The final project for HUM 130 is a World Religions Report. For your project, you will choose a religion that is not your own and then visit a place of worship and interview a person of that faith. You will report your findings in an informative paper. Compare and contrast this religion with another one you are familiar with through this class.

Your World Religions Report should be 2000-2,500 words in length, formatted according to APA guidelines, and contain the following elements:

1.   Introduction of the religion

2.   Name, location review of the site

3.   Interview summary

4.   Comparing and contrasting with another religion

5.   Conclusion

6.   References

Final Project Timeline

You should budget your time wisely and work on your project throughout the course. As outlined below, some CheckPoints and assignments in the course are designed to assist you in creating your final project. If you complete your course activities and use the feedback provided by the instructor, you will be on the right track to successfully complete your project.

• Suggested in Week One: Select a religion that you are not familiar with, and start the 7 Question Final Project Plan, Appendix B, which is due in Week Four.

• Suggested in Week Two: Select the location of religious site, and schedule a visit. Locate 3 sources that you can use for your project on this religion. Work on Appendix B, due in Week Four.

• Suggested in Week Three: Locate an individual of the faith you chose, and initiate contact. Ask if you can interview him or her, or if he or she has a suggestion of someone else you could ask.

• Due in Week Four: Create a list of aspects of the religious practice that you plan to observe. Describe the place of worship in which you plan to visit. Complete Appendix B in which you will create a list of 10 questions that you will ask during the interview that must include:

· What are the important holidays and traditions of this religion?

· How has religion shaped your life?

· What are the challenges, if any, to practicing this particular religion?

o  Suggested in Week Five: Set up and complete your interview (let the interviewee preview questions if he or she is hesitant about the interview).

• Suggested in Week Six: Draft summary of interview. Highlight the interviewee’s main responses to each question.

• Suggested in Week Seven: Draft the compare and contrast portion of project. Analyze this religion with another one you are familiar with through this class.

• Due in Week Eight: Submit a rough draft of final project due.

• Due in Week Nine: Submit the final project.