Information Package / Course Catalogue
Social Awareness and Volunteerism
Course Code: İLT216
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 1
Prt.: 2
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 2
Objectives of the Course

To enable students to develop sensitivity towards social issues, to provide the skills to carry out voluntary activities in cooperation with non-governmental organizations and local communities, and to support them in producing communication projects focused on social benefit.

Course Content

Theoretical framework of the concepts of civil society, volunteerism, and social responsiveness; global and local issue areas such as disadvantaged groups, environment, migration, and human rights; structure of non-governmental organizations (NGOs); design, budgeting, and management of social responsibility projects; ethical principles and communication strategies in fieldwork; active volunteering applications in the field and reporting these processes.

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