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COURSE SYLLABUS PS 282 OC Community Psychology Department of Psychology Online Spring 2020

INSTRUCTOR Felix Munger, PhD Contact Information: [email protected] Office Hours: Wednesdays 9:30 – 10.00 AM (online using chat function)

CO-INSTRUCTOR Audrey Monette, MA Contact Information: [email protected] Office Hours: Tuesdays 2:00 – 3:00 PM (online using chat function)

COMMUNITY SERVICE-LEARNING CONTACTS Contact Information: [email protected] CSL Office Hours: generally available online from Monday to Thursday Please note that all questions related to the students’ placements should be directed only to Community Service-Learning staff and NOT the course Instructor or the course tutorial leader and teaching assistant

COURSE INFORMATION: PS282 Community Psychology (0.5 credit) Online, virtual meeting times and days: Tutorial # 1: Week of May 25 - times TBD Tutorial # 2: Week of June 22 - times TBD Tutorial # 3: Week of July 20 - times TBD

COURSE PREREQUISITE: Introduction to Psychology (PS101 and PS102) and Foundations for Community Engagement and Service (UU150) or another course with a service-learning component.

COURSE OVERVIEW AND APPROACH Welcome to PS282 OC, Community Psychology! This course is administered online. It requires three synchronous/simultaneous 50-minute online chats and approximately two hours per week serving in a community service-learning placement, not including travel time. In this course, you will be introduced to both a conceptual and an experiential understanding of issues and topics in community psychology. Topics you will learn about include (but are not limited to): community, community health and wellbeing, the history of community psychology, stress and social support, oppression and social intervention, the construction of power, primary prevention and health promotion, empowerment, citizen participation, community and social change, community development, and community research and action. PS282 OC Syllabus

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COURSE OBJECTIVES AND LEARNING OUTCOMES BROAD OBJECTIVES Reflexivity and Self-Awareness Upon completion of this course, you should be able to critically reflect on social issues with an open-mind, including the ability to recognize and challenge your own biases and assumptions. Appreciation of Diversity and Social Responsibility Upon completion of this course, you should be able to articulate the definition of privilege, power, challenge social inequalities, and identify issues related to diversity. You may also experience an increased sense of personal responsibility for civic engagement. Application of Knowledge Upon completion of this course, you should be able to apply and integrate your knowledge beyond the ‘classroom’—within the community and broader society. For example, you may analyze social issues within your own communities using course concepts and promote social justice and well-being by engaging other community members.

COURSE-SPECIFIC OUTCOMES Learning outcomes for this course will be related to three main components: 1. 2. 3. 4.

Theory and research (e.g., core concepts), Social responsibility (e.g., community service, applying the theory in practice), Values (e.g., underlying assumptions), and Professional/career development (e.g., reflect on connecting theory to practice and experience community service).

By the end of this course, you should be able to: Theory and research •

Describe the core concepts and values of community and community change (e.g., diversity, prevention, wellness, empowerment, collaboration, empirical grounding)

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Identify community psychology research (e.g., psychological sense of community, empowerment, prevention)

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Evaluate the social aspect of the bio-psycho-social model of understanding human behaviour Demonstrate how psychological and social research is enriched when examining multiple levels of analysis and social context

Social responsibility • • •

Discuss community issues using community psychology concepts Reflect on civic responsibility and sense of self within community Examine the duties of citizens with regards to social responsibility

Values •

Examine the implications of values in community psychology on various psychological and social issues

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Reflect on, and examine, your own personal values and underlying assumptions regarding various social issues

Professional / career development • •

Relate course materials to experiences of individuals and organizations in the community Apply community psychology values, concepts and theories to think critically about personal and professional experiences and future decisions

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Document the links between theory, knowledge, skill, action and research Articulate a personal vision for growth and civic engagement

STUDENT EVALUATION The following is a breakdown of how you will be assigned grades in this course. There are 12 weeks in the semester (12 lessons). For each lesson, you will earn approximately 5% of your grade by participating in discussion and group activities, submitting short reflections, and completing a quiz. You will also earn a percentage of your final grade for longer reflection assignments (throughout the semester) and for your final exam. BREAKDOWN Assignment/Activity % Breakdown % of Overall Grade 1 Syllabus Quiz required but not graded 33 Comprehension Quizzes not graded 12 Content Quizzes 2% each x 12 24 8 Reflections (short) 2% each x 8 16 3 Reflections (long) 6% each x 3 18 10 Participation 1% each x 10 10 3 CSL tutorials 4% each x 3 12 CSL online research required, Pass/fail Final Exam 20 Total 100 * CSL is a required component of the course. You cannot successfully complete this course without thorough online research into either the Waterloo or Brantford community, or your home community’s response to the issues facing a specific demographic most impacted by Covid-19. SYLLABUS QUIZ You will be required to complete an online multiple-choice quiz related to the information found in this syllabus. This quiz will not be graded. However, you must correctly answer all questions on this quiz before you can gain access to the curriculum and materials for this course. The purpose of the syllabus quiz is for you to familiarize yourself with the content, structure, requirements, and expectations for this course. You will have the opportunity to attempt this quiz as many times as you need to pass it. COMPREHENSION QUIZZES Each lesson you will be asked to complete one or more comprehension quizzes. The purpose of these quizzes is to test your knowledge about pertinent material in that lesson and challenge PS282 OC Syllabus

