Process competencies

More than study skills…..

• Co-operation, management, learning, etc.

• Core part of a PBL-curriculum

• not only academic - not only practical

• metacognitive level of the integration between action and intellectual knowledge

• both tacit and explicit competencies

• learned through practice, experiments and reflection

Strategies

• Integrated part of curriculum– First year teaching– Part of the entire curriculum – portfolio model

• Additional – competence centres– Courses– Supervision - services

Key points

• part of the assessment criteria or/and give credit

• integrated and respected part of the culture

• based on students’ experiences

• reflection and experimentation as a learning method

• facilitate creativity

Teaching style

• Instruction and hands on

• Theoretical approach

• Reflective and experimental approach

Concrete experience

Reflective observation

Abstract conceptualization

Active experiment

Types of experiments and reflection

explorative - common sense

move-testing - comparative type

hypothesis - vertical type

Trial and error

Course in “Co-operation, learning Course in “Co-operation, learning and projectmanagement”and projectmanagement”

MM 1) Introduction to problem based MM 1) Introduction to problem based projectwork projectwork Presentation of study form Presentation of study form Presentation of course context Presentation of course context What is a process analyses What is a process analyses Project and report Project and report Structure in the working process Structure in the working process FAQ FAQ

MM 2) Reflective evaluationMM 2) Reflective evaluation Seminar on reflective evaluation Seminar on reflective evaluation

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MM3) PBL, Learning and SupervisionMM3) PBL, Learning and Supervision

What is PBL ? What is PBL ? Why PBL ? Why PBL ? How to get the most of your supervisor ? How to get the most of your supervisor ? Portfolio – What is that ?Portfolio – What is that ?

   MM 4) Project planning and managementMM 4) Project planning and management What is a project ? What is a project ? Why project management ? Why project management ? The paradox of planningThe paradox of planningTools for planning and management Tools for planning and management Collecting data for the portfolio Collecting data for the portfolio

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MM 5) ProjectdesignMM 5) Projectdesign Experiences with project plans Experiences with project plans

Project design ? Project design ? Report design ?  Report design ? 

MM 6) Functions, Roles and communication in the MM 6) Functions, Roles and communication in the groupgroup

        The groups experience with conflicts and their solutionsThe groups experience with conflicts and their solutions

        What is good communication within the group ?What is good communication within the group ?

        Communication diagramsCommunication diagrams

        Discussion exercise about consensus agreements Discussion exercise about consensus agreements

        The 7 intelligences The 7 intelligences

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MM 7) Preparation of the process analysesMM 7) Preparation of the process analyses The portfolio and the process analyses The portfolio and the process analyses What is a good process analyses What is a good process analyses What data do we find in a good process analyses ? What data do we find in a good process analyses ? Structure and content of a process analysesStructure and content of a process analyses

Feedback on the process analysesFeedback on the process analyses You will receive a constructive feedback on your You will receive a constructive feedback on your process analyses in terms of facilitating questions process analyses in terms of facilitating questions that you can elaborated on during the assessmentthat you can elaborated on during the assessment

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mm 8) Corporation, Learning and Project planning mm 8) Corporation, Learning and Project planning IntroductionIntroductionLevels of ambitions Levels of ambitions Co-orporation agreamentCo-orporation agreamentOrganising a meeting Organising a meeting Communication during the meetingCommunication during the meetingDistribution of tasks within the groupDistribution of tasks within the groupConflict handlingConflict handling  mm 9) Coporation and handling of conflicts mm 9) Coporation and handling of conflicts Motivation and Commitment to workMotivation and Commitment to workHow to handle a conflictHow to handle a conflict

Phases in teams’ progressPhases in teams’ progress

forming (enthusiasm, honeymoon)forming (enthusiasm, honeymoon) storming (first conflicts - disagreements)storming (first conflicts - disagreements) norming (common norms - roles)norming (common norms - roles) performing (constructive working performing (constructive working

process)process) informing (information to the outside informing (information to the outside

world)world)

(Lawrence in Jaques, 2000) (Lawrence in Jaques, 2000)

Preparation of meetings with the supervisorPreparation of meetings with the supervisor

Which type of feed-back do you want from the Which type of feed-back do you want from the supervisor?supervisor?

·  Agreement of co-operation with your supervisor?·  Agreement of co-operation with your supervisor?

·  Which type of supervision have you received?·  Which type of supervision have you received?

·  Which experiments have been carried through to ·  Which experiments have been carried through to improve the co-operation with your supervisor?improve the co-operation with your supervisor?

·  Your experience using experiments?·  Your experience using experiments?

·  Expectations to your supervisor in future project ·  Expectations to your supervisor in future project work?work?

The process analysis has to:The process analysis has to:

1.1.Be descriptive (what has been done, Be descriptive (what has been done, experiments etc)experiments etc)

2. Be analytical (what have we learned and 2. Be analytical (what have we learned and how did we learn)how did we learn)

3. Be directed on progress (what do we want 3. Be directed on progress (what do we want do in the future)do in the future)

4. Be operational ( Concrete idea for future 4. Be operational ( Concrete idea for future action)action)