Community as practice: A transdisciplinary and collaborative space for intervention

Code:

ACP-ETCI

Acronym:

ACP-ETCI

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Personal Development

Instance: 2023/2024 - 1S (since 12-09-2023 to 15-12-2023)

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Education Sciences
Course/CS Responsible:	Community as practice: A transdisciplinary and collaborative space for intervention

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
ACP	1	Plano Oficial do ano letivo 2020	1	-	3	28	81
LCED	11	Official Curricular Structure	3	-	3	28	81

Teaching language

Portuguese and english
Obs.: Português e Inglês

Objectives

This curricular unit intends, using service-learning, to involve students from different disciplinary areas in applied projects whose goal is to solve problems identified in communities and schools, using transdisciplinary, collaborative and creative strategies. This year there will be a connection with political education, given the 50th anniversary of the revolution that restored democracy in Portugal.

Learning outcomes and competences

Knowledge on how to develop a community service project.
Recognize communities as places with needs and resources. 
Understanding entrance in the community.
A critical assessment of available information, using a multidisciplinary perspective, and its use in a creative way to produce transformative solutions.
Designing and implementing a community service project - the construction of community profiles related to the past, the present and the future of democracy.
Skills of expression and active listening. 
Be able to work in a group in a productive way.
Describe and reflect, using written records, the experience of the intervention. 
Developing a sense of community and social responsibility.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

None

Program

1. Service-learning: what, how and what for?


2. Entrance in the community and analysis of needs and resources. Data collection (observation, intentional talks, secondary analysis, …) and data analysis.


3. Desing of intervention projects. Community profiling of the past, present and future of democracy - monitoring small sclare research projects developed by groups of basic and secondary school students.


4. Preparing withdrawal – celebrating the process and achievements on a final seminar. 

Mandatory literature

Aramburuzabala, P., McIlrath, L. & Opazo, H. (Eds.) ; Embedding service learning in European higher education. Developing a culture of civic engagement. , Routledge, 2019
Brownell, J. E., & Swaner, L. E. ; High-impact practices: Applying the learning outcomes literature to the development of successful campus programs. Peer Review, 11(2), 26-30., 2009
Eyler, J; Service learning: Practical advice and models. , Jossey Bass, 2001
Resch, K., Knapp, M. & Schrittesser, I. (Eds.) ; IO 3 How to do Service Learning – A Workbook for Higher Education. Report of the project ENGAGE STUDENTS – Promoting social responsibility of students by embedding service learning within HEIs curricula. , 2020

Teaching methods and learning activities

The CU will use service-learning that implies fieldwork in basic and secondary schools and supervision.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	10,00
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	10,00
Trabalho de campo	50,00
Trabalho escrito	30,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Elaboração de relatório/dissertação/tese	30,00
Trabalho de campo	60,00
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	10,00
Total:	100,00

Eligibility for exams

According to regulations.

Calculation formula of final grade

The final grade results from the quality of fieldwork and its discussion in class (60%), the individual portfolio (30%) and the final exhibition of the process (10%).

Examinations or Special Assignments

None.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

According to regulations, but fieldwork is mandatory.

Classification improvement

According to regulations.