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you to apply your knowledge in a variety of ways (i.e., these quizzes are not just about “memorizing” the material). You will receive immediate feedback on the answers you provide on these quizzes but the score you receive will not be part of your official grade. Although you are not required to complete these comprehension quizzes, the reading comprehension quizzes serve as an excellent learning tool to prepare you for future quizzes and can also provide you with a good idea of how well you understand the lesson content. CONTENT QUIZZES You will be required to complete a quiz at the end of each lesson. The purpose of the quiz is to test your understanding of the core concepts presented in that lesson. Each quiz will be brief (approximately 4 questions) and will be worth 2% of your final grade. Quizzes can be found in their corresponding lesson folder and are completed online via MyLearningSpace. REFLECTIONS (SHORT AND LONG) You will be required to complete multiple short and long reflections. Guidelines and a grading rubric (long reflections only) will be provided for assignments (this can be found in the lesson). Please see Appendix A for helpful guidelines for strong reflective writing. You will be required to submit your reflections to the MyLearningSpace dropbox by the end of the week in which that lesson is scheduled. Weekly reflections will be due Sundays at 11:59 PM of that week. PARTICIPATION IN DISCUSSION Interaction among students and with the instructor is a crucial component of online learning. You will be required to engage with the class in discussion forums on a regular basis (please see Appendix B for my expectations about “Netiquette”). Throughout the course, there will also be multiple opportunities for you to engage with your classmates via graded and non-graded assignments/activities. I also encourage you to communicate with your fellow students if you have questions about the course material! Your participation will be graded out of a total of 10. Multiple discussion/interactive exercises and tutorials will be presented to you during each lesson. You are expected to actively participate in at least 10 of these discussions in 10 lessons. Please note that students who “attend” online discussion or group activities but make little or no contribution will not receive full marks. For each discussion, you will receive 0.5 points for sharing your initial thoughts/comments and 0.5 points for “following up” or responding to your classmates as the discussion progresses. Consistent and active participation is required to receive full marks. Please see Appendix C for more guidelines on how to actively participate in discussion. CSL TUTORIAL You will be asked to participate in three 50-minute-long synchronous chats during this course. The tutorials happen one week prior to the submission of the long reflection papers and are related to your community service-learning placements. The tutorial dates will be posted via the newsfeed and an email will be sent out to the class notifying you of dates and times. All tutorial times will be in Eastern Standard Time. Details

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about the tutorials (i.e., how to sign up, questions we will address, communication procedures) will be provided to you in the news feed closer to the date. Please come prepared to ask questions and participate in discussion; that is, read the guidelines for the relevant reflection paper and create some notes for the tutorial. FINAL EXAM A cumulative final exam (worth 20%) will be written as scheduled by the Examination Office. The final exam will cover material in content lessons, assigned readings and resources, and assignments. The exam will cover ALL materials and content throughout the course. The test is open book. HOWEVER, the test has 40 questions with a time limit of 45 minutes and a 5-minute grace period. POLLS Throughout the course you will be asked to complete brief “polls”. Polls are an interactive way to engage you in various material. For example, a poll may be designed to show you patterns of how you and your classmates respond to a question about a social issue. Your participation in the poll is not required (and ungraded) however it is encouraged. TOKENS Throughout the course you can accumulate tokens. The tokens can be used for different aspects during the course. Here is what you can use the tokens for: • 2 tokens: 24-hour extension of an assignment (unlimited) • 5 tokens: drop your lowest submitted long reflection paper grade (1 time only)* • 10 tokens: add a 2% bonus mark to your overall grade (1 time only) *Note: in order to use this, you are required to submit three (3) long reflection papers and none of them can be an F. You may want to make sure to accumulate tokens early on to be able to use them. If you do all assignments and discussions that give you tokens in weeks 1 and 2, you may already use 2 tokens for an extension. In order to accumulate tokens, you are required to complete those activities that are marked as activities where you can also gain tokens.

COMMUNITY SERVICE-LEARNING Students enrolled in this course will be required to complete Community Service-Learning (CSL) reflections and assignments relating to issues and concerns in community and COVID-19. Generally, the purpose of CSL is to have an experiential learning experience that integrates classroom instruction on community psychology with practical community service and to be of service to a local organization in a collaborative and reciprocal way. Due to COVID-19 Emergency Measures all “placements” will be conducted online. Placements will entail engaging with community through online means - researching their communications regarding the evolving impact from and response to COVID-19 from the beginning of the semester to the end. PS282 OC Syllabus

