Digital Twinning

Course manual 2024/2025

Objectives

• Take a substantiated position towards the role of models in science
• Explain how models relate to the understanding and prediction of phenomena
• Describe different levels on which models can be made and evaluate their generalisation and predictive power
• Modify different types of twins and understand how this can provide insight into understanding and prediction

Learning activities

Attendance

Requirements of the programme concerning attendance (OER-B):

1. In the case of practicals, the student must attend at least 80%. Should the student attend less than 80%, he/she must redo the practical, or the Examinations Board may have one or more supplementary assignments issued.
2. In the case of study-group sessions with assignments, the student must attend at least 80% of the study-group sessions. Should the student attend less than 80%, he/she must redo the study group, or the Examinations Board may have one or more supplementary assignments issued.

Assessment

Fraud and plagiarism

The 'Regulations governing fraud and plagiarism for UvA students' applies to this course. This will be monitored carefully. Upon suspicion of fraud or plagiarism the Examinations Board of the programme will be informed. For the 'Regulations governing fraud and plagiarism for UvA students' see: www.student.uva.nl

Course structure

Last year's student feedback

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Contact information

Coordinator

• dr. H.S. Scholte