CLS - Community Service Learning - LSH 2903 Spring 2015 Calender

CLS - Community Service Learning - LSH 2903 Spring 2015

Week #	Date Week beginning	Suggested reading material / topics	Exercises	Actions / Assessments
1	Feb1	Course Introduction - administration Create Blogger.blogspot.com site and send to instructor Open: YouTube and Flickr accounts	Create Blogs - all class work to be uploaded in the class Research: One local OR international org. involved community support	Introduce community service                              and its current role in the UAE. Explore different types of community organizations the role they play Recognize and distinguish culture vs. personality issues.
2	Feb8	Human Needs and Motivations - Maslow Planning your project 1 The importance of planning your Project		Start planning voluntary work
3	Feb15	Human Rights and Civic Responsibilities – Declaration of Human Rights/ UN Planning your project 2 Choosing/ organizing a Service Project		Continue planning voluntary work – come up with initial plan
4	Feb22	From Charity to Empowerment  – Volunteering in the UAE -Some definitions Volunteering elsewhere Planning your project 3: Introducing the Reflection Journal	Group Presentation on organization research Draft Project plans due	*Present your group research in class Further refinement of volunteering activity Submit Draft Project plans by 10:20 on Weds  Feb25
5	Mar1	Planning your project 4 Finalising the Project details and getting ready to start the Project Wks 6-14	Final Project plans due	Submit Final Project plans by 10:20 on Weds Mar 4th
6	Mar8	Online Quiz on weeks 1-4		*Quiz on previous exercises / Assessments covering work to date (15%)   Wks 1-5 Online Quiz -Wed Mar 12
7	Mar15	Planning your project 5: Introducing the Reflection Journal and Starting the Project Wks 8-14		Volunteer Project plan– (10%) Reflection #1
8	Mar22 Mar29th  – Apr 9th	Volunteer Project begins – Wks 8-14 (6 weeks in total) Spring Break	VOLUNTARY PROJECTS start	Start Weekly Blog – 1st entry Due by 19th Mar Final Submission is 23:59 on Friday 20th Mar Spring Break
9	Apr12	Monitoring off-campus activities:    Student groups will be monitored on a weekly basis while completing their projects	VOLUNTARY PROJECT	Update Weekly Blog Friday Apr 17th
10	Apr19	Monitoring off-campus activities:    Student groups will be monitored on a weekly basis while completing their projects	VOLUNTARY PROJECT	Update Weekly Blog Friday Apr 24th
11	Apr26	Monitoring off-campus activities:    Student groups will be monitored on a weekly basis while completing their projects	VOLUNTARY PROJECT	Update Weekly Blog Friday Apr 30th
12	May03	Monitoring off-campus activities:    Student groups will be monitored on a weekly basis while completing their projects	VOLUNTARY PROJECT	Update Weekly Blog Friday May 8th
13	May10	Monitoring off-campus activities:    Student groups will be monitored on a weekly basis while completing their projects	VOLUNTARY PROJECT	Update Weekly Blog Friday May 15th
	May17	Monitoring off-campus activities:    Student groups will be monitored on a weekly basis while completing their projects	VOLUNTARY PROJECT	Final Update Weekly of Blog WEEKLY BLOG = 30% Thursday  May 23rd Reflection Report about the success of your project (15%) In class last week! on Thursday May 31th
15	May24	Presentations		Final Individual Presentations based on Projects (20%)
16	May31	Blog and e-portfolio Submission		Blog/e-Portfolio Submission of all your assessed work (10%) – Final Submission is 10:20 on Wednesday 03 June
17	Jun 7-18 2015	Final College Assessments Start Sunday 7th June

SUMMARY OF ASSESSMENTS

1.      ONLINE QUIZ BASED ON FIRST 5 WEEKS LEARNING         15%

2.      PERSONAL REFLECTION ON THE PROJECT PLAN               10%

3.      WEEKLY BLOG                                                                              30% (8 x 3.75%)

4.      FINAL REFLECTION ON PROJECT                                             15%

5.      INDIVIDUAL BASED PROJECT PRESENTATIONS                   20%

6.      SUBMISSION OF BLOG AND E-PORTFOLIO                            10% (All Blog entries and e-Portfolio combined)

TOTAL                                                                                         100%

Course Title: Community Service Learning

Course Code: LSH 2903

Instructor: Gregory Vrhovnik

Email: gvrhovnik@hct.ac.ae

General Description:

This course is designed to provide students with an appreciation of why people volunteer and the impact their volunteering service can have on those whom they seek to assist (and themselves).

Starting with a theoretical approach to the concepts behind volunteering the course will move on to a major volunteering project where you can demonstrate your capabilities to the wider public here in the UAE. For this semester you will be working with different local organizations as part of your own project in Abu Dhabi. 

This is a great opportunity for all students to interact with local schools and the general public under the guidance of the local groups.

Please remember to check the Blackboard Learn site for this course to make sure you are up to date with any tasks/requirements or possible changes to the schedule.

I wish you well as you start on this course and want to assure you that I, the College and the local organisers will do everything possible to make sure that you are provided with a most rewarding experience during your volunteering service. 

Gregory Vrhovnik, Abu Dhabi Men’s College