1. Scintilla and Education
Stef van Zanten
Candidate
Commissioner of Educational Affairs
88th Board of E.T.S.V. Scintilla

2. Scintilla’s Tasks Expanding practical and theoretical knowledge
Attending to the concerns of members
Safeguarding educational quality
Strengthening the bonding between members
All of them have to do with education!

3. Expanding practical and theoretical knowledge
Teach skills that the regular curriculum does not cover
Scintilla’s CourseCommittee (SCC)
Soldering, Programming, MATLAB, Report Writing with LATEX 1
Offer a platform of knowledge
Exam Database (
Member Network
Company Network (+ contact with other Study Associations on the UT)
Books and Supporting Documents 2

4. Attending to the concerns of members
On your initiative!
In case you have
requests,
problems,
disputes,
doubts, …
The exam was way too long.
The lab assignment could not be completed due to failing equipment.
This assignment is far too difficult.
The teacher marked something wrong while it should be correct.
Where to go?
Commissioner of Educational Affairs (me) or Scintilla’s committee for educational safeguarding (StOEL)
(or:

5. Safeguarding educational quality (1)
On Scintilla’s initiative
In close cooperation with all relevant parties (University-wide)

6. Safeguarding educational quality
On Scintilla’s initiative
In close cooperation with all relevant parties (University-wide)

7. Safeguarding educational quality (2)
On Scintilla’s initiative
In close cooperation with all relevant parties (University-wide)
We focus on:
Improving overall study experience
Safeguarding your rights as a student
Teaching and Examination Regulations (OER)
Very, very, very, very important document

8. Strengthening the bonding between members
Creating a friendly atmosphere for you to study in
Studying should be something you do together!
Learning skills required for future jobs:
Planning
Collaboration
Flexibility …
Join a committee at Scintilla!

9. Questions?

10. Educational Systems Stef van Zanten Candidate
Commissioner of Educational Affairs
88th Board of E.T.S.V. Scintilla

11. Educational Systems Blackboard For all ‘daily’ activities
Finding documents, presentations, manuals, …
Announcements from teachers
Handing-in assignments
Preliminary grading lists
Osiris
For ‘official’ business
Subscribing for a module or a minor
Definitive grades
Study progress
Meetings with study advisor
Minor systems:
Timetable
Room Booking website
UTFlex
Notebook Service Centre (NSC) for software
Student Mail

12. Subscribing to a module in Osiris
Log in using your student number and password.
Click on the tab register
Click on the link ‘Course module’
If available, click on the link for ‘Course modules from your study programme’
Otherwise, look for it manually: ‘Search a course module’
Select Academic year 2017 and search for IEEE
Click ‘Register’

13. Adding the correct timetable
Go to
Log in using your student number and password.
Click on ‘Add timetable’
Click on ‘Module/study programme’ in the submenu of 2017/2018
Filter on Programme ‘EE’
Select the correct module and click ‘Add timetables’
Press ‘OK’