IDCC 260 Cultures and Ecosystems of Malaysia and Borneo
Syllabus, Spring – May Term 2017
INSTRUCTOR:ErikD.Lindquist,Ph.D.
LOGISTICS&STUDENTSUPPORT:MollyA.Lindquist
Office:260JordanHall
Phone:717-796-1800,ext.3942
Phone:717-796-1800,ext.2044
e-mail:[email protected]
e-mail:[email protected] TRAVELDATES:May22–June17,2017
COURSEDATES:May25–June16,2017
PRE-DEPARTUREMEETINGTIMES: wFebruary18,6-9PM:MalaysianDinner,LindquistHome
wMarch12,7-9PM:TripPreparation,K104
wApril1,7-9PM:TravelClinicforSoutheastAsia,K104
wApril9,6:30-8PM:HealthandSafetyinanInternationalEnvironment,F110
wApril16,6:30-8PM:Cross-CulturalAdjustment&Communication,F110
wApril30,7-9PM:TripPreparation,K104
wMay7,7-9PM:TripPreparation,K104
wMay22,4PM–FinalBaggageWeighingandPreparations,LindquistHome
COURSEDESCRIPTION:Thiscoursewillintroducestudentstothemulticultural,hospitablepeopleandtropical
ecosystemsofMalaysia.Wewillexplorethecomplexinteractionsbetweenhumancivilization,biodiversezones
andthephysicalenvironmentoftheMalayPeninsulaandBorneo.Wewillconsidertheinteractionsofbiological
andgeographicfactorsacrossthefullrangeofMalaysiansubcultures;fromthetraditional,ruralOrangUluto
Malaysia’surban,cosmopolitanculture.StudentswillwitnessandexperiencethebreadthofMalaysia’sculinary
offerings,traditionaldance,weaving,clothbatiking,ethnicmusic,andotherculturalartisticexpressions.There
willbeampleopportunitytoobserveimportantglobalbiologicaltreasures,suchas,Asianelephants,flyingfoxes,
hornbills,proboscismonkeys,parachutingtreefrogs,pitcherplants,orchids,Rafflesiaflowers,andtheendangered
orangutan.WhileintheregionsouthofKuching,Sarawak,borderingIndonesia,MessiahCollegestudentswilllive
amongacommunityoftheBidayuhethnicgroups,apeopleformerlyknowntotheworldasfiercewarriorsand
headhunters.IntheurbansettingofKualaLumpur,MessiahCollegestudentswouldbewelcomedintothehomes
offamiliesofstudentsfromMethodistCollegeandlocalchurchesofKualaLumpur.Thiscoursewillendeavorto
explorehumanandenvironmentalknowledgeandchallenges,notonlyfromaWesternpointofview,butfroman
arguablybetter,authenticperspectivefromwithinthisnon-Westerncountry.Therewillbeanemphasison
attainingforeignexperienceinurban,ruralandremotesettingsofMalaysia.Thisnon-majors’honorscoursewill
fulfillthegeneraleducationcorecross-culturalexperiencecourse(orthenon-Westernrequirementbyformal
petition).3credits.
TEXTS:
1. Required
CourseReader
a. CarrollS.2009.DrawingtheLinebetweenMonkeysandKangaroos.In,IntotheJungle:Great
AdventuresintheSearchforEvolution.PearsonBenjaminCummings,SanFrancisco,CA.pp.3650.
b. CorduanW.2012.Islam.In,NeighboringFaiths:AChristianIntroductiontoWorldReligions.
InterVarsityPress,DownersGrove,IL.pp.93-137.
c. CorduanW.2012.Hinduism.In,NeighboringFaiths:AChristianIntroductiontoWorldReligions.
InterVarsityPress,DownersGrove,IL.pp.267-312.
d. CorduanW.2012.Buddhism.In,NeighboringFaiths:AChristianIntroductiontoWorldReligions.
InterVarsityPress,DownersGrove,IL.pp.313-357.
e. CorduanW.2012.ChinesePopularReligion.In,NeighboringFaiths:AChristianIntroductionto
WorldReligions.InterVarsityPress,DownersGrove,IL.pp.388- 422.
f.
KricherJ.2011.WhatandWhereAretheTropics.In,TropicalEcology.PrincetonUniversityPress,
Princeton,NJandOxford,UK.pp.6-37.
g. LavendaRH,SchultzEA.2012.Culture.In,CoreConceptsinCulturalAnthropology.5thEd.
