Competence Assessment Tools - Budapest Meeting - 06. - 07.12.01

1. Competence Assessment Tools - Budapest Meeting - 06. - 07.12.01 PRESENTATION OF AALEN UNIVERSITY prepared by Antje Discher & Pascal Cromm

2. Competence Assessment Tools - Budapest Meeting - 06. - 07.12.01 • CONTENTS 1. REVIEW - “SINCE LAST MEETING” 2. TEAMWORK COMPETENCE 3. INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION COMPETENCE 4. PREVIEW - ‘TIL NEXT MEETING - TASKS 5. PROGRAMME PROPOSAL FOR AALEN MEETING

3. Competence Assessment Tools - Budapest Meeting - 06. - 07.12.01 1. REVIEW - “SINCE LAST MEETING” a) Website Correction b) Analysis of Assessment Tools used in German Industry c) Competence Based Education in Germany d) Teamwork Tool - Translation in German e) Intercultural Communication Tool f) Miscellaneous >>> Info Aalen still in partners only, however will provide descriptions >>> No response to us, but BFZ well done! Aalen has contacted centres >>> Have complemented listing of institutions: to be contacted >>> Translation done, to be finalised >>> First proposal, decisions to be taken and open to discussion >>> Material brought with us for Kaho & EHSAL

4. Competence Assessment Tools - Budapest Meeting - 06. - 07.12.01 • TU Chemnitz • Universität Essen • FH Fulda • Universität Gießen • Universität Göttingen • Universität Hamburg • Universität Kassel • FH Konstanz • Universität München • FH Nürtingen • Universität Regensburg • Export-Akademie Reutlingen • Universität des Saarlandes

5. Competence Assessment Tools - Budapest Meeting - 06. - 07.12.01 2. TEAMWORK COMPETENCE a) Translation done b) Have taken into account Belgian changes c) Peer review of translation necessary d) What about design of common teamwork projects? e) Definition of procedure >>> refer to next sheet for presentation: table form >>> discussion on a couple points - repetition i.e. too similar? >>> will ask BFZ to check, but also Professors of Aalen >>> to create a comparability of results between partners >>> should be established for all competence tools

6. Competence Assessment Tools - Budapest Meeting - 06. - 07.12.01 3. INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION a) Criteria to set ! What is the aim of the intercultural com. training? b) Definition of Target Groups c) Choice of Assessment tools under constraints d) Proposal of tools >>> create awareness for cultural differences & get knowledge about them >>> whom are we going to test: Belgiums, Germans, Europeans, Asians? >>> project: need to test targets several times: repeatable tests! • cultural awareness tests • (e.g. general knowledge about other cultures) • role plays • (e.g. social behaviour) • business conventions tests • (e.g. how to do business in spanish/anglosaxon/asian world)

7. Competence Assessment Tools - Budapest Meeting - 06. - 07.12.01 4. PREVIEW - ‘TIL NEXT MEETING - TASKS a) Finalisation of teamwork competence b) Further research on & test design of intercultural communication comp. c) Tests with students d) Contacting German higher education institutions e) Complementing input for website f) Organisation of next meeting >>> Implementation of points discussed … review/common project design? >>> Literature, test materials gathering, info-exchange/assess.-centres+profs. >>> possibility of testing whatever target group, in co-op with professors >>> according to wishes for next meeting: speakers for all competences? >>> continuous sending of input >>> according to proposal?

8. Competence Assessment Tools - Budapest Meeting - 06. - 07.12.01 5. PROGRAMME PROPOSAL FOR AALEN a) 3 days meeting ?!? b) 1st part consisting of getting input from guest speakers c) 2nd part consisting of discussion: need for adaptation of a competence? d) 3nd part consisting of decision taking regarding finalisation of all comps. e) Anticipating meetings 5 & 6 ... >>> If guest speakers as experts on the different competences! >>> To check whether important details missing >>> Review of work according to new input >>> Tasks determination to complement & finalise tools >>> presentation of finalised tools on meeting 5 to be produced for meeting 6