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The structure of lessons from the second year differ greatly from those in the first year, and resemble those of the third year far more closely. This academic year is filled with modules for only half of the time. The other half is an internship! Five months of experiencing the field of employment for yourself, to see what attracts you most.
Every period students have one module per major (Marine Biology or Marine Policy) and one common module.
The modules that fill the first semester are:
Period 1
Marine Biology
HKZ15 - Research management
Keywords:
Research proposal, research phasing, problem description, objectives, research questions, research type (describing, exploring, thesis), research design (experiment, survey, case study), SPSS: Population /random data collection method’s (interviewing, observing, sensing, measuring instrument, Data- analysis, research report, reliability, validity, monitoring, operational, concept relations, value structural parameters, testing of hypotheses, multiple in-output analysis techniques, Item-analysis, carrying out surveys.
Content:
Research fulfils an important place in our modern society. This can be found in the many different courses the Van Hall-Larenstein University has to offer. A lot of the knowledge the students receive is the product of extensive research. The additional advantage is that the students more then once get to do their own experiments and research as a part of there education. This is brought into practise in different modules, fieldwork, internships and especially in the final theses.
Research is commonly a difficult and complex matter. To give structure to think- and work processes phasing is used. These phases play an important role in the setup for a research project. Students in this module all have their own professional task concerning the research that is done:
1) Planning of a research project, product: research proposal.
2) Executing own research project, product: data set.
3) Writing a technical report of the research project, product: technical research report.
Students play the role of a researcher and will have to go through all the phases that eventually will make a complete feasible research design.
Marine Policy
HKZ17 - Policy Research
Keywords:
Policy analysis and research methodology
Common module (Marine Biology and Marine Policy)
HHG24 - Spatial planning
Keywords:
Spatial planning, spatial analysis, spatial development, GIS, Adrisi Andes, Lauwersmeer, area planning, land use, flooding scenarios, flooding frequency, Hydrology, development sketch, communication, data collection, data processing, management, methodical and reflective thinking, layered approach, Remote sensing.
Contents:
The present Lauwersmeer area is a former river delta into which the rivers Lauwers, Hunze and Ee discharged. The Wadden Sea tides dominated the area. In 1969 the Lauwer Sea was closed off in order to protect the surrounding land against flooding. Since then the Lauwersmeer area has developed into an important nature area with rare (wet) dune vegetations and enormous bird diversity. In 2003 the area received the status of National Park.
The characteristic nature values of National Park Lauwersmeer are slowly deteriorating. This is due on the one hand to slow desalination of the former salt marshes, but due also on the other hand to the human dominated water level management. Grazing by horses and cattle can slow down the slow increase in woodlands, but cannot stop it in the end. The Lauwersmeer area may change from an open water-rich area to a wooded lake area.
The students task is to write a development plan that takes the new water management strategy into account (recovery of tidal influence) without compromising safety and paying attention to present functions (nature, recreational co-use, agriculture, military range) and the expected/desired developments in those functions. A GIS is often used to provide insight into the consequences of changes in the use of space.
The professional products are a map which shows the frequency of flooding and a sketch of general development of the area accompanied by an explanatory report. The flooding frequency map should be made with the use of a Geographical Information System (GIS). Your clients could be the provinces of Groningen and Fryslân and the water boards Noorderzijlvest and Wetterskip Fryslân.
Period 2
Marine Biology
HKZ05 Marine ecosystems
Keywords:
Ecosystem description
Marine Policy
HKZ23 - Process management
Keywords:
Intermediary, cultural background, communication, stakeholders, process management, interactive policy development, dynamic problems, non-linear, network control, self-supporting, process architecture, NGO, self-refection, group dynamics, group processes, leadership, handling group conflicts.
Content:
This module focuses on interactive policy development, the students work in taskforces on a case. They have to build a process architecture for their case, concerning: stakeholders, participants, national and provincial law and legislation and attainability. The professional task is a report that explains the process and the process architecture that is needed.
The module also discusses in details the behaviour of groups, group dynamics, group conflicts, and group processes. Students make a self reflection on there own group/taskforce behaviour and there group work
Common module (Marine Biology and Marine Policy)
HKZ16 - People, Planet, Profit
Professional task
The student carries out a feasibility study of an activity or project in an EU member state on the basis of environmental and socio-economic factors and gives advice to a the client concerning feasibility and possible implementation strategies.
Results and products
* A project report to describe the feasibility in terms of ecological, social and economic effects of the activity
* A process report to describe and evaluate team and individual learning process
* A meeting with the client to discuss results and recommendations
* Improved reading writing and speaking skills in English
* Writing a business letter in English
* Insight in the role of culture in international projects
* Subject specific outcomes; these depend on the Bachelor programme the student is enrolled in.
Context
Student is a junior employee in a consultancy agency. The request for advice can come from NGO’s, service companies or (production) companies. The student works in an (international) team consisting of Dutch students and possibly students from abroad
Complicating factors
Students have to compare and weigh unlike data (eg environmental effects, social developments, profitability); students work with various parameters. Gaining insights and working in English
Performance indicators
Answer to the main question / Analysis, weighing, results and recommendations will be assessed on the basis of People-Planet-Profit model.
Second semester
The second semester you will, as said before, start your first (international) internship. If you are not from Holland, this is a chance to seize to see what it is like to work in the lower-laying lands and experience the people in their working environments. What are we like? How do we deal with things? If you are from Holland, then the first internship is a great opportunity to experience what it is like to work abroad, experiencing the field of employment outside of Holland, to broaden your sense of relativity. Wether your from The Netherlands or not, we believe you should experience things outside your country for yourself. Not from books, not from second hand.
Find out for yourself!
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