Information Package / Course Catalogue
Volunteering Studies
Course Code: KGT255
Course Type: Non Departmental 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

The aim of this course is students; to strengthen the ties between the university and the society by using the knowledge, skills and accumulation gained throughout their education life; humanitarian, social, economic, etc. to ensure that they become sensitive about problems and disasters, disability, disadvantaged groups and various issues and problems in the society; To ensure the development of human, social, cultural, moral values and skills with some volunteering activities they will participate and perform, and to increase the visibility and awareness of the society with high social sensitivity such as disabled life, migration and disaster; Thus, in a volunteering field that students choose, to ensure that they take part in volunteer work for a period and share their results within a plan to be prepared in advance

Course Content

Management and Organization concepts, volunteering concept and volunteer management; basic volunteering areas (disaster and emergency, environment, education and culture, sports, health and social services etc.); development of relevant projects in volunteer work and participation in volunteer work in the field; ethical, moral, religious, traditional values and principles in voluntary work; participation in voluntary work in public institutions, local governments and non-governmental organizations (NGOs); risk groups and volunteering in the community; have information about immigrants and volunteering

Name of Lecturer(s)
Ins. Çiğdem BUDAK
Learning Outcomes
1.1. Have information about volunteering activities.
2.2. Learns to prepare a project related to Volunteering Studies.
3.3. Participates in volunteering activities.
4.4. Learns team work.
5.5. Learns effective communication skills
Recommended or Required Reading
1.1. TÜRKİYE’DE GÖNÜLLÜLÜK. Gönüllülüğün Rolünün ve Katkılarının Keşfedilmesi (https://www.undp.org/content/dam/turkey/docs/Publications/mdgs/Turkiyedegonulluluk.pdf)
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Description of the course and general information about the course
Week 2 - Theoretical & Practice
Writing a project and analyzing a sample project
Week 3 - Practice
Determining the project topics
Week 4 - Practice
Participating in volunteering activities
Week 5 - Practice
Participating in volunteering activities
Week 6 - Practice
Participating in volunteering activities
Week 7 - Practice
Participating in volunteering activities
Week 8 - Practice
Participating in volunteering activities
Week 9 - Practice
Participating in volunteering activities
Week 10 - Practice
Gönüllülük faaliyetlerini katılım
Week 11 - Practice
Presentation of project and activity participation
Week 12 - Practice
Presentation of project and activity participation
Week 13 - Practice
Presentation of project and activity participation
Week 14 - Practice
Presentation of project and activity participation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory60318
Lecture - Practice80324
Term Project102020
Report1516
Midterm Examination115116
Final Examination115116
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
OÇ-1
4
4
OÇ-2
3
3
OÇ-3
4
4
OÇ-4
4
4
OÇ-5
3
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026