Course Details Language of Instruction Turkish Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree Department / Program Pre-School Teaching Type of Program Formal Education Type of Course Unit Compulsory Course Delivery Method Face To Face Objectives of the Course The aim of this course is to help teacher candidates develop social sensitivity, awareness, and a sense of responsibility; to design projects addressing community needs in collaboration with different institutions and organizations; to implement these projects; and to document and present the project processes. Course Content General information about the course and the scope of community service practices; examples of community service projects; institutions and organizations that can be collaborated with; identification of community needs and target groups; determination of the project topic, purpose, and objectives; the project development and planning process; conducting research related to the project topic; development of an implementation schedule; preparation, revision, and submission of the project proposal; implementation of the project; monitoring and evaluation of the implementation process; preparation of the project report; and presentation of the project. Course Methods and Techniques The course will employ Project-Based Learning, Cooperative Learning, Experiential Learning, and Problem-Based Learning methods. Teacher candidates will actively participate in fieldwork, group work, discussions, and presentations throughout the project development and implementation processes. Prerequisites and co-requisities None Course Coordinator None Name of Lecturers Prof.Dr. Yaşare Aktaş Arnas yasare.aktas@hku.edu.tr Assistants None Work Placement(s) No Recommended or Required Reading Resources Taşdan, M., & Kaya, H. İ. (Eds.). (2025). *Project development and management in education* (3rd ed.). Pegem Akademi. Course Notes Dear students, this course is conducted with 1 hour of theory and 2 hours of practice per week. The course notes cover the scope of community service practices, examples of previous projects, institutions and organizations available for collaboration, identifying social needs and the target group, the project preparation and planning process, creating a project implementation schedule, and preparing and presenting the project report. Each class begins with student project presentations. After the instructor approves a project, students carry it out in the field, and the previous week’s work is evaluated the following week. Each group compiles its project plans, preparations for institutional practice, implementation materials, evaluation notes and project reports in a project file, which is submitted via Google Classroom at the end of the semester. Assignments Öğrenciler 10 hafta bir kurumda gönüllü çalışma yapacaklardır. Uygulama öncesinde proje hazırlayacaklar, sınıf içinde projelerini sunacaklar , daha sonra uygulamaya gideceklerdir. Course Category Education %100