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CUNY School of Professional Studies Academic University Report Detail January/February 2020

Section AIII: Changes in Degree Programs

AIII.1 Revisions for the B.A. in Communication and Media

CUNY School of Professional Studies Program: BA in Communication and Media Program Code: 30806 Effective: Fall 2020

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Course/Description/Credits Course/Description/Credits

General Education – 36-42 credits Required Basic Courses – 9 credits COM 110 – Digital Literacy CM 203 – Introduction to Communication and Media CM 311 – Writing for Electronic Media Perspective Courses – 18 credits from the following CM 301 – Mass Media Ethics CM 302 – Web Design CM 304 – The Mediated Globe CM 306 – Mass Communication CM 308 – The Mediated City CM 309 – Communication and Cultural Change CM 310 – Visual Communication CM 312 – Social Media CM 314 – Film and Television CM 316 – History of Film CM 333 – Corporate Communication PLA 300 – Portfolio Development for Prior Learning Advanced Courses: Two courses required from among the following, one of which must be CM 499. CM 411 – Advanced Mass Media Research CM 490 – Special Topics in Communication and Media CM 491 – Independent Research CM 499 – Communication and Media Capstone*

General Education – 36-42 credits Required Basic Courses – 9 credits COM 110 – Digital Literacy CM 203 – Introduction to Communication and Media CM 311 – Writing for Electronic Media Perspective Courses – 18 credits from the following CM 301 – Mass Media Ethics CM 302 – Web Design CM 304 – The Mediated Globe CM 306 – Mass Communication CM 308 – The Mediated City CM 309 – Communication and Cultural Change CM 310 – Visual Communication CM 312 – Social Media CM 314 – Film and Television CM 316 – History of Film CM 320 – Digital Storytelling CM 324 – Data Analytics and Visualization CM 333 – Corporate Communication PLA 300 – Portfolio Development for Prior Learning Advanced Courses: Two courses required from among the following, one of which must be CM 499. CM 411 – Advanced Mass Media Research CM 490 – Special Topics in Communication and Media

INT 450 – Internship TOTAL – 120 credits

CM 491 – Independent Research CM 499 – Communication and Media Capstone* INT 450 – Internship TOTAL – 120 credits

Rationale: CM 320 and CM 324 were offered previously as Special Topics courses, using the CM 490 designation. Given the success of these courses, both courses are added to the regular CM curriculum as “Perspectives” courses. The addition of these courses will not only provide students with a greater variety of courses to choose from; it will enable the program to set up a “rotation” of Perspectives courses, giving us more flexibility to respond to inevitable changes in staffing and enrollments.

AIII.2 Revisions for the B.S. in Business

CUNY School of Professional Studies Program: BS in Business Program Code: 38475 Effective: Fall 2020

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General Education – 42 credits Required Courses BUS 210 – Business Math BUS 301 – Managerial Economics BUS 305 – Accounting Fundamentals BUS 310 – Foundations of Business Statistics BUS 315 – Principles of Marketing BUS 320 – Principles of Management BUS 325 – Principles of Management Information Systems BUS 330 – Business Law I BUS 333 – Corporate Finance BUS 335 – Operations Management BUS 410 – Research Methods for Business Decision-Making CIS 101 – Computer Fundamentals and Applications ECO 202 – Macroeconomics Students must complete one of the following capstone courses: BUS 440 – Internship

General Education – 42 credits Required Courses BUS 210 – Business Math BUS 305 – Accounting Fundamentals BUS 310 – Foundations of Business Statistics BUS 315 – Principles of Marketing BUS 320 – Principles of Management BUS 325 – Principles of Management Information Systems BUS 330 – Business Law I BUS 333 – Corporate Finance BUS 335 – Operations Management BUS 410 – Research Methods for Business Decision-Making CIS 101 – Computer Fundamentals and Applications ECO 202 – Macroeconomics Capstone: BUS 470 – Strategic Management

