DSOC 4200

CALS NYS Internship Program Preparation and Community Orientation

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2015-2016.

This spring semester course is specifically for CALS students accepted into the CALS NYS Internship Program for the following summer. The class is designed to prepare interns for their summer work and community engagement project by providing detailed, in-class work sessions, coupled with out-of-class assignments, that will result in students developing learning action plans, socio-demographic profiles of their host community, region, and host organization, as well as organizing the first phase of their community development project. Classes will be held in a seminar setting and require each student to use a computer. Please notify the instructor if you require a computer. Course will run the last 8 weeks of the spring semester, may include a field trip to student's internship host community, a meeting with all internship hosts (on campus or via-phone conference), and up to two additional 75 minute classes, if needed, to finalize preparations for summer internship.  

When Offered Spring (second eight-weeks).

Permission Note Enrollment limited to: CALS students who have successfully applied (i.e., been accepted) to the CALS NYS Internship Program for the following summer.

Course Attribute (CU-CEL)

• Describe the goals and components of the CALS NYS Internship Program and develop a personal learning action plan to make the most of career-related work experience and community engagement opportunities.
• Use new on-line tools for accessing, interpreting and analyzing socio-demographic and sectoral data and other resources to develop an employer organizational profile and a community profile. Apply these skills to develop profiles of a host and host community/region.
• Understand and be able to identify "Community Development" and "Placemaking" principles. Begin to apply these principles in a community setting.
• Link profile data to a host community project with a focus on attracting and retaining young professionals within a region. This information will set the stage for summer internship and community engagement project.
• Initiate contacts with community members partnering in community development project, and outline phases of this community development project to be completed during the summer internship experience.
• Articulate the value of reflection as a personal life-long learning tool and successfully practice reflection techniques.

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