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The CSL component is coordinated through the Community and Workplace Partnerships Office. Information on the CSL component will be added to MyLS during the course. It is important to review all of the CSL materials and information at the beginning of the course and any CSL Updates throughout the semester, and to abide by and meet the expectations as communicated. Note: Due to COVID-19 Emergency Measures all placements will be conducted online. Communications Regarding CSL Any documents related to CSL will be included in MyLearningSpace (MyLS) in the CSL folder located within the Content Browser. The CSL office will also post periodic messages on MyLS and will be in contact via email. Duration of Service Prepare to spend approximately 1-2 hours total per week on researching and completing the assignments/reflections to broadly study the impact of COVID-19 on a certain demographic, and more specifically on how two local organizations have been impacted and have responded. CSL students are expected to research and follow all information posted by their chosen community organization in a weekly manner. Goals of CSL Learning - About the community you live in and how that community responds not only in a time of crisis and higher need - but what supports do they offer every day. How are marginalized communities more affected at this COVID-19 time? Awareness - What actions are specific community partners taking in response? What supports exist? Where are there gaps or potential for more to be done? What does that look like? What have you learned about the community and yourself in the community? Sharing - Who will you talk to about what you have learned? What actions could you take? Based on your learning from this course, ask yourself: Now what?

ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION Written assignments All written assignments must be submitted to the MyLearningSpace dropbox folder designated for that specific assignment. Each assignment will have its own folder. Any file that you upload to these folders will be confidential (i.e., only the instructor will have access to your assignments). When submitting an assignment, please label your file as follows: LastNameFirstInitial Lesson # Assignment Name # (Example: MungerF Lesson 1 Reflection Paper 1)

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LATE ASSIGNMENT POLICY Late assignments will not be accepted unless you use tokens and let the instructor know in advance. Please be sure to submit your assignments to the MyLearningSpace dropbox before the deadline. Assignment dropboxes will automatically close once the deadline has passed.

FEEDBACK Written Assignments We aim to provide feedback on your assignments within two weeks from the assignment submission date. Feedback will be submitted to you via MyLearningSpace. Content Quizzes Quizzes will be graded automatically once they have been completed. You will be able to see your grade for the quiz immediately upon completion.

TIME COMMITMENT Students should expect to devote approximately 8 hours on average per week for this course: • • • • •

~3 hours engaging with online material ~2 hours completing assignments ~1 hours reading ~1 hours reviewing notes and studying for quizzes ~1-2 hours community service learning

STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES IN ONLINE LEARNING INSTRUCTOR COMMUNICATION When contacting the instructor by email ([email protected]), please add “PS282” and a description of the email content in the subject heading. Due to email viruses, messages with blank or suspicious subject headings may not be delivered or opened. In case you’re wondering, “Hello Felix” (or Dr. Munger if you feel more comfortable using the title and last name) is the best way to start the email. I will do my best to answer emails sent on weekdays within 48 hours and answer Friday or weekend emails by the beginning of the next week. If you do not get a response within this time frame, please follow up with me to make sure your email was delivered correctly. (Appendix B will outline additional guidelines for “Netiquette”.) INTERNET PROBLEMS We understand that problems with the internet can occur. Please be sure to complete your quizzes on a reliable computer where a reliable Internet connection is assured. We cannot accommodate individual internet issues. If necessary, I can grade your quiz manually if you take screenshots.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY The educational materials developed for this course, including, but not limited to, lecture notes and slides, handout materials, examinations and assignments, and any materials posted to MyLearningSpace, are the intellectual property of the course instructor. These materials have PS282 OC Syllabus

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been developed for student use only and they are not intended for wider dissemination and/or communication outside of a given course. Posting or providing unauthorized audio, video, or textual material of lecture content to third-party websites violates an instructor’s intellectual property rights, and the Canadian Copyright Act. Recording lectures in any way is prohibited in this course unless specific permission has been granted by the instructor. Failure to follow these instructions may be in contravention of the university’s Code of Student Conduct and/or Code of Academic Conduct, and will result in appropriate penalties. Participation in this course constitutes an agreement by all parties to abide by the relevant University Policies, and to respect the intellectual property of others during and after their association with Wilfrid Laurier University.

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COURSE STRUCTURE AND CONTENT This course is organized into four modules. Each module is comprised of multiple lessons. MODULE 1 (INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNITY & COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY) This module covers concepts and content that will introduce you to why community matters, the role of community service learning and making a difference as a student, and an overview of community psychology history, theory, and core values, an introduction to the importance of context, psychological sense of community and social change. MODULE 2 (ROLE OF CONTEXT IN COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY) This module covers concepts and content that will help you further identify and evaluate the importance of context in various psychological and social issues, including: an ecological view of stress and coping, the impact of inequality on communities and individuals, key dimensions of diversity and marginalization, and the social construction of power. MODULE 3 (COMMUNITY ACTION) This module covers concepts and content that will provide you with an overview of the theory and application of community action, including: working towards social justice, empowering citizens and settings, engaging in primary prevention and health promotion, organizing community change initiatives, and conducting community research. Within each module, you will find folders for each lesson. Each lesson folder will include a variety of other folders containing course material, activities/assignments, resources, readings, and grading rubrics (if applicable). Every folder will have the same layout to help you navigate the system. Please refer to the Course Roadmap for more detail and to familiarize yourself with the layout of the course in advance. Week

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