Science and Technology faculty funding for pedagogical development

Projects are assessed according to the following criteria:

Potential and innovation

• Clearly formulated pedagogical idea
• Innovation in the current context
• Expected effects on teaching and student learning
• Benefit to the subject, programme, faculty and society

Method and implementation

• Relationship to other similar projects and/or relevant literature
  
• Clear and realistic project plan
  
• Organisation and involvement of relevant stakeholders (students, colleagues
• and programme council). Positive with external partners, e.g. alumni.

Competences

• Pedagogical qualification
  
• Coverage of competence needs for the implementation of the project.

Evaluation and impact

• Plan for evaluation of implementation and results
  
• Dissemination of the project results and its impact

The following dissemination requirements are imposed on the awarded projects:

• The person responsible for the project participates in the network of projects that also receive TUFF funding. This networking is intended to serve primarily as a support to the projects, but also as a dissemination mechanism and an opportunity to monitor the functioning of the projects.
  
• The project leader(s) will write a report of at least three pages in such a way that interested colleagues can learn from the idea, implementation, results and evaluation of the project at the latest in the calendar year following the completion of the project.
  
• Those responsible for the project participate in the dissemination of the project within the faculty at at least one event, e.g. a conference at faculty level (TUK), national/international conference or learning day no later than in the calendar year after the project is completed.

The application should follow the template below (headings in bold text). Recommended length is three to five pages

• Name of applicants:
  
• Department main applicant:
  
• E-mail main applicant:
  
• Amount applied:
  
• Name of project:
  
• Summary of project, including the pedagogical innovation (maximum 10 lines)
  
• The pedagogical idea – and the innovation – of the project:
  
• The direct or indirect effect of the project on the teaching and the learning of the students:
  
• Positive effect for the subject(s)/program(s), faculty or society:
  
• How the project relates to other similar projects and/or relevant literature:
  
• How the project involves students, colleagues and/or program boards in a relevant manner:
• Project plan (including a timeline for the separate parts of the project):
• Budget: Personnel costs (including LKP) should include name, period and extent of activity. Specify all other costs in detail. Funds are only granted for pedagogical development, ie, not for costs of course implementation, or costs for material and premises. The budget should only concern direct costs. The departments are expected to contribute with the indirect costs of the projects.
• Plan for evaluation and dissemination of the results:
• Pedagogical qualifications: Describe the pedagogical qualifications of the participants within the project (maximum one page per person).

If the application concerns prolongation of an ongoing or finished project this should be stated clearly in the application.

Describe the educational qualifications of the project participants (maximum one page per project participant).

If the application is an extension of an ongoing or completed project, this must be clearly stated in the application.