Student Manual From the 2nd of March till the 7th of March – 2014 @Berlin Index 1. WELCOME TO WOW Berlin p.2 2. PROGRAM p.3 3. EUROPEAN GET TOGETHER p.5 4. BERLIN CITY RALLY p.5 4.1. 4.2. p.6 p.10 The Clusters The schedule / itinerary per group 5. The WOW assignment p.11 5.1. 5.2. 5.3. 5.4. 5.5. 5.6. 5.7. 5.8. 5.9. 5.10. p.11 p.11 p.12 p.13 p.13 p.14 p.14 p.15 p.18 p.19 Context Assignment Learning outcomes Groups Innowiz ITB Berlin Deliverables Day-to-day and hour-to-hour work planning Assessment Awards 6. WOW hotspots and how to get where p.20 6.1. 6.2. 6.3. 6.4. 6.5. 6.6. 6.7. Generator Hostel EBC ITB Urania Getting around Public transportation: tickets Food and drinks in Berlin: tips p.20 p.24 p.25 p.27 p.28 p.29 p.29 7. PRACTICAL INFORMATION p.31 7.1. 7.2. 7.3. 7.4. 7.5. 7.6. In case of emergency 3G-stick List of participating schools List of coaches List of students Code of conduct p.31 p.31 p.31 p.32 p.33 p.38 Student Manual - p1 1. WELCOME TO WOW Berlin WOW Berlin 2014 Window on the world Dearest participant, Welcome to the WOW Berlin ’14 project! The WOW-team is very pleased to meet you in Berlin and hopes that you will have a fruitful international experience in the capital of Germany! You will have the chance to meet colleagues from other schools and universities from all over Europe, building relationships for a future cooperation between your institute and theirs. Prepare yourself for a very intensive week with a lot of hard work and a lot of fun. This week will stick with you for the rest of your life, in a very positive way! The WOW Berlin project started in 2011 under the name Hedtour ITB Berlin. Hedtour is a network in the field of tourism within Businet, which is a business network of different European Universities and University Colleges. Since the edition of 2013 the project was called WOW Berlin. WOW stands for ‘Window on the world’. This project is all about international awareness, your ability to communicate in foreign languages and the ability to deal with trade people. Do follow us on the web and contribute on Facebook and Twitter during WOW: - You can find all practical details and related information about this project on our website URL: http://www.howest.be/wowberlin. - Give us a “Like” on Facebook and be able to follow each update of the project and see the pictures of you and your fellow students. Tag along! URL: https://www.facebook.com/wowberlin. - Follow us on Twitter and start tweeting! Make sure you use our hashtag: #wowberlin. URL: https://twitter.com/WOWBerlin Fasten your seatbelts and get ready for this amazing journey! The WOW-team Student Manual - p2 2. PROGRAM Sunday March 2: WOW, nice to get to know you When What Where Before 17:00 Arrival of all partners at the hostel and check-in at the WOW-desk. Lobby Generator Hostel 21:00 – 23:00 ‘European get together’ Turbine (ground floor) Generator Hostel Monday March 3: WOW, what a nice city When What Where 7:00 – 9:00 Breakfast buffet Groundfloor Generator Hostel 9:00 – 10:00 Departure students City rally from the city center. Lobby Generator Hostel 17:00 - 18:00 Arrival City rally Lobby Generator Hostel Before 19:00 Post your best picture per cluster of the City Rally on Twitter. Tuesday March 4: WOW, how creative When What Where 7:00 – 9:00 Breakfast buffet 9:00 – 9:30 Transfer to Urania Groundfloor Generator Hostel Urania 10:00 – 12:00 Urania 12:00 – 14:00 Kick-off of the project (Announcement winner City Rally) Lunch at leisure 14:00 – 18:00 Brainstorm session Innowiz with coach EBC Hochschule Student Manual - p3 Wednesday March 5: WOW, sooooo big When What Where 7:00 – 9:00 Breakfast buffet 9:00 – 10:00 Transfer to ITB Groundfloor Generator Hostel U-Bahn Station 10:00 – 17:30 Visit ITB Berlin Messe Berlin 17:30 – 18:00 Meeting with coach/lecturer Messe Berlin 18:00 Free for the night Thursday March 6: WOW, work work work When What Where 7:00 – 9:00 Breakfast buffet 9:00 – 12:00 Start working session (one group starts working on the presentation, one group starts working on the fair) Groundfloor Generator Hostel Berlin is your office! 12:00 -17:00 Continue working session EBC Hochschule 18:00 – 20:00 Product Presentations EBC Hochschule 20:00 - … Free for the night – enjoy Berlin! Friday March 7: WOW, what a show When What Where 07:00 – 08:00 Breakfast buffet 08:00 – 08:45 Transfer to Urania Groundfloor Generator Hostel S-Bahn & Bus 09:00 – 10:00 Set up stand for WOW exhibition 10:15 – 11:30 Product Presentation of the 6 finalists in front of professional jury (1 winner, 2 runner-ups, 3 finalists) 11:40 – 13:00 WOW Exhibition at Urania (looking at the different stands and pitch for your own product) Urania (2nd floor) 13:30 – 14:00 Award giving ceremony for best presentation and best WOW exhibition Urania (1st floor) 14:00-… Crying and transfer back home Student Manual - p4 Urania (2nd floor) Urania (1st floor) 3. EUROPEAN GET TOGETHER On Monday night there will be a ‘European Get Together’ at the Generator Hostel. This will be the informal kick-off of WOW Berlin ’14. Meet your team, your coach and all of the WOWparticipants. Cheers! 4. BERLIN CITY RALLY Today is all about meeting the wonderful city of Berlin and getting to know your team. To add up to the experience, we turn it into a photo contest. Make sure you bring your mobile phone / photo camera with you and read the rules of the game below. How to play the game? ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ Meet up with your team at 9 am at the WOW desk in the Generator Lobby. Make sure your team is complete before you leave – or else: report to us if someone is not showing up. Read the schedule below to find your starting point and itinerary for the city rally. Explore the city cluster by cluster. Make sure you work your way through each and every cluster as provided in the schedule below. A city map will be extremely helpful to get yourselves started Take a lot of funny pictures in each cluster. Time to spare? Add some extra clusters to your tour. Be back at the hostel between 5 and 6 pm. Set up a group meeting: time to select the best picture for every obligatory cluster in your tour. Post the 4 pictures on twitter before 7 pm. Use your 3G-stick to have easy access to the internet. Use the correct hashtags: #wowberlin #cityrally #group+number (eg #wowberlin #cityrally #group1) Check, double check and repost if necessary Winner of the game ‐ The WOW-team selects the 10 best pictures and posts them on the facebookpage. ‐ Do you see appear one of your pictures on the FB-page of WOW Berlin? Time to do some PR then. Promote your picture on FB by asking for likes. Address your family, fiancé, fellow students, anyone and make sure you collect a huge number of likes. ‐ The winning team will be awarded a nice prize during the Kick-off event of WOW in Urania. ‐ PS: Likes will be counted at Tuesday morning at 10am. We hope you will enjoy your day, that you get to know your group and the city of Berlin better, and that you will have a lot of fun taking the