Placement vs. Project
Placement |
Project |
| Students can choose among several agencies which are preapproved for the course | Agency chosen in advance by professor |
| Students must be offered a placement by an agency and then accept a placement offer | Students do not choose and are not chosen by an agency |
| Students must turn in signed timesheets twice per semester | Students fill out a project hours report in class twice per semester |
| Usually involves direct service [What's this?] |
Can be direct or indirect service [What's the difference?] |
| Eligible for transcript notations | Eligible for transcript notations |
Indirect service and direct service are equally valuable. Direct service involves hands-on, face-to-face interaction with an agency's clients. Indirect service refers to capacity-building work which benefits the agency by supplementing its resources or boosting its effectiveness.
EXAMPLES
Indirect service: Designing a flyer to help a hospital publicize a blood drive
Direct service: Donating blood or greeting and screening donors at the blood drive
Indirect service: Producing a directory of local food banks for a homeless shelter
Direct service: Cooking and distributing meals at the homeless shelter