Innovative curriculum designing for work - based learning
Unit 1. Characteristics of innovative curriculum for work based learning
1.1.1. Work based learning processes management
(Source: http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/process-management.html)
The
general idea behind the model of work based learning is that students get
acquainted with working place situations, in which they have to produce a
product or a service in a given time with restricted resources, like HH.RR.,
means of production, or money. Project work can be defined in five phases:
In
each of these phases different processes have to be managed. As a
teacher/trainer you’re responsible to make sure that the project team is
working well together, that they are working according to plan, and they have
all the resources they need to be successful.
To
teach the students soft skills like social skills, conflict skills, (self)
management skills and, of course, the competence to participate and create,
they are directly included into all project phases and decision making
processes. Therefore, you not only have to keep track of work on the content,
but also be able to moderate the working team, evaluate the team work, solve
conflicts etc. Keep in mind that you act as a facilitator of the project work.
Process
management is manifold – here are some topics process management addresses:
