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Youth Development Graduate Programs

Master's Degree Course Information

Youth Professionals as Consumers of Research

University:
Iowa State University Iowa State University logo
Course Number:
YTH 5400
Credit Hours:
3 credit hours - $610 per credit
Start/End Dates:
January 21, 2025 - May 16, 2025

Overview

Course Description

This course helps youth development professionals understand and evaluate research reports to reduce anxiety about applying research results and theories to practice. Specific emphasis is on research and theory reports related to youth development.

Contacts

Instructor

Meghan Gillette
Office: 515-294-7050
meghang@iastate.edu

Campus Coordinator

For course access questions, contact the teaching university’s campus coordinator. For enrollment questions, contact your home university campus coordinator.

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Disability Support Services

To request accommodations for this course, contact the disability support office at your home university. You must register each semester and for each course. Read more about the IDEA process for requesting accommodations.

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Textbooks

How to Read, Evaluate, and Use Research
Nichols, Schutz, and Bahena
Edition: 1st edition, 2023
ISBN: 978-1544361482
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc

Research and the Field of Child and Youth Care
Kiaras Gharabaghi
Edition: 1st edition, 2019
ISBN: 9781773382944
Publisher: Canadian Scholars

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
American Psychological Association
Edition: 7th edition, 2019
ISBN: 978-1433832161
Publisher: American Psychological Association

Course Access

 
In the three weeks prior to the start of class, students will receive course information and access instructions via email from the Iowa State campus coordinator, Iowa State Online. 
 
The email will include instructions for how students can set up their Iowa State Net-ID and password which is needed to log into Iowa State’s Canvas system. It typically takes 1-2 business days after setting up a Net-ID before students can log into Iowa State’s Canvas. Courses may not be visible in Canvas until the first day of class.
 
If students experience problems registering for a Net-ID, they can contact the Iowa State Solution Center for assistance at 515-294-4000. Students will need their 9-digit ISU university ID (provided in the ISU campus coordinator email) for the Solution Center to assist them. The Solution Center is open evenings and weekends.  View the Solution Center's hours of operation.

Exam Proctor

This course does not require an exam proctor.

Synchronous Components

This course does not include synchronous components.

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University Contact

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