McGraw-Hill,NewYork,NY.pp.15-32.
h. ScupinR.2006.IslandSoutheastAsia.In,PeoplesandCulturesofAsia.PearsonPrenticeHall,
UpperSaddleRiver,NJ.pp.384-422.
i. WilsonEO.1999.Krakatau.In,TheDiversityofLife.W.W.NortonandCo.Inc.,NewYork,NY.pp.
16-23.
j. Otherbooksorarticlesasdeemedtimelyorimportant.
KeyRequiredCross-culturalText
1. SlimbachR.2010.BecomingWorldWise:AGuidetoGlobalLearning.StylusPublishingLLC,Sterling,
VA.pp.238.
Oneofthefollowing
1. PhillipsQ.2014.Phillips’FieldGuidetotheBirdsofBorneo(3rded.).JohnBeaufoyPublishing.
2. JeyarajasingamA,PearsonA.2012.AFieldGuidetotheBirdsofPeninsularMalaysiaandSingapore.
OxfordUniversityPress.
Oneofthefollowingasassignedinapre-travelclassmeeting
1. Shepherdl,ShepherdC.2014.ANaturalist'sGuidetotheMammalsofSoutheastAsia.JohnBeaufoy
Publishing.
2. DasI.2013.ANaturalist'sGuidetotheSnakesofSoutheastAsia.JohnBeaufoyPublishing.
3. KirtonL.2014.ANaturalist’sGuidetotheButterfliesofPeninsularMalaysia,SingaporeandThailand.
JohnBeaufoyPublishing.
2. Recommended
a. DiscoverMalaysiaandSingapore.2013.DiscoverMalaysiaandSingapore.LonelyPlanetPublications.
b. RichmondS,BrashC,KarlinA,LowS,PresserB.2013.Malaysia,SingaporeandBrunei.LonelyPlanet
Publications.
c. LeffmanD,LimR.2012.TheRoughGuidetoMalaysia,SingaporeandBrunei.RoughGuideLtd.
COURSEOBJECTIVES:
GeneralLearningObjectives
1. Identifymostrelevantinformationaboutthehostculture'shistory,traditions,politics,
geography,includingrelevantregionaldifferences,ifapplicable.
2. Identifyfacetsinwhichthehostculturediffersfromtheirown.
3. Identifyfacetsinwhichthehostcultureissimilartotheirown.
4. Explaininsightslearnedaboutthemselvesortheirownrelationshipsbydirectlyinteractingwith
individualsandgroupsfromthehostculture.
SpecificBehavioralObjectives
1. IntroducestudentstotheextensiveculturalandbiologicalendemismoftheMalayPeninsulaand
BorneoregionofSoutheastAsia.
2. Provideaframeworkforunderstandingissuesrelatingtoethnic/nationalinequitiesoftheregion.
3. Provideopportunitiesforstudentstoobserveonendemic,colonial,andhybridculturesofmaritime
SoutheastAsia.
4. Developanunderstandingoftheconceptualbasisofhistoricandcontemporarythoughtasitpertains
toecologyandculturalanthropology.
5. Introducestudentstorecentandhistoricliteratureontheregion.
6. Asaresultoftheactivitiesinthiscourse,thestudentshouldbeableto:
a. definebiologicalandculturaldiversity.
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b. describeseveralenvironmentalandhumanissuespertainingtothelossofbiodiversityand
environmentaldegradation.
c. discussthetheoriesofevolutionbynaturalandsexualselectionasanexplanationforbiological
diversity.
d. provideexamplesofhuman-environmentinterdependence.
e. demonstrateanunderstandingofthemechanismsofgeneticchangeandphysiological/development
acclimationfunctioningwithinpopulations.
f. demonstrateanunderstandingsimilaritiesanddifferencesoflocalecoregions.
g. applytheethnographicmethodtoculturalunderstanding.
TOPICSTOBECOVERED:
1. TheSciencesofCultural&NaturalHistory
2. ThePhysicalSetting
3. Ecology(Interactionsamongorganisms)
4. EndemismoftheMalayPeninsulaandBorneo
5. EthnographicStudyoftheMalayPeninsulaandBorneo
6. CultureandGeography
7. ContemporaryCultureinHistoricSetting
COURSESTRATEGY:
1. Lectures/Readings–Onmostdayswewillriseearlytoenjoymorning’sfirstlight.Lecturetimewillbe
designedtointroduceyoutothetheoreticalaspectsofthecoursewiththecultureandnatureservingas
thesetting.Youshouldreviewthecoursereaderandanyhandoutsinadvanceofourdiscussions.
