Admission requirements
This course is obligatory for students of the MSc Industrial Ecology (joint degree TU Delft and Leiden University).
Description
A core element of industrial ecology is that it requires to look at a problem from a system perspective. This course aims to provide insights necessary to understand and apply the core concepts of system design in the field of Industrial Ecology. The course will introduce, in a weekly basis, the core concepts of system thinking (such as interconnectedness, synthesis, feedback loops, causality) and students will work on their application in small case studies.
Course objectives
Upon completion of the course, the participants will be able to:
Knowledge and understanding
Understand the principles of systems design;
Visualize networks and analyze different network topologies on important indicators
Link system structure to possible dynamic behavior of important indicators of a complex problem;
Understand how relationships between the elements in a system as well as dynamics related to time and location influence the system development and performance
Cognitive skills (thinking and analysis).
Critically deliberate on, set and explain boundary choices along with potential consequences
Analysis of systems of small sizes
Communication skills (personal and academic).
- Be able to present projects
Practical and subject specific skills (Transferable Skills).
Plan and undertake a group and individual projects,
Prepare and deliver coherent and structured verbal (online) and written (short) reports
Timetable
In MyTimetable, you can find all course and programme schedules, allowing you to create your personal timetable. Activities for which you have enrolled via MyStudyMap will automatically appear in your timetable.
Additionally, you can easily link MyTimetable to a calendar app on your phone, and schedule changes will be automatically updated in your calendar. You can also choose to receive email notifications about schedule changes. You can enable notifications in Settings after logging in.
Questions? Watch the video, read the instructions, or contact the ISSC helpdesk.
Note: Joint Degree students from Leiden/Delft need to combine information from both the Leiden and Delft MyTimetables to see a complete schedule. This video explains how to do it.
Mode of instruction
Students are expected to prepare their classes in advance and to actively participate in the lectures and group work.
Assessment method
A group assignment will be evaluated mid-term and at the end of the course. Within the group assignment, there is a section that should be done individually.
Weighing
One group assignment organized with the following weighing on the final grade:
Mid-term evaluation assignment – 60%
Final assignment – 40%
Students can compensate between the mid-term and final assignments. Condition: if a group is not present during the mid-term evaluation, this group will get a fail.
Resit
A resit is possible for the mid-term assignment.
Inspection and feedback
Oral (formative) feedback is given on a bi-weekly basis. The written grade of the mid-term assignment will be announced before the final assignment.
Reading list
In the course a combination of peer review (articles, book chapters) and non-peer review literature (news clips, reports, youtube videos) will be used.
Registration
As a student, you are responsible for enrolling on time through MyStudyMap.
In this short video, you can see step-by-step how to enrol for courses in MyStudyMap.
Extensive information about the operation of MyStudyMap can be found here.
There are two enrolment periods per year:
Enrolment for the fall opens in July
Enrolment for the spring opens in December
See this page for more information about deadlines and enrolling for courses and exams.
Note:
It is mandatory to enrol for all activities of a course that you are going to follow.
Your enrolment is only complete when you submit your course planning in the ‘Ready for enrolment’ tab by clicking ‘Send’.
Not being enrolled for an exam/resit means that you are not allowed to participate in the exam/resit.
Contact
Coordinator: Dr. D. Xevgenos
Remarks
MSc Industrial Ecology students can register for the course and exam via MystudyMap. Other students need to contact the study advisors of the programme via studyadvisor-ie@cml.leidenuniv.nl
Software
Starting from the 2024/2025 academic year, the Faculty of Science will use the software distribution platform Academic Software. Through this platform, you can access the software needed for specific courses in your studies. For some software, your laptop must meet certain system requirements, which will be specified with the software. It is important to install the software before the start of the course. More information about the laptop requirements can be found on the student website.