BUS 460 – Virtual Enterprise BUS 470 – Strategic Management BUS 480 – Thesis Elective Courses BUS 200 – Introduction to Business BUS 306 – Managerial Accounting BUS 321 – Human Resource Management BUS 331 – Global Business BUS 332 – Electronic Commerce BUS 334 – Great Ideas in Business BUS 336 – Special Topics in Business BUS 338 – International Trade BUS 339 – Sustainability and Green Business BUS 340 – Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship BUS 345 – Strategic Electronic Marketing BUS 346 – Investments BUS 348 – Real Estate Finance BUS 350 – Business Law II BUS 415 – Essentials of Market Research ECO 201 – Microeconomics ORGD 341 – Organizational Behavior and Change PROM 210 – Project Management TOTAL – 120 credits

Elective Courses – 18 credits BUS 200 – Introduction to Business BUS 306 – Managerial Accounting BUS 301 – Managerial Economics BUS 321 – Human Resource Management BUS 331 – Global Business BUS 332 – Electronic Commerce BUS 334 – Great Ideas in Business BUS 336 – Special Topics in Business BUS 338 – International Trade BUS 339 – Sustainability and Green Business BUS 340 – Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship BUS 345 – Strategic Electronic Marketing BUS 346 – Investments BUS 348 – Real Estate Finance BUS 350 – Business Law II BUS 415 – Essentials of Market Research BUS 440 – Internship BUS 460 – Virtual Enterprise BUS 480 – Thesis ECO 201 – Microeconomics ORGD 341 – Organizational Behavior and Change PROM 210 – Project Management TOTAL – 120 credits

Rationale:

BUS 301 Managerial Economics moved from Required Courses to Electives. BUS 301 is an intermediate course that requires ECO 101 and normally taken for students with more advanced interest in economics.

The following courses moved from Required Capstone Course options to Electives: o BUS 440 Internship does not adequately capture the integration of the required core courses o BUS 460 Virtual Enterprise does not adequately capture the integration of the required core courses o BUS 480 Thesis is low students interest in course. Only nine students have enrolled in the course since being offered in Fall

2008. Only one enrolled student since 2012.

AIII.3 Revisions for the M.S. in Business Management and Leadership

CUNY School of Professional Studies Program: MS in Business Management and Leadership Program Code: 38478 Effective: Fall 2020

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Required Courses BUS 600 – Organizational Behavior and Leadership BUS 630 – Business Law and Ethics in the Digital Age BUS 640 – Accounting for Business Decisions BUS 650 – Knowledge and Information Systems BUS 660 – Corporate and International Finance BUS 670 – Quantitative Decision-Making BUS 680 - Economics for Business Decisions Capstone – students must complete one of the following four capstone courses: BUS 696 – Global Virtual Enterprise BUS 697 – Global Strategic Management BUS 698 – Applied Business Research BUS 699 – Thesis Elective Courses – 6 credits from the following: BUS 605 – Leadership Development BUS 606 – Leading Groups and Teams BUS 608 – Negotiation and Conflict Resolution BUS 610 – Strategic Marketing and Socially Responsible Practices BUS 617 – Workplace Values and Happiness BUS 620 – Entrepreneurship in a Global Environment BUS 626 – Current Issues in Global Business BUS 633 – Managing Diversity in a Global Economy BUS 644 – Audit Controls and Accounting Failures BUS 655 – New Media and Electronic Commerce BUS 685 – Risk Management MGMT 680 – Human Resource Management PROM 600 – Fundamentals of Project Management

