​CIP 101 Course

Work is carried out with 3rd and 4th grade students in primary schools located in socio-economically disadvantaged areas near the campus. University students serve as role models to the school students and activities are held on themes such as children's rights, environment, mass communication, cultural interaction, cultural heritage, gender, approach to people with disabilities, conflict-reconciliation-peace, and general culture. In these activities, children's expression and communication skills, creativity and self-confidence are tried to be enhanced.

The project works with 3rd and 4th-grade students in primary schools located in socio-economically disadvantaged areas near the campus. The Yellow Bicycle Project, led by the Active Living Association with the support of ETİ, aims to promote active life and popularize the use of bicycles.. As part of this project, bicycle and active living training sessions are held at the campus. The project modules are developed by the Yellow Bicycle team. Additionally, primary school visits are made to encourage children to use bicycles.

Sign language is very crucial for communicating with hearing impaired individuals in society. Students who choose this project will have basic knowledge about sign language with the training they will receive for 5 weeks.

As part of the project, students work with children with disabilities in environments tailored to their individual needs. The project aims to support the development of independent living skills and maximize the children's potential in all areas of development. Participating students organize activities designed to support these goals.

This project aims to boost older adults' self-confidence and engagement with life by providing them with a supportive social environment to share their experiences with younger generations. The primary goal is to ensure seniors have fun while spending time with young participants. Oral history projects, trivia contests, choir sessions, poetry readings, simple sports activities, and artistic workshops help keep older adults physically and mentally active.

This project aims to raise students' awareness of animal rights and encourage them to spread it both on and off campus. One of the key goals is to find temporary and permanent homes for abandoned, mistreated, and stray animals. Participating students support the care of shelter animals through visits and engage in advocacy efforts by using social and digital media to organize and educate their communities.

Students who choose this project identify the challenges faced by individuals with disabilities or those with underdeveloped motor skills in their daily lives and develop simple, creative solutions to these problems. Additionally, they may implement solutions developed by communities working on this issue at other universities. The project is carried out in CoSpace.

The project aims to help individuals learn, adopt, and implement necessary actions before, during, and after a disaster. As part of the project, professionals teach disaster preparedness, essential actions during a disaster, and first-response interventions that may be needed afterward. Students in this project receive training on basic disaster awareness, medical intervention in disasters, and psychological first aid. They also participate in drills conducted in civil defense facilities and on campus.

The project aims to enable students to use the internet and digital technologies best while acting responsibly and consciously in the digital world. Learning and applying the concept of digital citizenship contributes to building a healthier and safer digital society. The project's main topics include social media addiction, cyberbullying, open culture, access to accurate and reliable information, artificial intelligence, ethics, and discussions on the future of the internet. Additionally, students learn about the fundamentals of Wikipedia and how to edit as Wikipedia users.

This project explores fundamental human rights, discrimination, and prejudice while connecting these concepts to everyday life. The project aims to enhance students ' empathy and deepen their understanding of these issues through thematic film screenings, interactive activities, and educational games (such as role-playing and board games). The project's main topics include education, social rights, environment, gender, media, and disability rights.

The aim is to raise students' awareness about urban and environmental issues. As part of this project, coastal cleaning activities are organized. Awareness-raising efforts are carried out on waste reduction, proper disposal, and recycling. Botanical garden tours and flora walks are held, and field visits are conducted. 

This project aims to raise awareness about health and promote healthy lifestyle habits. Within this scope, activities focus on topics such as addiction, healthy eating, eating disorders, emotional, social, and psychological well-being, and sexual health.

As part of this project, students participate in activities and workshops to raise awareness about gender and sexual health. These include memory walks, training sessions from relevant NGOs, and interactive events. Additionally, campaigns are organized both on and off campus.

It aims to raise students' awareness about consumption, develop more conscious consumption habits and create a more sustainable consumption culture. Within the scope of this project, recycling, reuse and reducing waste are emphasized. Proper use of food, prevention of waste and sustainable food consumption habits are addressed. It also raises awareness on electronic waste, proper disposal of such waste and extending the life cycle of electronic products. The differences between fast fashion and sustainable fashion are discussed, and the impacts throughout the process from clothing production to use and disposal are examined. The environmental effects of the fashion industry, clothing waste, and alternatives such as second-hand fashion are also discussed. The project, which will be supported by workshops, seminars, and field visits, helps students understand the importance of being responsible consumers.