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Students taking this course will critically examine the concept of community engagement within tertiary studies and how this concept is being implemented in Australian, Canadian, New Zealand, U.K., and U.S. tertiary institutions. This course will integrate academic content on community engagement with students' previous field experiences in response to the Christchurch earthquakes. This will provide students with an overview of how many different fields are contributing to our understanding of, response to, and mitigation of earthquake hazards in the Christchurch area.
Upon successful completion of CHCH101, students will be able to:1. apply theory critically to analyse community engagement2. evaluate the impact of their own community engagement3. use a self-reflective approach to devising, developing and presenting personally relevant assessment products.
Week: 14-18 January Topic: Introduction to Community EngagementActivities: Seminar Service Experience #1 Week: 21-25 January Topic: Concept of Caring Activities: Seminar with Community Leader Caring AssignmentWeek: 28 Jan – 1 February Topic: Concept of Helping Activities: Seminar Service Experience #2Week: 4-8 February Topic: Concept of Connecting Activities: Seminar with Community Leader Helping AssignmentWeek: 11-15 February Topic: Concept of Healing Activities: Seminar Service Experience #3 Connecting & Healing Assignment
Billy O'Steen
What previous CHCH101 students have said:I just wanted to thank you for a great course this semester. I have thoroughly enjoyed it and am very glad I took the opportunity to re-examine some of my values and beliefs. Thanks for the thought provoking sessions and the detailed feedback on my assignments – I’m sure this course will serve me in many ways in the future.The CHCH 101 course was a great way for me to hear a variety of perspectives on what came out of the earthquake and where the city needed to go, and to challenge me to think about what I learned from staying in the city after the earthquake.I am now motivated to start up a Student Volunteer Army back at my home university (study abroad student).I feel as if I’m really a part of Christchurch because I’ve given back and am not just visiting here (study abroad student).
1. Participation in either the face-to-face sessions or online forums.2. Caring, Helping, and Connecting Statements (1,000 word max for each one).3. Final Assignment, Dear Principals and Senior Teachers.
Library portalhttp://learn.canterbury.ac.nz http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/exams/aegrotats.shtml
All resources for the course are provided free of charge via Learn. Resources that we will use include the following:• Excerpts from The Civically Engaged Reader edited by Adam Davis• Excerpts from Giving by Bill Clinton• Excerpts from The Call of Service by Robert Coles• Articles from journals, magazines, and newspapers• Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman• Lions and Lambs film
Domestic fee $644.00
International fee $2,800.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
This course will not be offered if fewer than 20 people apply to enrol.
Maximum enrolment is 500
For further information see School of Educational Studies and Leadership .