pictures! Student Manual - p5 4.1. The clusters Cluster 1 1. At the beginning of the 19th century, it was one of the busiest squares in Berlin. Already in the Middle Ages it was the center of the city and since the reunification of East and West Berlin the large square is primed to once again become the center of Berlin. There are 3 monuments on the square, the TV tower, the Weltzeituhr and the Fountain of International Friendship. The first, known as the Fernsehturm, with a length of 365m, is one of the largest structures in Europe. The world clock shows the names of a number of foreign cities in different time zones. The Fountain of International Friendship is a 23m wide circular fountain. At the center of the fountain is a modern structure that consists of a series of basins along which water flows down. At this square an important building is located, which plays an important role in our project: the school hosting the project. Take a picture of the sign of the school. What time is it? The Weltzeituhr will tell you the time. Take a picture of the time of one of the countries of one of the group members. 2. Nikolaiviertel is the oldest part of Berlin still standing from the 1200's. This historic district is an excellent place to get something to eat. They offer very good traditional German food and excellent beer. So, hungry? Take a seat and be happy. What is on the menu at Am Nußbaum 3? Take a picture of the menu. 3. The former GDR was officially an atheist state, yet the founding fathers of socialism were worshipped almost as deities. Who are they? Take a picture of two members of the group, representing the large statue of the founding fathers of socialism. Make sure that the picture looks as much as the real thing as possible. 4. Granted UNESCO National Heritage Site status in the year 1999, Berlin's Museum Island in the river Spree was designed to be "a sanctuary of art and science". One of the five marvelous museums that sit on Berlin's Museum Island, the Pergamon Museum being the newest, first opened in 1930. The Altes Museum (Old Museum) is one of the masterpieces of the area. There are other museums and different interesting buildings on the island, like the Berliner Dom. Take a picture of the area, which depictures what this Island means to you. Cluster 2 1. 2. 3. President John F. Kennedy ordered the U.S. forces to build three checkpoints at different points in the wall through which diplomatic corps and allied forces could enter West Berlin. Go to the most famous. Take a picture acting as a person crossing over. In 1996, Galeries Lafayette’s first German branch was built on the corner of the Friedrichstrasse and the Französische Strasse. The Parisian store had its sights set to be on Berlin’s map from the beginning. After endless pulling down of buildings, building works, digging and restoration, on the new Friedrichstrasse was also a new glossy building. Jean Nouvel’s glass temple with his main tenants. Galeries Lafayette was the first noticeable symbol for the Friedrichstrasse. Passages and an early sign of hope for other houses and shops to follow. Vive le Mode! Take a picture of the group which shows your interpretation of the slogan of the Galeries, using Jean Nouvel’s glass piece of art as a background. The harmonious Gendarmenmarkt is known as one of the most beautiful squares in Europe. It was created at the end of the 17th century as a market place, the Linden Markt. The current name is derived from the Regiment Gens d'Armes, who had their stables here from 1736 to 1773. Gendarmenmarkt is the setting for the Concert Hall, the most recent building on the square. It was badly damaged during the Second World War and when reconstruction finished in 1984, it was turned into a concert hall. Student Manual - p6 Konzerthaus is now home to the Berliner Philharmoniker. Further, the twin German and French Cathedrals opposite each other complete the picture. What’s on the Program of the Berliner Philharmoniker? Take a picture of one of the concerts that are scheduled to play this week. Cluster 3 1. This gate was originally part of a wall surrounding Berlin and was the main entrance to the city. After the war and the division of Berlin, the Gate was right at the border between East and West Berlin, just inside the Russian sector. The gate symbolized Germany's division. With the fall of the wall in 1989, people flocked here to celebrate. The monument was renovated again in 2001; it opened as good as new on October 3, 2002. Make a representing picture of what this monument means to you. 2. You go now to the seat of the German Parliament, one of Berlin's most historical landmarks. Before the unification, it was located right next to the Wall. In 1933, a fire broke out, destroying much of the building, which was damaged even more at the end of the war, when the Soviets entered Berlin. The picture of a Red Army Soldier raising the Soviet flag on the Reichstag is one of the most famous 20th century images and symbolized Germany's defeat. Since April 1999, the building is once again the seat of the Bundestag. Take a picture of a politician with the members of the group. Cluster 4 1. After the fall of the Wall it was decided to rebuild the whole area, 480.000 square meters large. Construction started in 1994 and officially opened in 1998. The project included the construction of several landmark towers, a shopping arcade, an entertainment center and residential buildings. The first building completed was the Debis tower, designed by Renzo Piano. Other eye catchers are the Sony Center, a complex designed by Helmut Jahn, and its neighbour, the brown-brick Kohlhof building featured an observation deck at a height of 93m. Take a panoramic picture of the city and of the tent-like roof. What is the new cultural highlight at the heart of Berlin? Take a picture of it. 2. This is a tribute to the Jews who died before and during World War II as part of Hitler's plan to exterminate them. Occupying about 19,000 square meters of space the Berlin Holocaust Memorial is made up of 2.711 gray stone slabs that bear no markings, such as names or dates. The slabs undulate in a wave-like pattern. Each is a five-sided monolith, individually unique in shape and size. Some are only ankle high whereas others tower over visitors. The paths that are shaped between the slabs undulate as well. Eisenman, the architect, hoped to create a feeling of groundlessness and instability; a sense of disorientation. Most will agree that he succeeded. The architect has said that he hopes it will merely become a natural part of the city, blending in with its background; used for shortcuts on the way home from work or a place of peace and quiet on a chaotic day. Underground is the Memorial as interesting. Make a short film telling a true story of a family or an individual who faced the wrath of the Nazi party and that helped design the Memorial. 