Supervising Students in Projects and Labs
ENG-633
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Welcome!
Welcome to this course on Supervising Students in Projects and Labs!
We looking forward to the course Supervising Students in Projects and Labs ENG-633 with you. This is a practical course that involves you applying evidence‐informed strategies from the literature on science and engineering teaching as you accompany your student(s) in their project and lab work. We aren’t going to « teach » you to teach well by teaching « at » you -> teaching is an applied skill that develops through practice and reflection.
As you probably know, 1 ECTS at EPFL corresponds to approximately 30h of learning time. In this course, this includes synchronous workshops and coaching, independent reading and writing of the final report. These activities are moderated through this moodle page.
Structure of the course:
Course activity date grade
Online, asynchronous activity due Feb 27 10%
Hands-on workshop (4h) campus- early March, date TBD
Online, asynchronous activity due March 27 15%
Individual coaching meeting April - May
Coaching workshop (1h) campus - May, date TBD
Online, asynchronous activity due June 2 15%
Final report due June 30 60%
Assignment 1 (due February 27, 2026)
- 1.1 ASSIGNMENT How do you feel about supervising? (Assignment)
- 1.2 READING: What students learn from labs, studios, projects, and fieldwork (File)
Assignment 2 (due March 27, 2026)
Estimated workload: 2.5 hours (2 tasks)