TMD Portfolio Assignment 9: The Mentorship project

Activities Log Mentorship project 2016-2017

Date and Description Participants Short evaluation and Photo in action
timing of the personal reflection
activity
23rd of Mentorship Victor van I was present for the
September kick off Soelen, introduction lesson
2 hours moment Jonas Van given to kick-off the
Gucht; year. I had a chance
Elias Smith; to meet our mentees.
Guilherme We then had to do an
Machado; activity where we had
Korneel to answer questions
Lams by walking around in
Ghent. I was not able
to join, because I had
to work. Jonas did the
activity and reported
afterwards.
14th of Peer Jonas Van We talked about the
February tutoring Gucht; study methods they
30min- Elias Smith; employed and
1hour Guilherme difficulties they had
Machado with certain tasks or
courses.
I believe I was able to
assist the mentees
enough to help them
with the IBM
programme.
22nd of Peer Jonas Van We talked with
February tutoring Gucht; Korneel about how he
15min- Victor van feels his studies are
30min Soelen; going and gave him
Korneel some tips to go on
Lams with his studies. I
believe I was able to
assist Korneel with all
his problems and that
I was able to answer
all his questions.
28th of Cultural Jonas Van We visited the square
February event Gucht; and the church. I
15min- Visit to the Elias Smith; believe most of the
30min Onze- Guilherme students studying in
Lieve- Machado Ghent have never
Vrouw been in the church,
Sint- thus it seemed a good
Pieterskerk location to show
and the them around. I
SInt-Pieters believe I was able to
square show them something
they might otherwise
never visit.
14th of Peer Jonas Van We discussed how
March tutoring Gucht; they have been since
30min- Elias Smith; the last tyime we saw
1hour Guilherme eachother. I showed
Machado them how my
portfolio for TMD
looked like to give
them an idea of how
they might be able to
make it. I believe I
was able to assist the
mentees in all their
questions.
22nd of Peer Jonas Van We met up with
March tutoring Gucht; Korneel to talk about
15min- Victor van how his studies are
30min Soelen; going and how hes
Korneel seeing hois chances
Lams for the second exam
period. I believe I was
able to give Korneel
some tips on his
portfolio and how he
should prepare for
certain exams.
22nd of Cultural Jonas Van We visited the same
March event Gucht; location as I had
15min- Visit to the Victor van already visited with
30min Onze- Soelen; Guilherme and Elias. I
Lieve- Korneel believe Korneel would
Vrouw Lams have never visited this
Sint- location. Thus I
Pieterskerk believe I was able to
and the help him grow his
SInt-Pieters view of the culture
square Ghent has to offer.
 28th of Sport/ Jonas Van We went bowling at
March Leisure Gucht; the Overpoort bowl. I
1hour Activity Elias Smith; believe the mentees
Go bowling Guilherme liked this activity
at the Machado; mostly because it
Overpoort Korneel wasnt linked to
Bowl Caf Lams school. I think I was
able to help the
mentees relax after a
day of lessons. And
that they enjoyed the
leisure activity.

Conclusion

To start with, it was difficult for me to combine the Mentorship project with my own obligations. I
live in Antwerp, work 20 hours a week and combine this with a full 2 nd year program of IBM. I wished
I could have been present more often with my mentees, but it often happened that either they, or I
could not be present at the exact date.

Therefore, I could not be present during the bowling event. I heard it was a lot of fun. I did offered
my help with any question they might have. I opened a group chat on Facebook, and helped them
with several questions during the year. I believe this is the most important task of being a mentor. I
remember that my mentor last year did not show up the entire year. I only knew his name, but he
never reached out to me. I did not want to do the same.

Customer Satisfaction
I think that my mentees enjoyed the peer monitoring event we held. I helped Korneel Lams with
specific questions with regards to report writing. I could see the gratitude which was nice for both
parties.

Mentor position
As mentioned earlier, it was difficult to accomplish my position as a mentor, because I was not
present at all events. I have explained them about my specific situation and that it is difficult. It was
difficult for all of us, since we are a group of 5, and everyone has their own obligations and
schedules. Jonas and I were always available for questions via Facebook or if we encountered them
at school, which is the most important function of being a mentor.

Overall opinion and leadership competences

I enjoyed being a mentor. It is great to help people with their questions, especially when you know
you have experienced the same a year earlier. They can really benefit of your own experience. With
regards to the competences, I have experienced how difficult it can be to organize activities with a
group. Everyone is busy and planning something was challenging at times. It is something I will
probably face later on as well, in my professional career.