scholarly journals Community Service Attitudes Of Engineering Students Engaged In Service Learning Projects

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela Bielefeldt ◽  
Bernard Amadei ◽  
Robyn Sandekian
Keyword(s):  
Service Learning ◽  
Community Service ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Service Learning Projects ◽  
Learning Projects

Community Service Learning Increases Communication Skills Across the Business Curriculum

1998 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 88-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary L. Tucker ◽  
Anne M. McCarthy ◽  
John A. Hoxmeier ◽  
Margarita M. Lenk
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Elementary Students ◽  
Community Service ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Business Students ◽  
Community Service Learning ◽  
Accounting Systems ◽  
Service Learning Projects ◽  
Learning Projects

Community service learning offers a unique and rewarding way for business students to reinforce communication capabilities while developing lifelong career and social skills. This article defines community service learning, dis cusses its importance to business as well as higher education, and describes three community service learning projects. Students in these projects taught elementary students, designed a computer system for a community nonprofit, and developed accounting systems for university divisions. In doing so, they enhanced their understanding of classroom theories and communication skills through service-learning.

Service Learning in Undergraduate Audiology Education

2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 508-519 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lata A. Krishnan ◽  
K. Andrew R. Richards ◽  
Mary Bajek
Keyword(s):  
Service Learning ◽  
Learning Community ◽  
Community Service ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Civic Learning ◽  
Band Students ◽  
Hearing Assessment ◽  
Service Learning Projects ◽  
Assessment Procedures ◽  
Learning Projects

Purpose The purpose of this study was to incorporate a service learning project in an undergraduate audiology course and evaluate how it affected student learning in the class. Method The study involved partnering with a group of students enrolled in a band learning community. Students in the audiology course learned about hearing assessment procedures in class and practiced the procedures on each other in labs. Toward the end of the semester, they assessed the hearing of the band students and provided counseling regarding the importance of hearing protection. Qualitative data were obtained in the form of preflections and final reflection papers completed by the students in the audiology course at the start and conclusion of the semester. Quantitative data included completion of the Community Service Attitudes Scale (CSAS; Shiarella, McCarthy, & Tucker, 2000) prior to and at the conclusion of the course. Results Results revealed overwhelmingly positive comments from the students in their final reflections, although there were no significant changes in the pre- and post-administration of the CSAS. Conclusion Incorporating service learning projects into undergraduate curricula in speech and hearing has the potential to enhance academic and civic learning while also benefitting the community.

scholarly journals An exploratory study on the value of service learning projects and their impact on community service involvement and critical thinking

2007 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 318-333 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mathew Joseph ◽  
George W. Stone ◽  
Kimberly Grantham ◽  
Nukhet Harmancioglu ◽  
Essam Ibrahim
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Community Service ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Service Learning Projects ◽  
Learning Projects

scholarly journals The Challenge of Including Customer Satisfaction into the Assessment Criteria of Overseas Service-Learning Projects

2007 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Camille George ◽  
Ashley Shams
Keyword(s):  
Service Learning ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
Assessment Criteria ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Student Groups ◽  
International Service Learning ◽  
International Service ◽  
Service Learning Projects ◽  
Learning Projects

There has been a dramatic increase of student groups participating in international service learning projects. For engineering students it is not difficult to identify meaningful educational objectives. The students improve their analytical and problem solving skills. They design and build something that fulfils a list of engineering specifications; they execute a solution to some problem. However, these projects have a human dimension. Service-learning involves changes in peoples’ beliefs, attitudes and values; impacting both the students and the recipient community. It is important for the academic community to develop assessment criteria that includes perspectives from all stakeholders engaged in the experience. It is imperative to assess not only the technical success but also the sustainability of the project and its larger effect. In courses involving service-learning, assessment needs to occur on three levels: the traditional evaluation of the student’s knowledge of the technical content, the assessment of the experiences impact on the students’ broader more humanistic “soft skills”, and the customer’s satisfaction. The paper examines the obstacles and opportunities in assessing project success from multiple international service-learning programs, and compiles insights and reflections that could serve to inform future projects.

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