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UTF 299 - Volunteering Studies

Faculty of Business and Management Sciences · Islamic Economics and Finance (English) · Undergraduate

ECTS: 5 T+P+L: 1+2+0 Departmental Elective
Coordinator: Arş. Gör. Yasemin ELGÜN

Course Objective

To strengthen the ties between the university and the society by using the knowledge, skills and knowledge acquired by students throughout their education life; humanitarian, social, economic etc. with problems
to raise awareness about various issues and problems in society, especially migration and disasters, disabled people and disadvantaged groups; some they will participate and realize
To ensure the development of human, social, cultural, moral values ​​and skills through volunteering activities, and in line with this purpose, the life of the disabled in the society, such as migration and disaster
to increase visibility and awareness on issues of high social sensitivity; thus, in a volunteering area that students will choose, within a plan to be prepared in advance.
To ensure that they take part in volunteer work for a period and share their results.

Course Content

Management and organization concepts, volunteering and volunteer management, basic volunteering areas, project development related to volunteer work and volunteer work in the field
participation, ethical, moral, religious, traditional values ​​and principles in voluntary work, participation in voluntary work in public institutions, local administrations and non-governmental organizations, risk in society
groups and volunteering, immigrants and volunteering.

Required Resources

Hybels, Bill. The volunteer revolution: Unleashing the power of everybody. Zondervan, 2004.

Şentürk, Murat, ed. Dünyada Gönüllülük Araştırmaları. İstanbul: Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık, 2022.

Recommended Resources

Karabacak, Zaliha İnci, and Ayşe Aslı Sezgin. "Dijital Ortamda Örnek Bir Gönüllülük Projesi: Türkiye’nin İhtiyaç Haritası’nda Gençlerin Görünümüne Yönelik Bir Değerlendirme." Gençlik Araştırmaları Dergisi 7, no. Gençlik ve Gönüllülük (2019): 101-124.

Yılmaz, Tuncay, Hilal Kişioğlu, and Zeynep Sözcan. "Uluslararasi Gönüllülük Araştirmalari: ABD ve Türkiye Özelinde Panoramik Bir Bakiş." Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi 25, no. 4 (2020): 587-598.  Khasawneh, Y. J., & Khasawneh, M. (2024). The role of social media in spreading the culture of volunteer work among university students. Studies in Media and Communication, 12(4), 201.

 

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. They will be able to develop social awareness.
  2. They will contribute to strengthening civil society efforts.
  3. They will be able to work as a team.

Core Area Distribution

(34) Business and Administration%100

Teaching Methods

ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussionExercise and PracticePresentationGuided PracticeGroup StudyBrain StormingCase StudySelf studyProblem SolvingProject Based Learning (Including Field Work)

Assessment & Evaluation

HomeworkProject / DesignTesting (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)16348
Out of Class Study Period15345
Midterm122
Quiz000
Assignment000
Practice5525
Final122

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1Introduction of the course content, society and society Review of concepts.lecture notes
2community service practices.-
3Scientific such as Panel, Conference, Congress, Symposium Events as Audience, Speaker or Organizer Importance of Participation-
4Volunteer in Various Projects within the Framework of Social Responsibility Taking Place as-
5By Using Students' Knowledge And Know-How Participation in the Project.-
6The implementation of community service activities in schools Basic knowledge and skills for.-
7By using students' knowledge and experience, their involvement in the project.-
8Midterm-
9Project-
10project-
11project-
12project-
13project-
14project-
15project-
16Final Exam-