1 DRS Course Guide 2015-2016 SCHOOL OF DIVINITY, HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY ACADEMIC SESSION 2015-2016 DR4553 Contemporary Issues in the Study of the Hebrew Bible/ DR552U The Study of the Hebrew Bible 30 Credits, 11 Weeks PLEASE NOTE CAREFULLY: The full set of school regulations and procedures is contained in the Undergraduate Student Handbook which is available online at your MyAberdeen page. Students are expected to familiarise themselves not only with the contents of this leaflet but also with the contents of the Handbook. Therefore, ignorance of the contents of the Handbook will not excuse the breach of any School regulation or procedure. You must familiarise yourself with this important information at the earliest opportunity. COURSE CO-ORDINATOR/COURSE TEAM Professor Joachim Schaper [email protected]Tel. 01224-272840 Office hours: by appointment Discipline Administration: Mrs Claire Hargaden 50-52 College Bounds Room CB001 01224 272366
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SCHOOL OF DIVINITY, HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY
ACADEMIC SESSION 2015-2016
DR4553 Contemporary Issues in the Study of the Hebrew Bible/
DR552U The Study of the Hebrew Bible
30 Credits, 11 Weeks
PLEASE NOTE CAREFULLY:
The full set of school regulations and procedures is contained in the
Undergraduate Student Handbook which is available online at your
MyAberdeen page. Students are expected to familiarise themselves not only
with the contents of this leaflet but also with the contents of the Handbook.
Therefore, ignorance of the contents of the Handbook will not excuse the
breach of any School regulation or procedure.
You must familiarise yourself with this important information at the earliest
Sternberg, M., The Poetics of Biblical Narrative: Ideological Literature and the
Drama of Reading, Bloomington, Ind. 1985
ASSESSMENT
PLEASE NOTE: In order to pass a course on the first attempt, a student must attain a Common Grading Scale (CGS) mark of at least E3 on each element of course assessment. Failure to do so will result in a grade of no greater than CGS E1 for the course as a whole. DR4553 One three hour written examination (60%);
in-course assessment: one essay (30%) and one presentation (10%).
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DR552U Written examination (60%); 5000 word essay (30%); oral presentation
(10%).
Click to view the University Level Descriptors (ANNEX A).
Click to view the University Assessment Scale Band Descriptors (ANNEX B).
ESSAYS
Essays should be approximately 4000 words long for DR4553 & 5000 words
long for DR552U, including quotations and footnotes but excluding
bibliography; students should note that they will be penalised for work which
is either too long or too short.
The essays should be carried out in informed and critical dialogue with
relevant and up-to-date scholarly secondary literature. All interaction with
secondary literature must be annotated with footnotes. Failure to do so will
be penalized.
Try being concise and to the point.
Do not include material that is irrelevant to the topic at hand.
If you have any questions or concerns about submitting your essays, ask the
course co-coordinator before the essay is due.
ASSESSMENT DEADLINES
The presentation will be given in the course of the seminar. The essay must be submitted to the course co-ordinator no later than Monday 25th April 2016.
SUBMISSION ARRANGEMENTS
Submit one paper copy to the drop boxes in CB008 in 50-52 College Bounds
and one electronic copy to Turnitin via MyAberdeen. Both copies to be
submitted by 3.00pm on the due date.
Failure to submit both an electronic copy to Turnitin and a hard copy to the school office, by the stated deadline, will result in a zero mark.
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N.B Turnitin doesn’t accept Mac documents in Pages. If using a Mac please go to File and export work as a Word document. All coursework must be submitted to the course co-ordinator no later than Monday 25th April 2016. Failure to comply will disqualify the student from taking the final exam AND the resit. The student must retake the course in order to be eligible to take the final exam / resit.
EXAMINATION
Duration: 3 hours.
Structure of examination papers: of. previous examination papers which are
available on databases; past examination papers can be downloaded from
MyAberdeen.
General exam guidance will be given in the Student Handbook.)
RESIT INFORMATION
100% examination.
Access to the resit is provisional on:
All submitted coursework having been submitted and graded at CGS E3
or higher.
Student having a valid Class Certificate. Students with C7’s are not
eligible for resits.
Past exam papers can be viewed at http://www.abdn.ac.uk/library/learning-