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1. called ULCN account e Eduroam Eduroam offers more security than LUWA Once you have installed Eduroam your devices will be able to automatically connect whenever you are in a Leiden University building Before you can use Eduroam on your laptop you will need to install software On your phone you will need to download a so called Config File For more information check out http issc leiden edu ict students wireless access wireless access manuals html To enable access to the wireless network laptops must be equipped with an up to date virus scanner 6 Education European credit transfer system ECTS the European Credit Transfer System was developed by the Europe an Commission in order to guarantee academic recognition of studies abroad European credits are a value allocated to course units to describe the workload required to complete a course They reflect the quantity of work each course requires in relation to the total quantity of work required to complete a full year of academic study lectures practical work seminars individual study time and examinations or other assessment activities The workload of one year of study is 60 credits 1 credit reflects 28 hours of study Credits are awarded only when the course and all required examinations have been completed successfully 20 Classes There are two important ways in which course material is presented via lectures and via seminars or tutorials Part2. Exchange students Dieuwerke de Groot Room 2C02 Phone 31 0 71 527 3609 Email dgroot fsw leidenuniv nl Psychology Master s students Mirthe Haas Room 2A55 Phone 31 0 71 527 4635 Email mhaas fsw leidenuniv nl Appointments via the Student Services Centre ssc fsw leidenuniv nl Psychology International Bachelor Psychology IBP Jennifer Martin Room 2C04 Phone 31 0 71 527 6355 Email j m martin fsw leidenuniv nl Appointments via the Student Services Centre ssc fsw leidenuniv nl International Student Adviser As an international student you may be unfamiliar with Dutch universities and need to be pointed in the right direction when searching for help The International Student Adviser can help you to find your way around Leiden and its University or refer you to the best contact person For more information please contact Jantien Delwel Plexus Student Centre Kaiserstraat 25 Email j delwel sea leidenuniv nl Phone 31 0 71 527 3245 Walk in clinic hours Monday 09 30 12 00 Tuesday 13 00 15 30 Thursday 09 30 12 00 Friday 09 30 12 00 Psychological counselling Are you feeling down Are you dealing with study stress or personal issues you would like to have some help with The psychological counsellors can help you with issues like these Vinanda Kapooria E mail psychologen sea leidenuniv nl Phone 31 0 71 527 8026 Visit the walk in clinic of the Student Counselling Service Plexus
3. Student Centre Kaiserstraat 25 Monday Friday 11 00 12 00 Personal Development POPCorner amp Honours College POPCorner The POPCorner can help you with your personal development finding your way around the university and making the best possible start The POPcorner offers e The Smart studying walk in clinic for practical study tips e Workshops on studying effectively planning and preparing for exams e Support with preventing and overcoming barriers that keep you from studying succesfully e Study tips from other students e Individual support to help you have a good start Contact Location 3C01 Office hours Mon Tue and Thu from 09 30 to 16 30 Wed by appointment Phone 31 0 71 527 8846 E mail popcorner fsw leidenuniv nl Website http socialsciences leiden edu students2 guidance popcorner Honours College Are you a bachelor s student looking for an additional challenge outside your regular study programme Ambitious students with a wide field of interest can apply for the Honours College and take on a considerable extra course load As an Honours College student you sample a wide range of academic disciplines and meet students from other degree programmes Website www honourscollege socialsciences leiden edu Student Services Centre You can contact the Student Services Centre with regard to practical questions about your studies The SSC can help you with the following e Registratio
4. a LU Card see page 15 2 Top up your balance via the PinPoint in the central hall or online via http webprint leidenuniv nl 3 Select the printer LU Card Printer and print your document 4 Go to any printer in the building and scan your LU Card Now you can print your document Advanced printing For more advanced printing for instance binding your thesis you can visit the Copy amp Print Shop on the first floor to the left of the Service Desk Email address printshop fsw leideniniv nl Opening hours Monday to Friday 08 30 17 00 17 ULCN account All students enrolled at Leiden University are given a ULCN account ULCN Universiteit Leiden Community Network With this account students have access to PCs uMail Blackboard the digital library and catalogue uLip and can register for courses and exams via uSis Your Leiden University e mail address uMail will be used by lecturers and others to contact you For that reason it is very important to check your uMail messages regularly It is possible and recommended to forward your uMail to your regular private e mail address For more information about ULCN uMail uSis and mail forwarding please visit www services facilities leiden edu ulcn Via uSis students can e enroll and unenroll for courses e enroll and unenroll for tutorials seminars e enroll and unenroll for examinations e retrieve examination results e change their contact in