3. The Cross Points – A Cultural Dialogue series, accompanying the Unterwegs chamber music concerts of the Berliner Philharmoniker orchestra, invites interested listeners to lectures, workshops and concerts exploring the music of other cultures. A new project this year will be the Late Lounge, introducing contemporary and world music performed by members of the Berliner Philharmoniker and guests. Student Manual - p7 The whole group together will sing a song, in at least 3 different languages - Record it. 4. Berlin: an exciting, cosmopolitan cultural hub that never ceases to attract artists from all over the world. A diverse cultural scene, a critical public and an audience of film-lovers characterize the city. In the middle of it all, a great cultural event and one of the most important dates for the international film industry. Around 300,000 sold tickets, more than 19,000 professional visitors from 115 countries, including 4,000 journalists: art, glamour, parties and business are all inseparably linked to this event. What is the name of this international event and which edition is held this year? Take a picture of the name and the edition. Cluster 5 1. 2. 3. 4. The Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche or Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church is one of Berlin's most famous landmarks. The church was partially destroyed during a bombing raid in 1943. The damaged tower is a symbol of Berlin's resolve to rebuild the city after the war and a constant reminder of the destruction of war. The church is located at the Breitscheidplatz, the center of former West-Berlin. It is still the commercial center of Berlin, with the Ku'damm shopping street and Europa Center nearby. The Gedächtniskirche is a constant reminder of the destruction of war. Convert the church in a symbol of peace for the future. The whole group takes a picture that captures the hope for peace in the world. KaDeWe, Kaufhaus des Westens, is a department store in Berlin. With over 60,000 square meters of shop space and more than 380,000 articles available, it is the second largest department store in Europe. It attracts 40.000 to 50.000 visitors every day. Take a picture of what is for the group the most representative spot in the store: a department, an architectonical structure or detail, the decoration, a product, the clients… Involve the group. The Urania is one of the most visited locations in Berlin with a unique educational and cultural program. There are different actions such as lectures, plays, concerts, seminars, discussions and performances. More than 200.000 people visit Urania Berlin every year. Furthermore, Urania Berlin is a well-known art-house cinema and one of the biggest venues during the international film festival “Berlinale” – Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin”. Urania Berlin is a registered association with 2,500 members and more than 80 partners and gets no financial institutional support. Urania Berlin can also be rented as a multifunctional event center for up to 1,500 visitors. Take a picture of the group representing a play. One of the largest zoological gardens in the world, Berlin's Zoologischer Garten has been thrilling visitors since it opened more than 150 years ago. These days, you'll be treated to more than 15,000 animals representing about 1,400 species. Cages are rare and most animals roam free in re-creations of their natural habitats. Take a picture of the group at one of the entrance gates. Cluster 6 When you have time left: 1. Interesting things that are further away. Some groups will start here, some will have to do it at the end of their city rally. Try to as many as possible but make sure you return in time to the hostel. Make a creative picture at each location. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. O2 Arena Opera Olympia Stadion Part of the Berlin Wall (the Kiss). ICC Berlin and Messe Berlin (Funkturm) Student Manual - p8 7. 8. 9. 10. DDR Museum Soviet War Memorial Charlottenburg Palace At the center of a large roundabout in Tiergarten, stands the tall Siegessäule. From here you will enjoy a beautiful overview of the city. 11. Together with a German family enjoy a currywurst and a bier. 12. From the Oberbaumbrücke you can wonder the Molecule Men sculpture and River Spree. Student Manual - p9 4.2. The schedule / itinerary per group Group 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Starting point Cluster 1, point 1 Cluster 2, point 1 Cluster 3, point 1 Cluster 4, point 1 Cluster 5, point 1 Cluster 1, point 2 Cluster 2, point 2 Cluster 3, point 2 Cluster 4, point 2 Cluster 5, point 2 Cluster 1, point 3 Cluster 2, point 3 Cluster 3, point 1 Cluster 4, point 3 Cluster 5, point 3 Cluster 1, point 4 Cluster 2, point 1 Cluster 3, point 2 Cluster 4, point 4 Cluster 5, point 4 Cluster 1, point 1 Cluster 2, point 2 Route Finish cluster 1, then 2, 3, 4 Finish cluster 2, then 3, 4, 5 Finish cluster 3, then 4, 5, 1 Finish cluster 4, then 5, 1, 2 Finish cluster 5, then 1, 2, 3 Finish cluster 1, then 2, 3, 4 Finish cluster 2, then 3, 4, 5 Finish cluster 3, then 4, 5, 1 Finish cluster 4, then 5, 1, 2 Finish cluster 5, then 1, 2, 3 Finish cluster 1, then 2, 3, 4 Finish cluster 2, then 3, 4, 5 Finish cluster 3, then 2, 5, 4 Finish cluster 4, then 5, 1, 2 Finish cluster 5, then 1, 2, 3 Finish cluster 1, then 2, 3, 4 Finish cluster 2, then 4, 5, 1 Finish cluster 3, then 2, 5, 4 Finish cluster 4, then 5, 1, 2 Finish cluster 5, then 1, 2, 3 Finish cluster 1, then 3, 4, 5 Finish cluster 2, then 4, 5, 1 Student Manual - p10 5. The WOW assignment 5.1. Context In the present competitive tourist industry, where people can easily compose and book their trip themselves, being innovative and creative when offering tours and holidays is a must. Following up on trends, creating new travel concepts, specializing and staying in touch with the client is the key to success in this business. 5.2. Assignment 1. Create a new tour operator with a specific focus (country or region, target group, price, transportation, …) and define the USP (unique selling proposition) of the company. Brand this company with a mission statement, logo and catch phrase. 