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Introduction to the Family

SOCI 271
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MacEwan University
MacEwan University
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Laura Sinclair
Community Partnership Developer
(13)
3
Timeline
  • September 7, 2022
    Experience start
  • September 20, 2022
    Student teams finalized
  • September 27, 2022
    Initial meeting between student teams and community partners
  • November 29, 2022
    Final Presentations
  • December 10, 2022
    Experience end
Experience
12 projects wanted
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Canada
Non profit
Any industries
Categories
Communications Humanities Education Social sciences
Skills
digital marketing project planning business analytics marketing strategy research
Learner goals and capabilities

Overview

Community Engaged Learning is a project-based teaching-learning strategy that connects classroom theory to challenges experienced in the "real world" by our Community Partners (CP).

Partnership Opportunity: no-fee help with examining social issues related to families (e.g., parenting and poverty, families and mental health, family disruption, family harm, elder care etc.)

How this works

Working in small groups, students in their second year with a major or minor in Sociology will work with organizations to design and complete a specified project over two months. Projects should be related to families.

The instructor and Community Partnership Developer will select project in early Dec. They will confirm with the selected CPs by the end of Dec. In Jan, you will virtually meet with your student team to brief them and answer questions.

Projects are tied to a student’s overall course mark and must be completed within a 2-month period and must be managed around varying student schedules.

Learners
Undergraduate
Any level
60 learners
Project
40 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Teams of 5
Expected outcomes and deliverables

What you get depends on your project and will include one or more of the following:

  • For project one above, community partners will be invited to student final presentations and will receive a final briefing paper/summary report.
  • For project two above, community partners will be invited to student final presentations and will receive the resource created.
  • For project three above, community partners will be invited to student final presentations, will be invited to participate in the virtual workshop presented by students, and will receive a copy of workshop presentation materials (e.g., copy of Power Point presentation).
Project timeline
  • September 7, 2022
    Experience start
  • September 20, 2022
    Student teams finalized
  • September 27, 2022
    Initial meeting between student teams and community partners
  • November 29, 2022
    Final Presentations
  • December 10, 2022
    Experience end
Project Examples

Examples of Suitable Project Topics:

  1. Do you need a briefing paper or summary report to provide information quickly and effectively about a family related social issue relevant to your organization (e.g., parenting and poverty, family disruption, family harm)? Students will find, gather, and report on information from a variety of sources (academic sources and grey literature) to inform your organization/relevant stakeholders about key research findings and considerations.
  2. Do you need a resource created to (a) provide key background and contextual information about a family related social issue (e.g., parenting and poverty, family disruption, family harm), and (b) identity and describe relevant policies and useful initiatives, programs, and/or resources in place to address this social issue? Resources include, for example, summary reports, brochures, information posters, infographic, and leaflets.
  3. Do you need a workshop developed and presented (virtually) to an audience (e.g., youth, clients or volunteers/staff at a community organization) about a family related social issue (e.g., parenting and poverty, family disruption, family harm)? Workshops will focus on creating an awareness of and action on a social issue that impacts a community. This may include, for example, information on promising/best practices to promote equity and inclusion in order to address the social issue (e.g., resources, initiatives, programs, strategies, educational materials).
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

Community partners will need to ensure that all data/ information is available by the course's start date.

A community partner is a nonprofit, human service, community organization.

Prompt response when feedback is required (48 hours).

Availability to meet with your student consultant at least three times throughout the term.

The community partner is willing to use Riipen for project management. We will provide training on how to use Riipen.

Community Partner is available for the final presentation.

Availability to meet mid September to talk to student team and in late November/early December for students final presentation