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    Name: Fahd Nadeem Roll#: 20-10797 Submitted To: Ms Irtifa Class Code: BUSN160

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    This document proposes introducing mandatory community service hours as a graduation requirement for undergraduate students at FCC University. It summarizes the arguments from two sources in favor of requiring community service. Barber argues that mandatory service integrated into the curriculum can socialize students and teach important life skills better than classroom learning alone. Youintern lists benefits like applying classroom skills, boosting self-confidence, and encouraging civic involvement. The document recommends FCC start with a 3-credit mandatory introductory course and expand options over time to 6 credits across two classes, with data collection to refine the program. Mandatory community service is argued to shape well-rounded graduates ready for the real world and with improved scholarship opportunities.

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    This document proposes introducing mandatory community service hours as a graduation requirement for undergraduate students at FCC University. It summarizes the arguments from two sources in favor of requiring community service. Barber argues that mandatory service integrated into the curriculum can socialize students and teach important life skills better than classroom learning alone. Youintern lists benefits like applying classroom skills, boosting self-confidence, and encouraging civic involvement. The document recommends FCC start with a 3-credit mandatory introductory course and expand options over time to 6 credits across two classes, with data collection to refine the program. Mandatory community service is argued to shape well-rounded graduates ready for the real world and with improved scholarship opportunities.

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    This document proposes introducing mandatory community service hours as a graduation requirement for undergraduate students at FCC University. It summarizes the arguments from two sources in favor of requiring community service. Barber argues that mandatory service integrated into the curriculum can socialize students and teach important life skills better than classroom learning alone. Youintern lists benefits like applying classroom skills, boosting self-confidence, and encouraging civic involvement. The document recommends FCC start with a 3-credit mandatory introductory course and expand options over time to 6 credits across two classes, with data collection to refine the program. Mandatory community service is argued to shape well-rounded graduates ready for the real world and with improved scholarship opportunities.

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    This document proposes introducing mandatory community service hours as a graduation requirement for undergraduate students at FCC University. It summarizes the arguments from two sources in favor of requiring community service. Barber argues that mandatory service integrated into the curriculum can socialize students and teach important life skills better than classroom learning alone. Youintern lists benefits like applying classroom skills, boosting self-confidence, and encouraging civic involvement. The document recommends FCC start with a 3-credit mandatory introductory course and expand options over time to 6 credits across two classes, with data collection to refine the program. Mandatory community service is argued to shape well-rounded graduates ready for the real world and with improved scholarship opportunities.

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    Name: Fahd Nadeem

    Roll#: 20-10797
    Submitted to: Ms Irtifa
    Class code: BUSN160

    Topic: Introducing mandatory community service credit hours as part of graduation


    requirements for all undergraduate students and recommend how to implement it effectively
    within their 4 year bachelors program.
    Introduction
    We live in times where the focus of life is achieving success. Success however has become
    associated with for wealth and materialistic endeavor. It can be argued that society has lost
    sight of what is important, its bond weakened, slowly drifting further and further away. The
    expanding world had made it so that we do not have time for each other or even ourselves.
    We have become strangers to the concepts of socializing, helping fellow man and have
    instead sought to tear each other down. All the while technology acts as a catalyst for the end
    of traditional civility and perhaps our very own humanity. The universities are an important
    institute in todays world. They are supposed to educate our children to create a better
    tomorrow and while they may do a decent job at providing them with academia, students
    enroll for, their job is far form over. An important part of universities is to socialize children,
    for them to become better humans, to instill human decency and qualities which will help
    them truly develop and hence prepare for the future. They can do so by introducing
    mandatory community service.

