6 EC
Semester 1, period 3
5512SSSL6Y
| Owner | IIS keuzevakken |
| Coordinator | P. Şefkatli |
| Part of | Minor Interdisciplinary Minor Sustainability, year 1 |
This course is developed around a pressure cooker format that mimics a climate-proof planning process and integrates design thinking. This practice-based approach is also particularly suited to developing skills around cooperation, project management, design thinking, and stakeholder analysis. The course will take place in four weeks of intensive cooperation. It will start with an introduction day with the client and content and skills workshops. Students will then actively cooperate in the first week of the analysis phase. The second week will start with a workshop and reflection session, and then students will continue with the second phase of visioning. The third week will again start with a workshop and reflection session, after which the students will work on the third phase of plan development using a backcasting and prototyping approach. The fourth week will focus on elaboration and refinement. It will start again with a workshop and reflection session and end with the presentation of the plans to the client.
Provided through Canvas and Library
Provided through Canvas
Provided every week in class (on Mondays and Fridays)
More resources will be available on Canvas
During the seminars, the students are introduced to practical skills they will use every week in their fieldwork. Fieldwork/excursion will be made altogether with the class so that the students get to know the research area better. The students will be encouraged to work independently throughout the week so that they can learn how to think solution-oriented. They will be supported by weekly supervision/feedback meetings. During mid-term and final presentations, the students will be able to get feedback and validation on their projects from professionals who are working on the topics they researched.
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Component |
Amount |
Duration |
Hour |
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Starting days and workshops |
6 |
4 |
24 |
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Research and preparing reports and plan |
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80 |
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Preparing presentation |
1 |
8 |
8 |
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Group meetings interactions |
15 |
2 |
30 |
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Reading materials |
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30 |
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Total |
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172 |
Additional requirements for this course:
Students need to be present at the start of the sessions. Workshops cannot be missed. 1 point per session will be subtracted from the final grade per missed workshop. Students should be present at group meetings. Missing more than two leads to 1 point subtraction of the final grade per additional missed meeting.
| Item and weight | Details |
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Final grade | |
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80% Final Report | NAP if missing |
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20% Final Presentation | NAP if missing |
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0% Weekly assignments (AVV/NAVV) | Mandatory |
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WA Week 1: Preliminary project definition and action plan | Must be ≥ pass |
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WA Week 2: Problem definition and possible solutions | Must be ≥ pass |
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WA Week 3: Building a prototype and testing it | Must be ≥ pass |
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0% Fieldwork data (AVV/NAVV) | Mandatory |
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FD Week 1: First impressions and weekly data collection | Must be ≥ pass |
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FD Week 2: Desktop & literature research and weekly data collection | Must be ≥ pass |
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FD Week 3: Intervention Explanation | Must be ≥ pass |
Need to redo all assignments
Feedback on summative assessment is provided through Canvas. Continuous feedback on the project and presentation is possible during the tutorial sessions. Please make use of those moments.
The course's main assignments consist of a final presentation and a report, which will be graded. Next to that, there are two weekly assignments that are mandatory to submit. Descriptions and rubrics are provided on Canvas.
The group will receive one grade. Students can then distribute their grades in such a manner that the average remains that grade. E.g. If a group of 3 students receives a 7, they can choose to all keep a 7, or distribute the grade such as for example student A:6. B:7, C:8. This enables students to more fairly attribute grading to their input to the project that the lecturer is unable to assess. The report should include a discussion of the type and amount of work done by each individual student and how this relates to the final grade that person should be getting.
Please note that exceeding the number of words significantly has a negative impact on your score (Individual assignments: -0.5 points per 50 additional words, Group assignment: -0.5 per 100 additional words).
Handing in your assignment late will lead to a subtraction of 0.5 points per half hour (e.g. 1-30 = -0.5, 31-60 =-1, …)
This course adheres to the general rules on ‘Fraud and Plagiarism` as set by the UvA. Students are expected to have familiarized themselves with these rules.
The terms Fraud or Plagiarism are to be interpreted as the copying of the work of peer-student and/or the copying of (scientific) sources of information, without explicitly referring to its source.
Fraud/plagiarism is forbidden and actively checked by staff. When one is suspected of having committed fraud/plagiarism, the exam committee of beta-gamma and future planet studies will be informed. The highest punishment for fraud/plagiarism involves the student to be disallowed to partake of any exams or examination activities within the future planet studies programme, for the duration of a whole academic year, or may even face dismissal from the programme. More information about Fraud and Plagiarism can be found at: www.uva.nl/plagiaat
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Monday |
Wednesday |
Friday |
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Week 1 |
Introduction to the course Introduction by client Group formation Assignment instructions Group work |
Fieldwork: first observations 20:00 Mid-week assignment 1
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Introduction by area coordinator Workshop session: Analysis/project definition Weekly feedback 20:00 Weekly Assignment 1 |
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Week 2 |
Seminar: Problem definition Brainstorm session Literature research |
Fieldwork: exploring the problem Exploring what is done already 20:00 Mid-week assignment 2 |
Workshop session: Approaching solutions 20:00 Weekly Assignment 2 |
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Week 3 |
Seminar: Developing interventions Mid-term presentation to the client
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Fieldwork: building a prototype 20:00 Mid-week assignment 2 |
Workshop session: testing the intervention Weekly feedback 20:00 Weekly Assignment 3 |
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Week 4 |
Seminar: synthetising and finishing up |
Working on the presentation and final report 20:00 Deadline report |
Presentation to client 10:30
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Up to 20 working days after the announcement of the result, students have the right of inspection of their work (all forms of assessment). The student can request a copy of his/her work by e-mailing the teacher/course coordinator.
Feedback will provided through Canvas and in the closing session. Students can request a meeting with the teacher by emailing them to discuss the feedback.
Please note: you lose the right of feedback from the examiner when you don’t attend the Collective Assessment Evaluation without good reasons. For more information about the right of inspection, please refer to OER part A FNWI, article 4.9.
After the above mentioned 20 working days have expired the entire exam package must be handed over to the IIS Service Desk after which the work will be archived.
Social safety and Evaluation Committee
The Evaluation Committee for Elective Education ensures the quality of electives and is committed to providing a safe learning environment. The committee, consisting of students and teachers, meets at least four times a year to provide requested and unsolicited advice on all educational matters related to IIS Elective Education. It utilizes course evaluations and actively seeks contact with students enrolled in IIS Elective Education.
The Evaluation Committee is very interested in comments, suggestions, recommendations, and other insights regarding the content, implementation, and offerings of IIS Elective Education. Students can contact them at evaluatiekeuzeonderwijs-iis@uva.nl.
If you experience undesirable behavior or unsafe situations, you can contact the study advisor of your educational program, one of UvA's confidential advisors, the Evaluation Committee, or the coordinators of the IIS Electives Program (via keuzeonderwijs-iis@uva.nl). More information and contact details of confidential advisors can be found at: https://student.uva.nl/en/topics/help-with-undesirable-behaviour
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