This assignment is designed to help you identify the relevance and importance in society today for a religious tradition you would like to study further.
Choose one of the religions discussed in this course. This course has looked at Eastern religions, so make sure to choose one that was highlighted during one of the weeks (i.e. Buddhism, Hinduism, Confucianism, etc.). Do not choose a Western Religion (i.e. Christianity, Islam, Judaism, etc.), as we did not study them in this course. If you choose a Western religion, you will receive zero credit for this assignment. If you are unsure if your choice fits as a primary religion we studied in this class, feel free to contact me beffore starting the project.
Create a 15- to 20-slide presentation to summarize the key ideas of the religion you have chosen.
Include the following:
Include a title slide and a references slide, and any applicable images.
Use bulleted items on the slides and more extensive materials in the speaker notes. Using speaker notes is a requirement on a project of this size. Make sure to have extensive notes so that I can know exactly what you would say if you were giving this in front of the class.
Use your own words. If you use a source, it must be in quotes and be listed in the bibliography. Quotes should be less than 20% of the word count. Use quotes to bolster what you have learned when researching the paper. I know that your sources likely know their stuff; but I am grading you and want to make sure you know it as well.
Make sure to use speaking notes. Since this is an online course, I have no way of seeing you present the information, so an outline won’t show me what you learned for the week. Have good and extensive speaking notes are a must.
Cite at least one reference in addition to Experiencing the World’s Religions.
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