5. and Honours College 7 Student Services Centre Master Thesis Lab Student Career Service 4 Finding your way around your faculty Library Service desk Readers Lockers Audiovisual services Student ID card Different locations 6 Education European Credit Transfer System Classes Grading system Examinations English language proficiency 1 Pieter de la Court trad The Pay of Social and Bion Sciences is based in the Pieter de a Court Building Opening hours Pieter de la Court Building Monday to Thursday 07 00 22 00 Friday 07 00 20 00 The faculty building is not open during the weekends The university will be closed on 25 December 2015 1 January 2016 Christmas Reces 25 March 2016 Good Friday 27 and 28 March 2016 Easter weekend 27 April 2016 King s birthday celebration 5 and 6 May 2016 Liberation day Ascension day and the Friday after 15 and 16 May 2016 Whitsun For a clear overview of the coming academic year check out the academic calendar http media leidenuniv nl legacy academische jaarkalender 2015 2016en pdf Caf opening hours The caf is on the ground floor to the left when you enter the building Opening hours are Monday Thursday 08 30 19 30 Friday 08 30 15 00 Restaurant lunch opening hours Monday Friday 11 45 13 45 Toilets Toilets are located on each floor by the corner staircases Additional facilities are located across from the restaurant 3 2 Study sup
6. tions and a wireless network are available at several locations in the basement and in the library In addition students can use computer facilities at other faculties and at the University Library Witte Singel 27 or at the Plexus student centre Kaiserstraat 25 Tafi _ a ae ene Ps Riis a sia w r 1 The applications on student computers such as uMail can all be trusted All the computers available to students free of charge have CD ROM USB key facilities bibliographic systems as well as the following programs Microsoft Office Microsoft Internet Explorer SPSS and many more For each student 100 MB personal disk space is available Several photocopier printers are available for printing please see Copy and print Several scanners plus photo movie editing software are available in Studio I in 1B02 movie editing software is also available in Studio II in 1B13 Computer helpdesk ISSC The ISSC computer helpdesk provides help with ULCN accounts and problems with hardware and or software in the computer rooms Location First floor next to the Servicedesk Opening hours Monday to Friday 09 00 17 00 16 Copy and print Printer locations Photocopier printers available to students are located all around the Pieter de la Court building e Ist floor nearby the Service Desk e Ist floor nearby 1A32 e Nearby SA17 e Library e 6th floor nearby 6 C51 Master Thesis Lab How to print 1 Get yourself
7. Welcome Dear student Welcome to the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences of Leiden University Studying at Leiden University will come with many exciting changes you will discover a new city and meet new people And maybe you even moved to another country At Leiden University you might have to get used to a new more independent way of studying Your faculty s staff and students are here to help you In this booklet you will find practical information about the support and facilities that the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences can offer About the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences Our faculty consists of four institutes Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology Education and Child Studies Political Science and Psychology You will be part of a small but growing international community within the Faculty which currently represents more than 55 nationalities We wish you all the best in your studies and hope you will have a wonderful time in Leiden Hanna Swaab Dean of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences More information about Leiden University http media leidenuniv nl legacy finding your way pdf Would you like to know what s going on Follow us on Facebook e www facebook com fswleiden And read our weblogs e wwwa leidenpsychologyblog nl e wwvw leidenanthropologyblog nl Table of contents 2 Study support Counselling and advice Personal Development POPCorner
