The document outlines a strategy for Student Representation (SR) at Rotterdam School of Management from 2016-2020. The strategy aims to substantially improve the quality of education through facilitating feedback between students and faculty. Key goals include increasing student awareness of SR, transparently monitoring progress, establishing education quality standards, and strengthening the role of the Program Advisory committee. The strategy will be implemented through representatives collecting feedback, informing students of past improvements, creating strong representative relationships, and training representatives on education quality standards.
Virginia F. Mulit, a teacher at Tipanoy Elementary School, created an Individual Plan for Professional Development for the 2019-2020 school year. Her goals were to participate in educational seminars and workshops to enhance teaching skills, gain more content knowledge through research and postgraduate studies, and acquire knowledge from regular reading. Her objectives were to instill pride in teaching, identify issues affecting student performance, and improve student habits and values. She planned to achieve her objectives by attending training events, enrolling in further education, and subscribing to educational materials. Her activities were to take place between January and December 2020 and be reviewed by the school principal.
This document provides lesson plans and resources for residential life staff at Salem State University to develop educational programming around leadership development. It outlines three goals - sense of community, self-awareness, and accountability - and provides 15 lesson plans at basic, intermediate, and advanced levels for each goal. The plans include session objectives, guidelines, resources and a takeaway. The document aims to help staff design programs that teach residents skills around leadership identity, understanding experiences, and empowerment.
The document provides guidance for teachers on developing an Individual Plan for Professional Development (IPPD). It explains that an IPPD is a tool for teachers to chart goals and plan learning activities to enhance their competencies in order to improve student performance. The document outlines the process for developing an IPPD, including conducting a needs assessment, formulating goals and objectives, identifying strategies and resources, setting timeframes and indicators. It emphasizes that the IPPD should be based on the teacher's needs identified through the National Competency-Based Teacher Standards self-assessment, as well as school and student performance data. The IPPD is intended to guide a teacher's ongoing professional learning and development over the course of a school year.
OPCRF aligned with PD Priorities for SY 2020-2023Divine Dizon
This document is the Office Performance Commitment and Review Form (OPCRF) for the 2021-2022 school year for a school in Mabalacat City, Pampanga. The OPCRF outlines the key responsibilities and performance indicators for the school principal based on the Philippine Professional Standards for School Heads. It includes domains for leading strategically, managing school operations and resources, and developing others. Performance will be evaluated on factors such as developing the school improvement plan, monitoring and evaluation processes, financial management, and supporting the professional growth of teachers.
This document provides a summary report of a two-day monitoring and evaluation (M&E) training conducted for policy staff at the Ministry of Finance in Afghanistan. The training aimed to build participants' capacity in M&E and equip them with skills to effectively plan and implement M&E of programs, particularly those under the Tokyo Mutual Accountability Framework. A total of 15 staff members from various departments attended the training, which covered terminology, concepts, tools and the importance of M&E. Participants engaged in group work and discussions. Based on an evaluation, the training was successful in enhancing understanding of key M&E topics.
The document discusses Classroom Improvement Plans (CIPs). CIPs are plans to improve classrooms and their environments. They involve members like principals, section heads, coordinators, teachers, and students. Elements of a CIP include vision, mission, SWOT/C analysis, prioritization, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The cycle of a CIP involves planning, doing, checking, and acting/evaluating. The document provides examples and guidance on developing the components of a CIP, such as writing vision and mission statements, setting objectives, conducting a SWOT/C analysis, prioritizing needs, planning, implementing, and evaluating.
Virginia F. Mulit, a teacher at Tipanoy Elementary School, created an Individual Plan for Professional Development for the 2019-2020 school year. Her goals were to participate in educational seminars and workshops to enhance teaching skills, gain more content knowledge through research and postgraduate studies, and acquire knowledge from regular reading. Her objectives were to instill pride in teaching, identify issues affecting student performance, and improve student habits and values. She planned to achieve her objectives by attending training events, enrolling in further education, and subscribing to educational materials. Her activities were to take place between January and December 2020 and be reviewed by the school principal.
This document provides lesson plans and resources for residential life staff at Salem State University to develop educational programming around leadership development. It outlines three goals - sense of community, self-awareness, and accountability - and provides 15 lesson plans at basic, intermediate, and advanced levels for each goal. The plans include session objectives, guidelines, resources and a takeaway. The document aims to help staff design programs that teach residents skills around leadership identity, understanding experiences, and empowerment.
The document provides guidance for teachers on developing an Individual Plan for Professional Development (IPPD). It explains that an IPPD is a tool for teachers to chart goals and plan learning activities to enhance their competencies in order to improve student performance. The document outlines the process for developing an IPPD, including conducting a needs assessment, formulating goals and objectives, identifying strategies and resources, setting timeframes and indicators. It emphasizes that the IPPD should be based on the teacher's needs identified through the National Competency-Based Teacher Standards self-assessment, as well as school and student performance data. The IPPD is intended to guide a teacher's ongoing professional learning and development over the course of a school year.
OPCRF aligned with PD Priorities for SY 2020-2023Divine Dizon
This document is the Office Performance Commitment and Review Form (OPCRF) for the 2021-2022 school year for a school in Mabalacat City, Pampanga. The OPCRF outlines the key responsibilities and performance indicators for the school principal based on the Philippine Professional Standards for School Heads. It includes domains for leading strategically, managing school operations and resources, and developing others. Performance will be evaluated on factors such as developing the school improvement plan, monitoring and evaluation processes, financial management, and supporting the professional growth of teachers.
This document provides a summary report of a two-day monitoring and evaluation (M&E) training conducted for policy staff at the Ministry of Finance in Afghanistan. The training aimed to build participants' capacity in M&E and equip them with skills to effectively plan and implement M&E of programs, particularly those under the Tokyo Mutual Accountability Framework. A total of 15 staff members from various departments attended the training, which covered terminology, concepts, tools and the importance of M&E. Participants engaged in group work and discussions. Based on an evaluation, the training was successful in enhancing understanding of key M&E topics.
The document discusses Classroom Improvement Plans (CIPs). CIPs are plans to improve classrooms and their environments. They involve members like principals, section heads, coordinators, teachers, and students. Elements of a CIP include vision, mission, SWOT/C analysis, prioritization, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The cycle of a CIP involves planning, doing, checking, and acting/evaluating. The document provides examples and guidance on developing the components of a CIP, such as writing vision and mission statements, setting objectives, conducting a SWOT/C analysis, prioritizing needs, planning, implementing, and evaluating.
The document provides information about an internship manual for a nonprofit leadership program including an internship course syllabus, requirements, forms, checklists, and evaluation materials. The internship is designed to be a hands-on learning experience for students to gain professional skills. Students are expected to apply classroom knowledge, develop management skills, and demonstrate competencies in areas like governance, communication, cultural competence, and
Service-learning Provides The Environment In Which Students Will Apply Ideas ...noblex1
Service-learning, the newest name for a teaching strategy that has been used successfully for many years, integrates community service into a traditional academic curriculum. Courses that have a service component can help students connect material learned in class and experiences acquired in their placements.
Source: https://ebookschoice.com/service-learning-provides-the-environment-in-which-students-will-apply-ideas-from-the-class-or-the-readings/
The document outlines the revised syllabus for the Master of Business Administration (MBA) program at the University of Pune, incorporating a choice-based credit system and grading system. Key points include:
- The MBA program is a two-year full-time postgraduate degree program consisting of four semesters.