Required Courses BUS 600 – Organizational Behavior and Leadership BUS 605 – Leadership Development BUS 610 – Strategic Marketing and Socially Responsible Practices BUS 640 – Accounting for Business Decisions BUS 650 – Knowledge and Information Systems BUS 660 – Corporate and International Finance BUS 670 – Quantitative Decision-Making BUS 680 - Economics for Business Decisions Capstone BUS 697 – Global Strategic Management Elective Courses – 6 credits from the following: BUS 606 – Leading Groups and Teams BUS 608 – Negotiation and Conflict Resolution BUS 617 – Workplace Values and Happiness BUS 620 – Entrepreneurship in a Global Environment BUS 626 – Current Issues in Global Business BUS 630 – Business Law and Ethics in the Digital Age BUS 633 – Managing Diversity in a Global Economy BUS 644 – Audit Controls and Accounting Failures BUS 655 – New Media and Electronic Commerce BUS 685 – Risk Management BUS 696 – Global Virtual Enterprise BUS 698 – Applied Business Research BUS 699 – Thesis MGMT 680 – Human Resource Management PROM 600 – Fundamentals of Project Management

TOTAL – 30 credits

TOTAL – 30 credits

Rationale:

The following courses moved from Elective to Required: o BUS 605 Leadership Development inclusion in the required core courses addresses the essence of the leadership focus of

the program o BUS 610 Strategic Marketing and Social Reasonable Practices inclusion in the required core courses ensure that graduates

understand a key function of an organization to generate revenue through exchange with the market place.

BUS 630 Business Law and Ethics moved from Elective to Required. Many covered concepts are also covered in the functional content courses.

The following courses moved from Required Capstone Course options to Electives: o BUS 696 Global Virtual Enterprise does not adequately capture the integration of the required foundational courses. o BUS 698 Applied Business Research does not adequately capture the integration of the required foundational courses. o BUS 699 Thesis does not adequately capture the integration of the required foundational courses.

AIII.4 Revisions for the B.S. in Health Information Management

CUNY School of Professional Studies Program: BS in Health Information Management Program Code: 38495 Effective: Fall 2020

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None Retention in the BS, Health Information Management (HIM) Program: A minimum grade of “C” is required in all HIM Program courses. A student may not progress to the next course in the sequence without having attained a “C” in the previous course. Students may repeat only one HIM course, one time only. This includes students who withdrew from a course for any reason and students who completed the course with a grade below C. Students earning less than a C grade in an HIM Program course may repeat the course one time and must attain a grade of C or better. A second earned grade of less than C in any HIM Program Course will result in dismissal from the program. Appeals of this policy will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

Rationale: To provide clarity on the importance of success in the required curriculum competencies set out by our accreditation body, CAHIIM. (www.Cahiim.org).

AIII.5 Revisions for the B.S. in Health Services Administration

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CUNY School of Professional Studies Program: BS in Health Services Administration Program Code: 38478 Effective: Fall 2020

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None Retention in the BS, Health Services Administration (HSA) Program: A minimum grade of “C” is required in all courses in the major using the HIM, HESA, or BUS prefix. A student may not progress to the next course in the sequence without having attained a “C” in the previous course. Students may repeat only one course in the major, one time only. This includes students who withdrew from a course for any reason and students who completed the course with a grade below C. Students earning less than a C grade in an HSA Program course may repeat the course one time and must attain a grade of C or better. A second earned grade of less than C in any HSA Program Course will result in dismissal from the program. Appeals of this policy will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

Rationale: To provide clarity on the importance of student proficiency in the competencies for the program.

Section AIV: New Courses AIV.1

Department(s) Communication and Media

Career [x] Undergraduate [] Graduate

Academic Level [x] Regular [] Compensatory [] Developmental [] Remedial

Subject Area Communication and Media

Course Number CM 320

Course Title Digital Storytelling

Catalogue Description This course examines the use of video in contemporary discourse from practical and theoretical perspectives. Students will study, analyze, and perform visual storytelling techniques through reading and writing assignments and completing hands-on projects. Students will produce short narrative videos to present ideas for diverse audiences using a range of rhetorical strategies.

