| CODE | PLC5003 | ||||||||||||||||
| TITLE | Reflective Ministry: Placement and Research Methods | ||||||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Pastoral Theology, Liturgy and Canon Law | ||||||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit deals with a ministry which is reflected upon and analysed both with a tutor as well as in writing. Hence, the student will be trained not only hands-on but also will be given the tools to undergo a proper research process on the areas chosen. The first part of the study-unit is field placement in which students are asked to choose two areas from the following and to engage in a reflective pastoral practice in a real life situation. The areas from which the student are to choose from include: - Catechetics and evangelisation - Pastoral planning - Family Ministry - Social and cultural ministry/diakonia - Liturgy - Pastoral Counseling/Spiritual direction - Youth ministry - Church Development. In the second part, the student will be trained in research methods so that the experience gained on site can be correctly analysed and academically written. Study-unit Aims: The study-unit aims at: 1. introducing the student to the practical side of pastoral work; 2. helping students to apply the fundamental knowledge gained in the lectures to real-life situations, and to seek to find practical solutions to the difficulties encountered; 3. learning research methods to be able to write academically. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. identify areas of pastoral work and seek to comprehend what is necessary to offer pastoral help within them; 2. identify areas where s/he as a pastoral worker needs to grow and develop; 3. elaborate on a plan to evaluate pastoral work in different contexts. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. develop appropriate ministerial responses in particular experiential contexts, and plan accordingly; 2. conclude that different pastoral settings require different responses in intensity and skill; 3. acquire the skill of reflective ministry through experience, and through reflective ministry; 4. acquire academic and scientific ways of writing. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - Fischer M.F., Pastoral Councils in Today’s Catholic Parish, Mystic 2001. - Gula, Richard M. Ethics in Pastoral Ministry. Paulist P., 1996. - Lanza S., Convertire Giona. Pastorale come progetto, Roma 2005. - Pickett W.L., A Concise guide to Pastoral Planning, Notre Dame 2007. - Wisen F., Henriot P., Mejia R. (eds), The Pastoral Circle Revisited. A Critical Quest for Truth and Transformation, New York 2005. - The Chicago Manual of Style. 16th Edition. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2010. Supplementary texts: - Ciola N. (ed.), La parrocchia in un’ecclesiologia di comunione, Bologna 1995. - BARNES, R., Successful Study for Degrees, London 1992. - BERRY, R., The Research Project: How to write it, London 1994. - BEZZINA, J., Methodology, Gozo 1998. - HENRICI, P., Guida pratica allo studio, Roma 1992. - RUDESTAM, K.E. - NEWT ON, R.R., Surviving Your Dissertation, Thousand Oaks/CA 2001. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Independent Study, Placement & Seminar | ||||||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Carl Mario Sultana Mark Joseph Zammit |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2024/5. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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