Partners' Institution:
ISCTE-University Institute of Lisbon
Project's period (from/to):
01 February 2022 - 31 July 2024
Activity concerned:
PM - Project Management
Objectives of activities carried out:
Since Project Management (PM) is intended to guarantee the correct functioning of project activities and the achievement of expected results, it has been carried out during the lifespan of the project period referred to above, taking into account 4 main objectives:
PMO 1: Co-coordination of activities
PMO 2: Dissemination and sustainability
PMO 3: Exploitation
PMO 4: Evaluation
PMO 1: Co-coordination of activities
PMO 2: Dissemination and sustainability
PMO 3: Exploitation
PMO 4: Evaluation
Description of activities carried out:
Every PM objective has associated activities, which are explained below:
PMO 1: Co-coordination of activities
It includes:
- Planning assistance for all project activities through specific content proposals and theoretical-methodological discussion.
- Participation in transnational steering committee meetings.
- Updating the project website through content production and uploading.
- Reporting of ongoing activities and delivery of reports
- Constant exchange of solutions and circulation of information through emails and online meetings
- Ongoing discussion about the state of the art of the project
- Executable deadline negotiation for the project's outputs
PMO 2: Dissemination and sustainability
Including:
- Making the IHES Portal accessible to as many higher education teachers, researchers, and students as possible.
- Sharing the IHES Portal and the results of the IHES project with the largest possible number of associate partners and civil society organizations
- Share the IHES Portal and the results of the IHES project with the largest number of citizens.
- Disseminate IHES activities and results in social media and other institutional websites
- Collaboration in the translation of the project brochure into Portuguese.
Regarding sustainability, the actions carried out are:
- Promotion of the Portal through exchange links with Portals dealing with similar topics (i.e. CIES Research Center).
- Involvement of new members as associate partners (i.e. students with and without disabilities, teachers, researchers, university staff, and civil society organizations linked to disability)
PMO 3: Exploitation
Iscte, as leader of the Working Package 1 (WP1), and specifically of the coordination of the two rounds of the Delphi Panel that give content to the Online Courses, has been responsible for extracting and exploiting the data from these two rounds, both in its qualitative aspect and quantitative, resulting in two comprehensive and detailed reports on the content.
In the same way, it has carried out, for this same WP1, four Focus Groups with four different actors: students, students with disabilities, teachers, and staff. As a result, more than 5 hours of recording and 175 pages of written content have been obtained for exploitation.
Regarding WP2, Iscte has completed both rounds of the Delphi panel and concluded four focus groups to enrich the handbook with stakeholder opinions. Active participation was ensured in the content discussions of the Handbook. Additionally, portions of the Handbook chapters have been drafted and written, specifically Module 5: University Coexistence and Module 6: Training and Adaptation of Study Programs. Furthermore, the manual has been translated into Portuguese.
For WP3, discussions were held regarding content division and drafting. Recommendation 2: Access to Quality Education has been drafted and written. The Portuguese Think Tank has been established and facilitated, with feedback successfully obtained. Finally, the recommendations manual has been translated into Portuguese.
PMO 4: Evaluation
The objective of the evaluation is to measure and ensure the quality of all the activities and the intellectual results of the project. The internal review of the project activities is carried out according to an evaluation model developed by Pixel. Iscte is committed to high-standard processes and results for the project, therefore Iscte, as a Project Partner, has participated and filled out all the questionnaires associated with or related to the evaluation processes regarding the different aspects of the project (i.e., management, activities, meetings, etc)
PMO 1: Co-coordination of activities
It includes:
- Planning assistance for all project activities through specific content proposals and theoretical-methodological discussion.
- Participation in transnational steering committee meetings.
- Updating the project website through content production and uploading.
- Reporting of ongoing activities and delivery of reports
- Constant exchange of solutions and circulation of information through emails and online meetings
- Ongoing discussion about the state of the art of the project
- Executable deadline negotiation for the project's outputs
PMO 2: Dissemination and sustainability
Including:
- Making the IHES Portal accessible to as many higher education teachers, researchers, and students as possible.
- Sharing the IHES Portal and the results of the IHES project with the largest possible number of associate partners and civil society organizations
- Share the IHES Portal and the results of the IHES project with the largest number of citizens.
- Disseminate IHES activities and results in social media and other institutional websites
- Collaboration in the translation of the project brochure into Portuguese.
