LibGuides: CHST 4900 Professional Perspectives and Children: Fall 2019 (archive)

Fall 2019 Syllabi

Fall 2019 Assignment Percentage of Final Grade and Due Dates

Fox's Assignments Percentage of Final Grade and Due Dates

Assignment	Percentage of Final Grade	Date Due
Journal Reflection: Professional Aspirations	10%	Sept.10
Assignment: Resume	10%	Sept.26
Journal Reflection: Topic Statement and Interview Questions for Interview of Professional	10%	Oct. 17
Video Assignment: Interview of a Professional	15%	Nov. 5
Paper: Interview of a Professional	15%	Nov. 21
Assignment: Class Discussion Facilitation	10%	Oct. 8 - Nov. 28
Peer Response to Video Assignment	10%	Nov. 7-14
Final Assignment: Bringing Children & Youth Studies Learning Goals to Life	20%	Dec. 12

Hejtmanek's Assignments Percentage of Final Grade and Due Date

Hejtmanek's Assignments Percentage of Final Grade and Due Dates

Assignment	Percentage of Final Grade	Date Due
Journal Reflection: Professional Aspirations	5%	September 10
Assignment: Resume	5%	September 17
Assignment: Key Readings	10%	September 26
Journal Reflection: Topic Statement and Interview Questions for Interview of Professional	5%	October 10
Assignment: Class Discussion Facilitation	5%	October 8 - 28th
Video Assignment: Interview of a Professional	15%	November 5
Peer Response to Video Assignment	15%	November 7-14
Paper: Interview of a Professional	15%	November 21
Presentations	5%	December 10-12
Final Assignment: Bringing Children & Youth Studies Learning Goals to Life	20%	December 12

Wassif's Assignments Percentage of Final Grade and Due Dates

Journal Reflection: Professional Aspirations	5%	September 13
Assignment: Resume	5%	September 20
Journal Reflection: Topic Statement and Interview Questions for Interview of Professional	5%	October 4
Video/Audio Assignment: Interview of a Professional	20%	November 1
Paper: Interview of a Professional	15%	November 8
Assignment: Class Discussion Facilitation	15%	October 11 - November 22
Peer Response to Video Assignment	15%	November 11-25
Final Assignment: Bringing Children & Youth Studies Learning Goals to Life	15%	November 22
Presentations	5%	December 10-12

Assignments for all sections

Assignments

Journal Reflection: Professional Aspirations

4 pages, double-spaced, 12 pt font, 1” margins
Submit on Blackboard
Due Sept 26

How do you imagine putting your degree to work? This journal reflection paper is an opportunity for you to explore and describe your own professional aspirations. Pulling from your lived-experience, your vision for yourself, and readings from your Children & Youth Studies classes, write a 1,000 word essay about a professional career path related to Children & Youth Studies that you can imagine following and why. You are welcome to write this as a letter to yourself (or to someone else – real or imagined), or in some other creative format. Start with your own vision/dreams/aspirations but also be sure to think carefully about content from your Children & Youth Studies courses and make meaningful references to at least 2 readings from CYS classes. Please highlight any gaps in your knowledge that you identify.

Resume

Due Sept 17
Via Blackboard

Submit a professional hard-copy resume. Training will also be provided for developing a web-based resume.

Interview of a Children & Youth Studies Professional Assignment (3 parts)

Journal Reflection: Topic Statement, Pre-Interview Materials and Interview Questions for Interview of Professional

3 pages, double-spaced, 12 pt font, 1” margins
Submit on Blackboard
Due Oct 17

You will be conducting an interview of a professional in a field related to Children & Youth Studies. Your interview will provide an opportunity for you to hear first-hand experiences as well as to further explore connections between the theories of Children & Youth Studies and practical applications.

For this assignment:

Pease provide a detailed description of the person you are interviewing and the professional setting (organization) in which they work.
Find out as much as you can!
Describe why you want to interview this person
Draft a “script” for how you will ask them if you can interview them
Write your interview guide – a list of 15 – 20 prompts, probes, and questions you will ask them in your interview

Video Assignment: Interview of a Professional

Due Nov 5
Post the video of your interview assignment on the course website.

