Information for Visiting Students
and Information Package of the
European Course Credit Transfer System (ECTS)
for the Diploma Programs
of the Faculty of Computer Science, Electrical
Engineering, and Information Technology:
Computer Science,
Software Engineering,
Electrical Engineering &
Information Technology
2003 Universität Stuttgart Office of International Affairs and Faculty of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, and Information Technology
Who is considered to be a visiting student?
This brochure is designed for all international students who come to study at the Universität Stuttgart on the basis of an
exchange agreement with partner institutions or a programme such as SOCRATES/ ERASMUS
and who do not plan to complete a degree at the Universität Stuttgart.
CONTENTS:
A. General
Information
5
1.
The Universität Stuttgart
5
Description of the Universität Stuttgart 5
The Faculties/ Departments of the Universität Stuttgart and their Web Sites 5
2.
The Office of International Affairs
6
The Academic Calendar 7
Application Information 7
Academic Prerequisites 7
Application Documents and Deadlines 8
Letter of Admission – Zulassungsbescheid 8
Registration 9
The German Intensive Course 9
The Orientation Seminar 9
The Structure of Studies 10
Which courses must I take? 10
What kind of courses are offered? 10
Transferring Credits 11
3.
Other Facilities at the Universität Stuttgart
12
Libraries 12
Computer Centre and E-mail 12
Sports Activities 12
4.
General Information of Practical Use
13
Residence Permits and Visa Regulations 13
Costs of Living Expenses 13
Dormitory Accommodation 14
Temporary Accommodation for Young People 14
Health Insurance 15
Medical Care 16
Public Transport 16
Banking 17
Telephoning 17
The City of Stuttgart 17
Climate 18
How to get to Stuttgart-Vaihingen 18
How to get to the dormitories in Ludwigsburg 19
How to get to the Office of International Affairs 19 What you need to think about before arriving in Stuttgart 20
B.
Information for Students at our Faculty
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1.
Computer Science (Diploma)
22
2. Software
Engineering (Diploma)
22
3.
Electrical Engineering and Information Technology (Diploma)
23
4.
Institutes and Chairs and their Fields of Teaching and Research 23
C. Course
Catalogues
31
1.
Computer Science (Diploma)
32
1.1 Structure of Stage 2 Studies 32
1.2 Description of Courses (Stage 2 Studies) 34
1.2.1 Core Courses 33
1.2.2 Core Courses in Theoretical Computer Science 37
1.2.3 Lines of Specialization 38
1.2.3.1 Operating Systems 38
1.2.3.2 Data Bases and Information Systems 39
1.2.3.3 Graphical Engineering Systems 39
1.2.3.4 Visualization and Interactive Systems 40
1.2.3.6 Modelling and Simulation 44 1.2.3.7 Programming Languages and their Compilers 45
1.2.3.8 Computer Architecture 46
1.2.3.9 Software Engineering 46
1.2.3.10 Theoretical Computer Science 47
1.2.3.11 Distributed Artificial Intelligence and Image Understanding 49
1.2.3.12 Distributed Systems 52
1.2.3.13 Knowledge Processing and Language Understanding 54
1.2.4 Laboratory Courses 55
2. Software
Engineering (Diploma)
58
2.1 Structure of Stage 2 Studies 58
2.2 Description of Courses (Stage 2 Studies only) 60
2.2.1 Core Courses 60
2.2.2 Lines of Specialization 61
3.
Electrical Engineering and Information Technology (Diploma)
62
3.1 Structure of Stage 2 Studies 62
3.2 Description of Courses (Stage 2 Studies only) 65 3.2.1 Institute and Chair of Industrial Automation and Software Engineering (IAS) 65 3.2.2 Institute and Chair of Electrical and Optical Communication Engineering (INT) 68 3.2.3 Institute and Chair of Power Transmission and High Voltage Technology 72 3.2.4 Institute and Chair of Semiconductor Engineering (IHT) 76 3.2.5 Institute and Chair of Radio Frequency Technology (IHF) 78 3.2.6 Institute of Power Electronics and Control Engineering (ILR) 80
3.2.7 Institute of Telecommunication (INÜ) 82
3.2.8 Institute and Chair of Communication Networks and Computer Engineering (IKR) 86 3.2.9 Institute for System Theory and Display Technology (ISB) 92 3.2.10 Institute and Chair of Physical Electronics (IPE) 96 3.2.11 Institute and Chair of Theory of Electrical Engineering (ITE) 101 3.2.12 Institute and Chair of Plasma Research (IPF) 102
A. General
Information
1.
