spring quarter
Required in-program contract text

we will go over this again on thursday and/or in your individual evaluation conferences, so don’t panic. follow these instructions one step at a time and you should be okay.

• Everyone include option 1)
• everyone include 2) OR 3)
• everyone transfer verbatim all of this required text as it applies to you
• everyone compose their own text for everything else

1) RE: seminar/shared readings (will count as 4 academic credits) – everyone

• Learning objective
• I will develop an academic understanding of current historical circumstances in the united states and explore the structural range of political, economic, and social life chances currently available to my family and myself. I will frame this learning and exploration within the historical knowledge of the united states i have gained in previous quarters of difference and desire.

• Learning activity
• I will seminar with my program community on assigned readings in the contemporary sociology and social psychology of race, sex and family structure in the united states. Activities for seminar will include timely, careful and complete readings of assigned materials; historically focused analytical response papers; and full attendance and participation in seminar meetings.

• Evaluation criteria
• Faculty will monitor and evaluate my seminar participation and my written reading response papers.

2) RE: your specific internship activities and learning goals (will count as 4 academic credits) – internship option only

• Learning objective
• I will develop an academic analysis for my internship activities as they fit within a larger theoretical context for the contemporary field of ___________________. (eg, social work, academic advising, youth outreach, women’s activism, artistic entrepreneurship, etc). I also will improve my skills for independent organization, self-directed learning, and successful time management.

• Learning activity
• I will plan and conduct independent research, reading, and written reporting from the professional literature of the ___________________ field. I also will maintain a careful and complete log of my internship and learning activities and discuss them regularly, as an individual and in panel teams, within our program community.

• Evaluation criteria
• Faculty will evaluate my activities log, as well as notes and formal written responses from my research and reading from the professional literature in my chosen field. Faculty also will evaluate my classroom activities discussions conducted as an individual and in panel teams.

• note: (those of you who wish can compose your own text for an additional four academic credits related to your internship – by doing additional, deeper research and writing into your field. this is a good option to work on a polished writing example for graduate school or job applications.)

3) RE: your specific independent learning activities and learning goals (will count as 4 academic credits) – ILC option only

• Learning objective
• I will develop an academic analysis for my independent learning plan as it fits within the larger historical and theoretical issues framed in our shared seminar readings and discussion. I also will improve my skills for independent organization, self-directed learning, and successful time management.

• Learning activity
• I will maintain a careful and complete log of my independent study activities and meet weekly with student colleagues and our faculty sponsor for reporting and review. I also will report regularly on my activities, as an individual and in panel teams, within our program seminar and community.

• Evaluation criteria
• Faculty will evaluate my activities log, as well as my notes and formal written responses, from my research and reading in my chosen learning plan. Faculty will evaluate my classroom activities discussions conducted as an individual and in panel teams.

• note: (those of you doing an independent learning plan will compose your own text for the rest of your academic credits. likely this will include experiential learning and/or additional, deeper research and writing into your field. the latter is also a good opportunity to work on a polished writing example for graduate school or job applications.)