Peer Response to Video Assignment

Due Nov 5th – Nov 14th

Using the course website, annotate and/or comment on at least 3 of your classmates video interviews. Each annotation/comment should include

Reflection Paper: Interview of a Professional

Class Discussion Facilitation

Early in the semester, we will be collaboratively culling eight excellent texts from our collective resources (including past courses) to read together. Each student will have the opportunity to lead a class activity and discussion on the text. Be creative! Use your group/children/youth work skills to make class session fun, engaged, and educational.

Final Paper

Bringing the Children & Youth Studies Learning Goals to Life

In-class web content development + final paper

Fall 2019 Professor Fox's Calendar

Professor Fox's Calendar

Date	Readings/Assignments
Tuesday 8/27	Introductions and course mechanics
Thursday 8/29	Working with Children: Situating Children & Youth Studies Reading: Talburt, S. and Lesko, N. (2014). Historicizing Youth Studies. In (Eds. Ibrahim, A. and Steinberg, S.) Critical Youth Studies Reader. New York: Peter Lang.
Tuesday 9/3	Review of Children & Youth Studies Learning Goals Taylor N., Smith A.B. (2014) Thinking About Children: How Does It Influence Policy and Practice?. In: Wyn J., Cahill H. (eds) Handbook of Children and Youth Studies. Springer, Singapore
Thursday 9/5	Conversion Day. Classes follow a "Monday Schedule" so this class will not meet on this day.
Tuesday 9/10	Resume and Cover Letter Workshop Brooklyn College Magner Career Center Quick Reference Guide: Resumes, Curricula Vitas, Cover Letters, Thank You Letters and References DUE: Journal Reflection: Professional Aspirations
Thursday 9/12	Community and Youth Development Reading: McLaughlin, M. (2000). Community counts: How youth organizations matter for youth development. Washington DC: Public Education Network. Zeller-Berkman, S. (2014). Rolling thunder: The collective impact of intergenerational youth policy making in New York City. Intergenerational Change Initiative, Public Science Project, CUNY Graduate Center. Visit from Dr. Sarah Zeller-Berkman
Tuesday 9/17	Web-based Resume Workshop DUE: Resume
Thursday 9/19	Workshop: Co-Constructing Children & Youth Studies
Tuesday 9/24	Making Use of Theory Smith K. (2015) Deconstructing Discourses to Rupture Fairytales of the “Ideal” Childhood. In: Wyn J., Cahill H. (eds) Handbook of Children and Youth Studies. Springer, Singapore
Thursday 9/26	Co-Constructing Children & Youth Studies DUE: Key Readings Assignment
Tuesday 10/1	No Class
Thursday 10/3	Transformative Childhood Studies Lauren J. Silver (2019) Transformative childhood studies – a remix in inquiry, justice, and love. Children's Geographies, DOI: 10.1080/14733285.2019.1610155
Tuesday 10/8	No Class
Thursday 10/10	Conducting Qualitative Interviews Chase, S. (2003) Learning to listen: Narrative principles in a qualitative research methods class. (password-protected PDF) Interviewing Pointers and Strategies by Professor Jessica Siegel CHST 4900 Student Resources
Tuesday 10/15	Class determined reading Student Facilitator
Thursday 10/17	LAB DAY: Conducting Interviews DUE: Journal Reflection: Topic Statement and Interview Questions for Interview of Professional
Tuesday 10/22	Class determined reading Student Facilitator
Thursday 10/24	LAB DAY: Conduct Interviews
Tuesday 10/29	Class determined reading Student Facilitator
Thursday 10/31	LAB DAY: Conduct Interviews
Tuesday 11/5	Class determined reading Student Facilitator DUE: Video Assignment – Interview of a Professional
Thursday 11/7	LAB DAY: Edit and Analyze
Tuesday 11/12	Class determined reading Student Facilitator
Thursday 11/14	LAB DAY: Edit and Analyze
Tuesday 11/19	Class determined reading Student Facilitator
Thursday 11/21	DUE: PAPER: Interview of a Professional
Tuesday 11/26	Class determined reading Student Facilitator
Thursday 11/28	Class determined reading Student Facilitator
Tuesday 12/3	Children & Youth Studies Learning Goals web content development
Thursday 12/5	Children & Youth Studies Learning Goals web content development
Tuesday 12/10	Presentations
Thursday 12/12	Presentations and Wrap-Up
Final	Due: Final ASSIGNMENT

