Academic Advising
The academic advisors can be consulted for any issues that affect your study progress, academic achievement or study planning. These issues may be related to personal circumstances (e.g. dyslexia, illness, home situation) or changes to your block, study choice, motivation or complaints.
Marieke, Aissa & Simona are the academic advisors with specific knowledge of the curriculum for BCS students.
Contact
Email: mcs.academic.advisor.bcs@tue.nl
Please check your Canvas cohort page for more information (2IC01; 2IC02; 2IC03) about a.o. open office hours.
Coaching and Mentoring
Coaching in the first year is focused on finding your way in the university, on discovering your optimal learning strategy, on choosing your electives. Your coach will be a senior student mentor, who went through that process him/herself. In Q4 you will also be appointed a teacher coach who can help you personalize your program and make decisions on your future career. Your first meeting will be to discuss your elective choices for year 2. In years 2 and 3 you will meet again with your mentor to discuss study and career choices.
In addition the SCOP/e program will offer you activities supporting your career orientation such as information sessions on electives, master programs and add ons to your program and activities like workshops, Alumni Night and the Recruiter Pitch. You can find more information on the SCOP/e page.
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Optional: On-demand coaching or life skills coaching
Next to the mandatory coaching elements, you can opt for additional formats of coaching, with different focus and different intensity.
1. On-demand coaching:
During your entire studies, it is possible to ask career questions at the e-counter, or ask for a one-to-one meeting with a teacher mentor.
2. Intensive life skills coaching:
If you want to further develop your life skills, you can join the biweekly group meetings with peers and coach Elisabeth Melby. Together with peers, you’ll discuss topics that are important to you. As a guideline, the book "If you're so smart, why aren't you happy?" by Raj Raghunathan is used.
For participation in life skills coaching and/or career oriented mentor coaching, you have to enroll in Osiris through course code 2ICC2 (second-year students) or 2ICC3 (third-year students or older). You can then choose your format(s) in Canvas.
If you have questions about coaching, you can e-mail Elisabeth Melby.