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
You will find the timetables for all courses and degree programmes of Leiden University in the tool MyTimetable (login). Any teaching activities that you have sucessfully registered for in MyStudyMap will automatically be displayed in MyTimeTable. Any timetables that you add manually, will be saved and automatically displayed the next time you sign in.
MyTimetable allows you to integrate your timetable with your calendar apps such as Outlook, Google Calendar, Apple Calendar and other calendar apps on your smartphone. Any timetable changes will be automatically synced with your calendar. If you wish, you can also receive an email notification of the change. You can turn notifications on in ‘Settings’ (after login).
For more information, watch the video or go the the 'help-page' in MyTimetable.
Please note: Joint Degree students Leiden/Delft have to merge their two different timetables into one. This video explains how to do this.
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
Every student of all years must enroll via MyStudyMap.
In this short video, you will see step by step how to enroll in courses in MyStudyMap. Note that your enrollment is only completed when you submit your course planning in the 'Ready for enrollment' tab by clicking 'submit'.
There are two registration periods per year: registration for the fall semester opens in July and registration for the spring semester opens in December. Please see this page for more information.
Please note that it is compulsory to register for every exam and retake. Not being registered for a course means that you are not allowed to participate in the final exam. Keep in mind that there are enrollment deadlines, see this page for more information.
Extensive FAQ on MyStudymap can be found here.
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