2. Exams–Therewillbefour50-pointexamsoverthematerialcoveredinthecourse.
• Exam#1:Pre-travelReadingsandBasicConceptsonCulturesandEcosystems(May23rd)
• Exam#2:CulturesofPeninsularMalaysia(June3rd)
• Exam#3:TropicalEcosystemsandOrganisms(June10th)
• Exam#4:CulturesofSingaporeandBorneo(June16th)
3. UrbanandRuralEthnographies–Anethnographicalessayonmodernurbanandruralresidentswillbe
baseduponyourreadingsandpersonalinterviewsoflocals.
4. ELIDiversityProject–Thisexercisewillseektohavestudentssynthesizetheirexperiencesabroadwith
theirownculture.Studentswillbeaskedtoreflectonthemesthatspecificallyconnectaspectsof
human,biologicalandculturaldiversityinMalaysia,SingaporeandBrunei.Eachstudentwillworkwith
theinstructortodevelopathemethatintersectsmultiplefacetsofdiversity.Thestudentmaychoosea
multimediaposterordigitalstorytellingformattopresentandunifytheirideas.Additionally,students
willsettheirownlearningobjectiveswhiletravelingtoSoutheastAsia,recursivelyengagetheobjectives
whilelearning,interactingandtravelingto/withinourcourselocations,andfinallyanswertheOutcome
ReflectionQuestionsoutlinedinthegeneralELIrequirements(outlineinpointGbelow).
5. Lecture/FieldExercises–Fieldtimeforbothecologicalandethnographicalsectionsofthiscoursewill
involveboththeoreticallecture/discussions,groupopportunityforfirsthandexaminationofthese
principles,andtimeforindividualinvestigativestudy.Yourtravelnotebook/journalwillbeyourrecord
ofday-by-dayactivitiesandwillserveasthebasisforyourreflectivejournalentries.Anexemplarofthe
traveljournalwillbeprovidedduringoneofourpre-departuremeetings.
6. BorneanEndangeredSpeciesPresentation–BorneoisasuperblybiodiverseislandintheMalay
Archipelagowithmanyopportunitiestoseeinterestingfloraandfauna.Unfortunately,itsremote
forestsalsoharborillegalpoachersthatpermanentlyreduceviablepopulationstothebrinkofextinction.
StudentswillselectaspeciesthatisendemictoBorneoandwriteareportonthereasonsforits
endangerment,aswellaseffortstosecureitsfuture.Thispresentationwilltakeplaceduringourstayin
UluTemburongNationalParkandshouldbeelectronicallysubmittedtotheprofessorbeforeleaving
Singapore.
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7. CulturalExchangeVignette–Eachstudentwillpreparea5-minutepresentationonauniqueaspectof
hisorherAmericanculture(orotherwiseforinternationalstudents).Thiswillbepartofapresentation
exchangewithourMethodistCollegestudentcounterparts.Studentswillbeexpectedtotakenoteson
Malaysianpresentationsfortheirjournals.Aspecialhandoutwithdetailedinstructionswillbeprovided
inapre-departuremeeting.
8. StudentPresentations,ContributionsandAttitude–Eachstudentwillreportbacktothegrouponthe
resultsofyourpersonalandgroupobservationsandwillrecordthedetailsoftheseinyour
notebook/journal.Establishingandmaintainingagoodtravelcommunity“vibe”isessentialtoallonthe
travelcourse.Yourgoodattitudeisessential.Reluctancetoparticipateorcooperatewillresultinaloss
ofoverallpoints.
RESPONSIBILITIESOFSTUDENTS:
1. Attendclasspreparatorymeetingsandparticipateindiscussions
2. Timelycompletionofassignments
3. Participationinfield/cultural/biologicalexcursions
4. Preparationforexam
5. Travelresponsibilityandgoodattitude
6. Textbooks,journal,andotherrequiredreadings
7. Maintainingaoutwardlypositiveandgoodattitudetowardallmembersofourtravelgroup
8. OnlineEvaluation:Studentsmustcompleteanonlinecourseevaluationfollowingtheirreturnfromthe
coursetrip.Failuretosubmittheevaluationwillresultinacoursegradeofincomplete
COURSEOUTCOMES:
A. Grade-Yourworkintheaboveareaswillbeevaluatedbyyourmasterycomprehensionoffundamental
conceptsandunderlyingprinciples.
