ECON 3340 Week 5 Assignment

ECON 3340 Week 5 Assignment | Tulane University

A.      Journals (10%)

You will submit four journal entries over the course of the semester, reporting on your experience of, reactions to, and reflections on your internship. This exercise aims to provide you with a free form, self-guided opportunity to reflect, while also sharpening your analytical sense of the complex dimensions involved in community engagement. The topics you may write about are open, as long as they relate to aspects of your internship and/or the seminar—ranging from personal accounts as an intern, observations on the organization you work with, reflections on community engagement or service learning, discussions of social issues, activism, or reactions to events brought to your attention in the media, etc.

Journal entries must be at least 250 words (i.e., 1 page long, double-spaced, 1” margins), and must be uploaded on Canvas.

Today's Journal is a FREE WRITE. Please conclude your Journal this week with 2 questions for Frank Southall. Be sure to explore the Jane Pl website prior to our time with Frank. 

* We will meet with our Community Co-Educator over Zoom* Please plan to be in a location where you can access Zoom during our class time this week* I will provide you with the Zoom link *

If you are unsure what to write about, below are optional journal entry prompts that you can select from for any of your FREE WRITE journal entries throughout the semester:

·         What three Tulane-New Orleans issues, three Tulane issues, and three New Orleans issues are most important to you personally? Why are these issues important to you? Do you know who or what entity/entities are working on them?

·         Respond to the issues raised in the booklet “How to Communicate the World: A Social Media Guide for Volunteers and Travelers,” specifically how they apply to domestic internships and community engagement experiences. This is located in your "Resources" section.

·         Cultural Autobiography: The autobiography asks you to describe and analyze what contributes to your view of your community. Before understanding the cultural experiences of others, it is important to understand ourselves. This journal entry is aimed at discussing those aspects of your life that have most influenced your sense of community and identity. You are encouraged to think about your time before Tulane.

As you reflect, consider what attitudes and beliefs about the world around us influence who we are. You can include the influences of your ethnic or cultural heritage, demographic location, your ethnicity, gender, economic situation, sexual orientation, cultural background, nationality, etc. You can also discuss people, events, and/or experiences that have shaped the cultural person you are. Lastly, entries can focus on exploring your sense of self and identity in the context of family, community, education, and/or world.

The autobiography is not meant to be a chronological report of the major events in your life, but should highlight the major themes of your life that have helped to determine who you are. The reflection is designed to be a conscious starting point for ongoing reflection about your academic experiences and the intersections of race, class, and identity.