- The curriculum was revised to align with national priorities, international practices, and the evolving needs of students, industry, and faculty.
- The revised curriculum adopts a choice-based credit system and grading system to provide flexibility, emphasize continuous evaluation, and incorporate experiential learning.
- The objectives of the MBA program are to equip students with knowledge, skills, and
The document outlines the revised syllabus for the Master of Business Administration (MBA) program at the University of Pune. Some key points:
- The MBA program is a two-year full-time program divided into four semesters.
- The revised curriculum incorporates a Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) and grading system in line with national policies and international practices.
- The objectives of the MBA program are to equip students with the knowledge, skills, and attitude for effective leadership in a global environment and to develop competent management professionals with strong ethical values.
- The CBCS provides flexibility through a cafeteria approach offering generic core, subject core, generic elective, and
This document discusses developments in school self-evaluation (SSE) for the next cycle from 2016-2020. It provides guidance on using SSE to support subject departments in planning for the new junior cycle curriculum.
The next SSE cycle will begin in September 2016 and last until 2020. Schools will have more flexibility in how they focus and pace the SSE process. Supporting resources like guidelines and templates will be simplified. The focus remains on using evidence from teaching and learning to drive improvements that benefit students.
The article provides a framework for subject departments to use SSE to plan for the new junior cycle. Departments should investigate current student outcomes, gather evidence on teaching practices, write an improvement plan, implement and monitor actions, and
The document discusses the Goal-Setting and Professional Development (GSPD) process for teachers in Texas. It is intended to help teachers reflect on their practice, identify goals for professional growth, develop a plan to achieve those goals, and track progress over the year. The process is meant to be ongoing and help teachers improve instructional skills and better meet student needs. Key aspects of GSPD include setting SMART goals aligned to performance standards, developing an action plan, reviewing progress with an appraiser, and using evidence to demonstrate goal attainment and impact on student achievement.
We Must Have Even Higher Expectations For Teachersnoblex1
The document discusses the need to raise expectations for teachers in order to improve student outcomes. It argues that traditional teacher certification programs are inadequate and deter talented candidates. States are exploring alternative approaches to attract, prepare, and compensate teachers. These include reshaping teacher education, expanding alternative certification programs, increasing accountability based on student results, and giving schools more flexibility over staffing and compensation. The document calls for federal policy to support state-led education reform through funding tied to performance targets rather than process requirements.
This document provides a curriculum plan for a 10-month women's leadership program called Purposely Chosen Women's Leadership Series created by Limitless Ambition, a nonprofit organization. The program is designed using experiential learning and aims to help women ages 18-30 achieve career and entrepreneurship goals through building self-efficacy and organizational skills. Stakeholders include the women participants, speakers, volunteers, and community members who will benefit from increased women's leadership and economic contributions. Feedback from stakeholders will help refine the curriculum.
Delta.Institute.Verification.Letter.2016Lauren Thomas
Corps member [ENTER CORPS MEMBER NAME HERE] participated in Teach For America's 2016 summer training institute in Cleveland, Mississippi from June 12 to July 16, 2016. The training provided over 200 hours of instruction to prepare corps members for teaching in underserved schools. Corps members taught summer classes and received coaching to help students achieve academic goals and strengthen the teachers' instructional skills. The intensive, experiential training focused on developing teachers' knowledge, skills, and mindsets around setting ambitious goals, planning purposefully, and using data to continuously improve their effectiveness for students.
This circular outlines requirements for the second cycle of school self-evaluation from 2016-2020. It provides an overview of the first cycle from 2012-2016 and emphasizes a continued focus on teaching and learning. Schools should select a minimum of two and maximum of four curriculum areas or aspects of teaching and learning to focus on. Typically schools will use self-evaluation to assist in introducing the Primary Language Curriculum on English and Irish. Schools are required to produce an annual self-evaluation report and school improvement plan and communicate a summary to parents. Supports for self-evaluation include online resources and guidance from the Inspectorate.
The document contains the consolidated school professional development plan for teachers at Bagong Silang Elementary School. It lists the names of 13 teachers and outlines their strengths, development needs, action plans, timelines, and resources needed to address their professional goals. The plan focuses on improving the teachers' functional competencies in areas like content knowledge, teaching strategies, curriculum planning and use of resources. It also aims to strengthen their core behavioral competencies such as professionalism, innovation and service orientation. The teachers' action plans include attending trainings, seminars and workshops to apply their learnings throughout the school year 2021-2022.
Whole School Planning For Student LearningDavid Tyler
The document discusses developing a whole school plan for student learning in the Grampians region. It provides guidance on creating shared principles and goals, mapping the curriculum, developing an action plan, and reviewing units of work. The intention is for schools to draft parts of their plan by the end of the day.
Staff development aims to harmonize individual interests with organizational needs. Its objectives include developing the ability to handle growing student enrollment and resources with limited finances, as well as teaching more mature students. Staff development also aims to offer distance learning, promote quality concern, keep teachers up-to-date on innovations, and ensure responsiveness to changing economic demands. Individual goals are to help teachers do their jobs effectively while staying current and adapting to change. Organizational goals are to increase the institution's ability to anticipate and address changing circumstances regarding teaching, organization, and subjects. Common methods are induction training, conferences, workshops, and summer institutes.
This document is a template for an Individual Professional Development Plan (IPDP) for teachers in Miami-Dade County Public Schools. The template includes sections for student performance data, training objectives, professional development activities, and an evaluation. The student performance data and training objectives are to be used to form the basis of the plan. The plan then outlines specific professional development activities and dates to support meeting the objectives. Finally, the evaluation section specifies how effectiveness will be measured, including whether objectives were met and the impact on teacher practice and student achievement. The form requires signatures from the principal and teacher at various stages to document the planning and evaluation process.
Maximising training effectiveness (Special emphasis on public sector training...Thuraisingam Prabaharan
This document discusses strategies and techniques for maximizing training effectiveness for public employees in Sri Lanka who are adult learners. It identifies that training programs often do not properly assess needs or evaluate outcomes. It recommends three strategies: 1) Emphasize personal benefits of training to motivate adult learners; 2) Create a supportive learning environment; and 3) Use participatory training approaches like problem-solving and sharing experiences rather than only lectures. These strategies aim to improve relevance, involvement and results from public sector training in Sri Lanka.
1) The Individual Professional Development Plan (IPDP) is required by Florida law and must be completed within 30 days of a teacher starting at a school. It outlines training objectives, professional development activities, and an evaluation.
2) The IPDP is based on student performance data and prior evaluation results. It identifies specific improvements expected in student achievement from the teacher's training.
3) Professional development activities listed in the IPDP can include workshops, online courses, learning communities, research, and college classes. The IPDP is revised as needed and kept in the teacher's file.
This document outlines recommendations from a Developmental Education Task Force (DETF) for redesigning developmental education programs in Colorado community colleges. It identifies issues like students not completing developmental sequences and recommends accelerating students through reducing time, credits, and courses. The recommendations include curriculum redesign using reverse design principles, guided pathways like Corequisite Remediation and Math Achievement Tracks, increased use of multiple measures for placement, enhanced student support, faculty professional development, and regular assessment of student outcomes. Colleges are asked to develop implementation plans addressing curricular changes, staffing, resources, training, partnerships, and evaluation. The goal is to improve developmental education and increase student completion rates.
