Discussion Board Forum 3 Response 1

BB 3 REPLY INSTRUCTIONS

Reading & Study
Textbook Reading:

Merida: Entire textbook

Merida, T. (2015). Christ-centered exposition: Exalting Jesus in 1 & 2 Kings. Nashville, TN: B&H Publishing Group. ISBN: 9780805496703.
Scott: pp. 245-309

Scott, W. R. (2015). Organizations and Organizing: Rational, Natural, and Open Systems Perspectives. London, England: Routledge. ISBN: 9780131958937

1) Contribution made to discussion with each reply expounding on the thread. Major points are supported by all of the following:
a) *Reading & Study materials;
b) *Pertinent, conceptual, or personal examples;
c) *Thoughtful analysis (considering assumptions, analyzing implications, and comparing/contrasting concepts); and
d) *At leastFIVE peer-reviewed source citationsin current APA format, and the integration of 1 biblical principle.

2) Proper spelling, grammar, and APA format are used.

3) Proper spelling, grammar, and APA format are used.

4) Reply is present and contain a sufficient word count 650-750 words.
5) Make sure you adhere closely to the instructions. That includes word counts, number of sources, biblical integration, etc.

6) Make sure you are using appropriate headers and organizing your work for better flow.

7) Observe how many times you use one source. Some of you (not all) were very dependent upon one or two sources, often citing them many times throughout your work, while only citing your other sources once. Try to avoid that in the future. That will be especially important as you approach your dissertation projects where you cannot cite a source but a few times each.

8) Similar to #7, make sure you are providing appropriate APA citations where needed. Most of you appear to have this right, but some of you wrote entire paragraphs without a citation. To avoid potential plagiarism, always cite whenever needed.

9) AVOIDfirst person point of view. While you are asked to provide a personal perspective, there is an art to writing ones perspective without using first person.

10) LASTLY, MAKE SURE in-text citations within the paper. INCLUDE COMMAS between your author names and the publication years.