8. formation When you retrieve your examination results both your grade and credit points are shown and any results you have obtained elsewhere if they have been passed on to your institute You can find uSis on the homepage of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences on the right of the page http socialsciences leiden edu Click the uSis button and login with you ULCN account and personal password If you have any questions about the use of uSis you can find FAQ s and video tutorials on http media leidenuniv nl legacy usis faq en pdf If you still have questions you can contact the uSis Helpdesk website www usishelp en leidenuniv nl data toc html 18 Blackboard Most courses at the faculty are supported by Blackboard an interactive electronic learning environment Through Blackboard you can access news messages retrieve study material and hand in assignments over the internet You will need to visit Blackboard on a regular basis to be sure to have the latest information Lecturers will assume that all students read the information provided on Blackboard Log in The home page for Blackboard is http blackboard leidenuniv nl On this page you will find course information partly in Dutch but most important to you is the login button Please log in with your ULCN account and personal password On the right you will see the column My Courses These are the courses to which you have access For most courses you can e
9. icularly in tutorials and seminars active par ticipation is expected from all students In addition to the contact hours you are expected to spend time on self study reading books and articles writing papers and preparing oral presentations Course Level Indication Courses at Leiden University have been categorised in such a way that each cat egory indicates the level of the course For each subsequent year of a particular programme course levels are increased to ensure students achieve the progress they need in order to reach the academic standards required for graduation Descriptions of course levels Level 100 First year bachelor s course general introduction Level 200 First or second year bachelor s course with an introductory character Level 300 Second or third year bachelor s course intended for advanced students Level 400 Third year bachelor s or first year master s course specialised course Level 500 Theoretically oriented course Level 600 Very advanced academic theoretical course 21 Grading system Within the Dutch grading system courses are graded on a scale from 1 to 10 The formal designation of the grades is as follows 10 Excellent flawless 100 9 Very good 8 Good 7 Satisfactory 6 Pass 5 or lower Fail The lowest pass grade is 6 while grades 9 and 10 are rarely given It is good to know that in the Dutch system teachers never give grades on the basis of a normative cur
10. in the basement and on the first floor near room 1420 Audiovisual Services At the Audiovisual Service you can borrow cameras audio equipment beamers and all other kinds of audiovisual equipment E mail avdienst fsw leidenunivl nl Location 1B11 Opening hours Monday to Friday 09 00 17 00 Student ID Card LU Card All students enrolled at Leiden University are required to have a Leiden Univer sity student ID card called LU Card which will give access to all university facilities including all university libraries and printers Please note that students must present their Leiden University student ID card at all examinations How do I get a LU Card e Vist Plexus Student Centre on Kaiserstraat 25 e Visit www services facilities leiden edu lu card to get the card online Different locations Leiden University s buildings are spread throughout the city of Leiden Some of your classes might take place outside your faculty building Check out this web site if you need help finding your way to one of them www visitors leiden edu info nocampus html 15 Computer facilities 4 P i Student PCs are available in the basement on floors 1 through 4 across from the stairs and in the following rooms 1A26 1A28 1A30 1A32 1A46 2B04 Some of the computer rooms may be temporarily unavailable when in use for courses The computer room in the basement is always accessible to students Laptop connec
11. ing information from the internet without mentioning the source may be considered plagiarism Handing in identical or similar papers for differ ent courses is not allowed either In some cases this may result in being excluded from all courses for a full year You can contact the Board if you have any complaints about examiners or regard ing how the Course and Examination Regulations apply to your programme In addition you can make requests for exceptions to the OER For example if you have a documented learning disability such as dyslexia you can request more time to complete an examination Furthermore you can make a request for an exception to your set educational programme English language proficiency While proficiency in English is required for admission to the bachelor s master s and PhD programmes in English there is also the opportunity to take extra in tensive language courses in English at the Academic Language Centre at Leiden University to further improve your language skills Please see the website www hum leiden edu languagecentre 23 24
