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SYS 008 - Volunteering in Sports

Sports Science Faculty · Sport Management · Undergraduate

ECTS: 4 T+P+L: 2+0+0 Field Education Elective
Coordinator: Arş. Gör. Mustafa Burak UYAR

Course Objective

To contribute to the development of students as responsible individuals who are sensitive to human rights, social issues and their social environment; To contribute to the development of participatory democracy and civil society in which students take a role as active citizens; To contribute to the development and deepening of students’ respect and tolerance for diversity and multiculturalism; To provide students with the necessary knowledge and skills to set an example for other university and high school students through social responsibility projects; To encourage students to participate in civil society organizations; To contribute to the development of community life in general.

Course Content

• Social community organizations • Volunteering • Project creation processes • Determining strategies, activity plans and outputs in line with the objectives • Proper use of the budget • Project preparation • Feedback

Required Resources

Uyan-Semerci, E. E. P., & Yurttagüler, N. Y. L. TÜRKİYE’DE GÖNÜLLÜLÜK.

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. They will be able to develop and implement sustainable social responsibility projects;
  2. They will acquire the necessary knowledge and skills to carry out social responsibility projects;
  3. They will experience different social environments;
  4. They will meet young people from different socio-economic backgrounds;
  5. They will carry out joint studies with students from different faculties;
  6. They will learn about the areas of social responsibility projects at European level.

Core Area Distribution

(14) Teacher Training and Education Science%50 (76) Social Services%50

Teaching Methods

ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussionBrain Storming

Assessment & Evaluation

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

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)16232
Out of Class Study Period16464
Midterm111
Quiz000
Assignment000
Practice000
Final111

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1Getting to know each other Introduction and general information about the course
2Civil Society, Democracy and NGOs
3Volunteering and Youth
4Group discussion on project ideas
5Formation of groups and brainstorming on project ideas
6Distribution of projects and group discussion and brainstorming about projects
7Determining goals, creating strategies, stakeholder analysis
8Midterm Exam
9Goal and objective setting, stakeholder analysis
10Group discussion and feedback with the participation of relevant representatives
11Determination of interim activity plan and outputs
12Budget preparation, budget items, determination of estimated expenses
13Fundraising and sustainability, identifying potential sponsors and preparing a sustainability strategy
14Submission and presentation of project proposals
15Feedback, Delivery of group work evaluation
16Final Exam