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WHAT IS A HTHT MINOR? A HTHT-minor fits within the UT profile: High Tech, Human Touch. The minor is offered in English and accessible for both national and international students. The goal of the HTHT-minor is to illuminate specific societal themes for which the UT develops High Tech Human Touch solutions. These solutions are created by conducting high-quality research. Both the form and the content of the minors are High Tech Human Touch (multidisciplinary) and are profiling for the student.
The UT offers most HTHT-minors in a coherent package of 2 (30 EC). There are also HTHT minors of 15 EC that do not belong to a package. You can choose one of these minors and combine this with one minor of a package. If possible, you can even choose 2 minors from different packages.
MINOR INFORMATION
MINOR
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SCIENCE 2 SOCIETYMODULE 1: FROM IDEA TO PROTOTYPEMODULE 2: FROM PROTOTYPE TO SOCIETY
SOLVE A REAL-LIFE CHALLENGE IN A MULTIDISCIPLINARY
TEAM OF STUDENTS!
Our society is confronted with both challenges andopportunities in diverse fields like Energy, Health,Learning and Robotics. We are in the middle of anenergy transition; technology enables us to monitorand act on our health status in real time; learning is notbounded to location or time anymore; and robotics isentering our daily lives. These challenges require us to learn how to designsolutions, and utilize knowledge and research methodsfrom not a single, but multiple scientific domains. To besuccessful, robotic solutions in healthcare for examplehave to be approached from a technical, psychologicalbut also an ethical, business and philosophicalstandpoint. We need to learn to be creative, and apply available expertise in radical new ways, while at the same timework in a structured and agile manner.
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For more information about this minor and for general information about minors: www.utwente.nl/majorminor/
Minor setupIn the 20 week Science 2 Society minor you will do justthat. You and your team will come up with ascientifically and practically grounded solution to asocietal challenge. A mission impossible? Not at all. Youwill be amazed at what your team is capable of. During the first 10 weeks (Module 1: from Idea toPrototype) you and your team will be introduced to thefoundations of different scientific disciplines and skillsto assure you and your colleagues can share a commonlanguage. Next, you delve into the state-of-the-art of thescience behind your theme of choice and look for novelways of applying your knowledge in a closely guidedyet agile design process. You and your team will walkthe path from a general idea to one or morescientifically and practically grounded prototype(s) forthe challenge at hand. "Science 2 Society" does not end with “prototype". Itends with “2 society”. We are not looking for a concept,we are looking for a solution*. During the second 10week module of the Science 2 Society minor (from Prototype to Solution) you and your team will focus onrealizing your concept, grinding, grounding andresearching issues surrounding the implementation anduse of your prototype. In the process, your prototype isenriched with a business model addressing itsfeasibility. In the second module you get the job done! Your team will have access to state-of-the-art domainknowledge, workshops and process management tools.There will be close interaction with problem ownersfrom the world of business, government or science. Atutor will coach your group, both in managing your project and in acquiring any further knowledge and skillsyou will need for a successful design.
Setting: UT DesignLabThe stage for the Science 2 Society minor is the UTDesignLab and the “Classroom of the Future"; a creativeecosystem where faculty and students from all fieldswork together with companies and governments onsocietal design challenges of our times, inspired by thenewest scientific insights. Why should you choose this minorIf you are not afraid of real-life challenges, are open todifferent scientific viewpoints and believe that themultidisciplinary whole is more than the sum of its partsthis minor is the one for you. Additional informationwww.utwente.nl/science2society *If you choose to only follow the second module yourteam will be provided with a prototype.
Design innovativesolutions for real-life challenges.
Dr. G.W.J. (Guido) Bruinsma & Dr. O.A. (Olga) KulykRavelijn 3420T: 053 489 3912E: [email protected]