2. Create the first product of this company; a trip for a group of 20 people (where they are from, type of group, travel time and duration, type of trip,… these are all aspects the group needs to determine). No matter how long the trip takes, you work out 3 days of it very precisely. You determine and elaborate upon 15 service elements that include transportation, accommodation and entertainment. Student Manual - p11 5.3. Learning Goals Knowledge 1. Creating an innovative product for the tourism trade in an autonomous way Spotting and incorporating travel trends into your product Generating innovative ideas to answer to market opportunities which are different from the competitor’s offers Converting, together with others, an innovative idea into a realistic product from a selling point of view Designing and managing a project together with others . Skills 2. Communicating skills Using English as communication language in a multicultural group Developing and practicing intercultural communication skills Experiencing the implications of differences among cultures for international cooperation Being able to function in a multicultural and interdisciplinary group 3. Managing a project and the project processes. Coping with unexpected events which disrupt the processes in the project group, and reacting in an adequate manner. Handling a simple conflict situation in a multicultural and interdisciplinary project group. Evaluating the contributions of members of the project group and giving feedback to the project group Self-evaluation of the own contributions and reflection on own performance Student Manual - p12 5.4. Groups The average group will consist of 8 students, each with different nationalities and backgrounds. To every group a lecturer is assigned as a coach. The ITB in Berlin will be used as a source of information to acquire a broader knowledge of unfamiliar destinations, as well as to extend your network. 5.5. Innowiz INNOWIZ is an innovation method and an evolving creativity tool database. It is an open source project initiated by the Industrial Design Center at Howest University (Belgium). One could see innovation as the outcome of a creative process. A creative process consists of 4 steps: problem definition, idea generation, idea selection and idea communication. You can use this step-by-step plan as a cyclic problem solving method for tackling your challenging projects related to work or life. The INNOWIZ method is just as useful for structuring creative (brainstorm) sessions. You can enrich the 4 steps by making use of many different creativity techniques. Dries Laperre, creativity lecturer at Howest, has been involved in the INNOWIZ tool from the beginning. He was the project leader of both the play,mate! and INNOWIZ IN A BOX projects. During WOW Berlin Wouter Doornaert, founder of the creative company Elevenfeet and Ralph Nafzger, industrial designer, will lead the creativity team. The INNOWIZ team has invested in the development of hands-on tools, which can be used in brainstorm sessions, in group or individually. The user doesn’t have to know the methodology or have any knowledge about how creativity works. Just grab a tool and play! Student Manual - p13 5.6. ITB Berlin The ITB Berlin is the world’s largest tourism trade fair and the perfect place for you and your group to gather information and interact with the professionals from the tourism field. Your visit needs to be prepared well, in order to use your time efficiently at the fair. You need to make sure to collect as much information as possible at the fair if you want to get the maximum out of the project week. In consultation with your coach, you must design a strategy for your visit to the fair, and plan which information is needed, which stands you will visit at the fair and how you are going to approach the trade contacts you selected. 5.7. Deliverables Your project work will result in two deliverables: 1. PowerPoint presentation to be delivered on Thursday evening 5 to 8 minutes per group 8 slides – summary, according to briefing below. Don’t deliver a detailed travel itinerary of your product! You spend max. 1 minute per slide. To be presented by 2 group members for the jury of coaches on Thursday. Make it…WOW! Deadline Thursday at 5 pm, via e-mail to [email protected] + on USB. Which slides? Slide 1:The company Logo, name, slogan mission, USP, … Slide 2: The Competition Positioning map of your company in relation to the major competitors in the home countries of one of the group members Slide 3: The target group Who is the first client of the company? Slide 4: Destination Where do you send your client? Slide 5: 3 days of your program Slide 6: Your 3 top service elements (out of 15) Slide 7: The Cost Cost calculation of the trip (without the flight and per person) – before VAT, taxes and profit for your company. Remember to gather and use B2B prices. Slide 8: Come and check us out! Summary of the above mentioned arguments. Why do we have to visit you at the WOW exhibition and buy your product? (1 sentence, 1 word, 1 image) Student Manual - p14 2. Stand at the WOW Exhibition, to be delivered on Friday Set up your own stand at the WOW Exhibition. The students are expected to arrive at Urania at 8.45h. You have one table and a board behind the table which you can use to decorate your stand. Feel free to decorate your stand in a very WOW way! At least three members of your group will be present at the stand during the whole duration of the fair (in a rotating schedule) to pitch to potential clients. The others walk around to collect information about the other competing companies and their products. Prepare the pitch you will use to persuade visitors to buy your product. Make sure the message is consistent, no matter which team member delivers the pitch. Also think of ways to address visitors of the WOW exhibition so they stop to listen to your pitch. Make sure you can answer any question concerning your travel concept and that you can go into details. Prepare your stand as if you persuade end-users to book your product. 5.8. Day-to-day and hour-to-hour workplanning Tuesday 4 March: “WOW, how creative” Time: 14:00 – 18:00 Place: EBC Hochschule To do 1: Create a tour operator with specific focus. Decide what your corporate identity and USP will be. Brand the company with a mission statement, logo and catch phrase. To do 2: Decide what the look & feel of your presentation will be, in line with your corporate identity and USP. To do 3: Collect ideas for your travel concept (destinations, types of holidays, …). To do 4: Work out a strategy for your ITB visit. Output 1: A concept for a tour operator with a specific focus Output 2: First 3 slides of your powerpoint presentation. Output 3: Ideas for your travel concept (destinations, types of holidays, …). Output 4: A strategy for your ITB visit. Student Manual - p15 Wednesday 5 March: “WOW, sooooo big” Time: 10:00 – 17:30 Place: ITB To do: Visit ITB, following your strategy Output: All the information and materials you need for your travel product, your powerpoint presentation and the WOW exhibition stand. Thursday 6 March: “WOW, work, work, work” Time: 9:00 – 17:00 Place: EBC Hochschule To do 1: Finalize your program (3 days/ 15 service elements). To do 2: Finish the powerpoint presentation and prepare your talk. To do 3: Prepare the design of your WOW exhibition stand. To do 4: Prepare your pitch for the WOW exhibition. How will you attract visitors and how will you pitch your product? Make sure every team member conveys the same message! Output 1: A finalized travel product. Output 2: Your powerpoint presentation and talk. Output 3: A design for your WOW exhibition stand and all the necessary attributes. Output 4: A pitch for the WOW exhibition. Student Manual - p16 Friday 7 March: “WOW, what a show” Time: 9:00 - 10:00 (set-up stand) and 11.40 – 13.15 (the exhibition + pitch) Place: