Admission Requirements
None.
Description
In this course you learn and practice skills that prepare you for your time after your graduation as physicist or astronomer. You will learn about and develop skills in team-work, practical aspects of science in action, future career options, networking and personal development. The course consists of lectures, workshops guest-lectures and a practical project in pre-determined, larger groups. The subject of the project is related to the interaction between science and society and is based on the preferences of the group as well as on the content of the course.
Course objectives
Upon completion of this course, students will have developed a vision on their professional future and know how to work towards those goals.
In particular, students:
Are able to desgign and assess future career options. Students know where to find future jobs and what is needed to prepare for such a job.
Can reflect on their own inter- and intrapersonal skills and challenges, as well as their roles in a larger team.
Can act independently in the management and execution of a teameffort towards a set goal.
Timetable
Physics Schedule
For detailed information go to Timetable in Brightspace
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
See Brightspace
Assessment method
Pass/Fail.
The students are assessed on attendance and participation, teamwork, the quality of the final project and their personal reflections.
Reading list
Relevant reading material will be provided through Brightspace.
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
Lecturer: Dr.ir. J. Cramer
Remarks
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.