IRJET- Role of Professional Learning Community for School ImprovementIRJET Journal
1. Professional learning communities (PLCs) in schools encourage collective learning among teachers to improve teaching skills and student academic performance.
2. In PLCs, teachers meet regularly to examine student work, analyze classroom and school-wide performance data, and apply research-based teaching methods.
3. Effective PLCs require support from school administrators, clear goals, and trust among participating teachers. Challenges include lack of support, differing views among teachers, and lack of focus. Suggestions are made to overcome such challenges through cooperation.
Este documento presenta los objetivos y contenidos de un taller de inducción sobre el Servicio Comunitario Estudiantil dictado en la Universidad Centroccidental "Lisandro Alvarado". El taller busca capacitar a los estudiantes sobre la organización y funcionamiento del servicio comunitario, analizar el contexto socioeconómico y político nacional y regional, y enseñar a formular proyectos comunitarios mediante el uso de herramientas como diagnósticos participativos y árboles de problemas y objetivos.
The document provides information about an internship manual for a nonprofit leadership program including an internship course syllabus, requirements, forms, checklists, and evaluation materials. The internship is designed to be a hands-on learning experience for students to gain professional skills. Students are expected to apply classroom knowledge, develop management skills, and demonstrate competencies in areas like governance, communication, cultural competence, and
Service-learning Provides The Environment In Which Students Will Apply Ideas ...noblex1
Service-learning, the newest name for a teaching strategy that has been used successfully for many years, integrates community service into a traditional academic curriculum. Courses that have a service component can help students connect material learned in class and experiences acquired in their placements.
Source: https://ebookschoice.com/service-learning-provides-the-environment-in-which-students-will-apply-ideas-from-the-class-or-the-readings/
The document outlines the revised syllabus for the Master of Business Administration (MBA) program at the University of Pune, incorporating a choice-based credit system and grading system. Key points include:
- The MBA program is a two-year full-time postgraduate degree program consisting of four semesters.
- The curriculum was revised to align with national priorities, international practices, and the evolving needs of students, industry, and faculty.
- The revised curriculum adopts a choice-based credit system and grading system to provide flexibility, emphasize continuous evaluation, and incorporate experiential learning.
- The objectives of the MBA program are to equip students with knowledge, skills, and
The document outlines the revised syllabus for the Master of Business Administration (MBA) program at the University of Pune. Some key points:
- The MBA program is a two-year full-time program divided into four semesters.
- The revised curriculum incorporates a Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) and grading system in line with national policies and international practices.
- The objectives of the MBA program are to equip students with the knowledge, skills, and attitude for effective leadership in a global environment and to develop competent management professionals with strong ethical values.
- The CBCS provides flexibility through a cafeteria approach offering generic core, subject core, generic elective, and
This document discusses developments in school self-evaluation (SSE) for the next cycle from 2016-2020. It provides guidance on using SSE to support subject departments in planning for the new junior cycle curriculum.
The next SSE cycle will begin in September 2016 and last until 2020. Schools will have more flexibility in how they focus and pace the SSE process. Supporting resources like guidelines and templates will be simplified. The focus remains on using evidence from teaching and learning to drive improvements that benefit students.
The article provides a framework for subject departments to use SSE to plan for the new junior cycle. Departments should investigate current student outcomes, gather evidence on teaching practices, write an improvement plan, implement and monitor actions, and
The document discusses the Goal-Setting and Professional Development (GSPD) process for teachers in Texas. It is intended to help teachers reflect on their practice, identify goals for professional growth, develop a plan to achieve those goals, and track progress over the year. The process is meant to be ongoing and help teachers improve instructional skills and better meet student needs. Key aspects of GSPD include setting SMART goals aligned to performance standards, developing an action plan, reviewing progress with an appraiser, and using evidence to demonstrate goal attainment and impact on student achievement.
We Must Have Even Higher Expectations For Teachersnoblex1
The document discusses the need to raise expectations for teachers in order to improve student outcomes. It argues that traditional teacher certification programs are inadequate and deter talented candidates. States are exploring alternative approaches to attract, prepare, and compensate teachers. These include reshaping teacher education, expanding alternative certification programs, increasing accountability based on student results, and giving schools more flexibility over staffing and compensation. The document calls for federal policy to support state-led education reform through funding tied to performance targets rather than process requirements.
This document provides a curriculum plan for a 10-month women's leadership program called Purposely Chosen Women's Leadership Series created by Limitless Ambition, a nonprofit organization. The program is designed using experiential learning and aims to help women ages 18-30 achieve career and entrepreneurship goals through building self-efficacy and organizational skills. Stakeholders include the women participants, speakers, volunteers, and community members who will benefit from increased women's leadership and economic contributions. Feedback from stakeholders will help refine the curriculum.
Delta.Institute.Verification.Letter.2016Lauren Thomas
Corps member [ENTER CORPS MEMBER NAME HERE] participated in Teach For America's 2016 summer training institute in Cleveland, Mississippi from June 12 to July 16, 2016. The training provided over 200 hours of instruction to prepare corps members for teaching in underserved schools. Corps members taught summer classes and received coaching to help students achieve academic goals and strengthen the teachers' instructional skills. The intensive, experiential training focused on developing teachers' knowledge, skills, and mindsets around setting ambitious goals, planning purposefully, and using data to continuously improve their effectiveness for students.
This circular outlines requirements for the second cycle of school self-evaluation from 2016-2020. It provides an overview of the first cycle from 2012-2016 and emphasizes a continued focus on teaching and learning. Schools should select a minimum of two and maximum of four curriculum areas or aspects of teaching and learning to focus on. Typically schools will use self-evaluation to assist in introducing the Primary Language Curriculum on English and Irish. Schools are required to produce an annual self-evaluation report and school improvement plan and communicate a summary to parents. Supports for self-evaluation include online resources and guidance from the Inspectorate.
The document contains the consolidated school professional development plan for teachers at Bagong Silang Elementary School. It lists the names of 13 teachers and outlines their strengths, development needs, action plans, timelines, and resources needed to address their professional goals. The plan focuses on improving the teachers' functional competencies in areas like content knowledge, teaching strategies, curriculum planning and use of resources. It also aims to strengthen their core behavioral competencies such as professionalism, innovation and service orientation. The teachers' action plans include attending trainings, seminars and workshops to apply their learnings throughout the school year 2021-2022.
Whole School Planning For Student LearningDavid Tyler
The document discusses developing a whole school plan for student learning in the Grampians region. It provides guidance on creating shared principles and goals, mapping the curriculum, developing an action plan, and reviewing units of work. The intention is for schools to draft parts of their plan by the end of the day.
Staff development aims to harmonize individual interests with organizational needs. Its objectives include developing the ability to handle growing student enrollment and resources with limited finances, as well as teaching more mature students. Staff development also aims to offer distance learning, promote quality concern, keep teachers up-to-date on innovations, and ensure responsiveness to changing economic demands. Individual goals are to help teachers do their jobs effectively while staying current and adapting to change. Organizational goals are to increase the institution's ability to anticipate and address changing circumstances regarding teaching, organization, and subjects. Common methods are induction training, conferences, workshops, and summer institutes.
This document is a template for an Individual Professional Development Plan (IPDP) for teachers in Miami-Dade County Public Schools. The template includes sections for student performance data, training objectives, professional development activities, and an evaluation. The student performance data and training objectives are to be used to form the basis of the plan. The plan then outlines specific professional development activities and dates to support meeting the objectives. Finally, the evaluation section specifies how effectiveness will be measured, including whether objectives were met and the impact on teacher practice and student achievement. The form requires signatures from the principal and teacher at various stages to document the planning and evaluation process.