Urania To do: Set up your stand for the WOW exhibition and get ready to pitch. Output: A WOW stand and professional travel experts ready to meet the visitors. Student Manual - p17 5.9. ASSESSMENT Each student obtains an individual grade that sums up progress on the learning goals as defined in 4.3. Managing a project and the project processes as a team and as a team member Creating an innovative product for the tourism trade in an autonomous way Communicating skills Overall, 4 forms will be completed by different evaluators. You find more info below. Thursday 6 March: “WOW, work, work, work” Time: 17:00 – 20:00 Place: EBC Hochschule FORM 1: STUDENT EVALUATION - TEAMWORK What: Teamwork (results in teamscore). Who: Team evaluates the team. Learning goal: 3. When: At the end of your work session on Thursday. Hand in the form to the president of the jury before you deliver your powerpoint presentation on Thursday. FORM 2: COACH EVALUATION - TEAMWORK What: Coach evaluates team members (individualizes teamscore). Who: Your coach. Learning goal: 3. When: At the end of your work session on Thursday. FORM 3: PRODUCT AND PRESENTATION EVALUATION What: Evaluation of your product and presentation (results in team score). Who: Jury of coaches. Note that your teamcoach won’t be part of your jury. Learning goal: 1 + 2. When: During your product presentation on Thursday. Friday 7 March: “WOW, what a show” Time: 11:40 – 12:30 Place: Urania 2nd floor FORM 4: WOW EXHIBITION EVALUATION What: Evaluation of your stand design and your product pitch (results in team score). Who: Jury of coaches. Note that your teamcoach won’t be part of your jury. Learning goal: 1+2. Student Manual - p18 How do you obtain your final grade? Each student obtains an individual score on 20, that will be converted to an ECTS-grade (ranging from A to F). When do you obtain your final grade? On Friday each lecturer will receive an overview of the scores of his students (grade on 20). The Transcripts of Records with the ECTS grades will be send to the responsible lecturers shortly after WOWBerlin. 5.10. AWARDS If you don’t feel the urge to work to obtain a good grade, you might feel challenged to compete with the other teams for eternal fame and your own personal spot in the WOW-gallery of Award Winners! During the final Award Show we will elect two winning teams and honour them with a WOW-Award and a nice price. There are 2 awards to earn: 1. The WOW Exhibition Award – Coaches choose best stand and pitch. 2. The WOW Presentation Award – Professional jury chooses best presentation. Friday 7 March: “WOW, what a show” The grand final of WOWBerlin 2014 will be the award show. Two teams will take home a WOW award and some nice prices. They will get special honour on our WOW Facebook page and a nice certificate to include in their CV! Time: 14:30 – 15:00 Place: Urania 1st floor COMPETITION 1: WOW Presentation Award What: To be earned by the teams with the best product presentation on Friday. Who: Each jury of coaches selects the 2 best teams who can compete for the WOW Presentation Award. Six teams are our finalists for the WOW Presentation Award. How: These finalists will repeat their product presentation on Friday in Urania for all the WOWparticipants and coaches and… for a professional jury. The professional jury selects a winner and two runner-ups. COMPETITION 2: WOW Exhibition Award What: To be earned by the teams with the best WOW Exhibition stand design + product pitch. Who: Jury of coaches. Student Manual - p19 How: 3 finalists are the teams with the highest score. The jury of coaches selects a winner and two runner-ups. 6. WOW hotspots and how to get where 6.1. Generator Hostel Address: Generator Hostel (Prenzlauer Berg) Storkower Strasse 160 10407 Berlin Germany Tel: +49 30 417 2400 Fax: +49 30 417 24080 URL: http://generatorhostels.com/en/destinations/berlin/prenzlauerberg/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GENERATORhostels E-mail: [email protected] Student Manual - p20 Facilities at the hostel: In general: The hostel is open 24/7. Students stay in dorms and will be divided by the hostel per school. Every student receives a key card to enter his/her dorm. Should you lose your key card, you will get a replacement card for free (you need to show your ID though to get a replacement card). Check-in is at 3pm. If you arrive earlier you can leave your luggage at the reception (luggage room). Check-out is before 10am (breakfast until 11am). Luggage can be left in a luggage compartment. The hostel provides sheets. You can rent a towel at the reception or just bring your own. A washing machine is available (washing and drying at 5 EURO per load). Internet connection: Wireless internet is available on the entire ground floor of the hostel as well as in the rooms on the first floor. Wireless internet is for free (DaPhx Hot Spot). If you want to use the internet for less than an hour you just logon with your computer (no password required). If you want to use the internet for more than an hour you have to go to the reception and print a ticket from a box at the reception desk (press button ‘wireless 4 free’ and use the login code and password you receive). This ticket is valid for 6 hours. If you want to continue afterwards you can ask for a new login code. The hostel also provides internet access on desktop computers (50 cents per hour). Security: After 10pm the hostel should be quiet. Security staff will be checking the corridors all night long. After two warnings you may be requested to leave the hostel immediately. Leaving and entering the hostel at night is no problem. Security staff will check your key card when you enter the building. The project leader and mediacrew will be staying at the hostel and will make sure that the students behave properly. Laptops can be stored in your personal locker. All students have a locker in their room. You need to bring your own padlock (small version) in order to lock things up. If you do not have a padlock you can buy one for 3 EURO at the hostel. Copying and printing facilities at the hostel: Student Manual - p21 You can make copies and print files for 5 cents (black and white copy) /10 cents (colour copy) per page at the hostel (special price). House rules: Every lecturer is supposed to go through the house rules of the hostel with the students before checking in. ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ The breakfast buffet is open between 7.00 and 11.00am. It is not allowed to take food with you. For reasons of hygiene it is not allowed to consume any food or drinks in the rooms except water. The Generator bar is opened daily from 5.00pm for over 16-year-olds. You may not consume alcohol in your room or bring any into the building. Should the occasion arise it will be confiscated and you will be able to pick it up at the reception when checking out. All rooms should be checked for any defects by you upon arrival. Please note all defects into the damage report list handed out to you by the reception. The occupier of the room will be charged for any defects that have not been reported on the damage report list. Night time quiet is from 10pm to 7am. Do not hold any assemblies in your room or the corridors. Smoking is permitted for over 18-year-olds. Smoking directly in front of the GENERATOR hostel is not permitted after 11pm to avoid noise at night. For your own safety please read the evacuation sheets in your room! Sport activities in the car park are not permitted. You will be held liable for any damages caused. Your valued articles are supposed to be stored in our safe deposit boxes at the reception. The Generator will not take responsibility for any items you may store in the luggage room or in your room or any other part in the building. Entry to the GENERATOR hostel is permitted to house guests only. In urgent cases, we reserve the right to contact the school Management. Meals: The hostel room includes breakfast, which will be served daily between 7:00 and 11:00am. You can have dinner at the hostel between 18:00 and 22:00 but for groups (more than 10 persons) you need to book at least 2 week in advance. The price is 6,50 EURO for the daily special or 8,50 EURO for a set menu. Near the hostel (just around the corner) is the ‘Landsberger Forum’, a small shopping center with supermarket in the basement and some restaurants. A packed lunch can be ordered at the hostel in advance (4,50 EURO per person). Student Manual - p22 Drinks: There is a popular bar at the hostel which opens daily from 5pm onwards (open end!). Happy hour is from 17:00 till 19:00pm. Student Manual - p23 6.2. EBC EBC Hochschule Alexanderplatz 1 (on the sixth floor of the C&A building – entrance via the Galeria Kaufhof side) 10178 Berlin Tel: +49 30 28092626 We are happy that the Euro Business College (EBC Hochschule) is providing some of its classrooms as working rooms for us during our stay. Wireless internet is available in all classrooms. Student Manual - p24 6.3. ITB (Internationale Tourismus Börse) Every year Berlin is hosting the biggest trade fair in the tourism sector, the ITB or the “Internationale Tourismus Börse”. At this one week, the whole world is visiting Berlin, all hotels are overbooked and flights get really full (sometimes they are aw-full). We want you to play an active role at this event and we hope you will be able to immerse into everything a country has to offer. The ITB Berlin is, with a total of 170,000 visitors consisting of 110,000 trade visitors and 10,000 exhibitors from 180 countries, the leading B2B Platform of all tourism industry offers. For all other visitors, ITB Berlin is a wonderful possibility to discover the whole world within a few hours. In addition, the world’s largest tourism convention provides unique opportunities to benefit from the leading think tank of the global tourism industry. The whole variety of travelling is present at ITB Berlin: destinations, tour operators, booking systems, carriers, hotels and all other suppliers. Travel & Tourism accounts for 258 million jobs globally. At US$ 6 trillion (9.1% of GDP) the sector is a key driver for investment and economic growth at a global level. The ITB Berlin is the key place to learn about new trends, market developments, and to deepen intensive business relations. We want you, as students, to make use of these facilities. You will have to make use of these new trends for the development of your innovative product and you will need to make use of an extensive network of business people in the tourism field to make your product the most realistic as possible. For more information: URL: http://www.itb-berlin.de/en/ Student Manual - p25 Student Manual - p26 6.4. Urania The kick-off event and final show will take place at Urania. An der Urania 17 Berlin URL: http://www.urania.de (near KaDeWe, “Kaufhaus des Westens”) Student Manual - p27 6.5. Getting around The Generator Hostel is located in the center of Berlin, so you can use public transport. On the website of BVG (“Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe”) you can find more info. URL: http://www.bvg.de/index.php/en/index.html Tip: Use “Google Maps” or a map you find in the hostel / in the city. Download this app on your mobile phone: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.oeffi&hl=de Legend: S-bahn Tram/ Metrobus U-bahn Bus Just around the corner from the Generator hostel is a stop of the ‘Strassenbahn’, called “Landsberger Allee”. station: “Landsberger Allee”. Connections from Generator Hostel to Alexanderplatz, EBC Hochschule Approx. 20 minutes: Starting at “Landsberger Allee” (around the corner from the Generator Hostel) Arrival at: take Tram M5 or M6 and get off at Alexanderplatz Connections from Generator Hostel to ITB Approx. 40-50 minutes: Starting at: Arrival at Landsberger Allee Messe Süd ! Be aware that the ITB is fully booked and public transport during peak hours is likely to be busy. Fair opens at 10:00 AM and closes at 06:00 PM. Connections from Generator Hostel to Urania Approx. 40-50 minutes: Starting at: Landsberger Allee Arrival at: Use , , until ‘Urania’, address: An der Urania 17. Student Manual - p28 Connections from Urania to Alexanderplatz, EBC Hochschule Approx. 30 minutes: Starting at: Urania Arrival at: EBC Hochschule, parallel to the S-Bahn with the entrance at the north end facing “Galeria Kaufhof”, a shopping centre. 6.6. Public transportation: tickets A daily pass to use public transport in Berlin will cost you 6,70 euro; a single ticket costs 2,60 euro. So it’s worth to buy a week pass (7-Tage-Karte VBB-Umweltkarte Berlin/7-day-pass - areas AB, which is sufficient) for 28,80 euro. Airport Schönefeld is not in area AB, unfortunately. So people arriving at this airport have to buy a top-up for getting away from Schönefeld Airport. It still is cheaper than buying one-way tickets. At Schönefeld, there is a counter for public transport and the website provides information about where which bus is and where tickets can be purchased: http://www.berlin_airport.de/DE/ReisendeUndBesucher/AnUndAbreise/AnfahrtBusUndBahn/SXF/Oeff entlicheSXF.html 6.7. Food and drinks in Berlin: tips There are a lot of bars and restaurants in Berlin. Here we already give you some tips, but if you use google, you will find a lot more! Also check the Expat’s Berliner’s website (for English-speaking Berliners): http://www.exberliner.com/food Kilkenny Irish Pub, Am Zwirngraben 17-20 Dante am Hackeschen Markt, Am Zwirngraben 8-10 Riva Bar, Dircksenstraße/S-Bahn-Bogen 142, open daily at 20.00 CARAMBAR - Café-Restaurant-Club, Rathausstr. 1 Zum Nussbaum, Am Nußbaum 3 (typical 19th century working-class Berlin restaurant in Nikolaiviertel) Mutter Hoppe, Rathausstraße 21 (best to make a reservation) Weihenstephaner Berlin, Neue Promenade 5 Brauhaus Lemke, Dircksenstr. 143 A-Lounge, Karl-Marx-Allee 35 Barist, Am Zwirngraben 13 Meilenstein, Oranienburger Straße 7 Student Manual - p29 ROCCO, Am Zwirngraben 13, Sixties Diner, Oranienburger Str. 11 Basi`l, Dircksenstr. 