Euronet-PBL project:Work plan 2008-2010

1. Overview of work packages

Work package / Lead
partner / Other partners / Duration
(Start/End) / Aims / Methods / Events / Results / Deliverables
1 / Coordination and management / P1
UB-ITB / P1-P8 / M1 - M24 / Guide the implementation of the Work
Plan/work packages / Internat. meetings,
e-Communication,
web documents / Project meeting 1
Bremen, Germany / Internal agreements,
Completed work
packages/products / Project management reports for different phases (D1-D5)
2 / Background analyses and development of common criteria / P5
UL-EMRC / P1-P8
including
P9-P14 / M1 - M6 / Analysis ofthe domain-specific PBL approaches/ agreements on common quality crite-ria for evaluation tool / Case studies and interviews on PBL methodologies in practice/ on their organisational boundary conditions / Project meeting 2
Istanbul, Turkey / Analysis of 4 student projects with enterp.
Analysis of process cycles & features,
Joint main criteria & sub-criteria / D6 Exemplary cases, student PBL projects
D7 Interviews with Enterprises on PBL
D8Criteria system/eval. of PBL cases
3 / Evaluating PBL models in local evaluation workshops / P1
UB-ITB / P1-P8
including
P9-P14 / M7 - M10 / Evaluate the local impact of PBL by using the common criteria. / Evaluation workshops based on joint evaluation questionnaire / Project meeting 2
Istanbul, Turkey / Self-assessment/ contrastive assessm/
integrated findings
(strength/weakness) / D9Evaluation reports on PBL arrangements
4 / Comparative analysis & development of the common PBL quality framework / P3
SU / P1-P8 / M10 - M13 / Develop a comparative
and cross-curricular interpretation of quality of PBL / Re-processing of results of evaluation WSs with spiderweb-diagrams / Project meeting3
Maribor, Slovenia / Interpretation of the findings: core principles/ domain-spec. PBL guidelines / D10 Comparative analysis
D11 Common PBL framework
5 / Development of the joint toolbox / P4
UM FEB / P1-P8 / M14 - M20 / Develop a joint toolbox
of pedagogic tools and R&D tools / Analysis of usability of learners’ tools & domain-spec. R&D tools for PBL approaches / Project meeting 3
Maribor, Slovenia / Enrichment of the common PBL framework with a set of ped./ R&D tools / D12 Common R&D Toolbox
6 / Valorisation of the PBL model with external counterparts / P2
HIAK / P1-P8
including
P9-P14ass.partners / M18 - M21 / Validation of the PBL framework, guidelines and tools with a wider set of partners / Valorisation events with workshops that provide feedback & further examples / Project meeting 4
Limerick, Ireland / Enrichment of the framework/ toolbox;
Roadmap for further extension activities / D13 Valorisation reports
7 / Dissemination of the PBL quality framework / P6
AAU / P1-P8
including
P9-P14 / M5 - M24 / Dissemination of the results with a view on European policies & domain-sp. actors / Stakeholder-oriented d. (Eur. associations);
Domain-sp. & regional diss. events / Project meeting 5
Oslo, Norway / Making PBL approaches visible for Eur. policies & for trans-national cooperation / D14Final report of Euronet-PBL project
D15 Journal articles
8 / Networking the web resources / P7
Ponty / (P1-P8) / M1 - M24 / Development of a web platform that supports the project activities / Dynamic web resource that links existing sites to support facilities / Making results, tools (& links to users) visible via web / D16Web Platform
9 / Monitoring and project evaluation / P8
HH / (P1-P8) / M6– M24 / Development of an accompanying evaluation concept that supports the project / Combination of self-evaluation and contrastive evaluation by an external evaluator / Accompanying briefing of the project and written evaluation reports (interim and final) / D17 Self evaluation tools (ppp)
D18 Evaluation re-port (Interim)
D19Evaluation report (Final)

2. Deliverables List

Deliverable No / Deliverable title / Delivery date / Nature / Dissemination level
D1 to D 5 / Project management reports about the progress in the project / D1: Nov. 2008
D2: 03.2009
D3: 08.2009
D4: 03.2010
D5: 08.2010 / R / CO
D 6 / Exemplary cases on student PBL projects / 01.2009 / R / PU
D 7 / Interviews with Enterprises on PBL arrangements / 02.2009 / R / PU
D 8 / Criteria system for the evaluation of PBL cases / 03.2009 / P / PU
D 9 / Evaluation management reports on PBL arrangements / 07.2009 / R / PU
D 10 / Comparative analysis / 10.2009 / R / PU
D 11 / Common PBL framework / 11.2009 / P / PU
D 12 / Tool Box / 05.2010 / P / PU
D 13 / Valorisation reports / 06.2010 / R / PU
D 14 / Final report of the Euronet-PBL project / 09.2010 / R / PU
D 15 / Journal articles / 06.2010 / P / PU
D 16 / WEB Platform / 03.2009 / P/D / PU
D 17 / Self evaluation tool / 02.2009 / P / PU
D 17 / Evaluation report - Interim / 09.2009 / R / CO
D 18 / Evaluation report - Final / 08.2010 / R / PU

3.Gant Chart

Nov / Dec / Jan / Feb / March / Apr / May / June / July / Aug / Sep / Oct / Nov / Dec / Jan / Feb / March / Apr / May / June / July / Aug / Sep / Oct
2008 / 2009 / 2010
M1 / M2 / M3 / M4 / M5 / M6 / M7 / M8 / M9 / M10 / M11 / M12 / M13 / M14 / M15 / M16 / M17 / M18 / M19 / M20 / M21 / M22 / M23 / M24
WP1 / P1 UB-ITB ======
WP2 / P5 UL-EMRC ======
WP3 / P1 UB-ITB======
WP4 / P3 SU ======
WP5 / P4 UM FEB======
WP6 / P2 HIAK======
WP7 / P6 AAU======
WP8 / P7 Ponty======
WP9 / P8HH-SET ======

The coordinator of each work package is indicated in bold

4. Schedule of international project meetings

Number / Date / Place / Documents
Meeting 1 / November 2008 / Bremen, Germany / D1, …
Meeting 2 / Istanbul, Turkey / D2, …
Meeting 3 / Maribor, Slovenia / D3, …
Meeting 4 / Limerick, Ireland / D4, …
Meeting 5 / Oslo, Norway / D5, …

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