The Universität Stuttgart
Description of the Universität Stuttgart
The Universität Stuttgart, which was founded in 1829, has integrated the social sciences and the humanities with engineering and the natural sciences to become an internationally renown future-oriented place of teaching and research. Today nearly 17,000 students are studying to complete their degrees in one of the 44 degree courses offered by the 14 faculties. More than 2,900 of these young men and women are international students. The Universität Stuttgart holds a leading position in both basic and applied research and is proud of its tradition of close cooperation with industry as well as with other research institutions such as the Fraunhofer-Society for Production Engineering, the Baden-Württemberg Materials Testing Centre and the German Aerospace Research Institute. These close relationships also stimulate important impulses for teaching at the university. Address: Universität Stuttgart Keplerstr. 7 70174 Stuttgart Germany Phone ++49-711-121-0 Fax ++49-711-121-2271
Faculties/ Departments of the Universität Stuttgart and their Web Sites
Most of the Universität Stuttgart is located either in the centre of the city or in a suburb of Stuttgart called Vaihingen. The city centre campus is connected to the campus in Vaihingen by a fast underground train system. The journey takes about ten minutes each way.
The following faculties are located In the centre of the city: Architecture and Urban Planning
Biological and Geo-Sciences (Geography, Geology) History, Social Sciences and Business Administration Philosophy
Civil Engineering and Surveying (partly)
The following are in Vaihingen:
Biological and Geo-Sciences (Biology) Civil Engineering and Surveying (partly) Chemistry
Computer Science Electrical Engineering
Energy Technology, Construction and Production Engineering (partly) Aerospace and Aviation Engineering
Mathematics Physics
The following are located in a different part of Stuttgart: Process Engineering (Böblinger Straße)
A survey of the subjects and courses offered as well as a description of the faculties of the Universität Stuttgart can be found on the web as follows:
http://www.uni-stuttgart.de/ia/
http://www.uni-stuttgart.de/organisation/faculties/
2.
The Office of International Affairs
The Office of International Affairs is responsible for international relations and coordinates the programmes that the Universität Stuttgart has with partner institutions throughout the world. In addition, it serves as a centre for advising international students on general questions and problems affecting study and life in Stuttgart as well as being the first place for students to go who wish to study abroad.
Should you have any questions related to your specific study programme and require academic counselling, please consult your academic advisor. His or her address is available at the Office of International Affairs.
The Office of International Affairs also organises an Orientation Seminar (see page 9) as well as short excursions to places of interest in the area around Stuttgart. Once a month, the Office of International Affairs organises an International „Stammtisch“ where visiting students and any German students who may be interested can meet.
The contact person for visiting students is: Ms. Gertrud Burger
Office of International Affairs Geschwister-Scholl-Str. 24 70174 Stuttgart, Germany
Phone ++49 711-121-2276 Fax ++49 711-121-4104
e-mail: [email protected]
The Academic Calendar
The academic year is divided into two semesters: the Winter Semester (WS) from October to March and the Summer Semester (SS) from April to September. Each semester covers a period of approximately 15 weeks during which classes take place called the Vorlesungszeit and a period when there are usually no classes called the
vorlesungsfreie Zeit.
In the WS, the Vorlesungszeit is from the of middle of October to the middle of February and in the SS from the middle of April to the middle of July.
Please note that examinations and block courses very often take place during the
vorlesungsfreie Zeit. During the month of August no exams are taken at all.
Application Information (academic prerequisites, deadlines, registration, etc.)
Before you can study at the Universität Stuttgart you have to take the following steps: submit an application to study at the Universität Stuttgart at least three months prior to the date you wish to begin your studies (see below for deadlines)
register at the Universität Stuttgart on arrival in Stuttgart
Academic Prerequisites Proficiency in German:
Virtually all courses at the Universität Stuttgart are held in German. For this reason, you will be expected to have had at least 800 hours of course work in German.
We expect that visiting students whose German proficiency corresponds to less than 800 hours of German participate in our German Intensive Course (see page 9).
If you would like to receive a certificate about your German proficiency you may take a German examination. This examination is called the DSH (Deutschsprachprüfung zur Hochschulzulassung). It can be taken at the Universität Stuttgart at around the end of September or March.
Academic Performance:
In order to participate in our exchange programmes visiting students must have grades of C or above.
Application Documents and Deadlines
An application form Antrag auf Zulassung zum Studium
The form is either available
- at The Office of International Affairs of your home university or - from your SOCRATES Student Advisor.
- You can also obtain a copy by contacting the Office of International Affairs at the Universität Stuttgart (email: [email protected]) or
- you can also download the form as pdf file, see: http://www.uni-stuttgart.de/ia/ You must attach the following documents (certified copies, if possible):
A Transcript of Courses from your current university Proof of your German proficiency (see above and page 9) 1 Passport photo
SOCRATES students: a confirmation from your home university that you are a SOCRATES student.
