Assessment
This assessment is designed to assess the following Learning Outcomes for academic participants:
- To learn about the Global Innovation Teams model as an example of inclusive, client-based, and transversal skills oriented internship, and to gain understanding of the related benefits and challenges in different context
- To acquire knowledge on what is innovation in an educational context and become familiar with inclusive techniques aimed at fostering innovation
- To learn about the challenges of implementing an internship, identify related risk mitigation measures
- To empathize and identify the needs and expectations of stakeholders involved in implementing an internship
- To learn fundamental notions regarding mentorship and gain understanding of the role and responsibilities of an effective mentor
This assessment is designed to assess the following Learning Outcomes for professionals (from companies, voluntary groups, NGOs, research group, etc.):
- To learn about the challenges of implementing an internship, identify related risk mitigation measures
- To empathize and identify the needs and expectations of stakeholders involved in implementing an internship
- To learn fundamental notions regarding mentorship and gain understanding of the role and responsibilities of an effective mentor
Content
Participants are split into groups with a balance of academics and industry professionals in each group.
Each group is tasked with creating and presenting a fictional implementation of the Global Innovation Teams model involving the institutions of the team members.
Each presentation should contain the following:
- Description of the fictional implementation of the Global Innovation Teams with a focus on how it embeds the GI Teams’ model characteristics- based on the knowledge acquired in the The Global Innovation Teams model session
- A framework for incorporation of innovation practices – based on the knowledge acquired in the Fostering innovation session
- An example of fostering innovation activity (e.g. PMI exercise) – based on the knowledge acquired in the Fostering innovation session
- A fictional scenario and a persona relevant for the fictional implementation – based on the knowledge acquired in the Understanding internship’s stakeholders through Co-Design session
- An Emphathy Map and any other template relevant to the fictional scenario – based on the knowledge acquired in the Understanding internship’s stakeholders through Co-Design session
- A mentoring framework and related communication protocols – based on the knowledge acquired in the Being an effective mentor for interns session
DISCLAIMER
The European Commission’s support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents, which reflect the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
