Youth Development Graduate Programs

Graduate Certificate - Youth Development Specialist Course Information

Positive Youth Development in Community Settings

University:

Iowa State University

Course Number:

YTH 520

Credit Hours:

3 credit hours - $600 per credit

Start/End Dates:

May 15, 2023 - August 04, 2023

Overview

Course Description

This course uses a strength-based or asset-based approach to community youth development and encompasses individual development (i.e. positive youth development) and adolescents’ interrelationships with their environments. Emphasis is placed on research, theory, and practice applied to communities throughout the U.S. Students will explore existing models, read theoretical and applied literature, and examine current community efforts as a basis for understanding community 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.

Textbooks

Publication manual of the American Psychological Association
American Psychological Association
Edition: 7th edition
ISBN: 9781433832161

Course Access

Canvas at ISU

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.

Comments

You will also need access to ThinkSpace, an online tool that this course will use. The license can be purchased through ISU's Bookstore. Instructions for how to get started with ThinkSpace will be available in Canvas, as well as in an email from ISU's Campus Coordinator, Dawn Risdal.

The following textbook will also be used in this course but does not need to be purchased because it will be available in a pdf format in Canvas: Youth Development: Principles and practices in out-of-school time settings; Witt, P.A., & Caldwell, L.L. (2018).

Information is subject to change.

Please revisit this page again before the semester starts to make sure you have all the current information.

Drops and Refunds:

Students adhere to the drop and refund policies and deadlines of their home university.

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