WIJS: Your Knowledge&Talent into action

Uitgebreide vaknaam	WIJS: Put Your Knowledge and Talent into Action!
Leerdoelen	a) To observe, experience and practice leadership skills in a controlled environment, being WIJS. b) To acquire new knowledge about a non-profit multidisciplinary environment, being WIJS.
Omschrijving	WIJS (Wijk Inzet door Jongeren en Studenten, roughly translated: Efforts in and for the Neighborhood by Youth and Students) is an organization devoted to bridging the gap between students and non-students in the city of Groningen by focusing on what both target groups can learn from and mean to each other. In order to do so, we match demands from public and civil institutions (the municipality, NGO’s, neighborhood associations etc.) with students who want to practice their knowledge in a real life laboratory: Groningen. To best match those demands, WIJS is always looking for better ways to present itself to the outside world. Therefore this Leadership Lab is an active invitation for Honours College Master students to put their knowledge and talent into action by coming up with different ways in which various results of WIJS will be demonstrated to the city. One could think of the organization of a symposium and workshops, but WIJS is open for other proposals concerning the presenting of our results to the citizens of the city and its neighborhoods. Because most citizens do not speak English and most results are written in Dutch, this assignment needs at least one student fluent in Dutch. Activities the student will do: - The organizing of a brainstorm with the WIJS team. - Collecting and analyzing results of projects. - Interviewing WIJS team and their students about their projects. - Participant observation (of WIJS and projects). - Possibly organizing a symposium/workshop or other events/methods to present WIJS results to the public. - Put own ideas and suggestions into action. Knowledge the student will acquire: - How to operate from inside in a non-profit network organization. - Gaining insight in how to connect society with educational projects. - Getting acquainted with the goals of a non-profit organization; - Getting a rough idea of the societal problems in Groningen - and the organizations involved in dealing with them.
Uren per week	variabel
Onderwijsvorm	Praktische werkvormen
Toetsvorm	Presentatie(s), Verslag(en)
Vaksoort	Honours College-Master
Docent(en)	dr. H.A.J. Mulder ,Dr. M. Pauly
Entreevoorwaarden	Accepted to the Honours Master Programme.
Opmerkingen	When you are participating in the Honours master Programme, you can choose from several Leadership Labs. It is mandatory to apply for 1 Leadership Lab.
Opgenomen in	Opleiding Jaar Periode Type