Intro honours programme/excellence stream

January 8, 2014Miko Elwenspoek

Jan Willem Polderman

ScheduleIntro honours programme

• 1245 Presentation Miko Elwenspoek

• 1300 Presentation Jan Willem Polderman

• 1315 Presentation by HV Ockham

• 1325-1345 Questions

Example: Manhattan Project - A rich problem

• Natural sciences: – Nuclear physics– Consequences explosion

• Technology – Design

• Management– Biggest program ever

• Politics– prevent war, prevent proliferation

• Ethics– obvious

• Medical• Environment• Psychology

– trust?– fear

Science

Quartile 1.3 Great Scientists: Darwin, Newton

Quartile 1.4 Great Scientists: Machiavelli, Freud

Quartile 2.1 Philosophy of Science

Quartile 2.2 Individual Project

Quartile 2.3 Individual Project (continued)

Quartile 2.4 Science Synthesis

       

Design

Quartile 1.3 Great Designs: Manhattan Project

Quartile 1.4 Great Designs: Flood Safety Netherlands

Quartile 2.1 Instructional Design Project

Quartile 2.2 Design Project

Quartile 2.3 Design Project (continued)

Quartile 2.4 Design Synthesis       

Math (excellence stream)

Quartile 1.3 Linear Algebra and coding theory

Quartile 1.4 Finding vs. Verifying

Quartile 2.1 Proofs proved

Quartile 2.2 Signals with Information

Quartile 2.3 Complex Networks

Quartile 2.4 Dynamic Systems

       

• You can choose freely between modules per quarter

• Exception: individual project, design project (2 quarters)

Rewards

• Academic training• Acquire knowlegde on science and engineering• Widen your view• Critical attitude against science and engineering• Position of your own field• Honours diploma (for your CV)• Network of excellent students en proferssors• Terrific time

How (1)

• Lectures are on Monday and Wednesday in the evening

• Presence is obligatory• Travelling: max two weeks• Maximum participants: 25 students for each class• Didactics: discourse, reading, writing• Start: February 10, 2014• All classes in Ravelijn starting at 1815 hours

How (2)

Formation of an academic community• You must finish the program (6 modules)• No points for your regular bachelor• Stopping during the run gives no extra

points• By completing the whole program you

earn a Bachelor of Honours

Admission

• You belong to the best 5 - 10% of your program– Shown by grades, no delays, application

letter, possibly interview– Best students are selected by study advisers– You can always apply!

• 1st and 2nd year’s may enrol• Honours program must not cause delay• Commitment and motivation

Procedure

• Application letter– Deadline: January 15, 2014

• Some interviews: End January• Notification of acceptance: February 4,

2014