URL study guide
https://tue.osiris-student.nl/onderwijscatalogus/extern/cursus?cursuscode=4WM00&collegejaar=2025&taal=enOmschrijving
Acquiring professional skills in cooperation (coaching) and planning (project planning) is important for future engineers. Also reflecting in the own role as a tutor is important. A good way to learn these skills is by acting as a tutor in Challenge Based Learning (CBL) – team projects in the bachelor of Mechanical Engineering.This course consists of a training on tutoring and of tutoring in practice. During tutoring the skills will be applied and improved. The tutor reflects on this twice during the course; once halfway through and once at the end of the course. In both cases it is a self-reflection in the format of a personal report report.
The course consists of the following:
Training tutoring
- Roles and tasks of the tutor
- Motivation of groups and guiding a group process
- Dealing with difficult situations
- Giving and receiving feedback
- Guidance and assessment of professional skills
- Preparing the first meeting: practical issues, goals and expectations
It is mandatory for tutors to participate in the training day that takes place the week before the quartile starts! If you cannot attend the training day, you cannot register for the 4WM00 course. The training daysare planned in the week prior to the start of the new quartile.
Tutoring in practice
- Tutoring two CBL groups during one quartile
- Attend case introduction
- Attend instructions with regard to professional skills (if applicable)
- Attend the Weekly tutor meeting with the course coordinator and the CBL coordinator (content related)
- Peer observation of and by fellow tutors
- Writing personal reflection reports
Assessment of tutors
- Peer observation and giving each other feedback
- Assessment of tutor by CBL groups in a survey
- Assessment of personal reports by teacher
Doelstellingen
At the end of the course, a tutor has demonstrated the following at a satisfactory level:- Construct meaningful feedback on students' behavior and work delivered; and on other tutors on their performance.
- Understand the use and application of the rubric in open-ended assessment
- Assess students on their communication, collaboration and contribution to the CBL case.
- Explain and assess the professional skills related to the case
- Understand best practices in promoting social safety in the group, including fostering positive peer interactions, implementing clear rules and procedures, and responding effectively to conflicts.
- Demonstrate the ability to critically reflect on their tutoring practices, identify areas of strength and improvement