Regarding sustainability, the actions carried out are:
- Promotion of the Portal through exchange links with Portals dealing with similar topics (i.e. CIES Research Center).
- Involvement of new members as associate partners (i.e. students with and without disabilities, teachers, researchers, university staff, and civil society organizations linked to disability)
PMO 3: Exploitation
Iscte, as leader of the Working Package 1 (WP1), and specifically of the coordination of the two rounds of the Delphi Panel that give content to the Online Courses, has been responsible for extracting and exploiting the data from these two rounds, both in its qualitative aspect and quantitative, resulting in two comprehensive and detailed reports on the content.
In the same way, it has carried out, for this same WP1, four Focus Groups with four different actors: students, students with disabilities, teachers, and staff. As a result, more than 5 hours of recording and 175 pages of written content have been obtained for exploitation.
Regarding WP2, Iscte has completed both rounds of the Delphi panel and concluded four focus groups to enrich the handbook with stakeholder opinions. Active participation was ensured in the content discussions of the Handbook. Additionally, portions of the Handbook chapters have been drafted and written, specifically Module 5: University Coexistence and Module 6: Training and Adaptation of Study Programs. Furthermore, the manual has been translated into Portuguese.
For WP3, discussions were held regarding content division and drafting. Recommendation 2: Access to Quality Education has been drafted and written. The Portuguese Think Tank has been established and facilitated, with feedback successfully obtained. Finally, the recommendations manual has been translated into Portuguese.
PMO 4: Evaluation
The objective of the evaluation is to measure and ensure the quality of all the activities and the intellectual results of the project. The internal review of the project activities is carried out according to an evaluation model developed by Pixel. Iscte is committed to high-standard processes and results for the project, therefore Iscte, as a Project Partner, has participated and filled out all the questionnaires associated with or related to the evaluation processes regarding the different aspects of the project (i.e., management, activities, meetings, etc)
Results Achieved:
Archived results:
2 WP1 Debugged databases of all Delphi Panel Experts from all partner countries.
2 Intermediate Reports about the two Delphi Panel’s phases of WP1
1 Final report about Delphi Panel for WP1
4 Focus Group Audios were conducted for WP1
4 Focus Group Audios were conducted for WP2
Transcripts in Word format files of the 8 Focus Groups previously referred.
1 Active and free-to-use Online Course in English and Portuguese
1 Digital Handbook for Independent Living of Students with Intellectual Disabilities (English)
1 Digital Handbook for Independent Living of Students with Intellectual Disabilities (Portuguese)
1 Digital Handbook of Recommendations for the Higher Education Sector on How to Build a More Inclusive University System (English)
1 Digital Handbook of Recommendations for the Higher Education Sector on How to Build a More Inclusive University System (Portuguese)
1 Multiplier Event conducted in APCC headquarters (Associate Partner of the project), in Coimbra, involving 38 people.
Photographic material of online coordination meetings.
40 dissemination events that are already registered on the project’s website.
A total of 54 Direct Target Group individuals are already involved in the project (among which, professors, students, students with disabilities, university staff, and civil society organizations representatives)
2 WP1 Debugged databases of all Delphi Panel Experts from all partner countries.
2 Intermediate Reports about the two Delphi Panel’s phases of WP1
1 Final report about Delphi Panel for WP1
4 Focus Group Audios were conducted for WP1
4 Focus Group Audios were conducted for WP2
Transcripts in Word format files of the 8 Focus Groups previously referred.
1 Active and free-to-use Online Course in English and Portuguese
1 Digital Handbook for Independent Living of Students with Intellectual Disabilities (English)
1 Digital Handbook for Independent Living of Students with Intellectual Disabilities (Portuguese)
1 Digital Handbook of Recommendations for the Higher Education Sector on How to Build a More Inclusive University System (English)
1 Digital Handbook of Recommendations for the Higher Education Sector on How to Build a More Inclusive University System (Portuguese)
1 Multiplier Event conducted in APCC headquarters (Associate Partner of the project), in Coimbra, involving 38 people.
Photographic material of online coordination meetings.
40 dissemination events that are already registered on the project’s website.
A total of 54 Direct Target Group individuals are already involved in the project (among which, professors, students, students with disabilities, university staff, and civil society organizations representatives)