Maximising training effectiveness (Special emphasis on public sector training...Thuraisingam Prabaharan
This document discusses strategies and techniques for maximizing training effectiveness for public employees in Sri Lanka who are adult learners. It identifies that training programs often do not properly assess needs or evaluate outcomes. It recommends three strategies: 1) Emphasize personal benefits of training to motivate adult learners; 2) Create a supportive learning environment; and 3) Use participatory training approaches like problem-solving and sharing experiences rather than only lectures. These strategies aim to improve relevance, involvement and results from public sector training in Sri Lanka.
1) The Individual Professional Development Plan (IPDP) is required by Florida law and must be completed within 30 days of a teacher starting at a school. It outlines training objectives, professional development activities, and an evaluation.
2) The IPDP is based on student performance data and prior evaluation results. It identifies specific improvements expected in student achievement from the teacher's training.
3) Professional development activities listed in the IPDP can include workshops, online courses, learning communities, research, and college classes. The IPDP is revised as needed and kept in the teacher's file.
This document outlines recommendations from a Developmental Education Task Force (DETF) for redesigning developmental education programs in Colorado community colleges. It identifies issues like students not completing developmental sequences and recommends accelerating students through reducing time, credits, and courses. The recommendations include curriculum redesign using reverse design principles, guided pathways like Corequisite Remediation and Math Achievement Tracks, increased use of multiple measures for placement, enhanced student support, faculty professional development, and regular assessment of student outcomes. Colleges are asked to develop implementation plans addressing curricular changes, staffing, resources, training, partnerships, and evaluation. The goal is to improve developmental education and increase student completion rates.
IRJET- Role of Professional Learning Community for School ImprovementIRJET Journal
1. Professional learning communities (PLCs) in schools encourage collective learning among teachers to improve teaching skills and student academic performance.
2. In PLCs, teachers meet regularly to examine student work, analyze classroom and school-wide performance data, and apply research-based teaching methods.
3. Effective PLCs require support from school administrators, clear goals, and trust among participating teachers. Challenges include lack of support, differing views among teachers, and lack of focus. Suggestions are made to overcome such challenges through cooperation.
Este documento presenta los objetivos y contenidos de un taller de inducción sobre el Servicio Comunitario Estudiantil dictado en la Universidad Centroccidental "Lisandro Alvarado". El taller busca capacitar a los estudiantes sobre la organización y funcionamiento del servicio comunitario, analizar el contexto socioeconómico y político nacional y regional, y enseñar a formular proyectos comunitarios mediante el uso de herramientas como diagnósticos participativos y árboles de problemas y objetivos.
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Los documentos presentan varios programas en C++ para llenar vectores con diferentes patrones de números. Un programa llena un vector con números pares e impares de 1 a 20 de forma separada. Otro programa llena un vector solo con el número 1 de forma repetida. Finalmente, un programa suma los números impares almacenados en un vector.
Paradigm shift of Telecomm in Mexico, IFTferborjon
The telecommunications reform is being deployed in Mexico. The IFT (Federal Institute of Telecommunications plays and important role as an the independent regulator with full legal faculties on telecommunications and broadcasting, including competition issues. Presentation delivered by Fernando Borjón, Commissioner of the IFT at the Telecomfinance Conference in London
This document is about Midwestern State University and consists of the name repeated six times. In three sentences or less, it does not provide any meaningful information beyond stating the name of the university.
Los documentos presentan varios programas en C++ para llenar vectores con diferentes patrones de números. Un programa llena un vector con números pares e impares de 1 a 20 de forma separada. Otro programa crea un vector con solo el número 1 repetido. Finalmente, un programa suma los números impares almacenados en un vector.
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The document discusses how the Red Compartida network in Mexico will help expand financial inclusion through increased access to mobile internet. It notes that currently only around half of Mexico's population has access to mobile internet services. The Red Compartida network aims to provide broadband access to at least 85% of the population, or around 40 million more people, through an affordable high-quality 4G network. This increased access to mobile internet is expected to facilitate the development and spread of new financial applications and services targeted at underserved segments of the population.
El documento describe el Organismo Promotor de Inversiones en Telecomunicaciones (PROMTEL), creado para garantizar la instalación de la Red Compartida de telecomunicaciones en México. PROMTEL promoverá proyectos de desarrollo e inversión para el despliegue de infraestructura de telecomunicaciones. La Red Compartida será una red nacional mayorista de 4G que utilizará la banda de 700 MHz para proveer servicios móviles de banda ancha de alta calidad a bajo costo. El proyecto se desarrollará bajo
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This document discusses the development of a new type of lightweight material called aerographite. It has a porous, web-like structure that allows it to be extremely light yet very durable. The aerographite is produced through a unique manufacturing process that turns liquid carbon into an aerogel-like solid. It is expected to have various applications, such as in aircraft and automotive industries, due to its combination of properties.
The document provides an annual report for Pukekohe Hill School covering 2013. It discusses the school's vision and curriculum delivery, including a focus on literacy, numeracy, and national standards. It summarizes student achievement targets and outcomes in relation to these areas. The report also outlines the school's self-review processes and provides highlights of extracurricular programs in areas like sports, cultural activities, and programs for gifted students.
The document outlines a proposal to implement the Global Business Network (GBN) with Semester at Sea. The GBN is an undergraduate program at Colorado State University that aims to promote cross-cultural understanding and international business skills. It provides opportunities for international and domestic students to connect and learn from each other. The proposal examines how the shared values of cultural exchange between the GBN and Semester at Sea make them well-suited for a partnership that would allow interested students in the GBN to participate in Semester at Sea's Fall 2016 voyage and further enhance their global experience.
Developing comprehensie school guidance & counseling programJayson Hernandez
The document discusses developing a comprehensive school guidance and counseling program based on national standards in the Philippines. It provides an overview of the Philippine model for standards-based counseling programs, which centers on students and covers foundations, delivery, management, and accountability systems. It also defines key terms and describes mapping counseling program activities to the national standards. The goal is to examine the model, review current programs, prioritize standards, and design a one-year counseling plan focused on standards.
This document discusses different types of plans used in educational management, including single-use plans and school development plans. Single-use plans are created for non-recurring issues and include budgets and programs. They are meant to solve a specific problem and become obsolete once their purpose is achieved. In contrast, a school development plan is the school's strategic plan for continuous improvement over time, focusing on priorities like literacy, numeracy, and reducing the impact of poverty on student outcomes. The plan guides the school's actions and resource allocation through a cycle of self-evaluation, strategic planning, implementation, and reviewing impact.
This document provides a retrospective on the years 2012-2015 for an Academic Living Center (ALC) awarded to the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity at an unnamed university. It outlines the ALC's achievements, including awards received and members' accomplishments. It then analyzes the ALC's development in three phases: preliminary success from 2012-2013 when new programming was established but obstacles remained; restructuring in 2013 to address limitations; and prosperity from 2014 to present with a refined mission and high quality programming. It concludes by stating the ALC is well positioned to continue its success over the next three years.
The document outlines Urban Sprouts' strategic planning process. It defines strategic planning and differentiates it from other types of planning. It then details the key components of a strategic plan, including articulating mission/vision/values, assessing information, setting strategies and objectives, writing the plan, implementing it, and evaluating. It provides an example strategic plan for Urban Sprouts with 5 strategies addressing areas like program growth, staff/HR, training, fundraising, and reputation/publicity. Each strategy includes goals and objectives to support fulfilling the organization's mission.
