CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY

Spring 2012

LEVIN COLLEGE OF URBAN AFFAIRS

DEPARTMENT OF URBAN STUDIES

UST 190

Analysis of Experiential Learning in Urban Affairs

Analysis of Experiential Learning in Urban Affairs is a two-credit course designed to assist adult students in identifying college level learning from their prior experience. The course leads students through the process of writing a portfolio and documenting prior learning for assessment by faculty of the Levin College of Urban Affairs.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

Students completing this course should gain the ability to:

• describe and document competence gained through prior experience;
• assemble sections of their portfolio of life and career accomplishments for submission to CSU faculty assessors;
• more clearly define their educational objectives as part of a program of study in the Levin College;
• clarify their unique values and goal orientation; and
• come to appreciate their experience and worth as a learner.
  

GRADING:

Please refer to the Assessment Guidelines before you begin your assignments. These guidelines will give you insight into how your final portfolio will be assessed and graded. Click here to view the Assessment Guidelines.

Worksheet Assignment #1 10 pts - Due: Thursday, January 26, 2012

Autobiographical Resume Assignment #2 15 pts - Due: Monday, February 13, 2012

Competency Statement Assignment #3 25 pts - Due: Monday, March 5, 2012

Narrative Assignment #4 25 pts - Due: Monday, April 2, 2012

Education/Goal Statement Assignment #5 15 pts - Due: Monday, April 16, 2012

Draft Portfolio Assignment #6 20 pts - Due: Monday, April 30, 2012

You can view the AAPLE handbook online at AAPLE HANDBOOK2012.doc

TOTAL POINTS

110-99 (A); 98-88 (B); 87-77(C); 76-66 (D)

ASSIGNMENT NOTE: All assignments must be typed (double-spaced is preferred). Assignments will be graded for organization, grammar, and content.

TEXTBOOKS: No text is required for the course. Suggested texts are:

Strunk, Jr., William & E.B. White (1999). The Elements of Style (4th ed.). Boston: Allyn & Bacon .

Lamdin, Lois (1997). Earn College Credit for What You Know (3rd ed.).
Dubuque:  Kendall Hunt Publishing Company.

UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE POLICIES:

Students should refer to the CSU website for procedures regarding grading, add/drop and withdrawals: http://www.csuohio.edu/undergradcatalog/geninfo/regs/regs2.htm#Grading or http://www.csuohio.edu/enrollmentservices/registrar/.

PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED/SPECIAL NEEDS
Students with special needs (physical handicaps, learning disabilities, English as a second language) should identify themselves as soon as possible so that the appropriate arrangements can be made. The Office of Disability Services provides additional assistance for those students who have special needs. Further information about services provided can be found online at http://www.csuohio.edu/offices/disability/. Students may contact the office at 687-2015.

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