Pre/ Co Requisites CM 203 and one 300-level CM course

Credits 3

Contact Hours 3

Liberal Arts [x] Yes [] No

Course Attribute (e.g. Writing Intensive, WAC, etc)

General Education Component

___X_ Not Applicable ____ Required

____ English Composition ____ Mathematics ____ Science

___ Flexible ___ World Cultures ___ US Experience in its Diversity ___ Creative Expression ___ Individual and Society

___ Scientific World

AIV.2

Department(s) Communication and Media

Career [x] Undergraduate [] Graduate

Academic Level [x] Regular [] Compensatory [] Developmental [] Remedial

Subject Area Communication and Media

Course Number CM 324

Course Title Data Analytics and Visualization

Catalogue Description InfoWorld's Doug Bordonaro describes data literacy as "the ability…to derive meaningful insights from data and apply those insights." In this course, we will do exactly this: find, organize, analyze, visualize, and present communications and media-focused data. We will explore a wide variety of different data visualization applications used by media professionals. Storytelling will be an important tool to help communicate our findings. Those with little to no experience with statistics and data visualization are welcome!

Pre/ Co Requisites CM 203 and one 300-level CM course

Credits 3

Contact Hours 3

Liberal Arts [x] Yes [] No



___X_ Not Applicable ____ Required


___ Flexible ___ World Cultures ___ US Experience in its Diversity ___ Creative Expression ___ Individual and Society

___ Scientific World

Section AV: Changes in Course Number, Title, Description, Credits, Hours, Co- or Pre-Requisites. AV: 1 Changes to be offered General Education and the B.A. in Communication & Media, program code 30806

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Departments Communication & Media Departments General Education / LARTS

Course INT 450 Course No change

Pre or co requisite

Permission of Director Prerequisite No change

Hours 3 Hours 3

Credits 3 Credits 3

Description Practical application of program skills and concepts in workplace settings, designed to connect academic work to employer expectations. Can be completed via an internship of at least 150 hours, or via analysis of application of learning at a current work experience. Regular analyses and reflection on work and learning experiences are an essential element of this course.

Description Practical application of program skills and concepts in workplace settings, designed to connect academic work to employer expectations. Can be completed via an internship of at least 150 hours, or via analysis of application of learning at a current work experience. Regular analyses and reflection on work and learning experiences are an essential element of this course.

This course is graded pass/fail.

Requirement Designation


Liberal Arts [x] Yes [] No Liberal Arts [x] Yes [] No


Experiential Learning Course Attribute (e.g. Writing Intensive, WAC, etc)

Experiential Learning


____Not Applicable ____Required

____English Composition ____Mathematics ____Science

___Flexible ___World Cultures ___US Experience in its Diversity ___Creative Expression ___Individual and Society ___Scientific World


__x__ Not Applicable ____Required



Effective Effective

Rationale: Moving the course to Gen Ed because it is a course that will be open to students in all programs, with oversight by Experiential Learning Manager. We also want to change the grading schema to Pass/Fail.

AV: 2 Changes to be offered in the Nursing Department, program codes 38520, 38521, 38523

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Departments Nursing Departments NC

Course NURS 639 Nursing Education Practicum Course NC

Pre or co requisite

NURS 620 Prerequisite NC

Hours 6 Hours NC

Credits 6 Credits NC

Description This course will provide each student with a practicum experience in a Nursing education program. Students will participate in direct teaching as well as participating in curriculum

Description This course will provide each student with a practicum experience in a Nursing education program, as well as in direct patient care experiences. The Nursing Education Practicum

and faculty meetings; meeting accreditation standards; evaluating curriculum design; and student advisement. Course work will focus on the expected faculty roles of teaching, research, and scholarship. This course will include a135 hour total practicum experience in addition to the course work as well as a required thesis/ scholarly project that demonstrates that the student has synthesized skills attained a scholarly activity that positively influences nursing education, patient outcomes, or contributes to nursing research. The purpose of the practicum is to foster the integration of nursing education theory courses and the role of a nurse educator. The student is partnered with a skilled nurse educator; collaboratively develops goals for the experience; and assumes the NLN role competencies for nursing education.

