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The Toilet Paper Delft, October 2020 Introducing the Applied Sciences Do you have difficulties studying? Faculty Student Council 2020 - 2021 Help is around the corner! Thank you for reading the first Toilet Paper of this academic year, Having a hard time focussing? Not getting as much done as you and the first digital version ever! We are the FSC (Faculty Student want? Can you not resist the temptation to check your phone or do Council) of the faculty for Applied Sciences, and we represent all you end up talking to your housemates for too long? Most of you will students studying Applied Physics, Nanobiology, MST, LST, ChemE agree that studying is not easy. Especially in these times, in which or Science Education and Communication. We are involved in the education has mostly moved to an online setting, it can be quite decision making in the faculty and with the help of your feedback difficult to find focus and efficiency in your work, or even to get we can make our wonderful faculty even better! This year, our main some work done at all. Additionally, it can be hard to keep in touch focus points involve online education. For example, we evaluate with fellow students and feel connected to your study programme. the different tools being used and the (online) quality of teaching Fortunately, there are many ways to get help. assistants (TAs), and are looking into how student motivation can be improved. We also want to make sure there are more study spaces available for students who have difficulty studying at home and we Step 1 will be looking at ways to collect all kinds of feedback to make sure Firstly, have a look at the TU Delft eHealth that every student is heard. We hope that in one way or another tool, which has many different self-help we can contribute to improving your studying/working life on our modules to tackle for example loneliness, faculty, and look forward to hearing from you in the coming year if money managing and dealing with corona you have any questions or comments. stress. Kind regards, Juancito van Leeuwen TU Delft eHealth tool President of FSC Applied Sciences 2020-2021 Name: Juancito van Leeuwen Step 2 Study progamme: MSc Nanobiology Furthermore, every study programme at Portfolios: Transfer/structure FSC, Teaching and Applied Sciences has their own Academic Examination Regulations, COVID-19 Counselor. They can help with any study related issues, whether that might be Name: Alexander Neutel procrastination, finding a suitable place Study progamme: BSc Nanobiology Portfolios: Education quality assurance system, to study or trying to stay motivated. Also cooperation with study associations, for more serious issues that can affect Bar Management your study performance and progress, Make an appointment with Name: Ilka Kramer the academic counsellors are the key step your academic counsellor Study progamme: MSc Chemical Engineering towards a solution. For example, they can Portfolios: Study space and environment, help you get in touch with psychologists of Student-teacher bonding the Career & Counselling Services. Name: Sylvie Wigmans Study progamme: BSc Molecular Science & Technology Another initiative worth looking at is Boost by X, where you can Portfolios: Online tools for education, get free advice by professional nutritionists, psychotherapists, and International Office AS, Student- counsellors of the Career & Counselling Services. And last but not teacher bonding, Quality TA’s least, don’t forget that you can always reach out to fellow students for Name: Niels Hutter a good conversation! Study progamme: BSc Applied Physics Portfolios: Student motivation, exam check time, Feedback from students Name: Yasir Aydemir Let us know what you think! Study progamme: BSc Applied Physics As Faculty Student Council, we represent Portfolios: Renovation Building 22 (AP), every student of our faculty, and thus Teaching and Examination your thoughts are crucial to us. However, Regulations, Diversity Office with many of you not studying on campus Name: Mees Fox right now, it is sometimes difficult to gauge Study progamme: MSc Life Science & Technology what your main concerns and desires are. Portfolios: Feedback from students, Quality Therefore, we will frequently be posting TA’s polls and questions related to our Instagram story. We will then give it our best effort to Name: Casper van der Luijt Follow us on Instagram! have your feedback incorporated in faculty Study progamme: MSc Life Science & Technology policy. Portfolios: Sustainability, Communication, Toilet Paper @fsr_tnw [email protected] /fsrtnw