B. Composition-Yourgradewillbedeterminedbyyourperformanceineachofthefollowing.
20%
Exams(May23,June3,June10,andJune16)
10%
CulturalExchangeVignetteonPersonal“Americana”(May30)
10%
BorneanEndangeredSpeciesReport(June5Turn-in;June9Presentation)
40%
FieldNotebook/EthnographicReporting/Journaling(June17)
• Ecosystemandorganismalnotes(10%)
• Urbanmicro-ethnographyfromhome-stayexperience(KualaLumpur)(7.5%)
• Ruralmicro-ethnographyfromcommunitylonghouseexperience
(Borneo)(7.5%)
• Personalinterculturalreflections(10%)
• Organizationandneatness(5%)
20%
ELIDiversityProject(dueJune20)
100%
Total
*anaveragebelow60isnotapassinggrade
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C. GradingRubric
A
A-
B+
B
B-
C+
C
C-
D
F
Excellentmasteryofconceptualcontent&mostexamples,terms,anddetail&
enthusiasticaboutculturelearning
Excellentmasteryofconceptualcontent&mostexamples,terms,anddetail,yetnot
enthusiasticaboutculturelearning
Goodmasteryoffundamentalconcepts,examples,terms,anddetail&enthusiasticabout
culturelearning
Goodmasteryoffundamentalconcepts,examples,terms,anddetail,yetnotenthusiastic
aboutculturelearning
Averagemasteryofthecoursematerial&enthusiasticaboutculturelearning
Averagemasteryofthecoursematerial,yetnotenthusiasticaboutculturelearning
Belowaverage,butpassingmasteryofcoursematerial&enthusiasticaboutculture
learning
Belowaverage,butpassingmasteryofcoursematerial,yetnotenthusiasticaboutculture
learning
Lackofconceptualunderstandingofbasicconcepts,examplesandterminology&
enthusiasticaboutculturelearning
Lackofconceptualunderstandingofbasicconcepts,examplesandterminology,yetnot
enthusiasticaboutculturelearning
D. InvestigativeProtocol-Thisisacross-culturalcoursewithafocalbiologicalandanthropological
component,whichmeansalotoftimeoutsideandamongstpeopleandnature.NotonlydoIwantto
illustrate,butalsoenableyoutoconnect,manyoftheprincipleswediscussinlecturefromobservations
ofnatureandthepeoplesofMalaysia,Singapore,andBorneo.Thegoalistoequipyoutoseethings
abouthumaninteractionswiththenaturalworldthatyouhaveneverseenbefore,byhelpingyounot
onlytoidentifycomponentsbut,evenmoreimportantly,torecognizeprocessesandperceivequestions
ofwhichyouhavenotconceivedbefore.That'sabiggoal.Myjobwillbetoprovideyouwiththe
appropriateinformationandselectiveexposuretoandinterpretationofhabitatsandcultures.Yourjob
willbetogiveityourbest,submittingtoavarietyoffieldprotocols.Specificdetailswillbeexplainedin
class.
E. FieldBehavior-Iwantourforaysintothefieldandculturestobeseenasopportunitiesforadventure
anddiscovery.Followingprotocolsthathelpratherthanhindertheexperienceforyourselfandothersin
theclasscandothis.Muchofthisissointuitivethatitshouldgowithoutsaying,butdiffering
backgroundsandpersonalitiesofpreviousstudentshavedemonstratedthatitdoesn'talwaysgowithout
saying.
Appropriatefieldprotocolinvolvesthefollowingabsoluteessentials,overwhichyouwillbegraded:
1. Treatingallwildlife,inthefield,townorcity,withrespect:Thisincludesrefrainingfrom
harassmentofanimalsinanyway;collectingordamagingplantsoranimalswithoutappropriate
permission,permit,orlicenseandwithoutlegitimatepurpose.
2. Treatallpeoplewithrespect:WeareheretounderstandtheculturesofMalaysia,Singapore,and
Bruneifrommultipleperspectives.Probetheculturewiththequestionsofanethnographer.Do
notlobbytomakeapoint.Pleaserepresentourculture,institutionandLordasbestaspossible.