12. n for courses and exams e Transcript requests e Questions about petitions e Questions about your course history in uSis e Booking an appointment with the Study Adviser during appointment hours e Information on diplomas and graduation e Other questions the SSC is the front office for students so please dont hesitate to contact us if youre not sure where to go Contact Location Pieter de la Court Building Ground floor Information desk Mon Thu 10 00 14 00 Fri 10 00 12 00 Phone 071 527 7779 Mon Fri 10 00 12 00 Email ssc fsw leidenuniv nl Website http socialsciences leiden edu students2 guidance ssc Master Thesis Lab The Master Thesis Lab is a facility that provides additional support for students writing their master s thesis It is available to all master s students of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences The lab offers various facilities such as statistical advisers 22 work spaces a Thesis Lab Assistant and books Before you can use the Master Thesis Lab you have to register For detailed information please visit the Master Thesis Lab website www socialsciences leiden edu graduateschool mtl Opening hours Monday to Thursday 07 00 22 00 Friday 07 00 20 00 Thesis Lab Assistant are available for questions and advice Monday Friday 09 00 17 00 Student Career Service The Student Career Service at the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences can offer advice regarding your s
13. nd to borrow books you will need a stu dent ID card LU Card See page 15 of this booklet The collection of the Social and Behavioural Science Library consists of the fol lowing sections with location code Cultural Anthropology CULTAN Methods amp Statistics FSW M amp T Educational Science PEDAG Political Science and Public Administration POLWET Psychology PSYCHO Sociology SOCIOL Womens Studies VENA Opening hours Monday to Thursday 09 00 20 00 Friday 09 00 17 00 E mail fsw library leidenuniv nl Phone 31 0 71 527 3975 Website www library leiden edu social behavioural sciences 13 Service desk At the service desk you can e Book lecture rooms if necessary with audio visual and ICT equipment for instance when you need to discuss an assigment with your fellow students e Purchase office supplies e Borrow cameras and voice recorders e Report problems with printers e Report problems with your Student ID Card Location Desk on 1st floor Opening hours Monday Friday 09 00 17 00 E mail servicedesk fsw leidenuniv nl Phone 31 0 71 527 8989 Readers In many courses readers are used consisting of copies of relevant journal articles or book chapters Readers can be bought from the Leiden University ordersite www readersonline leidenuniv nl For English press 7 on the top right corner of the website 14 Lockers Lockers are located near SCO1 the lecture room
14. nrol yourself online However some courses demand prerequisites which you may not have Some courses may not be visible because they are not open for enrolment yet In that case you are advised to try again later You can also download the Blackboard app on your phone Enrolment Go to Courses gt Course Catalog gt Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen gt the institute in which you are taking your courses Table 1 contains translations of the institute names Table 1 Culturele Antropologie en Cultural Anthropology and Develop Ontwikkelingssociologie ment Sociology Pedagogische wetenschappen Education and Child Studies Politieke wetenschap Psychologie Psychology 5 Click on X and enrol in the desired course The next time you log in the course will appear in the list Courses in which you are enrolled see My Institution gt My Courses On the home page you can find a link to a user manual in English handleiding in Dutch If you still have questions concerning Blackboard please contact the ICT amp Education Lab E mail icto fsw leidenuniv nl Location 1B11 Please note Enrolling for courses in Blackboard does NOT constitute official registra tion You always have to register for a course via uSis 19 Wifi Would you like to access internet on your mobile phone or laptop Leiden University offers two networks to choose from e Leiden University Wireless Network LUWA Access via your Leiden University account
