected Learning
Outcomes
As a result of taking this
course, participants will be able to demonstrate their ability to:
1.
Identify the
prayer warriors of the Bible
2.
Identify the
basic principles of prayer related to these prayer warriors
3.
Analyze why
prayer was an integral part of living for these warriors
Course Description
The Bible contains accounts
of many heroes, but only some of those heroes are referred to as prayer
warriors. These heroes are known as regularly seeking wisdom from God and
interceding on behalf of others. Students in this course will study the life of
these heroes and their prayer habits and practices.
Chapter 1: Abraham, Moses, Jehoshaphat
This chapter focuses on the contextual
background and prayer lives of Abraham, Moses, and Jehoshaphat.
Chapter 2: Hannah, Samuel, Hezekiah
This
chapter focuses on the contextual background and prayer lives of Hannah,
Samuel, and Hezekiah.
Chapter 3: David, Nehemiah, Daniel
This
chapter focuses on the contextual background and prayer lives of David, Nehemiah,
and Daniel.
Chapter 4: Solomon, Jacob, Jonah
This
chapter focuses on the contextual background and prayer lives of Solomon,
Jacob, and Jonah.
Student Expectations
As a student you will be
expected to:
·
Complete all four information sections showing a
competent understanding of the material presented in each section.
·
Complete all four section examinations, showing a
competent understanding of the material presented. You
must obtain an overall score of 70%
or higher, with no individual exam score below 50%, and successfully
complete ALL writing assignments to pass this course. *Please note: Minimum exam score requirements may vary by
college or university; therefore, you should refer to your course addendum to
determine what your minimum exam score requirements are.
·
Complete a review
of any section on which your examination score was below 50%.
·
Retake any
examination, after completing an information review, to increase that
examination score to a minimum of 50%, making sure to also be achieving an
overall exam score of a minimum 70% (maximum of three attempts). *Please note: Minimum exam score requirements may vary by
college or university; therefore, you should refer to your course addendum to
determine what your minimum exam score requirements are.
·
Complete all
course journal article and essay writing assignments with the minimum word
count shown for each writing assignment.
·
Complete a course
evaluation form at the end of the course.
Examinations
At the end of each course section,
you will be expected to complete an examination designed to assess your
knowledge. You may take these exams a total of three times. Your last score
will save, not the highest score. After
your third attempt, each examination will lock and not allow further
access. The average from your exam
scores will be printed on your certificate.
However, this is not your final grade since your required writing
assignments have not been reviewed.
Exceptionally written or poorly written required writing assignments, or
violation of the academic integrity policy in the course syllabus, will affect
your grade. As this is a self-paced
computerized instruction program, you may review course information as often as
necessary. You will not be able to exit any examinations until you have
answered all questions. If you try to exit the exam before you complete all
questions, your information will be lost. You are expected to complete the
entire exam in one sitting.
Writing
Assignments
All assignments
are reviewed and may impact your final grade.
Exceptionally
or poorly written assignments, or violation of the Academic Integrity Policy
(see course syllabus for policy), will affect your grade. Fifty percent of your
grade is determined by your writing assignments, and your overall exam score
determines the other fifty percent. Refer
to the Essay Grading Guidelines which
were sent as an attachment with your original course link. You should also refer to the Course Syllabus
Addendum which was sent as an attachment with your original course link, to
determine if you have any writing assignments in addition to the Critical
Thinking Questions (CTQ) and Journal Article Summations (JAS). If you do, the Essay Grading Guidelines will also apply.
Your writing assignments must
meet the minimum word count and are not to include the question or your final citations
as part of your word count. In other
words, the question and citations are not to be used as a
means to meet the minimum word count.
Critical Thinking
Questions
There are four CTQs that you are required to complete.
You will need to write a minimum of 500 words (maximum 1,000) per essay. You
should explain how the information that you gained from the course will be
applied and clearly convey a strong understanding of the course content as it
relates to each CTQ. To view the
questions, click on REQUIRED ESSAY and choose the CTQ that you are ready to
complete; this will bring up a screen where you may enter your essay. Prior to course submission, you may go back
at any point to edit your essay, but you must be certain to click SAVE once you
are done with your edits.
You must click
SAVE before you write another essay or move on to another part of the course.
Journal Article
Summations
You are required to write, in your own words, a
summary on a total of three peer-reviewed or scholarly journal articles (one
article per JAS), written by an author with a Ph.D., Ed.D. or similar, on the
topic outlined within each JAS section in the “Required Essays” portion of the course (blogs, abstracts, news articles or similar are
not acceptable). Your article choice must relate specifically to the discussion
topic listed in each individual JAS. You will choose a total of three
relevant articles (one article per JAS) and write a
thorough summary of the information presented in each article (you must
write a minimum of 200
words with a 400 word maximum per JAS). Be sure to provide the URL or the
journal name, volume, date, and any other critical information to allow the
facilitator to access and review each article.
To write your summary, click on REQUIRED ESSAYS and
choose the JAS that you would like to complete. A writing
program will automatically launch where you can write your summary. When you
are ready to stop, click SAVE. Prior to course submission you may go back at
any point to edit your summaries but you must be
certain to click SAVE once you are done with your edits. For more information
on the features of this assignment, please consult the HELP menu.
You
must click SAVE before you write another summary or move on to another part of
the course.
Instructor
Description
Karen Lea holds a Ph.D. in
education. Dr. Lea has 15 years’ experience teaching at the K–12 level and
another 14 years’ experience teaching education courses at the undergraduate
and post-graduate levels. Those 14 years in higher education included 6 years
as a dean at a faith-based university and 7 additional years in charge of
assessment and accreditation at a faith-based university. Currently
she is an assessment developer at Western Governor’s University and a full-time
adjunct at Nazarene Bible College. Dr. Lea has been professionally published more than 15 times and has
served on over a dozen panels and boards, including serving on the NCATE (CAEP)
Board of Examiners.
Contacting the Instructor
You may contact the
instructor by emailing karen_lea@virtualeduc.com or by calling (509) 891-7219 Monday through Friday.
Calls made during office hours will be answered within 24 hours. Phone
conferences will be limited to ten minutes per student, per day, given that
this is a self-paced instructional program. Please do not contact the
instructor about technical problems, course glitches, or other issues that
involve the operation of the course.
Technical Questions
If you
have questions or problems related to the operation of this course, please try
everything twice. If the problem persists please check
our support pages for FAQs and known issues at www.virtualeduc.com and also the
Help section of your course.
If you
need personal assistance then email support@virtualeduc.com or call (509) 891-7219. When contacting technical support, please
know your course version number (it is located at the bottom left side of the
Welcome Screen) and your operating system, and be
seated in front of the computer at the time of your call.
Minimum Computer Requirements
Please refer to VESi’s website: www.virtualeduc.com or contact VESi if you have further
questions about the compatibility of your operating system.
Refer to the
addendum regarding Grading Criteria, Course Completion Information, Items to be
Submitted and how to submit your completed information. The addendum will also
note any additional course assignments that you may be required to complete
that are not listed in this syllabus.
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