3.Fullparticipationinallcourseactivities:Thisincludesbringingappropriatematerials(especially
notebooks);keepingnecessarywrittenrecords;stayingwiththegroup;payingattentiontoand
heedingfieldinstructions,oftengivenorally,justonce.
4. Supportofgroupcollaboration:Fieldworkisoftenagroupprocess.Weneedtoworktogether.
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F. FieldNotebooks–Fortypercentofyourgradewillcomefromafieldnotebookandjournal,whichshould
havethreedistinctandclearlymarkedsections.1)notesfromlecturediscussionsessions;2)field
observationalrecordsonthespecies,culturesandecologicalcommunitiesweobserveandstudy;3)a
morepersonalonewhichmightbecalledareflectiveoranintellectualjournal(seepointFbelow).Inthe
firstsectionyoushouldincludenotestakeninthefield,classroomandduringguestlectures.Students,if
theywish,maykeepseveralnotebookstokeepentrycategoriesseparate.
Manyscientists,travelers,explorers,missionaries,politicalleaders,naturalists,environmentalistsand
otherintellectuallyproductiveandcreativepeoplekeepjournals.Ajournalismorethananhistoricalor
evenapersonalintrospectivediary(althoughitshouldincludeelementsofthat).Itisarecordofyour
intellectualdevelopment,akindof"captain’slog"tothevoyageyoutakeinthediscoveryofideasand
perceptionsoftheworld.Itshouldbeachronicleofyourthoughts,observations,feelings,insights,
connections,analyses,andconclusionsrelatedtocertainideas;butitshouldalsocontainyour
unansweredquestions,sourcesofconfusionandpossibleplansforresolvingthem.Asafieldnotebook,
ornaturalist'sjournal,itshouldalsoberifewithdescriptions,perceptions,andobservationsaboutthe
worldaroundyou.Youshouldhaveonesignificantjournalentryperday.Thisisnottobeananalytical
orscientificdocument,butratheronewhereyouallowyourinnerbeingtoreflectoneventsand
observations.
G. ExperientialLearningInitiative(ELI)ReflectionandDeliverable
StudentswilldesignlearningobjectivesatthebeginningoftheELIexperiencethataredrivenbythe
overarchingELIobjectivesofmeaningfulcareerdevelopmentandcommunityengagement.Studentswill
answerthecommonELIreflectionquestions.Facultymaybuildthissegmentintothereflection
componentofthecoursethroughjournals,ePortfolioorothermethods.
ToensurethattheELIleadstothestatedoutcomesofcareerdevelopmentandcommunityengagement,
studentswillberequiredtotranslatethelearningfromtheirreflectionintoa“deliverable”thatis
contextualizedforanexternalaudiencerelevanttothestudents’futuregoals(employer,graduate
school,etc.).Facultywilldeterminetheformatofthedeliverable(i.e.ePortfolio,blog,digitalstorytelling,
cumulativereflectiveessay,etc.).
Note:FacultywillscorestudentresponsestoreflectionquestionsanddeliverableaccordingtotheELI
assessmentrubricandsubmittheresultstotheOff-CampusProgramsAdvisoryCommitteeforELI.
CommonObjectivesandOutcomeReflectionQuestions
• Objectives:Attheoutsetofthecourse,studentswillpersonalizespecificobjectivesinallofthefollowing
categories,inlightoftheiruniquesituationandgoals:
PERSONAL
Howdoyouexpecttogrowpersonally(e.g.inyourself-awareness,yourspirituality,andhowyourelate
toothers)throughthisexperience?
PROFESSIONAL
RegardlessofwhetherornotyourELIrelatesexplicitlytoyourcareergoals,whatspecificskillsdoyou
plantodevelop/enhancethatwouldbetransferabletoyourprofessionalgoals?
ACADEMIC
Inwhatspecificwaysdoyouhopetogrowasastudent?HowdoyouhopeyourELIwillconnecttoyour
majorandclassroomexperiences?
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
COMMUNITYENGAGEMENT
Whatdoyouhopetolearnaboutthe"biggerpicture"ofcommunity(localorglobal)fromyourELI?
Educator-advisorswillprovidefeedbackonstudentlearningobjectives,andthentouchbasewith
studentsminimallyatthebeginning,mid-pointandendtomonitortheirprogress.Attheendofthe
experience,studentswillreflectontheirlearningoutcomes:
OutcomeReflectionQuestions:Neartheendofthecourse,studentswillbeasked:Pleasereflectonthe
experiencesyou’vehad,lessonsyou’velearned,andwaysinwhichyou’vegrown.Thereisalotto
ponder,sowe’veprovidedafewquestionswe’dlikeyoutoanswertohelpyoureflect.Asoftenas
possible,trytothinkofspecificexamples,stories,situations,orproblemsyoufacedduringyourELI
experiencetohelpanswerthequestions.”
