93509 - Project Skills

Learning outcomes

By the end of the training activity students wiil know how to design research and intervention projects

Course contents

The course will allow students to learn the principles of project design. Intervention projects will be considered with a specific focus on:

• Leading the reader to understand “Why Bother”?
• Defining the topic of the project
• Summarizing the state-of-art
• Planning the project and its implementation (e.g., plan of activities, Gantt)
• Building relationships with other partners

Special attention will be devoted to projects related to the two pillars of the master's degree (i.e., well-being across the lifespan and social inclusivity). In this regard, practical examples of interventions will be shown, with a specific focus on:

• interventions aimed at promoting the psychosocial development of adolescents;
• methodological issues in planning a psychotherapy trial;
• interventions aimed at improving intergroup relations.

Readings/Bibliography

References will be provided during the course and will be related to the specific topics addressed in each session.

Teaching methods

In addition to brief lectures, teaching methods will be focused mainly on small groups' work and guided discussions related to the course contents and the preparation of a final assignment.

Assessment methods

Active participation in the activities proposed during classes is highly recommended.

Assessment methods consist of preparing a project. Students will be asked to prepare a written document that will be evaluated by the teachers after the end of the course.

Teaching tools

Video projector, computer, power point presentations, and materials provided during classes.

Office hours

See the website of Elisabetta Crocetti

See the website of Monica Rubini

See the website of Francesca Prati

See the website of Jenny Guidi