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Join Fonomoc to exchange knowledge and experience on noise monitoring systems, conduct peer reviews, identify new developments, collaborate in EU funded projects, and promote noise monitoring and Big Data usage.
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FONOMOC  www.workinggroupnoise.com/fonomoc@fonomoc henk.wolfert@dcmr.nl
Objectives • Exchange of knowledge en experience on noise monitoring systems • To carry out peer reviews • To identify new developments and innovations • To identify and to collaborate in EU funded projects (H2020, LIFE, INTERREG and URBACT) • To promote noise monitoring and to elaborate and use Big Data
Themestoday • Introduction • Presentations and discussions • Lessons learnt from b • Peer Review instrument • Next meeting
Peer Review Noise Monitoring Systems Identifying room forimprovement henk.wolfert@dcmr.nl
Content • What is a Peer Review? • Process in brief • Strengths and weaknesses • How to interview
What is a peer review? • Assessment byexternal experts/colleagues • Based on: • Self assessment • Technical Specifications/documentation • Questionnaire • Processincludes: • Desk review of 1,2 and 3 • Interview with the team of institute/stakeholders • Field visit
Processin brief • Instruction team members • Data collection and study (questionnaire, background reports, etc.) • Scrutiny information delivered • Preparation, peer leader • Interviews with operators and stakeholders, etc • Site visits to the NMS to be reviewed • Presentation of (first) results • Report with recommendations • Action plan for improvement (optional) • Second review after Xmonths (optional)
Strengths • Fresh look at the work and the system • Stimulation internal and external discussions • Mixture of data, information and expert opinions • Benchmarking is possible • Peers are not a threat • External evaluation
Weaknesses • Composition of the peer team • Language • Culture could be different • Time could be too short • Preparation time reviewers/practioners
Lessonsprevious peer reviews • Review team with more corporate and political weight • Examine options for more effective communication • More background information before the review • Possibility of extending length of review (which is planned to be one day) at by using Skype • Polite questioning in order to avoid a defensive attitude • Open questions, no closed questions • Ask - Listen – Summarize - Questioning
How to interview? • Question(s) • Listening (actively) • Questioning (appropriately) • Summarise (accurately) • Feedback • Conclude • Target setting (SMART) Open questions • Open Question allow respondents to think, reflect and offer opinion or express feelings: • What? - focus on events • Why? - focus on meaning & motive • How? - focus on the process • Who ? - a focus on the personnel