Overview
For this Assessment, you will answer a series of short answer questions to demonstrate your understanding of the key tenets of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Instructions
To complete this Assessment, do the following:
- Download the RE2002 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.
Overview
For this Assessment, you will answer a series of short answer questions to demonstrate your understanding of the key tenets of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Instructions
To complete this Assessment, do the following:
- Download the RE2002 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.
This Assessment requires submission of one document: a completed Assessment Template. Save this file as RE2002_firstinitial_lastname (for example, RE2002_J_Smith). When you are ready to upload your completed Assessment, use the Assessment tab on the top navigation menu.
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Note: Western Religions
The three Western Religions are Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. While they may seem drastically different, all three were started in the Middle East and have commonalities. The birth of Christianity stems from the Jewish religion, while Islam includes aspects of both Judaism and Christianity. All three religions are monotheistic, meaning they believe in and worship only one god. All three religions include rituals, traditions, and beliefs that are incorporated into the everyday lives of the followers. For this assessment, you will consider what you have explored in this Competency related to the beginnings of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam as well as how the religions are practiced today.
RE2002 Assessment Template
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Date: Replace this text with the submission date.
Walden University, CBE Western Religions
Explain key tenets of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
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Module 1: Judaism
Explain why Judaism has elements of universalism.
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Explain the key themes of the Exodus story that is central to Judaism.
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Explain the importance of theodicy to Judaism.
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Identify the key rituals of Judaism and explain how each reflects a specific Jewish belief.
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Module 2: Christianity
Explain why Christianity emphasizes belief over ritual.
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Explain the key characteristics of early Christianity’s followers.
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Explain the Christian doctrine of incarnation and how this doctrine is unique amongst major religious traditions.
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Explain the significance of Christianity’s two key rituals and how at least one of those rituals conveys a specific belief in Christianity.
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Module 3: Islam
Identify the key events of the founding of Islam.
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Explain the Five Pillars of Islam and how at least one of those pillars conveys a specific Islamic belief.
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Explain the significance of the family in Islam.
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Identify the key practices of Islam regarding death and explain how each reflects a specific belief.
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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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RE2002: Western Religions – Explain key tenets of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
Rubric Criteria Does Not Meet Expectations Meets Expectations Exceeds Expectations
Module 1: Judaism
Explain why Judaism has elements of universalism. Learning Objective 1.1 — Explain the universalism elements of Judaism.
Response is a vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete explanation of the universalism elements of Judaism.
Response is a clear, accurate, and complete explanation of the universalism elements of Judaism.
Response provides an exemplary explanation of the universalism elements of Judaism.
Explain the key themes of the Exodus story central to Judaism. Learning Objective 1.2 — Explain key themes of Exodus central to Judaism.
Response is a vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete explanation of the key themes of Exodus central to Judaism.
Response is a clear, accurate, and complete explanation of the key themes of Exodus central to Judaism.
Response provides an exemplary explanation of the key themes of Exodus central to Judaism.
Explain the importance of theodicy to Judaism. Learning Objective 1.3 — Explain the importance of theodicy to Judaism.
Response is a vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete explanation of the importance of theodicy to Judaism.
Response is a clear, accurate, and complete explanation of the importance of theodicy to Judaism.
Response provides an exemplary explanation of the importance of theodicy to Judaism.
Identify the key rituals of Judaism and explain how each reflects a specific Jewish belief. Learning Objective 1.4 — Explain the relationship between Jewish rituals and beliefs.
Response is a vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete explanation of the relationship between Jewish rituals and beliefs.
Response is a clear, accurate, and complete explanation of the relationship between Jewish rituals and beliefs.
Response provides an exemplary explanation of the relationship between Jewish rituals and beliefs.
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Rubric Criteria Does Not Meet Expectations Meets Expectations Exceeds Expectations
Module 2: Christianity
Explain why Christianity emphasizes belief over ritual. Learning Objective 2.1 — Explain why Christianity emphasizes belief over ritual.
Response is a vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete explanation of why Christianity emphasizes belief over ritual.
Response is a clear, accurate, and complete explanation of why Christianity emphasizes belief over ritual.
Response provides an exemplary explanation of why Christianity emphasizes belief over ritual.
Explain the key characteristics of early Christianity’s followers. Learning Objective 2.2 — Explain characteristics of early Christianity followers.
Response is a vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete explanation of the key characteristics of early Christianity’s followers.
Response is a clear, accurate, and complete explanation of the key characteristics of early Christianity’s followers.
Response provides an exemplary explanation of the key characteristics of early Christianity’s followers.
Explain the Christian doctrine of incarnation and how this doctrine is unique amongst major religious traditions. Learning Objective 2.3 — Explain the uniqueness of the Christian doctrine of incarnation.
Response is a vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete explanation of the uniqueness of the Christian doctrine of incarnation.
Response is a clear, accurate, and complete explanation of the uniqueness of the Christian doctrine of incarnation.
Response provides an exemplary explanation of the uniqueness of the Christian doctrine of incarnation.
Explain the significance of Christianity’s two key rituals and how at least one of those rituals conveys a specific belief in Christianity. Learning Objective 2.4 — Explain the relationship between Christian rituals and beliefs.
Response is a vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete explanation of the relationship between Christian rituals and beliefs.
Response is a clear, accurate, and complete explanation of the relationship between Christian rituals and beliefs.
Response provides an exemplary explanation of the relationship between Christian rituals and beliefs.
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Rubric Criteria Does Not Meet Expectations Meets Expectations Exceeds Expectations
Module 3: Islam
Identify the key events of the founding of Islam. Learning Objective 3.1 — Identify key events of the founding of Islam.
Response is a vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete identification of the key events of the founding of Islam.
Response is a clear, accurate, and complete identification of the key events of the founding of Islam.
Response provides an exemplary explanation of the key events of the founding of Islam.
Explain the Five Pillars of Islam and how at least one of those pillars conveys a specific Islamic belief. Learning Objective 3.2 — Explain the relationship between the Five Pillars of Islam and Islamic beliefs.
Response is a vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete explanation of the relationship between the Five Pillars of Islam and Islamic beliefs.
Response is a clear, accurate, and complete explanation of the relationship between the Five Pillars of Islam and Islamic beliefs.
Response provides an exemplary explanation of the relationship between the Five Pillars of Islam and Islamic beliefs.
Explain the significance of the family in Islam. Learning Objective 3.3 — Explain the significance of the family in Islam.
Response is a vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete explanation of the significance of the family in Islam.
Response is a clear, accurate, and complete explanation of the significance of the family in Islam.
Response provides an exemplary explanation of the significance of the family in Islam.
Identify the key practices of Islam regarding death and explain how each reflects a specific belief. Learning Objective 3.4 — Explain the relationship between practices of Islam regarding death and its beliefs.
Response is a vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete explanation of the relationship between the specific beliefs of Islam and its key practices regarding death.
Response is a clear, accurate, and complete explanation of the relationship between the specific beliefs of Islam and its key practices regarding death.
Response provides an exemplary explanation of the relationship between the specific beliefs of Islam and its key practices regarding death.
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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 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.
Content adequately reflects original writing and paraphrasing. Writing demonstrates adequate adherence 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.
Content reflects original thought and writing and proper paraphrasing. Writing 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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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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