====== Role description Tutor ======

> **Summary**
> //Projects are central to Fontys ICT's education. All students work in groups on projects. The project is the environment in which the student develops into an ICT professional . The tutor supervises a number of project groups in their professional process. He also has an eye for group interaction and dynamics and takes action when necessary. A [[..:beleid:rolbeschrijving_semestercoach|semester coach]] supervises individual students.//

===== Duties and responsibilities =====

The tutor 
  * is preferably also a semester coach or course lecturer with the project group;
  * supervises groups of students regarding their professional development (RD);
  * is the first point of contact for a project group in case of problems, concerns or doubts in the group process; 
  * together with the other lecturers ensures the introduction of students and student groups in the semester; 
  * proactively engages with project groups; 
  * monitors the process of the project groups; 
  * coaches students on project organisation; 
  * provides feedback on concrete, observable behaviour of the project group, thus encouraging reflective behaviour;
  * monitors group dynamics, makes students aware and intervenes if necessary; 
  * encourages students to make joint working agreements for the realisation of the project and to ensure that these agreements are met.
  * gives feedforward to the project group and values the feedback noted by the group in Feedpulse;
  * coordinates with external stakeholder(s); 
  * coordinates with other lecturers involved with the students in the project group;
  * participates in the Assessor meeting as co-assessor; 
  * takes care of its own professionalisation in this role. For example, intervision or education regarding coaching and group dynamics.


===== Discussion points project group meeting =====

During a project group meeting, the tutor usually discusses:
  * well-being of the group;
  * progress of the project;
  * status of agreements made;
  * progress on learning outcomes.


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