Albania's Next Unicorn
Idea
Structure
Time schedule
Kick-Off
The complete Kick-Off-Presentation you can find here .
Group division (in the group as heterogeneous as possible, but the groups to each other as homogeneous as possible)
Definition of roles and Assessment criteria (see Roles and their responsibility)
Thematic introduction to the case study
Explanation of the VCL procedure and Communication of the deadlines
VCL-Phase 1,2 &3
Working individually within the group
asynchronous and synchronous work
Schedule planned by the group (or project manager, see roles and their tasks)
Submission of tasks by the deadline
Workshop
Guided Brainstorming on how to accomplish the mission/overarching task of the case study
Short presentations of the groups
Discussion and Feedback on the initial Ideas
Interim Presentation
Finial Presentation
Presentation of the concrete solution to the mission/overarching task of the case study.
Discussion and question session
Selection of the winning group with the most innovative and best solution
Roles
The distribution of roles within the group helps group organization and simulates the reality of project work. The following roles exist in this VCL:
Project manager
Creation of weekly project plans
Assignment of the tasks
Planning of team meetings
Contact person for E-Tutors and experts
Project reporter
Public relation manager
Creation of weekly social media post in MS Teams
Summary of the project progress
Template for protocols and presentations
Researcher
The e-tutors work with feedback rules, which can be viewed here.
Tasks
Finalisation
After students have successfully completed the module, they can receive a certificate confirming their participation. A template for this certificate can be found here.