Hello and welcome to Erasmus-plus.ro In this video we are going to explain the best practice in writing a project for the Erasmus+ programme. In this way you are going to develop projects that will better serve the needs of your community. We are going to use the popular tools: the problem tree and the solution tree.
For a successful project you should follow these steps:
Now let’ take a look at the problem tree:
In the bottom part we will have the causes of the issue and in the upper part we will have the negative effects of the issue. For example we took the following issue “in our town the obesity levels in youth are increasing”. Remember, one project should focus on one issue only!
Let’s think about the possible causes of this issue. One cause could be the lack of information about healthy diets. Another cause could be the open access to junk food in schools. Try to find all the causes that you can. These are the direct causes of the issue. Now you should find the indirect causes that determine your direct causes.
We have the direct cause of access to junk food in schools; one possible indirect cause is the lack of regulation concerning food in schools. For all these direct causes you should find the indirect causes. Then you should think about the negative direct effect of the issue.
One possible effect is related to poor health and heart diseases; another effect is that physical attractiveness gets lower. All these direct effects have indirect effects like higher mortality rates, increased healthcare costs, lower self-esteem, isolation… You should support your affirmation by scientific studies
So to finish our problem tree at the top you will have the negative direct effects and indirect effects. The next step is to make the solution tree. The solution tree makes the problem tree positive.
We will positivize the direct causes and we will get our goals, the indirect causes will become the activities of the project, the direct effects will be our expected results and the indirect effects the impact of our project.
For example: we had our direct cause “lack of access to information about healthy diets”. This cause will become the goal “to inform young people about healthy diets.
Our second cause was “access to junk food in schools” This cause can become our goal: “change the regulations and ban junk food from schools”
Then our direct effect of “higher risk of heart diseases” will become our expected result: “lower the risk of heart diseases in youth” and our indirect effect: “increased costs on health care” will become our impact “reduced costs on health care”.
Our indirect cause: “no regulation about junk food in schools” will become our activity: “ a campaign to change the regulation about junk food in schools”
The next step is to make our goals smarter. Watch our previous video to learn how to make smarter goals.
Our first goal: to inform young people about healthy diets” should become. Organise an information campaign from 1st of June 2014 to 30th of August 2014 in high school “Winston Churchill” to inform 1000 young people about healthy diets. Then we will have our solution tree.
The goals and the activities in the lower part and the results and impact in the upper part. Our solution will be to decrease the obesity levels and youth in our town. Then we will have our goals and activities for each goal. They must be linked with the results and impact. This is the solution tree.
When setting the learning goals for the participants don’t forget to think about each aspect of the competences: skills, abilities and knowledge. Also when you setup your goals make sure they are relevant to:
For a successful project you should follow these steps:
- Always start from an issue in your community. An example of an issue is “high obesity levels in youth in your town”
- The second step is to analyse the opportunity of your project with the stakeholder. Who is the target group? How much time and money do you need and what other resources do you need for this project to take place.
- The third step is to gather the necessary competencies and resources. You should build your team that will support you until the end of your project. Then you should see what skills everyone has, for example: John has skills in marketing and web development. You should make use of these skills in your project. If you need some skills and nobody in your team has them you should contact someone from the writing stage of your project. Also make sure that the goals of the project are clear for everyone.
Now let’ take a look at the problem tree:
In the bottom part we will have the causes of the issue and in the upper part we will have the negative effects of the issue. For example we took the following issue “in our town the obesity levels in youth are increasing”. Remember, one project should focus on one issue only!
Let’s think about the possible causes of this issue. One cause could be the lack of information about healthy diets. Another cause could be the open access to junk food in schools. Try to find all the causes that you can. These are the direct causes of the issue. Now you should find the indirect causes that determine your direct causes.
We have the direct cause of access to junk food in schools; one possible indirect cause is the lack of regulation concerning food in schools. For all these direct causes you should find the indirect causes. Then you should think about the negative direct effect of the issue.
One possible effect is related to poor health and heart diseases; another effect is that physical attractiveness gets lower. All these direct effects have indirect effects like higher mortality rates, increased healthcare costs, lower self-esteem, isolation… You should support your affirmation by scientific studies
So to finish our problem tree at the top you will have the negative direct effects and indirect effects. The next step is to make the solution tree. The solution tree makes the problem tree positive.
We will positivize the direct causes and we will get our goals, the indirect causes will become the activities of the project, the direct effects will be our expected results and the indirect effects the impact of our project.
For example: we had our direct cause “lack of access to information about healthy diets”. This cause will become the goal “to inform young people about healthy diets.
Our second cause was “access to junk food in schools” This cause can become our goal: “change the regulations and ban junk food from schools”
Then our direct effect of “higher risk of heart diseases” will become our expected result: “lower the risk of heart diseases in youth” and our indirect effect: “increased costs on health care” will become our impact “reduced costs on health care”.
Our indirect cause: “no regulation about junk food in schools” will become our activity: “ a campaign to change the regulation about junk food in schools”
The next step is to make our goals smarter. Watch our previous video to learn how to make smarter goals.
Our first goal: to inform young people about healthy diets” should become. Organise an information campaign from 1st of June 2014 to 30th of August 2014 in high school “Winston Churchill” to inform 1000 young people about healthy diets. Then we will have our solution tree.
The goals and the activities in the lower part and the results and impact in the upper part. Our solution will be to decrease the obesity levels and youth in our town. Then we will have our goals and activities for each goal. They must be linked with the results and impact. This is the solution tree.
When setting the learning goals for the participants don’t forget to think about each aspect of the competences: skills, abilities and knowledge. Also when you setup your goals make sure they are relevant to:
- The goals of the Erasmus+ program.
- The priorities of the program.
- The goals of the action where you will submit your project.
- The desired outcomes stated in the programme guide.
- And the national goals and priorities.
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