Description
The students will address a sustainability problem of choice in small groups. They will define the topic themselves, find literature to give a qualitative and quantitative description of the problem and critically discuss one or more possible solutions. The group project runs over the full length of the minor and also trains the students on transferable skills such as teamwork, leadership, critical thinking and oral and written communication. The assessment is based on presentations, reports and discussions with the other student groups
Admission
This course is available only for students in the minor Sustainable Chemistry and Biotechnology
Course Objectives
At the end of the course students:
can evaluate a potential sustainable solution to a chemistry and/or biotechnology problem
demonstrate a capacity to collaborate in interdisciplinary and contribute to a shared goal
demonstrate a capacity to lead and manage change through collaboration with others
can report and reflect on research findings in written and verbal forms
understand the process of designing a research project from its inception to the final product
Timetable
Mode of instruction
Group work with instructions and soft skills with the instruction from E-learning skills platformN.A
Assessment Methode
The final grade for the course is established by determining the weighted average. There is no opportunity to re-take the exam.
1) Group presentation (individual grade 30%)
2) Report (30%) (including the minutes of the group meetings (handed in per period), from which it should be clear how the group dealt with feedback, (missing) milestones, setbacks, etc)
3) Peer feedback (20%)
4) Self-assessment (20%) (Questionnaires/assessment forms filled in by individual student related to his/her function in the progress of the group handed in per period
Reading List
N.A.
Registration
Enrollment through uSis is mandatory