Manual Student Mentoring Program A2016 - S2017, no enclosuresEnikő Tóth
The document outlines the student mentoring program at VIA University College. It describes the program's organization, objectives, and roles. Key points:
- The program aims to support new students and prevent dropout through mandatory group meetings and optional individual meetings between student mentors and mentees.
- Mentors are trained students who meet with 6-8 mentees to discuss both academic and personal issues. They receive training on communication, coaching, and ethics.
- The program is administered by the Department of Student Relations and overseen locally by mentor coordinators and contact persons at each campus. Support networks are also available to students.
- The goal is for mentors to help mentees adjust to university
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2. Contents
1. Introduction.............................................................................................................................3
2. Strategy Statement.................................................................................................................4
2.1 Mission, vision and values of Student Representation ....................................................4
2.2 SR structure......................................................................................................................5
2.3 Revision Strategy 2012 ....................................................................................................5
2.4 Evaluation Strategy 2012 .................................................................................................6
2.5 Strategy 2016 ...................................................................................................................6
3. Implementation.......................................................................................................................7
3.1. Elaboration of specific strategies ....................................................................................8
3.2 Further initiatives ............................................................................................................11
4. Timeframe.............................................................................................................................12
4.1 Orientation & formulation................................................................................................12
4.2 Planning & implementation.............................................................................................13
4.3 Execution & measurement.............................................................................................13
4.4 Evaluation, revision & formulation new Strategy ...........................................................14
5. Limitations & future strategy.................................................................................................14
6. Final word .............................................................................................................................15
Appendix A: Indicators for representation measurement........................................................16
3. 1. Introduction
Rotterdam School of Management (RSM), Erasmus University Rotterdam has had a consistent
ranking amongst Europe’s top 10 business schools. The quality of the education is a particular
factor in this ranking. The Program Management therefore is very ambitious in holding high
education standards at this university. An explicit exchange between every incorporated party
is crucial.
Student Representation (SR) has the important responsibility to preserve and optimize a
professional feedback exchange and act as an intermediary between students, professors and
the Program Management. A structured and coordinated operation will guarantee clear
communicationflow between the three parties. This comes to expression in the evaluation and
improvement proposals with the aim to improve the educational quality at RSM Erasmus
University, for both, the BA and IBA program.
The student body is represented by the assigned SR course-representatives who receive
feedback from the students in the specific course they are responsible for. The student
representatives forward the feedback to the professor to discuss about the subject matters and
decide on solutions, if necessary. During each trimester two meetings at least are organized
in which course representatives and professors evaluate the course together. At the end of the
trimester a report is composed evaluating the feedback from students, compiling it, and finally
handing it to the Program Management. The purpose is to ensure that the management
acknowledges our findings. This feedback system provides the Program Management with
valuable information about professors and course content and consequently enables it to
tackle difficulties and take corrective actions immediately in order to maintain a high quality of
the learning environment.
Student Representation also improves the education through the Program Advisory. This SR
function is subdivided into three different focus groups: General Studies, 7th Trimester and
Examination and Tutoring.
It is aimed that each group consists of one student from every bachelor year, both IBA and BA.
If necessary there will also be a master or a graduate student. By these focus groups, the SR
is able to implement the point of view from students on broader related issues than a single
course. Student Representation suggests improvements for the Program Management and
helps them with student related questions.
Finally, the SR creates an impact on the educational quality through the presence in different
commissions and councils: Our aim is to be represented in the Faculty Council, Management
Committee, Program Committee, and the University Council. By participation, the organization
is able to communicate feedback between all stakeholders within the faculty and university.
This is highly important for several issues which go beyond the scope of one course and
therefore cannot be dealt by representatives. Through its activities, the SR is able to use the
commonpoint from the student body to implement it into the decision making of the faculty and
university.
This document will provide insights into the board’s strategy of helping to increase our
education’s quality. Moreover, it will present the way future boards will implement the strategy
in our daily administration to ensure that our goal is achieved timely. This document is
moreover meant to give direction to our members and especially to prospective boards of the
SR until the goal is achieved. This strategy should therefore be used as a guideline for the
policy plans of boards in the coming years.
4. 2. Strategy Statement
2.1 Mission, vision and values of Student Representation
Before describing our strategy 2016 and summarizing the previous strategy 2012, mission,
vision and values of the SR will be stated. These will determine our ongoing direction and
explain our greater cause.
Mission
The Student Representation’s mission is to improve the quality of the education at RSM
Erasmus University by facilitating and improving the feedback exchange between the student
body and faculty personnel.
Vision
The Student Representation wants to be a trustworthy, respected and acknowledged
intermediary between the student body and faculty staff in all feedback exchange.
Values
The Student Representation will adhere to the RSM Code of Conduct in their daily
administration and communication to student body and faculty staff. Additionally the
organization will filter the feedback exchange for messages that are in violation with this code.
5. 2.2 SR structure
2.3 Revision Strategy 2012
It is important to summarizethe previous strategy in order to recognize the origins from Student
Representation to further understand today’s significance of the organization and its
operations. Furthermore, a transition between both strategies will be created and conclude
with terminated and yet to finalize initiatives.
In 2008, the Studenten Vereniging (SV) of the BA courses and the IBA Student Representation
(IBA SR) merged to form Student Representation as it persists today. In the same academic
year, the previous strategy plan was composed and stated the final goal of maximizing the
feedback exchange between the student body and faculty personnel by 2012. In this sense,
SR aimed to intermediate, structure and co-ordinate the exchange by gathering feedback and
assigning Student Representatives to all courses and representing bodies in the faculty.
The strategy of 2012 had several goals for the coming years. Looking back, it is noticeable that
the mission of Student Representation is still “To improve the quality of the education at RSM
Erasmus University by facilitating and improving the feedback exchange between the student
body and faculty personnel.” Another goal was to maximize the feedback exchange between
the student body and faculty personnel. In the strategy 2012 great emphasis was on improving
Supervisory Board
Chairman
Comissioner of Internal
Affairs/Treasurer
Social Event
SR Trip
Comissioner of Marketing &
PR
Marketing and
Public Relations
Lunch with your
favorite professor
Web appearance
NewSRoom
Second Reader
Professor Awards
Program Advisory
General Studies
Examination &
Tutoring
7th trimester:
Exchange
Internship
Minor
Coordinator Representation
BA
Representatives
BA
Bachelor 1
Bachelor 2
Bachelor 3
Coordinator Representation
IBA
Representatives
IBA
Bachelor 1
Bachelor 2
Bachelor 3
Representing
Bodies
University Council
Management Committee
Faculty Council
UNiversity Council
6. the feedback process between students and faculty personnel, by providing not only faculty
personnel with feedback from students, but also provide students with feedback from the
faculty. An important issue here was to improve the awareness and image of Student
Representation among students. Therefore Marketing & Public Relations plays a significant
role in achieving this goal. Another important aim was to increase the willingness of students
to provide Student Representation with feedback. Hence, another goal for Marketing & Public
Relations was communication of the advantages of our existence to students and to state the
achievements of Student Representation. This communication could go through newsletter or
updates on the website. Further initiatives were to organize social drinks for both faculty and
students, to lower the barriers between students and personnel and to organize the Professor
Awards at the end of each academic year.