AsaresultofyourexperienceintheELI…
Discussasignificantmomentduringthisexperiencethatleftalastingimpactonyou.Whywasthis
experiencesignificantforyou?
Whatdidyoulearnaboutyourstrengthsorweaknesses?Whatdidyoudiscoveraboutyourselfasa
person…
a. Professionally?______________________
b. Intellectually?_______________________
c. Personally?__________________________
Howhasthisexperienceimpactedorshapedyourideasaboutwhoyouarecalledtobeinamorelongtermway?
Howdidthisexperienceinfluenceyourspecificcareergoals?
Pleaseprovidespecificexamplesoftwotransferableskills(i.e.skillsthatyouwillbeabletousebeyond
yourELI)thatyougainedorenhancedduringyourELI.
a. TransferableSkill1:______________________
b. TransferableSkill2:______________________
PleaseprovideoneexampleofsomethingthatyouhadlearnedinacourseatMessiah(e.g.atheory,
concept,strategy,etc.)thatyouwereabletoapplyduringyourELI.
HowdidyourELIexperiencedeepenyourunderstandingofyourmajorandyourbroadereducational
experience(insideoroutsideoftheclassroom)atMessiah?HowdoesyourELIexperienceapplytoyour
majorand/orfuturecourses?
AsaresultofyourexperienceintheELI,whatisonespecificwayyouforeseeyourfutureself…
a. Contributingtoyourcommunityoverthelong-term?
b. Havingpurposefulinfluenceinchurchandsociety?
c. PursuingtheworkofreconcilingindividualswithGod,eachother,and/orcreation?
d. DemonstratingtheloveofGodinservicetoothers?
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LATEPOLICY:Assignmentsthatareturnedinlatewillreceiveadeductionof10%perday.
ATTENDANCE:Regularclassandpre-travelmeetingattendanceisexpected.Ifastudentisunabletobepresent
forthese,EVERYeffortshouldbemadetosecureanexcusefromtheprofessorbeforetheevent.Whenan
excusedabsenceexists,thenIwillassistyouinmakingupthematerial.Excessiveabsencescanresultinpointloss
atthediscretionoftheprofessor.
ACADEMICINTEGRITY:Thefollowingwillnotbetolerated.Attemptingtouseorusingunauthorizedmaterialor
studyaidsforpersonalassistanceinexaminationsorotheracademicwork.Examples:usingacheatsheet,altering
agradedexam,lookingatapeer’sexam.Submittingasone’sownworkpartorallofanyassignment(oralor
written)thatiscopied,paraphrasedorpurchasedfromanothersource,includingon-linesourceswithoutthe
properacknowledgmentofthatsource.Examples:failingtociteareference,failingtousequotationmarks
whereappropriate,misrepresentinganother’sworkasyourown,etc.Dependingoftheseverityofthecase,
plagiarismwillbecounteredby:1)receivingazeroonthegradedwork,2)receivingazeroforthecourse,or3)
disciplinarymeasurestakenbytheCollege.
AMERICANSWITHDISABILITIESACT:AnystudentwhosedisabilityfallswithinADAguidelinesshouldinformthe
instructoratthebeginningofthesemesterofanyspecialaccommodationsorequipmentneedsnecessaryto
completetherequirementsforthiscourse.StudentsmustregisterdocumentationwiththeOfficeofDisability
Services(Hoffman101).Ifyouhavequestions,callextension5382.
TECHNOLOGYPOLICY:Remember,wearetravelinginthiscoursetobeINTHECULTURE.Amajorbarriertoour
learningobjectivesishavingcourseparticipantsunnecessarilydrawntowardtheirlivesandcomfortsbackinthe
UnitedStates.WhathappensintheUnitedStatesshouldstayintheUnitedStatesforourtravelduration.Weare
confidentthatGodhaswonderfulthingsinstoreforourpersonalandacademicgrowth!
