Individual project 2008 kick-off

1. Individual project 2008 kick-off 7 April 2008

2. Agenda • Purpose of individual project • What will be expected of you • Project support • The assignment • Client • Assignment • Deliverables & deadlines • Project planning • Beoordeling • Hidden agenda • Q&A

3. Purpose of project • To allow you to consolidate your learning in bloks 1 - 3 of the propedeuse • To help you make the step from the propedeuse to the verdieping • Proactive in your approach to projects and learning • Self-supporting & finding support yourself

4. What will be expected of you • A proactive approach to your learning and the project • Find answers from what you have learned in the first three bloks of the propedeuse • Manage your own progress against the project milestones • Take action if deadlines begin to slip • Find support from other sources • Other students • Resources such as mediatheek, web tutorials and forums

5. Support • Project coaching • Minimum of 3 (and up to 5) individual coaching meetings of 10 minutes with either one of two project coaches • Project consultation • Up to 6 meetings of 10 minutes with any one of 3 tutors acting as consultants (based on their field of expertise)

6. Project coaching • Coaching will focus on the project process • Every Thursday (either morning or afternoon - see rooster) • 10 minute meeting with either one of two coaches • You will be expected to: • Book the meeting no later than 15:00 on the Wednesday before the meeting • Prepare (and bring) an agenda of points to discuss with the coach • Develop your own “eerste poging” at answers to your questions and use your coach as a sounding board • Cancel meetings you cannot make by 15:00 on the Wednesday before the meeting

7. Coaching meetings example The coach you choose is up to you

8. Project consultation • The consultation meetings will focus on the issues you have with realizing the project and could include design, technique, marketing, etc. • There will be bookable appointments on Monday morning • 10 minute meeting with any of the 7 tutors supporting the project • You will be expected to: • Book the meeting no later than 12:00 on the Friday before the meeting • Prepare (and bring) an agenda of points to discuss at the session • Develop your own “eerste poging” at answers to your questions and use the tutor as a sounding board • Cancel meetings you cannot make by 12:00 on the Friday before the meeting • N.B. there will be no coaching meetings on 9 April (Pasen) or 28 May (Pinkster)

9. Project coaches / tutors

10. Project planning N.B. You should develop your own planning to meet these milestones You should have at least 3 coaching sessions during the project (coaching will be important during the research phase)

11. Beoordeling criteria • You will be assessed on two main criteria: • Product: the fit between your demo product and Amsterdam Partners’ briefing • Process: your approach to the process of developing your demo product

12. Beoordeling process • The beoordeling will take place in week 10 of the project • Monday 16 June - 12:00 deliver CD/DVD • Wednesday 18 June - 3 minute presentations • Thursday or Friday 19/20 June – beoordeling and feedback meeting • There are 3 possible beoordelingen: • Pass (V, RV, G, U) • Fail met aanvuling • Fail geen aanvuling • No product + less than 3 coaching meetings and 1 consultation + more than 1 missed milestone • Herkansing for fail met aanvuling will take place on Thursday 26 June (week 11)

13. Support documentation • This presentation will be on the intranet • The Dutch version of the manual was just given to you • Remember RTFM • A copy will also be on the intranet

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