PNB 3SL3 A/B

SERVICE LEARNING IN PSYCHOLOGY, NEUROSCIENCE & BEHAVIOUR

Undergraduate

Fall 2026 · C01

Topics

Welcome; What is Community Engagement?
McMaster’s Principles of Community Engagement; Reflection
Preparing for Community Engaged Work Who are our community partners? What do our partners need?
The Needs Assessment, Partnership Agreement & Project Plan
Fall Break
How to plan a lesson & facilitate a workshop
Hamilton neighbourhoods
Disparities in health and education in Hamilton (Dr. Mela Pothier, Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University)
Group work
5-minute chalk talks
Impacts of science outreach and near-peer mentorship
Planning the Hamilton Brain Bee
Building skills: giving and receiving feedback
Building skills: leadership and project management
Building skills: communication and facilitation
Workshop practice session
Winter Break
Interactive Neuroscience Workshop
Preparing for the Brain Bee
2027 Hamilton Brain Bee

Fundamentals of Community Engagement: A Sourcebook for Students
ExCEL Faculty Group, Edited by Sarah Slasor · 2022 · Required
Pressbooks
https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/communityengagedlearningatmcmaster/ ↗

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