The first day of the course is devoted to a geographic orientation to the Netherlands and the history of its landscape technology using lectures and slides. All other days are field trips. Each trip includes a briefing the night before, interpretation en route, topographic maps, and study sheets.
Students complete a study assignment for each field excursion.
The class is divided into two groups - one selected by Hoeksema and one selected by Aay. Most activities are done together. There are one or two excursions where the two groups go to different places. The Hoeksema group visits a site of engineering interest while the Aay group visits a site of geographic interest. See Itinerary for more details.