    Literature review.
    According to Barber in A Season of Service: Introducing Service Learning into the Liberal
    Arts Curriculum. There are various issues which need to be discussed before the
    implementation of such a system. First point he bring up is the kind of service learning
    which should be used in the universities. Should it be educational based or extra-curricular?
    In his opinion student will best benefit and will gain most from deviating from formal
    curricula hence gaining a completely new perspective and outlook. It also give hands on
    experience on various fields the likes of which one is unlikely to gain in the classroom. He
    goes on to discuss whether the service provided should be philanthropic or civic. The civic
    approach can nurture a better relation between universities and their student bodies. Finding
    your place in society and understanding your responsibility towards it. A philanthropic
    approach instead will look to help the less fortunate and help share the burden they often
    carry alone. Both noble conquests which feed in to each other. Hence either one will work in
    achieving the goals set but it works best if both are combined. Barber talks about while it is
    true that service especially in the philanthropic sense cant be coerced or mandated as it is
    based on volunteering, if put in learning context and integrated within the curriculum as
    serious academic work it can be required just as much as any other academia subjects. This
    however can also be attacked on the bases of “forced volunteerism” hence creating a rift
    between the institution and the student body. Hence making community service mandatory
    can be slightly more complicated. It would require a variety of courses to be tested, revised
    and evaluated to be viable. Letting the student body have a say within these decisions will not
    only take away from the backlash one might face but instead create more enthusiasm within
    the students.
    When accomplished the question arises should there be credit hours allocated to service?
    Students are there with a purpose in mind and can perhaps find it unfair to have to provide
    community service to get their respective degrees however as mentioned earlier if the kinks
    have been worked out this will no longer be an issue. Having credit hours to go with will
    allow instructors to make serious academic demand form their students and better enforce
    participation. Offering credit hours will sit well with students if they know community
    service to be mandatory and ensures there aren’t clashes within their schedules. Providing
    extra credit can also be a great motivator for children to go above and beyond in-service
    learning. Barber than addresses whether we should have multiple courses or a single course
    for service learning. Should there be a variety offered? He found at Rutgers that offering a
    variety was more appealing to the students and the faculty. All courses teach the same core
    values and have similar themes, but each variation is designed to reflect the needs of
    respective departments students may belong to. Students can also be divided into teams
    serving different agencies hence teaching them about teamwork and leadership qualities all
    good universities should strive to instill in their students. Another great motivator according
    to Barber is having the faculty itself participate in community service at the very least the
    teachers teaching them should be doing so by setting an example for their students to earn
    their respect.

    An article published at youintern 12 Reasons Community Service Should Be Required


    Curriculum offer various reasons as to why community service should be mandatory by
    dwelling into the benefit it can provide children. First one being it can provide a platform for
    children to use the skills and lessons they learn in class and apply them in real life scenarios.
    Community service lead to better self confidence in their skills as well which can give back
    by boosting their performance in academics. Children who partake in community service
    understand its conditions and empathize with it, being more involved people who perform
    community service are more likely to be voters, wanting to bring a positive change to the
    community. Research also shows people wo have participated in community work are
    healthier, both physically and mentally than those who are not. Especially those above the
    age of 65. Community service also acts as a great form of networking and can help students
    get scholarships as community service is one of the top aspects good universities especially in
    the west look for when handing out scholarships.

    Implementation in FCC

    Barber speaks from experience as they have already implemented mandatory community
    service at Rutgers university. It would be wise of FCC to follow suit. Implementing such a
    program is no easy job and will require time and dedication elsewise it is not likely to sit well
    with the student body. The course of action I propose is to implement at first, a 3-credit
    mandatory course to be taught in FCC. Teacher instructing would also participate and at first
    these are going to be team based. Once students grow accustomed to the idea changes can
    come next year. More diverse courses should be added allowing children more of a say in to
    what kind of work they would like to do. The data collected can help shortlist and refine the
    courses which will best aid students. At this point FCC should make it so that students need 6
    credits in community service divided between 2 classes. A basic level course not unlike what
    we start with which is the same for everyone and then one which may pique their interest.
    Partnerships will need to be formed with various institution where the children may work so
    that students can get and join the classes reliably and there is less hassle. A major step to
    incentivize students can be allowing them perform community service at a place of their own
    choosing, as long as it is approved by the university hence giving them more choices to work
    with. Students contribution to their respective programs and enthusiasm can and should be
    measures to further refine the progress and determine how successful the implementation of
    mandatory community work has been.

    Conclusion
    While implementing mandatory community service can have certain drawbacks such as
    having the student body be against an implementation of such a system and lash out against
    the administration or students may not really invest themselves in the program hence
    defeating the purpose However the benefits far outweigh the cons. If the program is
    integrated within the curriculum effectively not only will the issues mentioned above not be a
    occurring but it shall teach children how to be leaders and team players. They will better be
    ready for the real world and shall have practice dealing with practical problems. The chances
    of students earning a scholarship will shoot up for further studies. Such a program is likely to
    shape them in to a well-rounded human beings. Hence FCC should start working on
    introducing mandatory community service at once in the university as implementing is
    effectively will take its time.
    Reference list

    Venable (2012, November 8) 12 Reasons Community Service Should Be Required Curriculum


    Retrieved from www.youtern.com

    Barber. (1993) A Season of Service: Introducing Service Learning into the Liberal Arts
    Curriculum

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