Objectives

1. Develop trainees' cross-cutting skills by sharing knowledge from experts in various areas of social responsibility (volunteering, fundamental rights, gender equality and non-discrimination, inclusion, sustainability, active citizenship, ethics) and the experience gained by trainees through participation in fieldwork;
2. Empower trainees to design social responsibility projects;
3. Contribute to the University of Porto's social responsibility promotion plan.

Fields of Specialization

1. Important topics in Social Responsibility (SR)
Fundamental concepts in SR, Volunteering, Human Rights, Gender equality and non-discrimination, Inclusion, Sustainability, Active citizenship, Ethics.
Examples of Social Responsibility practices in a university context.
2. Training in Volunteering
Volunteering agents;
Types of volunteering;
Categories of volunteers;
Requirements for formal volunteering;
Ethics in volunteering;
Basis of the legal framework for volunteering in Portugal and worldwide;
Rights and duties of volunteers;
Obstacles faced by volunteers;
Self-awareness;
Heterogeneous knowledge and group cohesion;
Emotional management;
Communication and interpersonal relationships;
Negotiation and conflict management;
Volunteering practice.
3. Planning and managing a social responsibility project
Utopia
Social entrepreneurship
SR project planning
Problem
Solutions
Beneficiaries
Activities
Factors of innovation and differentiation
Resources and talents
Desired results
Sustainability
Timeline
Budget
Organisation and management of a social responsibility project
Job profile development
Volunteer recruitment
Interviewing and selection
Volunteer preparation
Supervision/Monitoring
Evaluation
Recognition
How to develop a pitch.

Professional Abilities

● Understand the fundamental concepts of social responsibility, volunteering, human rights, gender equality and non-discrimination, inclusion, sustainability, active citizenship and ethics;
● Understand examples of social responsibility practices in a university context;
● Understand the basic concepts of volunteering;
● Develop fundamental skills for volunteering;
● Be able to identify the benefits and difficulties of volunteering;
● Understand and develop fundamental skills for volunteering;
● Be able to develop a project in the field of social responsibility;
● Be able to present a project in the field of social responsibility.

General information

Study Plan

Certificates

Predominant Scientific Areas