Professor Hejtmanek's Calendar

Professor Hejtmanek's Calendar

Date	Readings/Assignments
Tuesday 8/27	Introductions and course mechanics
Thursday 8/29
Tuesday 9/3	Working with Children: Situating Children & Youth Studies Reading: Talburt, S. and Lesko, N. (2014). Historicizing Youth Studies. In (Eds. Ibrahim, A. and Steinberg, S.) Critical Youth Studies Reader. New York: Peter Lang. Taylor N., Smith A.B. (2014) Thinking About Children: How Does It Influence Policy and Practice?. In: Wyn J., Cahill H. (eds) Handbook of Children and Youth Studies. Springer, Singapore
Thursday 9/5	Conversion Day. Classes follow a "Monday Schedule" so this class will not meet on this day.
Tuesday 9/10	Resume and Cover Letter Workshop Brooklyn College Magner Career Center Quick Reference Guide: Resumes, Curricula Vitas, Cover Letters, Thank You Letters and References Based on this guide , print off your “favorite” resume. Bring in your current resume!!
Thursday 9/12	Work on Resume
Tuesday 9/17	Community and Youth Development Reading: McLaughlin, M. (2000). Community counts: How youth organizations matter for youth development. Washington DC: Public Education Network. Zeller-Berkman, S. (2014). Rolling thunder: The collective impact of intergenerational youth policy making in New York City. Intergenerational Change Initiative, Public Science Project, CUNY Graduate Center. Due: Resume
Thursday 9/19	Making Use of Theory Smith K. (2015) Deconstructing Discourses to Rupture Fairytales of the “Ideal” Childhood. In: Wyn J., Cahill H. (eds) Handbook of Children and Youth Studies. Springer, Singapore Discuss Journal Reflection: Professional Aspirations
Tuesday 9/24	Conducting Qualitative Interviews Newbold, Curtis. (2018, Jan. 30) How to conduct interviews for research The VCG (Visual Communication Guy) Miller, Jo. ((2018, Mar 25) 40 Questions To Ask A Mentor Forbes.com Falcone, Paul. (2010) The Right Questions to Ask When Conducting An Interview Monster.com Watch video "How to Conduct an Interview" Attribution: [Turn Key Doc] How to Conduct an Interview \| Effective Interview Questions (2014, Aug 15) Retrieved from: https://youtu.be/M0zyf05GlIg
Thursday 9/26	Transformative Childhood Studies Lauren J. Silver (2019) Transformative childhood studies – a remix in inquiry, justice, and love. Children's Geographies, DOI: 10.1080/14733285.2019.1610155 NOTE: Read online and no need to login. If you want to download you will need to "login" DUE Journal Reflection: Professional Aspirations
Tuesday 10/1	No Classes
Thursday 10/3	Conducting Qualitative Interviews SUBMIT: Draft of interview questions
Tuesday 10/8	No class
Thursday 10/10	DUE: Journal Reflection: Topic Statement and Interview Question for Interview of Professional
Tuesday 10/15	Class determined reading Student Facilitator
Thursday 10/17	LAB DAY: Conducting Interviews
Tuesday 10/22	Class determined reading Student Facilitator
Thursday 10/24	LAB DAY: Conduct Interviews
Tuesday 10/29	Class determined reading Student Facilitator
Thursday 10/31	LAB DAY: Conduct Interviews
Tuesday 11/5	Class determined reading Student Facilitator DUE: Video Assignment – Interview of a Professional
Thursday 11/7	LAB DAY: Edit and Analyze
Tuesday 11/12	Class determined reading Student Facilitator
Thursday 11/14	LAB DAY: Edit and Analyze
Tuesday 11/19	Class determined reading Student Facilitator
Thursday 11/21	LAB DAY: Edit and Analyze
Tuesday 11/26	DUE: PAPER: Interview of a Professional
Thursday 11/28	Thanksgiving: No Class
Tuesday 12/3	Class determined reading Student Facilitator
Thursday 12/5	LAB DAY: Draft of Final Assignment
Tuesday 12/10	Class determined reading Student Facilitator
Thursday 12/12	Wrap-Up
Final	Due: Final ASSIGNMENT

Professor Wassif's Calendar

Professor Wassif's Course Calendar.