2.4 Evaluation Strategy 2012
Looking back at the goals mentioned in the Strategy 2012, SR has achieved most of these
goals. The same mission is still carried as before. Besides this, SR has made improvements
on giving feedback back to students about meetings with professors and Program
Management; via newSRoom and our website. Achievements of the SR are also
communicated through these channels. Also, all feedback reports, created for Program
Management, of the previous years are stated on the website of Student Representation. Then,
it is also became possible to leave feedback online through the new website and different
discussion groups on Facebook in which student representatives proactively ask for opinions
from students.
Important issue was to improve the awareness of Student Representation among students.
During the academic year 2011/2012 a great improvement was made on this front. A change
of the logo, and therefore the image, improved the awareness of Student Representation
among students. Besides this progress, the position of the organization can still be enhanced
with the goal of attaining an even greater awareness among students. The website was
updated and therefore contributing to the new image of Student Representation, creating more
awareness among students. Also, during the academic year 2010/2011 the organization of the
Professor Awards was done in a very professional way and was a great success. However,
there was still room for improvements. SR is able to bring faculty personnel and students
together in one room in an informal matter and thus reducing the barriers to students and
personnel. Another initiative was to organize more social drinks for students and faculty; this
was done by organizing “Lunch with your favorite professor”. Here students and personnel
could have an informal meeting in which they could get to know each other on a whole new
basis. Here, SR was also able to lower the barriers between professors and students.
One important goal described in the Strategy 2012 was to increase the willingness of students
to give feedback. Especially in Business Administration, students are not really willing to give
their feedback about a specific course. In addition, the involvement of Dutch students is not
enough within the organization as measured by the division between international and Dutch
students. This causes that Dutch members feel underrepresented what makes it more difficult
to get attention of BA students. Therefore, in the plan Strategy 2016, emphasis should be set
on communicating the advantages and achievements of Student Representation to students.
Thus, creating more willingness among students to improve their education by providing us
with feedback and becoming a student representative.
2.5 Strategy 2016
7. From the mission, vision and values, the first steps are derived in achieving our mission. This
first step is called ‘Strategy 2016’ and is meant to give direction to the organization in the
coming years. Every following board is strongly encouraged to come up with additional plans
and initiatives.
2.5.1. “Substantial improvement of the quality of RSM curriculum”
Raise the overall satisfactionlevel about the courses at RSMas measuredby increased scores
on the course evaluation surveys.
2.5.2. “Total awareness of the purpose and actions of Student Representation”
Increase students’ awareness about the goals of the SR (measured by the feedback activity in
terms of feedback forms online and in print). By reporting back to students of what has been
changed and improved the SR could also raise awareness. This could be effective especially
for BA students.
2.5.3. “Transparent and consistent monitoring of the progress of representation”
Create and maintain structured communicationchannels or a platform for observing the effects
of the feedback process on the coursequality. Provide opportunity for communicatingthe work
and progress to external parties. (Students Program Management - Feedback forms,
Reports, Discussions; Program Management Students - Summary of discussions,
Improvement Implementation Plan concisely summarized and published on the SR blog)
2.5.4. “Unified standard of what constitutes high quality education”
Ensure that the members of the SR are informed about the highest standards of educational
quality in the academic elite, so RSM would not fall behind in terms of innovation. (Training).
2.5.5. “Strengthen the role and position of Program Advisory”
Program Advisory must enjoy a greater role within the organization of Student Representation
as well as in its external position. Therefore, its position will be centralized between various
Governing Bodies at the faculty and university likewise.
2.5.6.”Develop the representation task to a broader scope”
Today, SR representatives are mainly active in the core courses of the curriculum. Our aim is
to enlarge this area by including projects such as the Bachelor Thesis or the Interim Project.
2.5.7. “Expanding operations of Student Representation”
The organization aims to give students a voice. So far this opportunity has only been provided
at Bachelor courses of RSM. As a result, the board intends to execute the representation within
Master studies at RSM and furthermore possibly expand to other faculties at Erasmus
University.
2.5.8. “Increased cooperation among different study programs”
Increase the involvement of BA students in the activities of the Student Representation in order
to reach an appropriate balance among the SR members comingfrom the two study programs.
2.5.9. “Develop an internal communication within the organization to a better level”
An internal communication has to be improved within the organization. This entails the
communication within executing bodies of the board and commissioners as well as an
improved dialogue and discussion sent to every member of the organization.
3. Implementation
8. This chapter will discuss the implementation of the Strategy 2016. Figure 1 below provides an
overview of the SR’s position during its operations of the feedback exchange between student
body and faculty personnel with the final goal of improving the quality of education.
It is important to note that SR will not only mediate the feedback of students on the education
given at the faculty, but the organization will also help the faculty to communicate to the
student body. Furthermore, the importance of obtaining feedback from our stakeholders is
recognized on the performance to constantly improve our own performance. Below all
overview is discussed in more detail.
3.1. Elaboration of specific strategies
3.1.1. “Substantial improvement of the quality of RSM curriculum”
Student Representatives should be made aware of the evaluation survey scores of their
respective courses over time, which should be viewed in conjunction with past reports as
preparation for the midterm and final meetings with the professor or course coordinator of the
course. This would allow identifying the factors that were the cause of dissatisfaction in the
past and help ensure that a certain level of quality is maintained for every course.
As the number of students in both BA and IBA increases every year, it should be debated if
the number of feedback forms has to be increased and what is the extent of the increased
role of online feedback channels such as Facebook. The Representatives should make an
effort to incorporate such feedback in their preparation for the meeting by transferring it to the
classical feedback forms with the permission of the students giving feedback.
Dutiful and well-reasoned representation process will ensure that the students and the
professor are able to reach a feasible consensus, which enables the long-term stability of the
various course properties.
3.1.2. “Total awareness of the purpose and actions of Student Representation”
It is important that students know about issues that Student Representation has improved in
the past. With these improvements in mind, students will recognize the relevance of the
organization and are more likely to believe in its power and responsibility. The following
channels can be used to report back to students: email, the SR website, Blackboard or RSM
Today. Furthermore, an automotive reply should be created for students who send their
feedback. It should not only thank for the cooperation but indicate major changes and
improvement the organization was able to establish. Furthermore, a link to midterm/end
report will be given to the SR website. Yet, facing the fact that only a minor proportion of
Student body Student Representation Faculty personnel
9. students informs themselves on the SR website, it is important to create a short document
with the most important points the organization improved in the last years. This can be
shared on Blackboard (with permission) and/or RSM Today. The board of SR and every
member is welcomed to suggest and introduce new ways of communicating these
achievements.
3.1.3. “Transparent and consistent monitoring of the progress of representation”
The IBA coordinator will create stronger relationships with all Student Representatives. This
will be achieved by talking informally, on weekly basis, with the representative. Becoming
friends from the beginning of the year will, provide better quality of the reports because
students are motivated to work harder where informal settings are set.
3.1.4. “Unified standard of what constitutes high quality education”
During the training process, the Board Members who have assumed the role of the trainers,
should inform the new Representatives of what constitutes high quality courses as that would
give more valuable base of knowledge when receiving feedback and meeting the professor.
The new Student Representatives should be familiarized with the typical determinants of
good quality for a course - sufficient coverage of the learnable material, observable structure
of the course, links with the application of the learned knowledge in its respective
professional and academic fields, fair grading and predefined grading criteria, and the normal
distribution of the grades for the course. In addition, the Representatives should follow the
media to inform themselves of the latest developments in education for the top ranked
academic institutions of the world.
