General
- study semester
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5
- standard study semester
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6
- cycle
- every semester
- duration
- 1 semester
- SWS
- 2
- ECTS
- 7
- teaching language
- English or German
People
- responsible
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Dean of Studies of the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science
Dean of Studies of the Department of Computer Science
- lectures
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Lecturers of the department
Assessment & Grades
- entrance requirements
-
Basic knowledge of the relevant sub-field of the study program.
- assessment / exams
- Thematic presentation with subsequent discussion
- Active participation in the discussion
- short written report and/or project possible
- grade
Will be determined from the performance in the presentation and the written report and/or the seminar project. The exact modalities will be announced by the respective instructor.
Workload
- course type /weekly hours
2 h seminar (weekly)
- total workload
30 h of lectures and exercises
+ 180 h project work
= 210 h (= 7 ECTS)
Aims / Competences to be developed
At the end of the seminar, students have primarily gained a deep understanding of current or fundamental aspects of a specific subfield of computer science.
They have gained further competence in independent scientific research, classifying, summarizing, discussing, criticizing and presenting scientific findings.
Content
Largely independent research of the seminar topic:
- Reading and understanding of scientific papers
- Analysis and evaluation of scientific papers
- Discussion of the scientific work in the group
- Analyzing, summarizing and reporting the specific topic
- Developing common standards for scientific work
- Presentation techniques
Specific in-depth study related to the individual topic of the seminar.
The typical procedure of a seminar is usually as follows:
- Preparatory discussions for topic selection
- Regular meetings with discussion of selected presentations
- if applicable, work on a project related to the topic
- Presentation and, if necessary, writing a report on one of the presentations
Literature & Reading
Material is selected according to the topic.
Additional Information
The seminars available will be announced prior to the beginning of the semester and will vary by study programme.
Curriculum
This module is part of the following study programmes:
Cybersecurity BSc (English): Seminare Cybersecurity
study semester: 5 / standard study semester: 6
Computer Science BSc (English): Seminare
study semester: 4 / standard study semester: 6