Deadlines: 15 July
Submission of the original application papers with the necessary documents if you wish to begin your studies in Stuttgart in the Winter Semester.
15 January
Submission of the original application papers with the necessary documents if you wish to begin your studies in Stuttgart in the Summer Semester.
SOCRATES-Students must submit their application to the SOCRATES Student Advisors at the individual institutes.
All other visiting students submit their complete application to Ms. Gertrud Burger at the Office of International Affairs.
Letter of Admission - Zulassungsbescheid
If you are accepted by the Universität Stuttgart you will receive the following documents during the first two weeks in August (applications for WS) or the first two weeks in March (applications for SS):
A Letter of Admission as well as a transfer form for the payment of the Student Services fee (Studentenwerksbeitrag) which amounts to DM 60 (at the time of print). This fee has to be paid by all students and is charged each semester. It is a general fee towards the cost of running the cafeterias and dormitories and offers a number of other consulting services for students free of charge. Do not pay the 'Studentenwerksbeitrag' until you have arrived in Stuttgart.
Registration
You must register in person once you arrive in Stuttgart. The necessary steps for registration are explained in the Welcome-Guide which you can get on arrival from the Office of International Affairs. Please do not forget to bring your Letter of Admission (Zulassungsbescheid). It is required for registration.
The German Intensive Course
This German intensive course is designed specifically for the needs of visiting students within partnership programmes and is taught by the staff of the Intercultural Centre of the Universität Stuttgart. The course starts at the beginning of September (Winter Semester) or March (Summer Semester) and runs for about five weeks. Participants, however, are expected to have some proficiency in German corresponding to 200 hours or two semesters of coursework in German at a university.
The course takes place from Monday to Friday from 8.30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and twice a week there are also classes from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
The objectives of this intensive course are:
to achieve proficiency in German at an advanced level corresponding to about 800 hours of German,
to improve listening comprehension and active use of German as a scientific language, particularly in respect to the specific subject of the participant,
to acquire the learning techniques and communicative competence needed to study successfully at a German university.
Application deadline:
15 July for the Winter Semester and 15 January for Summer Semester. Application forms are available from Ms. Gertrud Burger at the Office for International Affairs, e-mail: [email protected].
The Orientation Seminar
The Orientation Seminar immediately follows the German Intensive Course and it takes place the week previous to the beginning of the lecture period.
The three-day seminar offers intercultural and regional information as well as a general introduction to studying at the Universität Stuttgart and also includes specialised academic counselling. The seminar concludes with a one-day excursion. All participants have to make a contribution towards the cost. At present this is DM 20.
Registration deadline: 15 September for the Winter Semester and 15 March for the Summer Semester. Registration forms are available from Ms. Gertrud Burger, e-mail: [email protected].
The Structure of Studies
A degree course is divided into the Stage 1 Studies („Grundstudium“) and the Stage 2 Studies („Hauptstudium“). Visiting students within partnership programs may take courses in either stage.
The Stage 1 Studies last at least 4 semesters and give a general introduction into the chosen field of study. The Stage 1 Studies are completed with a pre-diploma examination („Vordiplom“) in the engineering sciences or with an intermediate examination („Zwischenprüfung“) in the social sciences and humanities respectively before the Stage 2 Studies. In contrast to the Anglo-American system the successfully completed Stage 1 Studies do not constitute an academic degree or professional qualification.
During the Stage 2 Studies students continue their studies and extend their knowledge in a more specialised way. At the end of the Stage 2 Studies students have to write a project work (Diplomarbeit) in the engineering sciences or a final thesis (Magisterarbeit) in the humanities. After having successfully passed the final examination students obtain their degree (a Diplom degree in the engineering sciences, a Magister Artium degree in the humanities) which enables them to start their professional career.
Which courses must I take?
In comparison to the Anglo-American university system, students at German universities generally have more freedom in the selection of the courses they choose to take and when they take them. However, this does vary from subject to subject. Many of the courses in the natural sciences and engineering are obligatory whereas students studying in the humanities and social sciences generally choose the courses they want to take on a more individual basis.
One further difference is the time for selecting courses. This does not normally take place at the end of the previous semester but during the first two weeks of the semester itself. This, and the freedom of choice is often confusing for international students. For this reason, the individual faculties offer comprehensive information seminars at the beginning of each semester to help students in their choice. Additional information is given during the Orientation Seminar (see page 9) and can be found in the Welcome Guide. Should you still have difficulties do not hesitate to contact the Office of International Affairs.
What kind of courses are offered?
