Work package 5

Minute from the WP5 meeting 19 January 2010

Structure for a report of field interviews

Plan for Exploitation and dissemination:

Plan for exploitation and dissemination 1 October 2009

WP5 Strategic Plans

Here you will find the  Strategic plan 5.1 Exploitation of results towards decision makers and students

and the Strategic Plan 5.2 Awareness raising of the importance of a Virtual Campus for international learning environment

SURVEY

A survey sent to all partner institutions - social work programmes - professional social workers in partner institutions (former students) was sent from working group 5 in December. The purpose is to explore the interests and knowledge about e-learning courses. Deadline 16 January 2009

Exploration of Interests and Knowledge about Virtual Learning Possibilities in Social Work Education

Jochen Peter, Hochschule Mannheim: Summary of the results of survey 1 (WP5)

results survey to potential students

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The aims of WP5 (from the application): 

Exploitation of results towards decision makers and students

WP5 include development of two strategic plans for exploitation of results; one for decision makers and another for students, to ensure that the results from developing an international specialisation in social work will be known and implemented by decision makers in social work partner institutions.

Underlying the aim for exploitation of results to students is the awareness of the importance of increasing the number of students that see the value in participation in international collaboration and through this increase the number of students that will participate in the e-learning courses, and as a result of this also increase the interests and the resources coming from the decision makers to the Virtual Campus.
We intend to find a strategy for implementation of an international specialisation in social work that will build the ground for a future international BA in comparative social work.
Delivery 5.1 should start in September 2008 and the plan should be ready in January 2009.  After an evaluation of the promotion strategy in spring 2009 the plan will be refined if necessary.
Delivery 5.2 should start in September 2008 – making a strategy for how to reach the professionals, the other faculties and the professional organisations/associations. Results of the strategic work with this workpackage will be presented as part of the final project report in august 2010.

Depending on the content of the strategic plans promotional material will be made. The costs are presented in the budget sheet for other costs.

Deliverable 5.1 Promotion of a Virtual Campus for international social work for students

A strategic plan and promotional material

We need a strategy to raise the awareness by students about the value of participating in an international Virtual Campus and the need of international collaboration and cultural understanding related to professional social work. It is also important to understand how their social system is affected by globalisation. Mobility of student is needed to gain this knowledge. For different reasons physical mobility can not be reached for a substantial number of students, for these a virtual mobility and a Virtual Campus of social work is a good solution. The outcome will be a strategy plan, flyers, pamphlets, presentations for students, and presentation at websites.

Deliverable 5.2 Awareness raising of the importance of a Virtual Campus for international learning environment

A strategic plan

A strategic plan will be made for reaching the social work agencies, professional organisations and other faculties. Target groups for the exploitation of the results is the leaders of the HEI, leaders in social service institutions, regional authorities, professional unions, international and national professional organisations and associations, EUSW network.
Important elements in the plan will be to spread information and exploit results at conferences and professional meetings. The aims will be awareness-raising in the professional field of social workers of the importance of employing social workers with and international specialisation.