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Psychology in the Community PSYC 327 Fall 2014 Three Credits Instructor: Michael Hurley Department of Psychology 2086 David King Hall, MSN 3F5 (703) 993-1384 fax – (703) 993-1359 mhurley2@gmu.edu Office Hours: MW 3:00-3:30 p.m. The Service-Learning Partners program allows you to interact with clients or work as support staff in community service organizations that address issues, topics and themes you are learning about in psychology. Through this educational and service-oriented curriculum, you apply the information learned in your courses to practical, real-life situations. You will work with community organizations to seek solutions to community problems. All correspondence can be directed to the above contacts. Dr. Michael Hurley will handle grading and most other issues Requirements All late submissions will be penalized. 1) Attend the orientation session on Tuesday, August 26 and complete a minimum of 135 hours of direct community service at your placement site. Commute time is NOT included in the service hours. You are responsible for finding a community-learning site. If you do not have a site as of yet, please contact Michael Hurley. Ideally, on-site work should begin no later than September 2, 2014 and continue through no later than December 3, 2014. 20% 2) Record your service hours and tasks/projects by keeping an ongoing log throughout the time you are on-site. The log should note your observations during each on–site visit; tasks should relate to your overall learning objectives (i.e., if your learning objectives stress working with children, ensure your tasks reflect this). Writing “June 1- volunteered” is not enough! The log is included with your final project and should be typed. The log is included and graded with your final project. 3) Post and respond to five discussion questions on the class Blackboard bulletin board. This site is up and available for posting. Please utilize your GMU email stem (e.g., mhurley2 for Michael H