Online G3 is offering this dual enrollment course in collaboration with Arizona State University. Content is provided by ASU. Support services and live webinars are provided by Online G3. Your $25 registration fee goes directly to ASU for access to course materials. The $150 G3 tuition provides access to Online G3 live webinars, support services, and included software.
Have you ever read the news or overheard a conversation about politics and felt helpless? You are not alone! Many people ask questions like: Does my vote matter? How do federal policies affect me? How can I make a difference? American Democracy is defined by its people participating, voicing their opinion, and making a difference.
Students will learn to
- Examine the concepts of civic engagement, identity, political engagement, social engagement, democracy, government, social capital, federalism, voting processes, nonprofit organization, civil society, interest groups, mobilization, and lobbying.
- Explain why American democracy is unique and the contribution of social capital in American society.
- Examine cultural diversity in the US and contemporary concepts of multiculturalism, cultural relativism, and cultural subordination.
- Demonstrate an understanding of current and historical social and political movements based on culture, including race, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual identity, and generational culture.
- Compare and contrast the types of political engagement and social engagement.
- Describe how the tensions in American society related to identity (i.e., gender, race, class, sexuality, religion, (dis)ability, employment type) have influenced political action.
- Explain the critical role that social service organizations play in American democracy.
- Analyze the role of culture and cultural elements in identity formation and associations with others of similar identity and the social contributions of these associations.
- Discuss how service work creates an identity and contributes to community building
- Evaluate your identity based on the categories discussed in this course and demonstrate how it influences your pathway to civic engagement.
- Create an action plan of community service based on your identity using at least one of the six public service pathways.
- Based on concepts such as identity, civic engagement, political engagement, social engagement, social capital, and mobilization, analyze a public service organization.
This is an intensive 8-week college class for teens who have already excelled in advanced high school classes. Weekly webinars with a G3 instructor are 50 minutes long. Recordings are available for students who must miss a session.
Required books:
- All resources are provided online in the ASU classroom at no cost
Exams and grading
- 50% ePortfolio
- 50% Quizzes (5)
All assignments must be submitted by the stated deadlines. ASU Online does not permit the submission of late work under ANY circumstances.
ASU Credit
Student progress is closely monitored by G3 staff to help students achieve success in each course. However, at the end of the course, the student has the option to decide whether or not to place the course on an official ASU transcript for college credit. This allows the student to earn high school credit and attempt college credit without fear of failure! Students can choose to drop or audit the ASU course at any time. If the student chooses to finish the course and place the credits on an official ASU transcript, an additional $400 fee (set by ASU and payable directly to ASU) will apply.