Date	Readings/Assignments
Friday 8/30	Introductions and course mechanics
Friday 9/6	*Working with* Children: Situating Children & Youth Studies Reading: Talburt, S. and Lesko, N. (2014). Historicizing Youth Studies. In (Eds. Ibrahim, A. and Steinberg, S.) Critical Youth Studies Reader. New York: Peter Lang. Review of Children & Youth Studies Learning Goals Reading:** Taylor N., Smith A.B. (2014) Thinking About Children: How Does It Influence Policy and Practice?. In: Wyn J., Cahill H. (eds) Handbook of Children and Youth Studies. Springer, Singapore
Friday 9/13	Resume and Cover Letter Workshop Brooklyn College Magner Career Center Quick Reference Guide: Resumes, Curricula Vitas, Cover Letters, Thank You Letters and References Reading: McLaughlin, M. (2000). Community counts: How youth organizations matter for youth development. Washington DC: Public Education Network. Zeller-Berkman, S. (2014). Rolling thunder: The collective impact of intergenerational youth policy making in New York City. Intergenerational Change Initiative, Public Science Project, CUNY Graduate Center. DUE: Journal Reflection: Professional Aspirations
Friday 9/20	No Class Meeting DUE: Resume Submit through Blackboard Conducting Qualitative Interviews Newbold, Curtis. (2018, Jan. 30) How to conduct interviews for research The VCG (Visual Communication Guy) Miller, Jo. ((2018, Mar 25) 40 Questions To Ask A Mentor Forbes.com Falcone, Paul. (2010) The Right Questions to Ask When Conducting An Interview Monster.com Watch video "How to Conduct an Interview" Attribution: [Turn Key Doc] How to Conduct an Interview \| Effective Interview Questions (2014, Aug 15) Retrieved from: https://youtu.be/M0zyf05GlIg
Friday 9/27	Making Use of Theory Smith K. (2015) Deconstructing Discourses to Rupture Fairytales of the “Ideal” Childhood. In: Wyn J., Cahill H. (eds) Handbook of Children and Youth Studies. Springer, Singapore Transformative Childhood Studies Lauren J. Silver (2019) Transformative childhood studies – a remix in inquiry, justice, and love. Children's Geographies, DOI: 10.1080/14733285.2019.1610155
Friday 10/04	Co-Constructing Children & Youth Studies DUE: Key Readings Assignment Conducting Qualitative Interviews Add links to open source interview resources The Brooklyn Listening Project The Brooklyn College Listening Project was founded by faculty at Brooklyn College (CUNY) and launched in the spring of 2015. Since then, over 600 students across classes in a wide range of departments— American Studies, English, History, Sociology, TV and Radio, Journalism, Puerto Rican and Latino Studies, Judaic Studies, Media Scoring, and more—have conducted interviews with their families, neighbors, friends and strangers. The BC Listening Project collection is comprised of more than 350 audio recordings of interviews in an on-line digital archive. The Listening Project is designed to create new links between the college and the communities of Brooklyn, to take better advantage of the incredible wisdom of everyday people, and to showcase the brilliance of our students, and the community in which we all live—Brooklyn, New York City, and beyond. Are you really listening? Tips for conducting qualitative interviews. McNiff, Kath. (2017) Are you really listening? Tips for conducting qualitative interviews. Retrieved from https://www.qsrinternational.com/nvivo/nvivo-community/the-nvivo-blog/are-you-really-listening-tips-for-conducting-qual DUE: Journal Reflection: Topic Statement and Interview Questions for Interview of Professional
Friday 10/11	Key Reading/ Student Facilitator PEER RESPONSE
Friday 10/18	Key Reading/ Student Facilitator PEER RESPONSE
Friday 10/25	Key Reading/ Student Facilitator PEER RESPONSE
Friday 11/1	Key Reading/ Student Facilitator DUE: Video/Audio Assignment – Interview of a Professional
Friday 11/08	Key Reading/ Student Facilitator
Friday 11/15	Key Reading/ Student Facilitator DUE: PRESENTATIONS
Friday 11/22	Key Reading/ Student Facilitator DUE: PRESENTATIONS Due: Final PAPER ASSIGNMENT
Friday 12/06	Wrap-Up