Information Package / Course Catalogue
Volunteering Studies
Course Code: PAR135
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 1
Prt.: 2
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

To provide students with information about volunteering and volunteer activities and to arouse their interest in these issues; ensuring that the effects of voluntary work on social development are understood by the participants.

Course Content

To have knowledge about volunteer work with the recognition of the concept of volunteer, to create an effective volunteer work space by determining the priority areas in development, to ensure the planning, execution and evaluation of voluntary activities at an individual and institutional level.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to plan volunteer activities
2.To be able to apply volunteer activities
3.Auditing volunteer activities
4.To be able to evaluate voluntary activity outcomes
5.To be able to develop volunteer communication strategies
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Volunteering and Leadership in Youth Centers-Abdulmecit Bülbül-Kürşad Sertbaş
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introducing the Volunteering Studies Course
Week 2 - Theoretical
Volunteering and Other Related Concepts
Week 3 - Theoretical
Volunteering with Opportunities and Challenges; The Importance of the Concept of Volunteering
Week 4 - Theoretical
Basic Factors and Opportunities that Promote Volunteering
Week 5 - Theoretical
Corporate Volunteering
Week 6 - Theoretical
Volunteer Motivation and Strategies
Week 7 - Theoretical
Effects of Volunteer Work on Development
Week 8 - Theoretical
Example Volunteering Studies
Week 9 - Theoretical
Volunteer Communication
Week 10 - Theoretical
Time management
Week 11 - Theoretical
Designing Activities for Volunteer Work
Week 12 - Theoretical
Teaming in Voluntary Activities
Week 13 - Theoretical
Finding Funds for Volunteer Activities
Week 14 - Theoretical
Auditing and Evaluation of Voluntary Activities
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140114
Lecture - Practice140228
Assignment240124
Project220122
Midterm Examination1516
Final Examination1516
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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PÇ-9
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OÇ-1
5
5
4
3
3
3
3
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-2
5
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
OÇ-3
5
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
OÇ-5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026