creating effective service learning projects
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Creating Effective Service Creating Effective Service Learning Projects in Learning Projects in
UCF’s College of Business UCF’s College of Business AdministrationAdministration
Presented by:
Lauryn Migenes, Kathie Holland, Charlie ViggianoSummer 2007 Faculty Development Conference
Learning ObjectivesLearning Objectives
Identify the Benefits of Service Identify the Benefits of Service Learning ProjectsLearning Projects
Explain the Implementation Explain the Implementation and Maintenance of and Maintenance of Successful Service Learning Successful Service Learning ProjectsProjects
Service Learning Service Learning
What is service learning?What is service learning?
Community need Community need Meet course objectivesMeet course objectives Involve a connection between the Involve a connection between the
campus and world around itcampus and world around it Challenge students to be civically Challenge students to be civically
engagedengaged Involve structured student reflectionInvolve structured student reflection
Service LearningService Learning
How does College of Business use service How does College of Business use service learning to fulfill the mission of the learning to fulfill the mission of the
university?university?
The Cornerstone CourseThe Cornerstone Course 6 credit course6 credit course 40 hour service minimum per student40 hour service minimum per student 10,000 students and 400,000 directed 10,000 students and 400,000 directed
community service hours in four yearscommunity service hours in four years Between $96,000- $288,000 donated per Between $96,000- $288,000 donated per
semestersemester
Projects and ClientsProjects and Clients
Types of ProjectsTypes of Projects
Environmental Environmental Family and YouthFamily and Youth Economic and Service BasedEconomic and Service Based Junior Achievement Junior Achievement
Client ListClient List
Easter Seals Camp ChallengeEaster Seals Camp Challenge Girls and Boys Town of Central FloridaGirls and Boys Town of Central Florida Second Harvest Food BankSecond Harvest Food Bank Ronald McDonald HouseRonald McDonald House Ten Thousand VillagesTen Thousand Villages
Think Globally, Act LocallyThink Globally, Act Locally
Cornerstone and Service Learning Cornerstone and Service Learning
OrlandoOrlando Palm BayPalm Bay OcalaOcala Valencia WestValencia West CocoaCocoa DaytonaDaytona ClermontClermont
Benefits of Benefits of Service Learning ProjectsService Learning Projects
Stakeholder Benefits:Stakeholder Benefits:
UCFUCF Goodwill, Connection to CommunityGoodwill, Connection to Community
Central Florida Community Central Florida Community Recipients of ServicesRecipients of Services
Non-Profit Organizations Non-Profit Organizations Additional ManpowerAdditional Manpower
StudentsStudents 87.2% link service to academic course87.2% link service to academic course
Benefits to StudentsBenefits to Students
Application of Project Management Application of Project Management SkillsSkills
Goals and ObjectivesGoals and Objectives Problem Solving, Planning Deadlines, Problem Solving, Planning Deadlines,
Decision Making, Tasks, DelegationDecision Making, Tasks, Delegation
Achieve Cornerstone CompetenciesAchieve Cornerstone Competencies
Team WorkTeam Work CommunicationCommunication Creative ThinkingCreative Thinking Adapting to ChangeAdapting to Change
TeamworkTeamwork
Team AssignmentsTeam Assignments
Proposal ReportProposal Report Reflections ReportReflections Report
CollaborationCollaboration
Managing ConflictManaging Conflict
Team DynamicsTeam Dynamics
Ethical and Professional BehaviorEthical and Professional Behavior
FundraisersFundraisers
CommunicationCommunication
AssignmentsAssignments
Reflections PresentationReflections Presentation
Creating Business DocumentsCreating Business Documents Conducting Primary ResearchConducting Primary Research Negotiating ContractsNegotiating Contracts
Creative ThinkingCreative Thinking
Problem SolvingProblem Solving Action PlansAction Plans BrainstormingBrainstorming
Adapting to ChangeAdapting to Change
Critical PathCritical Path Time and Schedule Time and Schedule
ManagementManagement Resource ManagementResource Management Adapting BehaviorsAdapting Behaviors
Implementation and Maintenance Implementation and Maintenance of Successful SL Projectsof Successful SL Projects
Student Teams Request Student Teams Request Projects Projects
““Board” Assigns Projects to Board” Assigns Projects to TeamsTeams
Teams Prepare ProposalTeams Prepare Proposal
Apply Project Management SkillsApply Project Management Skills
The ProposalThe Proposal
ClientClient
Project Problem and SolutionProject Problem and Solution
Team Vision StatementTeam Vision Statement
Project Goal & ObjectivesProject Goal & Objectives
Stakeholders and Benefits to EachStakeholders and Benefits to Each
Human Resource QualificationsHuman Resource Qualifications
Project Obstacles and ChallengesProject Obstacles and Challenges
Continued Use PlanContinued Use Plan
Appendix Appendix Client Agreement FormClient Agreement Form Tangibles needed to complete this project Tangibles needed to complete this project Human resources (people skills) needed to complete this project Human resources (people skills) needed to complete this project Resumes for each team member Resumes for each team member Time Sheet Time Sheet Client CommunicationClient Communication Completed Action PlanCompleted Action Plan
Implementation and Maintenance Implementation and Maintenance of Successful SL Projectsof Successful SL Projects
Teams Perform to Teams Perform to Accomplish ProjectsAccomplish Projects
Reflections Report and Reflections Report and PresentationPresentation
Reflections Report and Reflections Report and PresentationPresentation
Analysis of ProjectAnalysis of Project
Review of Team Project ImplementationReview of Team Project Implementation
Project, Client & Student EvaluationProject, Client & Student Evaluation
Corrective Actions Corrective Actions
Competency Analysis Competency Analysis TeamworkTeamwork CommunicationCommunication Creative ThinkingCreative Thinking Adapting to ChangeAdapting to Change
Reflections on Civic EngagementReflections on Civic Engagement
ConclusionConclusion
Identify the Benefits of Service Identify the Benefits of Service Learning ProjectsLearning Projects
Explain the Implementation and Explain the Implementation and Maintenance of Successful SL Maintenance of Successful SL ProjectsProjects
Easter Seals Camp ChallengeEaster Seals Camp Challenge
Girls and Boys Town of Girls and Boys Town of Central FloridaCentral Florida
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