Information
| Unit | FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE |
| PEDOLOGY AND PLANT FEEDING PR. | |
| Code | ZMS316 |
| Name | Volunteering Studies |
| Term | 2020-2021 Academic Year |
| Semester | 6. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 1-2 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 4 ECTS |
| National Credit | 2 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Belirsiz |
| Type | Normal |
| Label | E Elective |
| Mode of study | Uzaktan Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Prof. Dr. DİLEK BOSTAN BUDAK |
| Course Instructor |
Prof. Dr. DİLEK BOSTAN BUDAK
(Bahar)
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
|
Course Goal / Objective
To strengthen the ties between the university and the society using the experiences, knowledge and skills learnt throughout their education life. To help them gain a sense of responsibility for humane, social and economic issues and topics of the society such as migrations, natural disasters, disabled individuals and disadvantage groups. To increase awareness and visibility of these subjects through volunteering; through improvement of cultural and ethical values. To help students volunteer in a field of their choice with a designated plan for a semester and share their results.
Course Content
Management and organisational concepts; volunteering and Volunteer management; fundamental fields of volunteering ( Natural Disasters and Crisis, environment, education and culture, sports, health and social services); Volunteering Project Development and volunteering in the field; volunterring in local governments and non governmental organisations; High risk groups in the society and volunterring; Immigirants and Volunterring
Course Precondition
Resources
Notes
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Students have implemented the social responsibility projects they have designed and have gained necessary skills to implement new ones in future. |
| LO02 | Students have familiarized and got into contact with different social environments and networks throughout their projects |
| LO03 | Students are able to develop egalitarian relationships with different stakeholders in the social problem area they are working, including people coming from different socio-economic backgrounds. |
| LO04 | Students have more familiar with different student clubs and research centers at university and different NGOs working in the area under consideration. |
| LO05 | Students are able to evaluate and present their experiences in and outputs they got from the project implementation phase, |
| LO06 | Students have increased their motivation to take part in different activities of different non-governmental organizations |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | - | Has basic knowledge generally in Agricultural Sciences and specifically in Soil Science and Plant Nutrition | |
| PLO02 | - | Gains basic information about the principles of the intended use of soils | |
| PLO03 | - | Understands the principles of ecological farming in point of sustainable and ecological farming | |
| PLO04 | - | Owns basic scientific information on plant nutrients and their applications which ensure healty nutritions of plants for high quality and economic plant production | |
| PLO05 | - | Has the ability to identify, define, formulize and solve engineering problems. Choses and applies the appropriate analytical and modelling techniques for this purpose. | |
| PLO06 | - | Leads to the application and development of new technolgies, methods and measuring systems in Soil Science and Plant Nutrition area, under the scope of scientific, economic and rational uses of agricultural areas, | |
| PLO07 | - | Carries the effective working ability and self-confidence for taking the responsibility in solo and team works | |
| PLO08 | - | Queries, investigates, thinks analytically and produces project. | |
| PLO09 | - | Has the awareness for following the developments in science and technology and renewing them continuously | |
| PLO10 | - | Builds effective oral and written communication in Turkish and has enough knowledge in at least one foreign language | |
| PLO11 | - | Uses information and communication technologies together with suitable softwares at an advanced level. | |
| PLO12 | - | Constantly improve themselves with determining their training needs in accordance with their interests and abilities in the scientific, cultural, artistic and social fields in addition to their professional development | |
| PLO13 | - | Has enough awareness of project management, workplace applicaitons, health of workers, and environment and job safety | |
| PLO14 | - | Be aware of the legal results of their activities | |
| PLO15 | - | Gains consciousness for professional and ethical resposibilities |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Management and organisational concepts; volunteering and Volunteer management | Related topics in course notes and references | |
| 2 | Fundamental fields of volunteering (Natural Disasters and Crisis, environment, education and culture, sports, health and social services) | Related topics in course notes and references | |
| 3 | Ethical, moral, religious and traditional values and principals in volunteering | Related topics in course notes and references | |
| 4 | Volunteering Project Development | Investigation about project subjects | |
| 5 | Application volunteering project in field (week 1) | Study on project subject | |
| 6 | Application volunteering project in field (week 2) | Study on project subject | |
| 7 | Application volunteering project in field (week 3) | Study on project subject | |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | ||
| 9 | Application volunteering project in field (week 4) | Study on project subject | |
| 10 | Application volunteering project in field (week 5) | Study on project subject | |
| 11 | Application volunteering project in field (week 6) | Study on project subject | |
| 12 | Application volunteering project in field (week 7) | Study on project subject | |
| 13 | Application volunteering project in field (week 8) | Study on project subject | |
| 14 | Presentation of volunteering project-1 | Preparing of presentation | |
| 15 | Presentation of volunteering project-2 | Preparing of presentation | |
| 16 | Term Exams | ||
| 17 | Term Exams |