INT101-Life Calling and Purpose

Task:

a) Summarise and analyse biblical material and Christian understandings relevant to work and vocation.

b) Display capacities for ethical self-reflection on their future work opportunities.

c) Develop abilities in assessing strengths and weaknesses, and how these might relate to needs within the world.

d) Appreciate the complexity and diversity of interrelationships between work and faith.

e) Articulate the importance of values and character for being effective in the workplace.

Assessment Description

Prepare an essay in answer to the question: What difference does it make to see your work as a

calling? Your essay will address:

• The definition of calling (including critical awareness of alternatives)

• The problem of seeing work without considering the question of calling

• Reflection on past and present experience in relation to their worldview and values.

• Articulation of a vision for the sort of worker the student wants to be, including consideration of the ethical framework they will use, their approach to wealth, and their criteria for what would represent a meaningful life.