3.1.5. “Strengthen the role and position of Program Advisory”
The activity of Program Advisory was introduced into the function of Student Representation
in the academic year of 2011/2012. Its main task is to collect feedback for relevant issues
outside of the Bachelor courses. Therefore, the categories have been classified in
accordance to the three committees: General Studies, 7th trimester and Exams&Tutoring.
In order to maintain the success of its position, the relevance has to be strengthened. Within
the SR, the function must enjoy high importance and monitoring by the current board and
every stakeholder involved. It is important that the right amount of students will be recruited
to become active in the Program Advisory. An extended distribution of every year (1st, 2nd,
3rd and possibly 4th year students) as well as studies (BA, IBA, preferably also Pre-Master
and Master students) has to be achieved by its current members to be able to represent all
kinds of perspectives. Program Advisory will have to undergo constant improvements in
order to develop to an optimal instrument of enhancing the program.
The external role of Program Advisory will be improved by centralizing its position between
the Governing Bodies University Council, Faculty Council, Management Committee and
Program Committee. All given bodies have to be connected; whereas Student
Representation and especially Program Advisory can take a central position. It will do so by
jointly influencing the policy of the program and its management. Furthermore, it will enable a
strong cooperation and exchange among student members. Regular meetings will be
scheduled to enhance communication flow and ease the information exchange in order to
clearly lay out the responsibilities of the organizations. This way major topic replications and
overlapping with external committees can be prevented.
10. The final goal is to give the student point of view more weight. Students are encouraged to
share their ideas and participate with Program Advisors. This state can only be reached
when the committee enjoys a higher awareness among students. Similar to the IBA and BA
representation, this task has to be promoted well when recruiting. Moreover, students have
to be provided with specific points that were improved with the help of Program Advisory,
thus enhancing the relevance among students. Finally, through a tight relationship with
various Governing Bodies as well as Program Management, the role of Student
Representation can be improved significantly.
3.1.6.”Develop the representation task to a broader scope”
The board aims at advancing the representation scope to other projects on top of currently
served core courses of the Bachelor studies. Main focus will have to be laid on projects such
as the Bachelor Thesis and the Interim Project.
Students writing their thesis choose their research topic from a pool of given propositions.
These propositions can further be divided into sub-topics which are being supported by a
personal tutor. It will not be possible for SR to represent each tutor due to their high number.
Yet, Student Representation will assign 3 representatives to gather general feedback about
entire project, tutors and an overall handling of matters.
The Interim Project is a 5 ECTS research course that will be combined with the Minor project.
As there are currently no student representatives for this program yet, it is our goal to give
students a voice here as well. Representatives will be in close contact with the coordinators
and act as intermediary to students.
3.1.7. “Expanding operations of Student Representation”
It is Student Representation’s intention to give students a voice. However, this opportunity
could have only been provided to Bachelor students at RSM so far. As a result, the board
proposes and recommends expanding the operations of SR to other faculties as well as
Master studies. Clearly, SR has not reached an optimized position. Yet, SR has attained the
relevant knowledge in order to effectively help introducing similar organizations to a broader
target group of students. The members of the organization know about the critical points of
organizing a representation body and can emphasize on essential facts and necessities.
The newly developed organizations will be run by the head organization of SR and will not be
seen as external subsidiaries. Together with a detailed execution plan in accordance with
representatives of the other program, the structure of the newly developed organization and
its cooperation with the already developed SR for IBA and BA studies can be organized and
regulated.
An enlargement to Master studies can be more difficult due to a different structure of study
organization. Nevertheless, it serves as a relevant expansion within the Rotterdam School of
Management. Before introducing such a new representation opportunity, a clear execution
and implementation plan has to be composed together with the management of the specific
Master studies. It is recommended to start with only one or two Master studies to gain
experience in its operations and management. The board suggests considering Master
studies like CEMS, Marketing or Finance & Investment.
When expanding to another faculty, it has to be considered whether an already established
representation body exists. Nevertheless, in cooperation with SR, it is possible to set up an
improved organization. Expertise in running and managing such an organization can be
shared and leveraged with the aim of attaining a higher awareness and thus be able to more
11. effectively improve the quality of education at this faculty also. The board suggests
expanding to the Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication because close
relationships do already exist between the two programs. In addition to this, the Erasmus
School of Economics can be seen as a relevant step of expansion.
3.1.8. “Increased cooperation among different study programs”
Ever since SR IBA and SV have merged, it has been a major interest of both parties to
create a balanced working situation. As, students of the IBA program are known to be in a
majority, it is important to maintain the goal of attracting an increased number of BA students
and continue their involvement and activity within the organization. Following this strategy will
ensure to reach an appropriate balance among SR members which will improve the quality of
performance, the impact of the organization’s activities as well as it creates an enhanced and
more diverse working atmosphere.
3.1.9. “Develop an internal communication within the organization to a better level”
It is aimed to establish a level of communication through which board members know about
every on-going activity within the committees and vice versa. Therefore, it is important to
create a successful cross communication between commissioners and board members.
Firstly, it will be the responsibility of the board member functioning as Treasurer/Internal
Affairs to inform about operations and plans ongoing in every committee. Secondly,
commissioners are asked to meet with their corresponding board member (i.e. Social Events,
Marketing) to discuss future plans ensuring a smooth and collaborative cooperation. On top
of this, it is recommended to organize a social event in the beginning of the year for every
board member and every commissioner in order to get to know each other better and know
who will be in charge of which position. This can also improve a direct communication
between commissioners. Chosen commissioners must be named to every SR member once
elected. Generally, the SR board has to guarantee a constant information flow to members in
order to hold a transparent level of communication in which everyone is welcomed to share
ideas.
3.2 Further initiatives
Besides the professional actions taken to attain our strategy end goal, the organization also
exploits some extra initiatives that are linked to educational quality and reducing the scale
barrier between student and faculty. The two initiatives mentioned here are only proposals.
A first initiative is organizing socialdrinks for both faculty personnel and students. This is meant
to break down the scale barrier between student and personnel.
A second initiative is the Professor Awards ceremony. Elected by the students, these awards
are given to the best professor of each of the 3 years, in BA and IBA bachelor courses as well
as Pre-Master courses. Once expanding to the master courses, awards for Master Professors
should be considered. Additionally, the best supporting staff department in the faculty is
elected. This event is organized for multiple reasons. Besides exposure and networking,
students are able to show a sign of appreciation to their education and more specifically to the
professors they have enjoyed the most. In this sense, the SR is promoting to enhance the
relationship between professor and the student body.
A third initiative is the cooperation with RSM Today. RSM Today is best described as a daily
news bulletin in the breaks of both BA and IBA lectures with news about RSM, Erasmus
12. University in general and nationwide student issues. Furthermore, RSM Today provides a
platform for internal as well as external student-related organizations to show students
information about their specific activities. The cooperation will mean that SR members will
get the opportunity to become a writer of RSM Today and deliver content for the news
bulletins. In addition, the SR is allowed to advertise via RSM Today for free. This is an
effective way to communicate information to the students and make students more aware of
the SR.
4. Timeframe
In order to ensure a structural implementation and follow-up for strategy 2016 a timeframe is
employed. Below this timeline is presented graphically in table 1 and elaborated on per phase.
