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ID96I: Contemporary Issues and Social Change Full Circle Project CSUS Department of Ethnic Studies

ID96I: Contemporary Issues and Social Change Full Circle Project CSUS Department of Ethnic Studies. Week 1 Course Introduction. Overview. Introduction Goals – What are we here to learn? Organization – How will we learn? Materials – What texts will we engage?

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ID96I: Contemporary Issues and Social Change Full Circle Project CSUS Department of Ethnic Studies

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  1. ID96I: Contemporary Issues and Social ChangeFull Circle ProjectCSUS Department of Ethnic Studies Week 1 Course Introduction

  2. Overview • Introduction • Goals – What are we here to learn? • Organization – How will we learn? • Materials – What texts will we engage? • Assignments – What work will we produce? • Grading – How will our work be evaluated?

  3. Course Website www.id96i.weebly.com

  4. Goals – What are we here to learn? • Last semester: Moving from high school to college. Some highlights: • Legacy of earlier generations • Dualism/Late dualism • Setting your own agenda • Utilizing campus resources • Navigating the university and community • Building community

  5. This course addresses the following goals: • Explores a topic of interest.       • Promotes academic success and career/workforce preparedness.       • Builds community among students, faculty, and staff.·       Develops student leadership.        • Cultivates campus belonging and community engagement.

  6. Organization – How will we learn? The course is organized into 4 phases: • Organize– Meet your coalition members, research the topic, develop shared values, articulate a vision, brainstorm projects to address the issue. • Plan – explore resources, develop a partnership, prepare your project • Act – Enact the coalition vision/Implement your project • Present and Reflect – Share your project.

  7. Materials – What texts will we engage? • This is a student-centered course. That means that the activities will be largely driven by your groups. • You will be do researching your topic. • Occasionally, you will have readings to prepare before class. This will be posted to the course website.

  8. Assignments – What work will we produce? • Initial Reflection (Individual) • Weekly coalition progress reports (rotate) • Coalition Vision and Theory of Change • Grant Application • Project • Presentation • Leadership Initiative Components (Individual) • Final Reflection (Individual)

  9. Grading – How will our work be evaluated? Weekly coalition progress reports 10% Coalition Vision and Theory of Change 10% Attendance 10% Leadership Initiative Components 10% Project 20% Presentation 20% Initial and Final Reflections 20%

  10. Coalition Time – Introductions and Schedules • Organize yourself into your coalitions. • Introduce yourself: Name, where you’re from, major/possible majors, something fun from break. • Set up a time and place to meet each week. Plan for up to two hours.

  11. Coalition Tasks for Week 1 • Plan a social outing – something fun that will give you a chance to get to know one another. This should take place sometime during Week 1. • Read each other’s bios and CI descriptions on the ETHN21 website: ethn10.weebly.com in preparation for Week 2. • Compose an initial reflection (individual).

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