Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
22110060114VOLUNTEERING WORKElective363
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The aim of the course is to strengthen the ties between the university and the society by using the knowledge, skills and experience that students have acquired throughout their education life; humanitarian, social, economic, etc. to increase visibility and awareness about problems and various issues and problems in the society, especially the disabled, disadvantaged groups, migration and disasters, and environmental problems; to enable students to gain sensitivity on these issues; to ensure the development of human, social, cultural and moral values and skills through some volunteering activities they will participate in and carry out; The aim is to enable students to take part in voluntary work for a period of time within a plan to be prepared in advance in a volunteer area of their choice and to share their results.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1Gains awareness on issues such as the disabled, disadvantaged groups, immigrants, disasters and emergencies, and environmental problems.
2Gains awareness of volunteerism and social responsibility.
3Learns to develop volunteering practice.
4Learns to develop volunteering practice.
5Gains the ability to carry out practice with teamwork.
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
none
Recommended Optional Programme Components
none
Course Contents
In this course, which consists of theoretical knowledge sharing and practices in the field of volunteering and social responsibility, students participate in volunteering activities in public institutions, local governments and non-governmental organizations; they plan individual or group studies and implement them in the field; Sharing and presentations of the work done are prepared by the students and shared in the classroom environment.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1What is Volunteering and Why is it Important?
2Basic Volunteering Fields (Disaster and Emergency, Migration, Environment, Education and Culture, Sports, Health, Social Services etc.)
3Ethics, Moral, Religious, Traditional Values and Principles in Volunteering Studies
4Volunteering Studies in Public Institutions and Local Administrations
5The Place of Non-Governmental Organizations in Volunteering Studies
6Examining Examples of Successful Volunteering Practices in the World and in Turkey
7Students' Volunteering Practices
8Students' Volunteering Practices
9Students' Volunteering Practices
10Students' Volunteering Practices
11Students' Volunteering Practices
12Students' Volunteering Practices
13Students' Volunteering Practices
14Students' Volunteering Practices
Recommended or Required Reading
“Volunteering in Turkey: Experiences, Limitations and New Expansions” Prof. Dr. Emre Erdogan, Prof. Dr. Pınar Uyan-Semerci, Prof. Dr. Nurhan Yentürk, Laden Yurttagüler, Prof. Dr. Kübra Doğan-Yenisey, Dr. Ayşe Beyazova and Gözde Durmuş Helpful Resources Management and Strategy in Voluntary Organizations Assoc. Dr. Muammer Sarikaya (Editor), Prof. Dr. Serkan Bayraktaroğlu (Editor)
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
none
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Question-Answer155
Observation11010
Demonstration11515
Field Work11010
Self Study11515
Individual Study for Mid term Examination12020
Individual Study for Final Examination11515
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)92
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