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  LIFE of CHRIST RESEARCH PAPER 


This course is only for those students working toward their Master's level or Doctor level degree.
Student must already have a minimum of an earned Bachelor degree to take this course.

    If you are currently working toward your Master's degree or above, then you are required to research, write, and submit a Research Paper on some aspect of the Life of Christ or the Life of Christ as a whole.  If you currently hold a Master's degree and are working toward your Doctorate, but have not yet completed this course, you are required to do so.

    You can choose any aspect of the Life of Christ.  Some subjects to consider would be His office, His birth, the Crucifixion, Old Testament prophecies fulfilled by Christ, His lineage, His Ascension, Christ as the Son of God, Christ as the Son of Man, His Passion, a chronology of His life, etc.

    The Research Paper must follow our guidelines for Research Papers.


INSTRUCTIONS

   Welcome to the Life of Christ Research Paper course. 

In this course you will research and submit a paper on any one, or all, aspect(s) of the Life of Christ.

  • You need prior approval to take the course and prior approval for the subject of your paper.  Use the "Thesis Approval Form." (link is active) to apply for approval. After you have submitted that form, then close that window to return to this page.

  • Prerequisite: It is required that you have taken and passed the course on the Life of Christ I.
          This is a prerequisite for taking this course.

  • It is your responsibility to meet all prerequisites for taking this course.  This includes a prerequisite of a Bachelor degree as well as successful completion of the Life of Christ I course and any other prerequisites or requirements named in the instructions.  If you have not met all prerequisites and requirements, then the paper will be rejected.

  • Suggestions on how to proceed:   SIGN IN if you have not already done so.
    1. You have already completed a study of the Life of Christ I, this is a prerequisite for attending this class, so it would be beneficial to you to review that study and pick out any points of Christ's life such as His office as Prophet, Priest, and/or King, His birth, the Crucifixion, Old Testament prophecies fulfilled by Christ, His lineage, His Ascension, Christ as the Son of God, Christ as the Son of Man, His Passion, a chronology of His life, the travels of His life and ministry, His call of and relations to His Apostles, the institution of the Church by Him, the geography of His travels, or any other aspect of His life about which you can gather enough details to compose the Research Paper.
    2. After deciding on your subject, then start making a list of main points to include in your research.
    3. After exhausting the previous approach, you should then reread one or all of the Gospels, depending on their pertinance to your chosen subject, and add to your list any points relevant to your subject.  You may want to start adding sub-points at this time.
    4. Finally, make a note of any points of contact that you have found between Christ as presented in the New Testament and the Old Testament and, if they are relevant to your subject, include these as main points or sub-points in your list/rough outline.  If they are not relevant to your subject then you should not include them in your list/rough outline.

  • Outline:
         1. Utilizing the list you made with all of the main points and sub-points and adding any others you may deem necessary, make a final outline to guide you through the composition of your research paper.
    2. Your outline must be submitted before proceeding with your actual research and composition and must be in proper outline format.  Click HERE for instructions for a proper outline format and a sample outline.  The outline format and sample outline given are general formats which can be followed for all outlines. Write the outline in your word-processor and then attach that file to an email and send it to us for approval.  Use the Subject line, Life of Christ Research Paper Outline and send it to docvbk@saltlakebiblecollege.org
       Click the following blue link to open a preformatted email.  Life of Christ Research Paper Outline
       Do not change the Subject line.
          In the body of the email include first:
              A. Your full name.
              B.     Your email address.
              C.     The words, "Life of Christ Research Paper Outline.
              D. The date.
        Make sure you attach the outline to the email before you click Send.
    3.     If you find during your research that you need to deviate from your outline, then submit an amended outline that includes your new points or sub-points.  All additions must fit in with the overall coherence and direction of your research paper.
    4. You must keep a log of time spent in research.  The log will be entitled "Study Log for Life of Christ Research Paper." In that log must be the date, time start, and time finish, of each research session.  You must submit this log to us when you submit your research paper. Submission of your log is required for you to receive credit for this course. Minimum hours of research required for the course is 32 hours.  You may use as many hours of research as you want but the minimum is 32 hours.  Research time does not include time spent in preparing your outline nor does it include time spent in the final composition of the paper.  It is to be time spent in research alone.  However, it can include the time spent writing preliminary notes while in the process of doing research which, of course, is part of the research process.  But the actual composition time for the final paper is not included as research time in the log.  Only actual research time is to be recorded in the log.  There is a link to the log form on the next page.

  • PLAGIARISM WARNING:  Read this warning before proceeding.  To access warning page, click HERE

  • Attendance: Minimum attendance for the course is 16 weeks and maximum attendance is 25 weeks.
        There is no lesson attendance for this course because there are no formatted lessons.  Therefore, minimum lesson attendance is "0" weeks.  You must submit a Begin Sign In form when you begin this course and a Finish Sign In form when you have had your paper accepted by the college.  On both of those forms you will input "0" weeks as minimum lesson attendance.

  • Rewrites: If you receive notice that your paper needs to go through a rewrite, which could be for various reasons of which you will be notified, then such rewrites will not be included as Research time unless you actually have to do some additional research for information needed in order to accomplish the rewrite.  You then will include only the time spent on additional research in a new amended "Study Log for Life of Christ Research Paper".  You will have already submitted the original log when you submitted your original composition and you may submit an amended one to include time spent on additional research.

  • Credits: The course is worth 3 credits which will be awarded upon your completion of all requirements, including submission of your outline, and your "Study Log for Life of Christ Research Paper" and our acceptance of your research paper.  Research paper will be graded as pass or fail.  A grade of 100% will be awarded if the paper is accepted.

  • For instructions on the process of writing a research paper:
    PASTE the following into your browser bar.
    https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/common_writing_assignments/research_papers/index.html

  • Format and submission of Research Paper: Use proper formatting.
        You must now access the information page for the Life of Christ Research Paper formatting, requirements, submission, and other information needed by clicking     HERE.