https://studiegids.vu.nl/en/courses/2024-2025/AM_1273The Professionalism in Biomolecular Science (PIBS) course intends to activate our students to thinking more professionally and in an engaged manner about their study track, internships and future careers as scientists.During year 1, we start preparing you for (finding) the internship, with a dedicated first workshop and internship symposium. All workshop and assignments in year 1 aim to provide some context, preparation & feedback on the professional skills that scientific professionals are often required to engage in when they're not in the lab. Workshop topics include communication & feedback skills, peer-review, presentation skills, poster and scientific figure design, self-reflective practice, networking, goal-setting and project planning. We'll discuss these topics, analyze examples, and practice using both in-class activities and small assignments. During year 2 (AM_1277) you will put what we've learned from the year 1 & 2 workshops and assignments into practice by putting together a professional development learning portfolio with a major project. As part of this course, our students are encouraged to get involved in organizing and attending our alumni career event, and a student research symposium, where student internship projects can be presented as scientific posters to peers and local academics. Students are also encouraged to think about their second-year study plans.Year 1 & 2 active workshops, Year 2 feedback session, self-guided project work with mentors.This course fully runs across 2 academic years. All components must be completed & submitted in order to obtain 3 EC study credits during year 2 (course code = AM_1277). For year 1, attendance & active participation during workshops with submitted homework assignments. For year 2, attendance & active participation during workshops with submitted homework assignments and submitted final project portfolio. Deadlines for course schedule will be communicated via the course manual & using CANVAS.Students of the master degree Biomolecular Sciences.This course can and should be undertaken by students who have commencedtheir studies in 2019-2020 or later.Workshops are given in small parallel groups of 10-15.Canvas instructions will follow at the beginning of the academic year.After the course has started, students should sign up for workshop groups using Canvas, to a group that matches their own study schedule.Deadlines for course schedule will be communicated via the course manual & using CANVAS.