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CS 697 — Project Work Computer Science
(dt. Projektarbeit Informatik)

Level, degree of commitment Practical module, required module
Forms of teaching and learning,
workload		 Independent familiarization and execution of the assigned task,
360 hours (360 h private study)
Credit points,
formal requirements		 12 CP
Course requirement(s):
Examination type: Software development (the term software includes all created artifacts, in particular, program code, planning documents, user and developer manuals, and presentation materials)
Language,
Grading		 English or German,
The module is ungraded in accordance with the examination regulations for the degree program M.Sc. Computer Science.
Duration,
frequency		 Two semesters,
each semester
Person in charge of the module's outline All lecturers of Computer Science

Contents

Knowledge, methods and techniques from sub-areas of computer science are applied to a concrete problem. Procedure:

  • Familiarisation with and study of the literature relevant to the project
  • Project definition, planning and presentation of the project and its parts in the form of seminar presentations after the induction phase.
  • Structuring of the project into partial problems, scheduling of the processing of partial problems and the integration of partial solutions, definition of subgroups for the processing of partial tasks, definition of interfaces, etc.
  • Documentation and operating instructions for software systems
  • Monitoring the progress of the work and adherence to the schedule.
  • Preparation of a final report containing a systematic description of the problem dealt with and the solution adopted, a description of the factual and temporal structuring of the problem handling and the compilation and discussion of the results obtained.
  • Presentation of the completed project in a public lecture

Qualification Goals

Translation is missing, sorry. German original:

Die Studierenden

  • können eine umfangreiche Aufgabenstellung aus der Informatik in einem Team von mehreren Studierenden bearbeiten. Dazu gehören: Erarbeitung, Anpassung, Erweiterung und Entwicklung problemrelevanter Methoden,
  • können eigenverantwortlich lernen, planen und arbeiten,
  • sind geübt in Projektsteuerungs- und Überwachungsmethoden, z.B: Zielbeschreibungen, Planung, Meilensteine, Protokollführung, Termine, Delegation, Controlling,
  • haben teambezogenen Sozialkompetenzen: Zusammenarbeit, Teamentwicklung, Führung, Motivation, wohlstrukturiertes Mitarbeiter-Team, Arbeiten unter Termindruck,
  • beherrschen Methoden der Dokumentation und Präsentation von Informatikprojekten für Nutzerinnen und Nutzer und Dritte in Form von Programmdokumentation, Projektreport und ggf. Publikationen.

Prerequisites

None.


Applicability

The module can be attended at FB12 in study program(s)

  • M.Sc. Computer Science

When studying M.Sc. Computer Science, this module must be completed in the study area Practical and Seminar Modules.


Recommended Reading

  • Depending on the development task



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