15. port Counselling and advice Study advisers Your Study Adviser can help you with questions concerning e The content and planning of your programme e Your academic and study skills e Special arrangements for students with learning disabilities or other personal circumstances e The rules regarding study delay e Binding Study Advice BSA e Complaints Cultural Anthropology and Developmental Sociology Nina Osterhaus Simi Room 3A17 Phone 31 0 71 527 3450 Email nosterhaus fsw leidenuniv nl Education and Child Studies Exchange students Master Child and family Studies Dutch master Forensische Gezinspedagogiek Jacquy Bouwer Room 4B03 Phone 31 0 71 527 4072 Email jabouwer fsw leidenuniv nl Education and Child Studies Master Educational Studies Sjanie Koolstra Room 4B03 Phone 31 0 71 527 4033 Email koolstraa fsw leidenuniv nl Education and Child Studies Master Learning problems and impairments Master Applied Neu roscience Dutch masters Orthopedagogiek amp Kinderen met leer en gedragsproblemen in het onderwijs Silvia Richter Room 4B03 Phone 31 0 71 527 4046 Email richter fsw leidenuniv nl Political Science Master s students Alma Caubo Room 5B01 Phone 31 0 71 527 3944 Email caubo fsw leidenuniv nl Political Science Exchange students Dani lle Lovink Room 5B03 Phone 31 0 71 527 3990 Email exchangeps fsw leidenuniv nl Psychology
16. ssociations that you could join For more information please contact Pepijn Knops assessor fsw leidenuniv nl 1 Study associations Each institute has a club for students to join Study associations are intended for all students from a particular discipline and are responsible for organising activities such as lectures seminars and excursions These activities are mostly course related and are a nice way to meet fellow students On top of that mem bers often receive reductions on study materials The study associations sell books for bachelor s and master s students usually at the beginning of each term All study associations are situated in the basement of the Faculty building Cultural Anthropology amp Education and Child Studies Developmental Sociology Emile Itiwana Location SBO5 Location SB07 Phone 31 0 71 527 3685 Phone 31 0 71 527 4025 E mail emile fsw leidenuniv nl E mail __itiwana fsw leidenuniv nl Political Science Psychology SPIL Labyrint Location SB09 Location SA55 Phone 31 0 71 527 3872 Phone 31 0 71 527 3618 E mail spil fsw leidenuniv nl E mail labyrint fsw leidenuniv nl gt The Faculty Library is located on the ground floor of the Pieter de la Court build ing There are 144 study places of which 26 have computers 16 in the PC area next to the main desk and 10 in separate workplaces to the right of the entrance In order to get a library subscription a
17. tudy choice internship preparation and career planning by offering e workshops on career orientation and finding a job e individual study career advice e information about the Dutch job market e help with writing your CV and letters of motivation Contact Location 3C04 Office hours Mon and Thu 09 00 16 00 Tue 09 00 13 00 Wed 09 00 17 00 Fri 09 00 12 00 Walk in clinic Wed and Thu 11 00 12 00 Phone 31 0 71 5278025 E mail loopbaanservice sea leidenuniv nl Website http students leiden edu career P 7 r f Student ncien Bouhuijs enckerGijsbers and mone Keijsers 10 3 Would you like to get involved Student representatives Representing you The Assessor is the student member of the Faculty Board Do you have suggestions regarding your programme or the facilities in the Faculty Contact the Assessor who represents student s interests on the Faculty Board _ Pepijn Knops can be reached at me assessor fsw leidenuniv nl Become an active student As an active student you can get involved in the quality of your education You will gain practical work experience which can help you in your future career Would you like to represent other students when your programme is being evaluated or when decisions about the course content and faculty regulations are being made Would you like to organise study related activities for your fellow students If so there are several committees boards and a
18. ve and competition plays little or no role Examinations Registration Students themselves are responsible for registering for exams You can register via uSis from 100 up to ten days before the exam date After this deadline registration is no longer possible ID during exams All students must present their Leiden University student ID card at any examination Examination papers that do not contain the student s ID card number are invalid and will not be graded Duration The duration of a written examination is normally two or three hours An oral exam will in general take a minimum of thirty minutes Results Examination results are published via uSis Examination dates For a clear overview of this academic year check out the academic calendar http media leidenuniv nl legacy academische jaarkalender 2015 2016en pdf It is not possible to deviate from the set schedule for examinations and or resits Students should take the examination dates into account when planning their journey back home Note that examinations can be held even on the last day before a holiday With a few exceptions it is also possible to have the exam sent to your home university Please contact your International Student Adviser for details Course and Examination Regulations The Boards of Examiners are responsible for the effective organisation of the tests and examinations and Course and Examination Regulations OER Note that for example tak
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