PSYCHOLOGY 206

WINTER 2005

OPTION D: SERVICE LEARNING TERM PROJECT

DUE: THURSDAY, MARCH 10

 Many of us spend the majority of our time interacting with people near our own age. But to more fully understand and appreciate human development across the lifespan, we need to interact with people of different ages. In addition, as members of the community college, I strongly believe we should participate in our community outside of the walls of Seattle Central. This quarter you will have the opportunity to serve in the community in order to learn about human development.

During the first two weeks of the quarter, you’ll choose an agency in which to volunteer for a MIMIMUM of 16 hours. We’ll have an orientation to help you in your selection. You can volunteer for one of the agencies listed in the service learning office, or find an agency through your own connections.

SERVICE LEARNING LOGS

 Writing down observations, emotions, and ideas can enrich your service learning experience. Your log is your personal account of your work experiences. Be thorough and pay particular attention to how your experience connects to coursematerial. Following are some suggestions, but feel free to write about your experience in your own way.

Prior to service learning, write your expectations, hopes, and/or concerns for the week. What are you focusing on this week?

During or soon after your service learning time, write your experiences. What happened? Try to be detailed in your observations.

GUIDELINES FOR WRITING THE SL TERM PAPER

STEP ONE:

Look over the syllabus and your work this quarter including:

STEP TWO:

Begin preparing to write the paper by looking for trends, themes, points that seem to stick out. Please take a look at the Institution Report Term Project (Option C in the syllabus) guidelines for ideas of what to include in your paper. Your paper will of course be much shorter but some of the suggestions might be helpful. Following are other suggestions:

1. What theories and/or perspectives in developmental psychology seemed most and least connected to your service learning observations? Explain.

2. How has your service learning experience affected your ideas about the field of developmental psychology? Has it enhanced your learning about this subject? If so, how? If not, why not?

In your paper, back up your discussion with specific examples from any (or all) of the following sources: service learning log and experiences; case study essays and class discussions; textbook; class lectures; videos; Berger Companion Website information listed above, etc.

Papers should be 3-5 pages long and reflect college-level writing (i.e. typed, double-spaced, well thought out and organized, with no spelling or typographical errors). At least six installments of your service learning log should be attached to your term paper as well as your time sheet.

PSYCHOLOGY 206

GRADE SHEET FOR SERVICE LEARNING

 1. TIME SHEET ____YES ____NO

 2. LOG (15 POINTS POSSIBLE) TOTAL____________

Exceptionally thorough

Very Good

Good enough

Barely adequate

3. TERM PAPER (35 POINTS POSSIBLE) TOTAL____________

 Connection to course material:

Exceptionally thorough

Very Good

Good Enough

Barely Adequate

Support of ideas:

Exceptionally thorough

Very Good

Good Enough

Barely Adequate

College level writing

Exceptional

Very Good

Good Enough

Barely Adequate