47 1A-Lauschgift, Kleine Präsidentenstr. 3 Yo soy - Rosenthaler Strasse 37 Berlin Weinerei, www.weinerei.com, (3 bars at different locations) - Perlin, Griebenowstrasse 5, - Fra Rosa, Zionskirchstrasse 40, and - Forum (Fehrbelliner Strasse 57 Cinema Cafe - Rosenthalerstrasse 39 Aufsturz, Oranienburg Strasse 67 Hofbräuhaus Berlin - Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 30 Student Manual - p30 7. PRACTICAL INFORMATION 7.1. In case of emergency Lien Vermeulen (Project Coordinator): +32 474 72 79 05 Kirsten Matthes (EBC Hochschule Berlin): +49 30 3151935 14 Polizei 110 Ambulance 112 Tip: Exchange mobile numbers with your group members and coaches. 7.2. 3G-stick Each group will be provided with a 3G-stick. This way you can always use the internet, wherever you are working on the project, all over the city. 7.3. List of participating schools Buskerud Vestfold Univeristy College – Norway Copenhagen Business Academy – Denmark EBC Hochschule campus Berlin, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart – Germany EPHEC (“Haute École Économique et Technique“) – Belgium Helmi Business & Travel College – Finland Hogeschool PXL – Belgium Howest – Belgium IULM: Libera Università di Lingue e Comunicazione – Italy KHLeuven – Belgium LCC International University – Lithuania Mendel University – Czech Republic Stenden hogeschool – The Netherlands Student Manual - p31 7.4. List of coaches Allyns Janien Buccholz Lydia De Boer Peter Degand Grégory Di Marcantonio Sandra Dufek Ondrej Esposito Annamaria GrØnseth BjØrn Ove Grud Jakobsen Katrine Haargaard Camilla Hämäläinen Marjo Howest EBC Hochschule Hamburg Stenden EPHEC Hogeschool PXL Mendel University IULM Buskerud Vestfold University College Copenhagen Business Academy Copenhagen Business Academy Helmi Business & Travel College [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Lehtinen Paulinna Katja Preissler Odebiyi Femi Oedewald Markus Schroeder Kirsten Stuhr Synne Terpstra Miriam Vanhoucke Vera Van Slambrouck Christine Velasco Natalia Ylipaavalniemi Riitta Helmi Business & Travel College EBC Hoschule Berlin LCC International University Helmi Business & Travel College EBC Hochschule, Campus Stuttgart Copenhagen Business Academy Stenden KHLeuven Howest EBC Hochschule Campus Düsseldorf Helmi Business & Travel College [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Student Manual - p32 7.5. List of students Christensen Henriette Hovland Buskerud Vestfold University College Drugli Anne Buskerud Vestfold University College Hansen Kenneth Buskerud Vestfold University College Lernerud Sofie Buskerud Vestfold University College LØseth Lars Øvergaard Buskerud Vestfold University College Norrman Victoria Buskerud Vestfold University College Suaphuk Gesaneephorn Buskerud Vestfold University College Trælstad Marius Buskerud Vestfold University College Andrushchenko Olena Copenhagen Business Academy Antonio Ricardo Copenhagen Business Academy Chisenga Storm Gladys Copenhagen Business Academy Czerwionka Wioleta Copenhagen Business Academy Emma Boisen-Thøgersen Caroline Copenhagen Business Academy Friis Kjær Svanna Copenhagen Business Academy Frost Harboe Cæcilie Copenhagen Business Academy Gejl Jensen Katrine Copenhagen Business Academy Herløv Larsen Josephine Marie Copenhagen Business Academy Højland Amalie Copenhagen Business Academy Ingemar Kristensson Adam Rasmus Copenhagen Business Academy Joao Costa Maria Copenhagen Business Academy Justiniano Maricruz Copenhagen Business Academy Knudsen Lise Lotte Copenhagen Business Academy Lava Olsen Birita Copenhagen Business Academy Maabjerg-Jørgensen Jacob Copenhagen Business Academy Nielsen Trine Copenhagen Business Academy Nielsen Jon Copenhagen Business Academy Onisa David Daniel Copenhagen Business Academy Ravnkilde Jensen Henriette Copenhagen Business Academy Šamparas Marijus Copenhagen Business Academy Apostu Rebeca Adina Copenhagen Business Academy Bustorff Guerra Virginia dos Santos Copenhagen Business Academy Sønderby Lamhauge Freja Copenhagen Business Academy Springe Laima Copenhagen Business Academy Sund Trads Tina Copenhagen Business Academy Tehrani Frandsen Pernille Copenhagen Business Academy Beder Christian EBC Hochschule Campus Berlin Erne Lisa-Marie EBC Hochschule Campus Berlin Fiebelmann Catharina EBC Hochschule Campus Berlin Freitag Ann-Christin EBC Hochschule Campus Berlin Krugmann Anna-Sophie EBC Hochschule Campus Berlin Krupper Julia EBC Hochschule Campus Berlin Student Manual - p33 Schubert Natalie EBC Hochschule Campus Berlin Vogel Angelina EBC Hochschule Campus Berlin Ajeti Laura EBC Hochschule Campus Düsseldorf Frank Sandra EBC Hochschule Campus Düsseldorf Friebe Marcus EBC Hochschule Campus Düsseldorf Giesen Alicia EBC Hochschule Campus Düsseldorf Honnen Jannik EBC Hochschule Campus Düsseldorf Kluge Analena EBC Hochschule Campus Düsseldorf Saatmann Fenja EBC Hochschule Campus Düsseldorf Teixeira Laura EBC Hochschule Campus Düsseldorf Drüppel Katharina EBC Hochschule campus Hamburg Haschke Linda EBC Hochschule campus Hamburg Vogelbacher Katja EBC Hochschule campus Hamburg Buckenmaier Julia EBC Hochschule, Campus Stuttgart Kirchenbauer Viola EBC Hochschule, Campus Stuttgart Lottko Juliane EBC Hochschule, Campus Stuttgart Perret Vanessa EBC Hochschule, Campus Stuttgart Scheerer Tamara EBC Hochschule, Campus Stuttgart Sigg Selina EBC Hochschule, Campus Stuttgart Tesch Laura EBC Hochschule, Campus Stuttgart Walz Patrice EBC Hochschule, Campus Stuttgart Belpaire Julie Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes Commerciales de Meeûs d'Argenteuil Gwennaëlle Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes Commerciales De Scheemaekere Quentin Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes Commerciales de Waroux Juan Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes Commerciales Dupuis François-Xavier Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes Commerciales Molho Xhandros Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes Commerciales Montes Margaux Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes Commerciales Verhelst Marie-Line Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes Commerciales Vo Hong Phuc Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes Commerciales Bea Hasu Helmi Business & Travel College Helander Elias Helmi Business & Travel College Hirvonen Sonja Helmi Business & Travel College Jalava Noora Helmi Business & Travel College Joob Marjam Helmi Business & Travel College Kahlavirta Marianna Helmi Business & Travel College Kaljonen Jane Helmi Business & Travel College Kangas Hanna Helmi Business & Travel College Kärkkäinen Karoliina Helmi Business & Travel College Kettunen Anniina Helmi Business & Travel College Kokko Laura Helmi Business & Travel College Kolehmainen Suvi Helmi Business & Travel College Koskiola Annukka Helmi Business & Travel College Student Manual - p34 Kujala Susanna Helmi Business & Travel College Kulmala Marianna Helmi Business & Travel College Kuusela Kristiina Helmi Business & Travel