{"id":6917,"date":"2024-12-16T10:14:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T16:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/set\/?page_id=6917"},"modified":"2026-03-26T12:17:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T17:17:13","slug":"wgs-489-course-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/set\/careers-in-the-classroom\/toolkit\/wgs-489-course-page\/","title":{"rendered":"WGS 489 Course Page"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"uwm-u-py-80\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\"><header class=\"page-header\"><h1 class=\"entry-title heading-separator\">WGS 489 Course Page<\/h1><\/header>\n\n\n<p>In 2023-\u201924, Morgan Foster taught WGS 489: <em>Internship in Women\u2019s and Gender Studies<\/em>. This class counts for elective credit for WGS majors and minors and is taken by WGS students in their third or fourth year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As one of the Experiential Learning Teaching Fellows, Morgan took advantage of the opportunity to revise her syllabus from the previous year and include high-impact career readiness practices for her students. Brainstorming with the Fellows helped her refine the intentions of the internship course and provide students with an opportunity to apply their coursework in a hands-on, tangential way.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-u-flex uwm-u-flex--wrap uwm-u-flex--left\">\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-u-mr-20 uwm-u-mb-20\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/set\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/631\/2024\/11\/WGS489_syllabi.pdf\" rel=\"\">Syllabus<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-offset--1\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--gold uwm-u-mb-40 uwm-p-card--shadow\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading size-h3\" id=\"h-course-characteristics\">Course Characteristics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list uwm-c-list--link-arrow\">\n<li><strong>Key Experiential Learning Activity<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Reflective essay, internship project, and professional writing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Learning Outcomes<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Apply theoretical knowledge to real-life situations in the workplace. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Create or update their professional materials. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Identify and effectively communicate relevant career skills.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Assessment Methods<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Reflective essay,&nbsp;supervisor reports, and monthly discussions&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Challenges and Solutions<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Articulating importance of experiential learning to WGS students.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Advice for Other Instructors<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Define expectations before internship begins, scaffold EL as semester progresses, and be flexible!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-bg-gray uwm-u-py-80\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading heading-separator\" id=\"h-assignment\">Assignment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"lead-in\">Final Reflection<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students will need to showcase projects and accomplishments from the internship as a culminating project for the course. This should be a collaborative effort between you and your intern supervisor. 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