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Results


Result 1
Kick-off, capacity needs assessment and inception

In the inception phase a number of activities are planned to define the process to develop a relevant and focused educational programme in community infrastructure development. These activities are undertaken jointly by the Indonesian and Netherlands partners and will culminate in an inception report that specifies in detail the relations between the partners, the activities to be undertaken by each partner and a corresponding time planning and budget. A kick-off workshop ran by carrying out a capacity needs assessment (CNA), and by developing the inception report. During the kick-off Workshop, organizations invited to share their views and ideas for development of the new programme on Infrastructure and Community Development. The kick-off workshop organized in Jakarta at November 7, 2007, with representatives of all project partners.

The detailed Capacity Needs Assessment organized with potential client organizations in the Indonesian Archipelago. A number of these organizations have been earmarked already at a regional workshop held in Feb 2007 and include the National Planning Development Agency (Bappenas), the State Department, Public Works (PU), the City Government Association (APEKSI) and the Regency Government Association (APKASI). The CNA cover issues such as the identification of main capacity gaps, the demand for particular types of training (18 months MSc, Short courses, PhD level), the thematic content of the various kinds of training, the potential volume of current staff in the organisation to be trained and the potential volume of the intake of young graduates from the programme.

Three sub result of this activities:

  • Kick-off workshop held

  • Capacity Needs Assessment performed

  • Inception report developed

Result 2
Curriculum design and research activities

The Capacity Needs Assessment (CNA) will be augmented by a review of contemporary scientific development, views and debates in infrastructure. Also field visits to selected areas will be organised. On the basis of the results of the CNA and the above activities, a curriculum concept, course structure and end-qualifications of the graduates will be defined. The curriculum concept is providing a detailed outline of the objectives and final qualifications that each course sets out to achieve. The report will follow the outline and table of contents that is required for consideration and formal approval of the course by the relevant authorities in UGM. Subsequently, a research needs inventory will be executed leading to the setting up of a research agenda that will identify areas of future development in the scientific field of application of the course. The research agenda will make explicit what are the most important scientific challenges in the Indonesian and International context. The agenda will be implemented through a research programme. This programme will form the basis of the scientific activities and will guide the research activities between the partners during and after the project. The programme will also direct the MSc research that will be undertaken. To start up the programme, the partial funding of 1 staff researcher is included, to be co-funded by ITC for two years beyond the duration of the project.. This researcher will be followed by others, based on the attraction of external funding, prospects of which look positive.

Sub results of this activity will be:

  • Problems in community infrastructure development defined.

    • Literature review describing current thinking on approaches to sustainable urban, peri-urban and rural infrastructure development and making research prospects explicit.

    • Reports on study visits made (3 in Indonesia, 2 in the Netherlands).

    • Report compiling information from interviews, discussions and study visits on current approaches to community infrastructure development in Indonesia and the Netherlands.

    • Concluding report discussing a choice for a main thematic focus of the course programme.

  • Curriculum concept, structure and end qualifications of post graduate programme defined.

    • Study guide presenting a balanced programme of thematic components, well structured and focused, with clearly defined educational concepts. Also, entry requirements and learning objectives at individual course subject defined.

  • Research agenda and research programme in infrastructure and community development defined.

    • Research programme document defining ambitions, rationale, project descriptions, facilities, funding required, potential external funding sources.

  • PhD programme started

    • PhD research agreement, publications.

Result 3
Detailed Curriculum development for Post Graduate course ‘Infrastructure and Community Development’ and Train the Trainer programme

Work in this activity concentrates on the development of course materials and content of the Post Graduate programme in Infrastructure and Community Development. On the basis of the curriculum design (result 2) a gap analysis will be performed to identify which elements of the curriculum can be duly covered by the Indonesian University partners (in terms of expertise and available course materials) and which areas need support. The support will focus on the high priority curriculum elements and be limited to 50 % of the total of the taught courses (which is the equivalent of 6 modules). This support will be offered through the joint development of course materials, including an integrated project and the implementation of a Training of Trainers programme. The integrated project will be realized using a studio that will be equipped with hardware and software that facilitates multidisciplinary teams (planners, surveyors, designers, technicians, decision makers and general public) to work on participatory design and planning in infrastructure (from reality or through role play). For planning and surveying of local features pocket pc’s with GPS technology will be used, while for visualization and training in participatory decision-making processes tablet screens, linked to a local network of pc’s, will be used to create an interactive discussion platform. Group facilitators will moderate and steer the process through introducing scenarios and events.

The training of Trainers programme consists of several elements: Specialised and dedicated training in the Netherlands to enable staff to develop the necessary skills and knowledge that are currently lacking. This training will be done through participation in existing courses and tutor-based joint development of dedicated course materials, including appropriate teaching methodologies. The results will be elaborated in a training guide that contains a concise description of the content and didactical approach for each course. It is foreseen that the implementation of course elements (result 4) will carried out jointly in the first full implementation of the newly developed programme.

Sub result of this activity:

  • Gap analysis performed

    • Gap analysis report.

    • Listing of teaching materials.

  • Course materials for MSc curriculum developed. These courses will partly be used as short courses.

    • Teaching materials available (literature overview, lecture notes, assignments, worked case studies).

    • Training guide containing teaching methodologies.

  • Integrated community infrastructure project developed and studio equipped.

    • Description in detail of integrated project.

    • Studio with hardware, software.

    • Capacity (academic and professional) needs assessment.

  • Train the trainer programme for key areas of “infrastructure and community development” course developed

    • Training report.

    • Training certificates for 5 trained participants.

  • Regional training and marketing plan developed and executed for MSc and short course programme

    • Marketing materials ready.

    • Quantification of interest raised.

Result 4
Implementation of the MSc and short course programme

This result will be dedicated to the implementation of the newly developed programme. The full MSc programme (running over approximately 16 months) will start in May 2008. This leads to a closing date for the programme in August 2010, two months before the end of the project. A number of specific course components in the MSc. programme will be marketed as short courses. In addition to the full programme also two short courses will be developed, beginning with a summer course in 2009, followed by a short course in 2010. These courses will be run parallel to the regular course and will be offered on a commercial basis.

Sub result of this activity:

  • MSc. programme implemented, (including at least three courses that are also given as short courses)

    • List of participants (estimated 20 students), course results and final thesis result.

    • Certificates for 3 courses that are given as short course (10 additional participants each, 30 participants in total).

  • Additional short courses implemented

    • Course programme and Course materials for each course (3).

    • List of participants for each course (3 courses of 20 persons each).

    • Course certificates for each course (60 persons in total).

Result 5
Evaluation, dissemination and final reporting

This result will be dedicated to the evaluation of the courses, the formulation of improvements to be made, and to the dissemination of results and final reporting.

Sub results of this activity will be:

  • Evaluation

    • Evaluation report of MSc programme.

    • Evaluation report of 3 short courses.

  • Dissemination of project activities

    • Booklet with result of first intake of course.

    • Marketing package for the course.

    • Web based marketing running.

    • Newsletter established and produced

    • National seminar for client organisations held.

  • Final reporting

    • Final report describing all activities and achieved results, including auditor statement.

  • Closing event

    • Closing event held.

    • Document describing future cooperation between partners.