College Kyrö Ville Helmi Business & Travel College Laaninen Elina Helmi Business & Travel College Laiho Emma Helmi Business & Travel College Larkiala Liilamaria Helmi Business & Travel College Lehtinen-Lopez Petra Helmi Business & Travel College Lönnrot Mäkinen Rita Sonja Helmi Business & Travel College Helmi Business & Travel College Manninen Salla Helmi Business & Travel College Marjanen Sylva Helmi Business & Travel College Oksa Satu Helmi Business & Travel College Pietilä Elina Helmi Business & Travel College Pöntiö Piia Helmi Business & Travel College Poutanen Silva Helmi Business & Travel College Rantanen Hanna Helmi Business & Travel College Savimäki Linda Helmi Business & Travel College Sirviö Henriikka Helmi Business & Travel College Skarvelakis Georgios Helmi Business & Travel College Sourander Catarija Helmi Business & Travel College Spelman Paula Helmi Business & Travel College Tiainen Johanna Helmi Business & Travel College Tikkala Petra Helmi Business & Travel College Toivio Linnea Helmi Business & Travel College Tornberg Anni Helmi Business & Travel College Väänänen Taarna Helmi Business & Travel College Gielen Sarah Hogeschool PXL Van Gerven Hauke Hogeschool PXL Vanden Troost Sanny Hogeschool PXL Baert Emilie Howest Cnudde Louis Howest Deleu Kimberly Howest Demeurisse Janissa Howest Desnock Virginie Howest Expeel Thobias Howest Ferri Perez Lisa Howest Fort Griet Howest Kareman Canet Howest Lannoye Liese Howest Logghe Evelyn Howest Vandevelde Sophie Howest Vandoorne Emiel Howest Verhaeghe Marie Howest Student Manual - p35 Waterbley Evi Howest Woets Killian Howest Letellier Julie KHLeuven Makhnev Daniel KHLeuven Michiels Ilona KHLeuven Raeymaekers Nele KHLeuven Schoutens Jente KHLeuven Sneyers Valerie KHLeuven Torfs Tine KHLeuven Van Aalst Sanne KHLeuven Van den brande Astrid KHLeuven Willebrords Eva KHLeuven Barjamaj Elona LCC International University Bazyk Elina LCC International University Budaviciute Gintare LCC International University Makhmutova Sabina LCC International University Mikhaelyan Alena LCC International University Alessia Donatone Alessia Libera Università di Lingue e Comunicazione IULM Anna Claudia Lauro Anna Claudia Libera Università di Lingue e Comunicazione IULM Letizia Mattola Letizia Libera Università di Lingue e Comunicazione IULM Lukas Rubatscher Lukas Libera Università di Lingue e Comunicazione IULM Maria Tacchio Maria Libera Università di Lingue e Comunicazione IULM Sabrina Lofiego Sabrina Libera Università di Lingue e Comunicazione IULM Tommaso Galanti Tommaso Libera Università di Lingue e Comunicazione IULM Dudíková Eva Hanák Marek Konečná Veronika Krejčová Aneta Moserová Veronika Neuberger Patrik Štěchová Pavlína Ahmadi Tina Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of Business and Economics Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of Business and Economics Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of Business and Economics Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of Business and Economics Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of Business and Economics Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of Business and Economics Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of Business and Economics Stenden Blauw Steve Stenden Boutin Matthias Stenden Brouwer Rachid Stenden Buka Dzuljeta Stenden Butkus Giedrius Stenden de Vries Eva Stenden Goorhuis Frank Stenden Gruis Timo Stenden Student Manual - p36 Heitzhausen Lennart Stenden Kellij Ernst Stenden Janko Maik Stenden Kloosterman Amenda Stenden Lerch Julia Stenden Lu Yi Stenden Mansinghani Natasha Stenden Pham Hoai Thu Stenden Posthuma Thomas Stenden Rast Tobias Stenden Rhee Rutger Stenden Rijpstra Hielke Stenden Stasse Matthijs Stenden Van der Bij Gonnie Stenden Van der Dam Mathijs Stenden Van der Schoot Kees Stenden Westra Jefta Stenden Wiese Angela Stenden Zimmer Jacqueline Stenden Student Manual - p37 7.6. Code of conduct WOW Berlin is putting a lot of effort and money in the organization of this international project. In order to guarantee normal proceedings of the event, it is essential that the participating students and coaches will be sufficiently committed. Without this, organizing an event of this size would be just impossible. Consequently, a lot depends on the will of all parties involved to contribute toward the achievement of that aim. Here are a few guidelines you should bear in mind. All participants are expected to be punctual and to behave correctly during the project – be it at the EBC Hochschule, the ITB Fair or in the hostel. All students must respect the hostel regulations and more specifically other hostel guests’ sleep. Hostel decoration and furniture have to be left in the state they were found upon arrival. Students who do not observe these regulations will be expelled from the hostel and will have to find other accommodation at their own expense. Any damage caused in the hostel will have to be paid for immediately. Students should be present at all group meetings. They agree to schedule any additional meetings, if necessary, at a moment convenient for all group members. In case somebody is late or absent, the other group members should be acknowledged. All scheduled meetings should be attended on time and students are supposed to stay for the duration of the entire meeting. Students commit themselves to complete the project on time. Every group member will do their fair share of the work thoroughly and respect deadlines, in order to meet the demands of the group and the assignment. He/She should be supportive, courteous and respectful toward peers at all times. He/She will make decisions that are in the best interest of the group and not solely in their own interest. He or she will be participating actively in their group at all times and will help solve conflicts that might arise between group members. Students will listen attentively to their peers’ ideas and opinions and will collaborate with them in a creative fashion. In case of serious problems students will contact the coach/lecturer. By signing this agreement the student abides by the mentioned policies and regulations. Should for some reason expectations not be met, he or she will understand that they or any group member may be sanctioned in the form of lower marks. In case of severe problems the lecturer/coach will inform the staff of WOW Berlin, whereupon the student may be expelled from their group. The penalties can vary from a loss of ECTS credits, refusal by the organizers to grant a certificate of participation in the project or expulsion from the entire project. The student declares not to have any objections against their name and WOW Berlin related images being published on the project’s website. He/She also agrees that the presentations in which they participated during WOW Berlin, as well as the outcome of the teamwork, are published on the project’s website. WOW Berlin team Student Manual - p38
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