Master's Degree - Youth Development

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Fall 2024 Course Information

Youth-Adult Relationships

University:

Iowa State University

Course Number:

YTH 5600

Credit Hours:

3 credit hours - $610 per credit

Start/End Dates:

August 26, 2024 - December 20, 2024

Course Description

This course examines the role of caring adults in promoting the positive development of youth. Students will explore the spectrum of adult attitudes toward youth as well as activities that invite youth to engage and develop agency. The course will include examination of the research and practice of mentorship, youth-adult partnerships, and youth leadership.

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 Great Plains IDEA process for requesting accommodations.

Textbooks

At Our Best: Building Youth-Adult Partnerships in Out-of-School-Time Settings
Brion-Meisels, G., Fei, J. T., and Vasudevan, D. S.
Edition: 2020
ISBN: 1641139765
Publisher: Information Age Publishing

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Society
American Psychological Society
Edition: 7th edition, 2019
ISBN: 1433832178
Publisher: American Psychological Association

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

Students will be responsible for purchasing an Allele license (formerly ThinkSpace) through the ISU bookstore. Cost information TBD.

University Members

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