1. METROPOLIA INTERNATIONAL WEEK 2013 – FIRST STEPS Innovation Project (XX00AB56-2014), 2012-2013 Rinne & Salmenkangas/ Hyto, Metropolia

2. AIMS FOR THIS SESSION Clarifying the framework for International Week 2013 Defining sub-groups and dividing students in them Agreeing about how to proceed

3. FRAMEWORK FOR INTERNATIONAL WEEK 2013 Theme: innovations Timing: 4.-8.3.2013 (week 10) Locations – Mannerheimintie, Vanha Viertotie, Sofianlehdonkatu Funding – Sending organisation: salary, travel and accomodation costs for lecturers (often EU funds utilised) – Metropolia: lunches, dinner, sight seeing tour – No funding for students (!!)

4. TENTATIVE DIVISION OF LABOUR (1) Students – Innovating new contents and ways to arrange the International Week – Planning preparations in co-operation with teachers, international working group and co-ordinator, METKA, Metropolia Communications and Marketing, media, Helsinki tourist information, etc. – Participating in the implementation of the IW Please note: also other students are invited to assist in arrangements

5. TENTATIVE DIVISION OF LABOUR (2) Teachers (Sandra & Mai) – Coordination of the innovation project – Ensuring teaching is incorporated with the lectures – Information sharing on preparatory phases to staff International Co-ordinator Eija Tamminen – Invitations for organisations and e-registration https://elomake.metropolia.fi/lomakkeet/6455/lomake.html https://elomake.metropolia.fi/lomakkeet/6455/lomake.html – Serving as contact person for guests in practicalities – Updating the programme Hyto International working group – Approving suggested arrangements and content Contact teachers in degree programmes – Arrangements for degree programme specific programme – Serving as contact person for guest lecturers related to the content

6. How shall we get organised? Tentative plan of sub-projects SUB-PROJECT 1: Student involvement SUB-PROJECT 2: Advertisement and publicity SUB-PROJECT 3: Hosting international guests SUB-PROJECT 4: Social activities SUB-PROJECT 5: On the spot arrangements

7. SOME IDEAS FROM FIRST SESSION Meet and greet –event for lecturers and students Participatory workshops in addition to lectures Ensuring students’ participation by a ”compulsory choice” Making use of social media in marketing Some parts arranged as a web conference from distance? Inviting students and hosting them in homes … what else?

8. BRAINSTORMING EXERCISE In groups of 3-4 persons think about what could be done in a new, ”funny”, ”crazy” way in International Week 2013.

9. WORKING IN AN INNOVATIVE GROUP Lotte Darsø: ”Preject” stage before the actual project – Asking questions, wondering, nonlinear and processual thinking -> linear, goal oriented Different roles in ”preject” management – Gardener (puutarhuri): participant’s wellbeing, mutual trust, energy level, time out – Jester (narri): asking ”stupid” and ”crazy” questions, proposing ideas, asking what if – Challenger (haastaja): challenging knowledge, asking ”rude” questions (role emphasised towards the end) – Conceptualiser (konseptoija): clarifying, illustrating, making summaries, narrowing down, keeping an eye on the entity

10. GETTING ORGANISED Documentation of work in sub-groups – Processing documents in Google Docs – Making links to Metropolia’s wiki – Rotating secretary role PLEASE NOTE, anyone can have an access to the produced documents! Getting in contact with each other – Contact information list – Defining a contact person for both groups (who will participate also International meeting of the faculty 25.9. meeting at 15) Need for lap tops?

11. CRASH COURSE ON GOOGLE DOCS https://docs.google.com Create document Share Continue to work on document together

12. METROPOLIA’S WIKI – WHAT WAS IT AGAIN http://wiki.metropolia.fi/display/fysioterapia/I nternational+week+spring+2013 http://wiki.metropolia.fi/display/fysioterapia/I nternational+week+spring+2013 Giving names for sub-groups Linking documents from Google Docs

13. DRAFTING A MISSION STATEMENT Aims/goals for the week – What? – For whom? – With whom? – How?

14. NEXT STEPS FOR SUB-GROUPS During autumn 2012 the aim is to – Create a plan for the International Week 2013 – Carry out preparations into extent possible In sub-groups create a tentative project plan including – Tasks – Division of labour – Co-operation partners – Schedule – Budget Make use of ideas generated by previous discussions At this stage you are welcome to explore also ”crazy”, courageous ideas!