CGC - Community Service Learning - LSH 2903 Winter 2015

CGC - Community Service Learning - LSH 2903 Winter 2015

Week #	Date Week beginning	Suggested reading material / topics	Exercises	Actions / Assessments
1	Aug 23	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	Aug 30	Human Needs and Motivations - Maslow Planning your project 1 The importance of planning your Project		Start planning voluntary work
3	Sep 06	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	Sep 13	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 Wednesday 1st October
5	Sep 20	Eid Al Adha – Scheduled Tuesday 22nd to Thursday 24th September Online Quiz on weeks 1-4	Final Project plans due	Submit Final Project plans by 10:20 on Wednesday 1st October
6	Sep 27	Planning your project 4 Finalising the Project details and getting ready to start the Project Wks 6-14 Online Quiz on weeks 1-4		*Quiz on previous exercises / Assessments covering work to date (15%) - Wks 1-5 Online Quiz on Wednesday 8th October
7	Oct 04	Volunteer Project begins – Wks 7-14 (6 weeks in total)	VOLUNTARY PROJECT	Start Weekly Blog Final Submission is 23:59 on Friday 25th October Volunteer Project plan– (10%) Reflection #1 Final Submission is 23:59 on Friday 25th October
8	Oct 11th	Monitoring off-campus activities:    Student groups will be monitored on a weekly basis while completing their projects	VOLUNTARY PROJECT	Update Weekly Blog Final Submission is 23:59 on Friday 1st November
9	Oct 18th	Monitoring off-campus activities:    Student groups will be monitored on a weekly basis while completing their projects	VOLUNTARY PROJECT	Update Weekly Blog Final Submission is 23:59 on Friday 8th November
10	Oct 25th	Monitoring off-campus activities:    Student groups will be monitored on a weekly basis while completing their projects	VOLUNTARY PROJECT	Update Weekly Blog Final Submission is 23:59 on Friday 15th November
11	Nov 1st	Monitoring off-campus activities:    Student groups will be monitored on a weekly basis while completing their projects	VOLUNTARY PROJECT	Update Weekly Blog Final Submission is 23:59 on Friday 22nd November
12	Nov 08	Monitoring off-campus activities:    Student groups will be monitored on a weekly basis while completing their projects	VOLUNTARY PROJECT	Update Weekly Blog Final Submission is 23:59 on Friday 29th November
13	Nov 15	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% Final Submission is 23:59 on Thursday 11th December
14	Nov 22	Presentations		Reflection Report about the success of your project (15%) Final Submission is 23:59 on Thursday 11th December
15	Nov 29th	Presentations National Day 2nd & 3rd December		Final Individual Presentations based on Projects (20%) Final Submission is 10:20 on Wednesday 17th December
16	Dec 06 2015	Blog and e-portfolio Submission		Blog/e-Portfolio Submission of all your assessed work (10%) – Final Submission is 10:20 on Wednesday 08 January
17	13 Dec  2015	Final College Assessments Start Sunday 13th December

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% (6 x 5%)

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%