A. CellPhones-Outofcourtesytofacultyandpeers,studentsarerequiredtoleavetheircellphonesinthe
UnitedStates.Youwilloccasionallybegivenpersonaltimetocontactlovedonesfromaphonecenteror
bye-mail,butunderstandthatthiswillnotbeadailyopportunity.Tripleaderswillhaveacoursecell
phonethatispurchasedintheregionforemergencysupportandforstudentcontactwhileineach
country.Numbersofthesecellphoneswillbedeterminedincountry.Shouldafamilymemberneedto
contactusforemergencyreasonsonly,theyshouldcontacttheInterculturalCenteratMessiahCollegeat
717-796-1800ext.7373,ortheDispatchOfficeat717-766-2511.iPhonesandtheirnon-Apple
counterpartsaretobeleftintheUnitedStates(evenifitisyouronlycamera).
B. MediaPlayersandHeadsets–Useoftheseareonlyallowedonlonghaulflights,buses,trainsandinside
hostelrooms.Useofthesetechnologiesoutsideofthisprescribedwindowmayintroducethefollowing
undesirablesituations:1)theymayputourgroupinharm’swaybydisplayingwealthtothecriminallyinclined;2)theywillprovideasocialbarriertothepoorwithwhomweinteract;and3)theywillhinder
ourabilitytoberelationalwithinourcoursetravelcommunity.
C. CourseiPads–WewillhavethreeiPadsthatwilltravelwiththeclassforuseinourlearninganddigital
storytellingprojects.Useofcommunicationapplications(e-mail,Skype,Facetime,chat/textandothers)
musthaveauthorizationofcourseleaders.Internetcaféswillbeavailableinmanycitieswithinwhichwe
travel.
REQUIREDEQUIPMENT:binoculars,fieldnotebook/reflectivejournal,textbooks,fieldclothes,urban
clothes.Yourbinocular,notebook,andfieldguidesshouldbereadilyavailablewheneverwegointothe
forests.
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ELI Assessment Rubric
OUTCOME
Meaningful
Careers
CWEO
5.d-interests,
abilities,and
limitations
DIMENSION
(Mappedtofinal
reflectionquestion
numbers)
IdentifyingPersonal
Strengths/Abilities
(Questions1,2,and5)
5.c.-senseof
vocation/career
thattranscend
careerchoice
Academic
integration
SenseofVocation
(Questions3and4)
AcademicIntegration
(Questions6and7)
4–major
1-3,5-7–QuEST
Community
Calling
5.e.-rolein
community
RoleinCommunity
(Question8a)
Leadership
7.b.Leadership-
civic
(Question8b)
responsibility
DEFINITION
(ProficientLevel)
Studentclearlyandaccurately
connectstheirintellectual,
professionalandpersonal
strengthsandabilitiestotheir
ELIexperience
Studentclearlyarticulateshow
theirexperienceenhancesor
informstheirvocation(senseof
purposefortheirinterestsand
abilities)
Studentidentifiesspecificways
inwhichacademiclearning
informsELIexperienceand/or
ELIexperienceinforms
classroomlearning
Studentdevelopsand
specificallydemonstrates
awarenessofhis/herrole,both
personallyandprofessionally,in
society
“Studentidentifiesspecificways
inwhich(s)hedoesorcould
havepurposefulinfluenceinthe
broaderchurchandsociety”
(definitionofleadershipfrom
NO
ATTEMPT
0
NEEDS
IMPROVEMENT
.5
PROFICIENT
1
EXEMPLARY
1.25
Community
Engagement
MCLeadershipModel)
7.c.–
Reconciliation-
acting
responsiblyand
redemptively
Reconciliation
(Question8c)
Studentidentifiesspecificways
inwhich(s)hedoesorcould
seektopursuetheworkof
reconcilingindividualswithGod,
witheachother,andwithallof
creationinthebroaderchurch
andsociety”(definitionof
reconciliationfromMC
foundationalvaluesdocument)
Studenthascompleted
deliverableprojectintheformat
appropriatetobucketareaand
inawaythatclearlysummarizes
ELIoutcomesandreflectionsto
anexternalaudience
Completionof
Deliverable
7.f.-Service-
decisionsbased
onethicof
service
Service
(Question8d)
“Studentidentifiesspecificways
inwhich(s)hedoesorcould
seektodemonstratetheloveof
Godinservicetoothers”
(servicephrasingfromMC
foundationalvaluesdocument)
*InorderforstudentstosuccessfullyfulfilltheELIRequirement,theymustobtainatleasteight(8)pointsonthisrubric