experience will provide a framework for examining nurse educator roles and responsibilities that are actualized in academic and practice environments. As well, the practicum will provide opportunities for students to develop in depth knowledge and expertise in graduate level clinical practice content and experiences. Students will participate in direct teaching as well as participating in curriculum and faculty meetings; meeting accreditation standards; evaluating curriculum design; and student advisement. Course work will focus on the expected faculty roles of teaching, research, and scholarship. This course will include a 135 hour total practicum experience in addition to the course work as well as a required thesis/ scholarly project that demonstrates that the student has synthesized skills attained a scholarly activity that positively influences nursing education, patient outcomes, or contributes to nursing research. The purpose of the practicum is to foster the integration of nursing education theory courses and the role of a nurse educator. The student is partnered with a skilled nurse educator; collaboratively develops goals for the experience; and assumes the NLN role competencies for nursing education.



Liberal Arts [] Yes [X] No Liberal Arts [] Yes [X] No




__X__Not Applicable ____Required

____English Composition



____English Composition

____Mathematics ____Science


____Mathematics ____Science


Effective Spring 2020 Effective Spring 2020

Rationale: 2018 CCNE accreditation standards require that Practicum experiences for MS in Nursing Education students include a direct patient care clinical experience as well as a nurse educator practicum experience

AV: 3 Changes to be offered in the Psychology Department, program code 38517

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Departments Psychology Departments No change

Course PSY 670: Cognitive Development Course No change

Pre or co requisite

9 credits of core courses Prerequisite 9 credits of core courses; Developmental Psychology subplan (track)

Hours Hours

Credits 3 Credits No change

Description Description



Liberal Arts [ ] Yes [ x ] No Liberal Arts [ ] Yes [x ] No


N/A Course Attribute (e.g. Writing Intensive, WAC, etc)

N/A


___x_ Not Applicable ____ Required




___ Flexible

___ World Cultures ___ US Experience in its Diversity ___ Creative Expression ___ Individual and Society ___ Scientific World


___ Flexible


Effective Effective

Rationale: PSY 670 is one of four “electives” in the MA in Psychology Program; two electives exist for each track. Since two electives are required as part of the requirements for the degree, these are not truly elective at the moment, but will be once more electives are added to the course offerings. Making clear that students need to take the electives intended/designed for their track has previously been handled through advisement, but it would be clearer to students (and prospective students), about the requirements and course offerings for each track (and allow students to better plan their courses), if this information was made part of the official requirements for this course. The proposed change would also prevent students from registering for courses outside of their track, which is very problematic, for numerous reasons.


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Course PSY 675: Atypical Development Course No change

Pre or co requisite 9 credits of core courses Prerequisite 9 credits of core courses; Developmental Psychology subplan (track)

Hours Hours








N/A




___ Flexible





___ Flexible


Effective Effective



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Course PSY 680: Personnel Selection Course No change

Pre or co requisite

9 credits of core courses Prerequisite 9 credits of core courses; Industrial/Organizational subplan (track)

Hours Hours








N/A




___ Flexible





___ Flexible


Effective Effective



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Course PSY 685: Group Dynamics Course No change

Pre or co requisite 9 credits of core courses Prerequisite 9 credits of core courses; Industrial/Organizational subplan (track)

Hours Hours








N/A




___ Flexible ___ World Cultures ___ US Experience in its Diversity ___ Creative Expression ___ Individual and Society ___ Scientific World




___ Flexible ___ World Cultures ___ US Experience in its Diversity ___ Creative Expression ___ Individual and Society ___ Scientific World

Effective Effective


AV: 7 Changes to be offered in the Youth Studies Department, program code 38511

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Departments Youth Studies Departments NC

