Structure and Methodology
E3M workpackages distribution
Project Management
This workpackage is intended as planning, monitoring and control all aspects of the Project and the motivation of all those involved, in order to achieve the project objectives within the expected performance targets for time, cost, quality, scope, benefits and risks.
- Task 1.1 Progress report
- Task 1.2 Workpackage progress report
- Task 1.3 General workplan
- Task 1.4 Workpackage workplan
Quality and Evaluation Plan
The Quality and Evaluation Plan within the project has the objective of establishing an internal operational framework, which will allow maximum flexibility while maintaining a clear distinction of roles and responsibilities of all partners involved. These two requirements, flexibility and clear distinction of roles, constitute in effect the quality function of the project, linked with the project management activities.
- Task 2.1 Quality and evaluation plan
- Task 2.2 Follow up reports of the quality and evaluation plan
- Task 2.3 Quality review
Dissemination
The Dissemination Plan of this project is mainly designed to fit the needs of the stakeholders.
- Task 3.1 Dissemination plan
- Task 3.2 Follow up report of the dissemination plan
- Task 3.3 Policy seminar on Continuing Education
- Task 3.4 Policy seminar on Technology Transfer and Innovation
- Task 3.5 Policy seminar on Social Engagement
- Task 3.6 Videos to disseminate the project
- Task 3.7 Global web for European Third Mission providers
- Task 3.8 Follow up blog
- Task 3.9 Papers
- Task 3.10 Newsletters
Exploitation
The aim of this workpackage is to facilitate end users’ adoption and the application of the project outputs and to use the results for policy development.
- Task 4.1 Exploitation plan
- Task 4.2 Agreements for exploiting results
- Task 4.3 Report
- Task 4.4 Support material for using the project outputs
- Task 4.5 Green paper for European Third Mission providers
Survey Methodology Definition and Pretesting
This workpackage aims to identify the most relevant issues of the survey methodology, to increase the level of knowledge about the needs and constraints of the 3 dimensions of third mission and to design a methodology that is able to achieve a high response rate.
- Task 5.1 State of the art of the methodologies for ranking higher education activities
- Task 5.2 Needs and constraints analysis of the three dimensions of Third Mission activities
- Task 5.3 Indicators for Third Mission activities
- Task 5.4 Survey methodology for Third Mission ranking
Survey implementation and Testing
The objective of workpackage 6 is to test and validate the methodology developed in the previous workpackage, to gather survey data from European Third Mission providers in the three dimensions and to encourage end users to enter data on the web platform.
- Task 6.1 Survey implementation plan
- Task 6.2 Electronic questionnaire for web platform
- Task 6.3 Conclusions of the survey methodology
- Task 6.4 Database of European Third Mission providers
Data Analysis and Validation of Indicators
With the Data Analysis and Validation of Indicators is intended to analyse the data obtained in workpackage 6 and to validate the indicators and methodology created.
- Task 7.1 Data analysis plan
- Task 7.2 Validation report of the indicators
- Task 7.3 Validation report of the methodology
- Task 7.4 Report on the three best scored institutions
Study Visits and Best Practices Identification
Workpackage 8 is involved with the validation of the results obtained in the WP7 and it will also try to reach a consensus about the results obtained by this methodology. Moreover, it will promote the exchange of best practices among the different Third Mission providers.
- Task 8.1 Study visits plan
- Task 8.2 Best practices on Continuing Education provision
- Task 8.3 Best practices on Technology Transfer & Innovation management
- Task 8.4 Best practices on Social Engagement
- Task 8.5 Methodology for ranking Third Mission activities
- Task 8.6 Study visit 1
- Task 8.7 Study visit 2
- Task 8.8 Study visit 3
Development of Web Based Tools
The development of this workpackage will be focused on the creation of a state of the art web tool for benchmarking third mission providers. Furthermore, it will facilitate the exchange of best practices among third mission providers across Europe and will provide them with a collaborative working tool.
- Task 9.1 Web tools development plan
- Task 9.2 Needs analysis of the web tools
- Task 9.3 First beta test
- Task 9.4 Final version of the web tools
- Task 9.5 Web tools maintenance plan
International Conference Management
This workpackage will be devoted to arrange and manage a European conference on Third Mission activities, to exchange best practices among Third Mission providers and to enhance the awareness of Third Mission provision.
- Task 10.1 International conference workplan
- Task 10.2 Dissemination material for the conference
- Task 10.3 International conference about Third Mission activities
- Task 10.4 Minutes of the conference