2011
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2012
2012
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2013
2013
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2014
2014
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2015
2015
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2016
T1 T
2
T
3
T1 T
2
T
3
T1 T
2
T
3
T1 T
2
T
3
T1 T
2
T
3
Orientation
&
formulation
Planning &
implementati
on
Execution &
measureme
nt
Evaluation &
revision
Formulation
new strategy
Table 1. Strategy Timeline
4.1 Orientation & formulation
During the academic year 2011-2012 the board is given the task to work on the formulation of
the strategy 2016. Before the final formulation the board will first have to orientate what the
content and goal of the strategy should be by reflecting opinions of our stakeholders. By
13. interviewing Program Management, professors and students a strategy will be formulated that
can satisfy all our stakeholders and thus ourselves.
In addition to formulating a strategy it is required to thoroughly describe how this should be
implemented, to provide future boards the knowledge about which step is next in the
implementation and how to execute their tasks. However flexibility in the organization is
needed. Because of this the tasks needed to be performed are not described in too much
detail, so that boards have room for their own ideas. Of course, boards are encouraged to
initiate new activities to our portfolio, as long as they fit within our current line of business.
4.2 Planning & implementation
At the end of 2011-2012, the board is supposed to finish not only the strategy but also a
timeframe that indicates what a board task is in completing the realization of our strategy’s
goal.
During the academic year 2012-2013, the board is given the task to fully implement all aspects
of Strategy 2016. Also this year the collection of data will start that will be used to monitor
performance. The tools that are used to assess the performance will be described in chapter
4.3 below.
In the case that the process of planning and implementing the new strategy cannot be fully
finished during the previously mentioned academic year, it is the following board’s
responsibility to terminate this stage of the timeframe by the end of the 2nd trimester during
the academic year 2013-2014.
4.3 Execution & measurement
With the beginning of the 2nd trimester in the academic year of 2012-2013, the board works
on executing the strategy. The planning and execution procedure will simultaneously be
performed by this board and the following one. The board of the academic year 2014-2015 will
then only be focused on its execution and measurement.
The board has the responsibility to ensure the tasks for Strategy 2016 are fulfilled to their full
extend and that progress in performance is monitored. Performance is reported to the Program
Management and Supervisory board. Key performance indicators are described below:
Board task list
The most important indicator is whether the SR-board and its individual member execute all
tasks described in the SR Statutes articles 19-32. Proper execution of all these tasks is
required to effectively run the SR.
Representation
To measure the core business it is important to make sure the representation is done in the
right way. It is the task of the coordinators to check with the professors about the execution of
the representatives. Due to the fact that professors are always in a rush, the coordinator should
stop by his office for a short personal talk about the meeting. In this way the coordinator is
guaranteed to receive feedback about the execution of the representatives and has the
possibility to react adequately and immediately. Besides that it will give the professor the
impression of the SR as a serious and professional organization. The assumptions are that
this will enhance the feedback exchange.
14. In Appendix A several questions are identified which can be used in the personal talk. It is not
necessary to ask the questions literally but after the talk the coordinator should be able to
answer them in order to get a proper image about the execution.
Marketing & PR
For Marketing & PR several Key Performance Indicators are identified.
In the academic year of 2011/2012, the board has focused mainly on creating more
awareness for the SR. Therefore, a new corporate identity was introduced including: posters,
flyers, banners, a new website, Facebook fan page, RSM today slides, sweaters for the
representatives and an improved monthly newsletter for all the stakeholders of the SR. This
together created a foundation for future marketing activities upon which one can build. All the
expressions of the SR will have the same layout so it will be easy to recognize on campus
and stand out from the other organizations within the RSM.
Creating more brand awareness is important, but the most important goal for the coming
years is ensuring that all students are willing to leave their feedback with the SR. This is
especially the case with BA students; most of them are less involved in the courses
compared to IBA students making them less willing to give feedback. Therefore, it is
recommended to focus marketing activities more on BA students to make sure that the
feedback process will catch up with IBA. Thus, SR will achieve by providing all are promoting
materials (flyers, brochures, posters, etc.) bilingual, so it will more appeal to Dutch students
who are not as used to the English language as international students.
Next, SR will show students that its actions are meaningful for them and that the organization
represents their ‘voice’. Most students are not aware of the fact that the SR is in the position
to negotiate with the university to stand up for the interests of the student body. By doing this,
the organizations expect that students are more willing to leave their feedback with us and
approach us when they have complaints about study related issues.
In addition, the SR will also continue the event ‘Lunch with your favorite professor’ and
expand with even more events to lower the barriers between professors and students. By
organizing this kind of events, students will be involved more and at the same time it
improves the awareness of SR.
4.4 Evaluation, revision & formulation new Strategy
During the year 2015-2016 the SR-board is responsible for evaluating and revising the Strategy
2016. They will have to determine if the goals set in this Strategy Statement are achieved and
indentify areas that still need improvement. Then they will formulate a new Strategy Statement
that drives the SR even more forward.
5. Limitations & future strategy
The scope of this strategy sets the arena for SR actions. The SR is active and known at the
Rotterdam School of Management. As elaborated in this Strategy it is the most logical next
step to expand to Master programs. Starting to represent Master programs it is essential to
investigate the programs where is most need for representing and if there is any need for it at
all. Master programs differ from the Bachelor program which makes it difficult to formulate a
succeeding strategy. It is important to find a balance and explanation why some programs
will be represented and others are not. If it all works out well, for a future strategy it could be
15. an option for boards to formulate a strategy including all Master courses structurally in our
representation. The Strategy 2016 will be the first step to this achievement.
Furthermore, SR is active at RSM Erasmus University. Besides the plans to expand the
business of the SR to other faculties, elaborated in this Strategy, one could see if any
comparable associations exist at different universities. If not, a suggestion might be to
introduce our association to faculties from other universities and see if there are any
ambitious students who like to adopt the idea. The SR could support this and/or possible
cooperate to improve our core business.
With this strategy plan and our professional ambition which SR has adopted since the
merger in the summer of 2008, the board is confident one day this strategy is implemented.
6. Final word
This strategy statement is intended to inform the reader about the Strategy 2016 and its
implementation. When writing these plans and implementations the SR-regulations were taken
into consideration. These can be inspected at our office.
If one would like any clarification or further explanation they can contact the board:
Student Representation
Office: T5-54
Tel: 010-4082209
E-mail: info@rsmsr.nl
Website: www.rsmsr.nl
16. Appendix A: Indicators for
representation measurement
The questions stated below are not meant to be used literally. They are indicators for the
measurement of the representatives. The coordinator should be able to answer them about
the representatives to create a proper image about the execution. The questions are
developed to make sure the measurement of each representative has the same value.
1. Did the representatives introduce themselves to you during one of the first lectures?
2. Did the representatives conduct a midterm meeting with you?
3. Did the representatives conduct an end term meeting with you?
4. Did the representatives send you the final report of their findings?
5. How do you feel about the meetings with the representatives?
6. How would you rate the quality of the way in which the representatives communicated
with you (content of the emails, sporadic meeting in the halls, politeness, etc)?
7. Do you consider the received feedback as useful?
8. Did the representatives come up with possible compromises/solutions for ongoing
issues?
9. Are you satisfied with the quality of the written reports of the meetings?
10.What is your overall impression of the Student Representation?
In general the conclusion of the answers should be positive, satisfied and constructive. If
there are any signs about dissatisfaction, it is the task of the coordinator to estimate the
situation and the need for action.