Mentor system
Role of the Mentor
The Mentor provides support and guidance to enable the student to carry out his/her learning process within the specified timeframe. The Mentor will monitor progress of the student with respect to his/her specific learning goals, ambitions, interests and results in the educational components and give feedback; the Mentor can advise the student regarding his/her choices for the elective subjects and internships; the Mentor stimulates the student to reflect on his/her learning process and to improve him/herself. In particular, the Mentor will act as mediator should conflicts arise during any phase of the programme. Individual reflection issues can be discussed and confidentiality will be maintained if requested by the student.
Preparation of the meetings: reflection/evaluation reports
Students will need to prepare the meetings by writing a short reflection/evaluation report (max. 400 words). Evaluations may in a later phase also be used for evaluation of the programme, unless the student objects. The reflection/evaluation reports must be mailed to the mentor at least one week before a scheduled meeting. After the meeting, mentors will sign the reflection/evaluation report and the student has to upload the signed report to the Blackboard mentor course (MED-MMD-Mentoraat-2016 V 1617).
Subjects of the mentor meetings
Although the content of the meetings will depend on the student's needs, several subjects need to be discussed in the meetings. This will help the student to make the right choices in the individual master programme. These choices are described in the study plan afterwards, which is to be approved by the Board of Examiners. The subjects to be discussed in the meetings are summarised below.
At the start of the programme, each student will be assigned a Mentor, whom they will meet with regularly. The student is responsible for arranging meetings with the Mentor.
YEAR 1
Mentor meeting 1 |
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Date: |
Early September during Introduction course |
Subjects reflection report: |
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Subjects meeting: |
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Deadline study plan: |
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Subjects study plan: |
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Meeting Board of Examiners: |
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Mentor meeting 2 |
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Date: |
Last week of October |
Subjects reflection report: |
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Subjects meeting: |
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Deadline study plan: |
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Subjects study plan: |
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Meeting Board of Examiners: |
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Mentor meeting 3 |
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Date: |
Last week November Before/during writing of workplan first internship. |
Subjects reflection report: |
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Subjects meeting: |
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Deadline study plan: |
29-11-2016 |
Subjects study plan: |
Work plan research training period 1, elective courses first year |
Meeting Board of Examiners: |
13-12-2016, 07-02-2017 |
Mentor meeting 4 |
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Date: |
April During 1st Research Training Period |
Subjects reflection report: |
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Subjects meeting: |
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Deadline study plan: |
21-03-2017 (electives) 30-5-2017, 15-08-2017 or 26-9-2017 (research training period 2) |
Subjects study plan: |
Electives year 2; Workplan research training period 2 |
Meeting Board of Examiners: |
04-04-2017, 13-06-2017, 29-08-2017 and 10-10-2017 |
YEAR 2
Mentor meeting 5 |
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Date: |
September |
Subjects reflection report: |
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Subjects meeting: |
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Deadline study plan: |
26-09-2017 or 30-10-2017 |
Subjects study plan: |
Workplan research training period 2, electives year 2 |
Meeting Board of Examiners: |
10-10-2017 and 13-11-2017 |
Mentor meeting 6 |
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Date: |
Early March (if abroad, by telephone) During 2nd Research Training Period |
Subjects reflection report: |
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Subjects meeting: |
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Deadline study plan: |
April 2018 |
Subjects study plan: |
Final study plan: this must be approved now to graduate in September! |
Meeting Board of Examiners: |
April and June 2018 |
Mentor meeting 7 |
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Date: |
July/August Final contact |
Subjects reflection report: |
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Subjects meeting: |
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Deadline study plan: |
15-08-2018 (Application master examination - deadline all grades; final study plan has to be handed in April 2018) |
Subjects study plan: |
Final Study plan and Application master examination |
Meeting Board of Examiners: |
September 2018 |