Course YS 602 Youth Action and Agency

Course NC

Pre or co requisite YS 600 and YS 610 Prerequisite NC

Hours 45 Hours NC


Description Consistent with a youth development philosophy that posits that young people are assets to any endeavor, this course will help youth-workers explore the conditions that support productive partnerships between adults and young people. Course readings will include literature in the following content areas: youth development, critical youth development, community-youth development, youth participatory action research, youth participatory evaluation, youth advocacy, youth civic engagement, adult-youth partnerships, and youth activism. Students will also explore how to measure outcomes on the individual, programmatic and community level. An integral component of this course is conducting a mini-participatory project with young people. This combination of theory and practice is designed to deepen knowledge acquisition in the course by engaging students in experiential learning and reflection in addition to reading and class discussion. The in-class work is designed to model promising practices in youth development such as an attention to social group work, an awareness of learning styles, and student-centered engagement strategies

Description Consistent with a youth development philosophy that posits that young people are assets to any endeavor, this course will help youth-workers explore the conditions that support productive partnerships between adults and young people. Course readings will include literature in the following content areas: youth development, critical youth development, community-youth development, youth participatory action research, youth participatory evaluation, youth advocacy, youth civic engagement, adult-youth partnerships, and youth activism. Students will also explore how to measure outcomes on the individual, programmatic and community level. The in-class work is designed to model promising practices in youth development such as an attention to social group work, an awareness of learning styles, and student-centered engagement strategies



Liberal Arts [] Yes [] No NA Liberal Arts [] Yes [] No NA


Writing Intensive Course Attribute (e.g. Writing Intensive, WAC, etc)

Writing Intensive










Rationale: We will be removing the language around conducting a mini-participatory action research project with young people over the course of the semester. After a few years of running program, we know that a semester is not enough time to do ethical participatory work and not all of our students have a group of young people with whom they work on a regular basis (some are in higher level administrative roles or move across various sites). While the class will continue to ask students to connect theory and practice, we will not have an actual PAR project as a course requirement.


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Course YS 606 Youth Identity: Virtual Environments

Course YS 606 Youth Identity and Digital Environments

Pre or co requisite Prerequisite: YS 600 and YS 610 Prerequisite None

Hours 45 Hours NC


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Description This course is designed to prepare youth practitioners to respond to the needs and interests of young people as expressed through virtual environments. It provides opportunities to explore how young people use virtual environments to construct their identities and navigate social space. Students will explore current social networking technologies, understand how young people navigate these systems for relational purposes, and critically examine the risks as well as developmental benefits of virtual environments.

Description This course explores the numerous

considerations for youth practitioners about

the practical affordances and drawbacks of

"virtual" life. As the lines between what is

virtual and what is real blur, digital life must

inform youth practitioners’ decision-making.

Topics covered will include: What is the

digital ecosystem that youth traverse and

how might that ecosystem change the reality

of their experience? How does the digital

world influence the cultivation of identity?

How do learning and youth development

organizations respond to virtual environments

through relevant programming?






Writing Intensive


_X___Not Applicable ____Required








Rationale: The original course was developed many years ago. Much of the language around virtual environments needed updating. The new course description better reflects the intersection of youth development and digital environments.


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Course YS 610 Youth Development

Course NC

Pre or co requisite None Prerequisite NC

Hours 45 Hours NC


Description This course focuses on the history of the field of Youth Development, current frameworks, the latest findings in neuroscience related to youth development, as well as promising practices related to: STEAM, media literacy, the tech/maker movement, global competencies, LGBT/racially informed youth development, parent engagement and connected learning. Students will learn the basics of facilitation steeped in youth development principles and practices. Students will become familiar with tools used to measure socio-emotional development as well as various quality assessment tools. Lastly, students will visit high quality youth development programs around New York City to witness youth development practice in action and learn promising practices

Description This course focuses on the history of the Youth Development field, current frameworks, the latest related findings in neuroscience, as well as promising practices in youth development. Students will learn the basics of facilitation steeped in youth development principles and practices. Students will become familiar with tools used to measure socio-emotional development as well as a variety of program quality assessment tools. Students will explore youth development at the intersections of race, class, gender and sexuality and learn to apply these lenses in theory and practice.






