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Curricular information is subject to change
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
Use sociological literature to critically evaluate the role of the volunteer
Use sociological literature to analyse their experience in a community and/or volunteer setting
Articulate how their own their experience in a community and/or volunteer setting has contributed to their personal and professional development
Develop reflection skills
Develop team working skills
Demonstrate a range of communication skills
Core topics include sociological explanations of volunteering; differences in volunteering behaviour; studies of the experiences
of different types of volunteers, critiques of volunteerism and the interlinking of these areas.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 6 |
Small Group | 10 |
Field Trip/External Visits | 50 |
Project Supervision | 5 |
Specified Learning Activities | 70 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 60 |
Total | 201 |
Students wishing to take this module should have prior experience of volunteering. This is essential: to complete this module students must be able to reflect on a minimum of 50 hours of recent volunteering experience with a recognized and approved organisation. Students must be able to document this involvement and will be required to ask an employee of the organisation to complete an Evidence of Volunteering and Involvement Statement. The volunteer work must be unpaid. Students should have completed Garda vetting, if required, with the organisation where they volunteer.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Assignment: Record of volunteer experience | Week 4 | n/a | Pass/Fail Grade Scale | No | 5 |
Journal: Students record and reflect on what they have learnt from their volunteering experience. Students present a sociological analysis of this experience. |
Coursework (End of Trimester) | n/a | Pass/Fail Grade Scale | No | 50 |
Presentation: Group presentation on a sociological theme related to volunteering | Week 9 | n/a | Graded | No | 45 |
Remediation Type | Remediation Timing |
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In-Module Resit | Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board |
• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Peer review activities
• Self-assessment activities
Module coordinator will give regular feedback on draft journal entries; class feedback will be given on choice of themes, draft presentations and presentations; students will assess their journal and draft presentation using an agreed rubric; peer feedback on presentations and selected journal entry.