Information Package / Course Catalogue
Community Service Practices
Course Code: KZM002
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 1
Prt.: 2
Credit: 3
Lab: 1
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

In an active learning environment, students are interested in real people, institutions and events, and they are made aware of some sensory gains such as self-confidence, competence, responsibility and empathy. It is to ensure that students develop creative thinking, critical thinking, effective communication, teamwork and problem-solving skills that they will need in the future. The community service practices course can be effective in increasing students' sensitivity to social problems. Community service practices increase students' sense of readiness for the profession. In this course, students have the opportunity to develop these skills that they need to use at every stage of their professional lives, such as observation, critical thinking, problem identification, data collection, implementation and management of activities, evaluation and sharing what they have learned. Thanks to the community service practices course, students can identify social problems and manage the solution process of these problems. Thus, they can develop the necessary skills to be individuals who are sensitive to social problems.

Course Content

In the community service practices course, the student is at the forefront and takes an active role; the instructor also observes and guides the student's work. Course activities are generally aimed at selecting and implementing topics that students want to do and learn, and that can yield positive results.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.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 be able to learn how to prepare and implement projects
4.Yeteneklerin ve hizmetlerin belirleyebilir
5.can do a project
Recommended or Required Reading
1.All resource books on community service practices
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Understanding the importance of community service practices
Week 2 - Theoretical
Determining current problems of society
Week 3 - Theoretical
Developing research skills (library, internet, live resources, institutions and organizations, etc.)
Week 4 - Theoretical
Researching social responsibility projects
Week 5 - Theoretical
Making group discussions on project ideas
Week 6 - Theoretical
Preparing projects for solving social problems
Week 7 - Theoretical
Making group discussion on project ideas
Week 8 - Theoretical
Distribution of projects and making group discussions about projects (Midterm exam evaluation)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Determining the interim activity plan and outputs
Week 10 - Theoretical
Preparing a budget, determining budget items, estimated expenses
Week 11 - Theoretical
Studies on identifying potential sponsors and ensuring sustainability
Week 12 - Practice
Community service practices
Week 13 - Practice
Community service practices
Week 14 - Theoretical & Practice
Delivery and presentation of the project
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Assignment1%40
Project1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142142
Lecture - Practice141128
Assignment1112
Project1123
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
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
5
4
5
OÇ-2
5
4
5
OÇ-3
5
4
5
OÇ-4
5
4
5
OÇ-5
5
4
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026