Writing intensive










Rationale: We wanted to keep the promising practices more general as opposed to named (e.g. STEAM, media literacy, the tech/maker movement, global competencies, LGBT/racially informed youth development, parent engagement and connected learning) as they are constantly updating and shifting. We did, however, want to “name” the ways that we were exploring the intersections of youth development and race, class, gender and sexuality. Lastly, we found it difficult for our full time workers to make time to do many site visits around the city to see youth development in practice during our 6:15-9:15 timeframe. We are incorporating more of this in our practicum YS 620.


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Course YS 611 Youth Policy Course NC


Hours 45 Hours NC

Credits 3 credits Credits NC

Description This course critically analyzes various public policies at the local, state, federal and international level.

Description This course provides an overview of how to develop policies, define problems, set agendas, and critically analyze various public policies at the local, state, federal and international level.

Students will develop a variety of skills that inform the understanding and analysis of social policy, including: critically analyzing data, both what is there and what is not there, making connections between federal policy and children’s lives, assessing coverage of children’s issues in the media and popular press, understanding how to create a policy agenda and increasing knowledge about current social issues and policy debates. Topics covered include: juvenile justice, education, out-of-school time, opportunity youth, child protection, health, and advocacy.

Students will develop a variety of skills that inform the understanding and analysis of social policy, including: analyzing data, making connections between federal policy and children’s lives, assessing coverage of children’s issues in the media and popular press, understanding how to create a policy agenda and increasing knowledge about current social issues and policy debates. Topics covered include but not limited to: juvenile justice, education, out-of-school time, opportunity youth, child protection, health, immigration, and advocacy.





NA Course Attribute (e.g. Writing Intensive, WAC, etc)

NA


X____Not Applicable ____Required




___X_Not Applicable ____Required




Rationale: These small tweaks to the description in relation to skills, competencies and content areas will help clarify what is offered in the course.


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Course YS 620 Practicum: Designing and Running Quality Youth Programs

Course NC


Hours 45 Hours NC

Credits 3 credits Credits NC

Description This course is a practicum where students learn theory, skills and knowledge related to designing and running quality youth programs, field test these ideas/competencies and debrief the process with their peers. Students can use their existing work places or receive a placement from CUNY SPS in a high quality youth program in New York City to serve as their learning lab. Topics covered in this course include: leadership styles, program evaluation and assessment, budgeting, grant writing, fundraising, strategic planning, external oversight, ethics, program marketing, program design and implementation. Students are asked to test out new skills in the program context and/or bring in exemplars from their organizations that illuminate the given topic each week. Weekly debriefs about successes and challenges related to implementing the ideas or skills are incorporated into the class

Description This course is a practicum through which students learn theory and skills related to implementing quality youth programs through an examination of organizational conditions (e.g., management, strategy, finances and fundraising). This course is designed to critically analyze how organizational systems and practices help and/or hinder positive youth development. Students will test ideas and practices with their peers through group discussion, program and organizational observations, guest speakers, case studies, and a final project, and a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) lens will be used throughout the course. Students will use their existing workplace or another one of their choosing as a case study. If students do not have a work site, the YS program will help arrange a placement.

While this class does not meet weekly, there is weekly work assigned, and students will direct their own learning as they assess their organizations using both theoretical and practical lenses.

structure as are occasional visits to high quality youth programs across New York.

Topics covered in this course include:

The intersection of Positive Youth Development and organizational management

Leadership and strategy in youth-serving organizations

Management and administration as enabling and constricting factors to program success (e.g. human resources, fiscal management, marketing)

Sustaining programs through fundraising, collaboration, and advocacy





NA Course Attribute (e.g. Writing Intensive, WAC, etc)

NA


X____Not Applicable ____Required




___X_Not Applicable ____Required




Rationale: This course has run 4 times and felt to students like it was not geared sufficiently to running a youth program/organization that reflected the commitments promoted in our program. Last semester, we invited a group of current students and alumni to come together to help rework. The focus throughout the course on diversity equity and inclusion as well as looking at how organizational systems explicitly promote youth development better reflect our students’ desires and our program’s goals.

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