The Universität Stuttgart distinguishes between the following types of courses:
Lecture
held by an instructor in front of a large group of students
Exercises
the subject matter is reviewed again and deepened in smaller groups; often exercises accompany lectures
Seminars
student active participation is very important; students present papers on a given topic followed by discussion
Practical courses
common in the natural sciences and engineering and usually involving experiments in a laboratory
As a rule, a class involves two credit hours. One credit hour, Semesterwochenstunde
(SWS), corresponds to 45 minutes in the classroom over the whole semester. Generally all courses are taught in German.
Transferring Credits
There are two possibilities for visiting students to receive credit for work done in Stuttgart: Visiting students can participate in regular courses and take the final written or oral exam in each course in order to be awarded a proof of academic achievement or Schein. In addition to receiving a Schein for successfully completing a written exam or
Klausur, it can be awarded for a project paper or Hausarbeit (an essay on a specific topic of between 10 and 20 pages in length) or for an assignment and oral presentation or Referat (a paper presented on a given topic usually as part of a seminar). Grades range from 1 (very good) to 4 (sufficient). If a student receives a grade below 4, then the course has been failed and needs to be repeated. In some courses grades are not given.
Students under the SOCRATES exchange-scheme will receive their credits according to the ECTS-agreement (European Credit Transfer System), which is to be discussed between the student and the home and host supervisors.
Some advanced visiting students may wish to work on an independent project supervised by a professor. Such independent study corresponds closely to a
Studienarbeit, which is required in engineering and many of the natural sciences. Students wishing to do this type of independent study need to find a professor at the Universität Stuttgart who is willing to supervise such a project work. The question of credit transfer to the home universities should also be clarified in advance. The subject advisors or Fachstudienberater/in can assist in finding a supervisor. Their addresses can be found in WWW under
http://www.uni-stuttgart.de/studium/beratung/fachberatung.html or from The Office of International Affairs (address see page 6).
Please clarify the question of credit transfer with your home universities prior to coming to Stuttgart and make sure that you maintain contact with your home supervisor during your stay here. This is possible via e-mail.
3.
Other Facilities at the Universität Stuttgart
Libraries
There are two university libraries, one on the City Centre Campus and one on the Vaihingen Campus. Students need a library ticket in order to be able to borrow books from the library. This can be obtained at one of the university libraries. Please note that many of the faculties and institutes have their own libraries, too.
Computer Centre and E-mail
The computer centre of the Universität Stuttgart (RUS) provides a number of terminals for student use. Demand is extremely high so students must be prepared to wait. Should you wish to open an e-mail account, you can do so at the Computer Advising Centre RUS-Benutzerberatung on presentation of your registration number (handed to you at registration).
Sports Activities
The Institute of Sports Science offers a whole range of sporting activities each semester. They are generally free and are frequently organised by students. These can be such regular events as volleyball, hockey and climbing or special excursions such as skiing in winter or sailing in summer. A comprehensive programme is provided at the beginning of each semester and a copy can be obtained at The Office of International Affairs.
Meals
Students must provide for their own meals. This can be done inexpensively by eating in the Student Union cafeteria or Mensa. In addition to the Mensa on the City Centre Campus and in Vaihingen, there are a number of student cafeterias. The Mensa is open for lunch five days a week. There is always a choice of meal which costs between DM 3 and DM 5. The cafeterias are normally open weekdays between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. and offer drinks and small snacks.
4.
General Information of Practical Use
Residence Permits and Visa Regulations
SOCRATES-Students from EU-countries and visiting students who are citizens of the USA:
Visiting students who are either EU-citizens or citizens of the USA can enter Germany with their passports and apply for their residence permit Aufenthaltsbewilligung at the foreign registration office of the City of Stuttgart Ausländerbehörde after arrival. Since Germany has registration laws, all persons must register at the general registration office
Meldebehörde of the city where they are living within seven days of arrival.
The following documents must be presented to the Ausländerbehörde and the
Meldebehörde and should therefore be brought with you from home: - passport
- proof of sufficient financial resources (at present approx. DM 900 per month). This can be a savings book, confirmation from the bank on the credit balance available, a bank statement, proof of stipend or scholarship, a statement from parents with either a notarised signature of the parents or a copy of their passports
- two passport photos
Visiting students who are citizens of Australia, Canada and non EU-countries:
These visiting students must apply for a prospective student visa (Studienbewerbervisum or Studentenvisum) at the German Embassy or a German Consulate in their home country prior to departure. This should be done as early as possible because the processing time for such visas can take very long i.e. up to nine months.
The following documents are required from the foreign registration office
Ausländerbehörde and from the general registration office Meldebehörde and should be brought with you from home:
- prospective student visa (Studienbewerbervisum or Studentenvisum)
- proof of sufficient financial resources (at present approx. DM 900 per month). This can be a savings book, confirmation from the bank on the credit balance available, a bank statement, proof of stipend or scholarship, a statement from parents with either a notarised signature of the parents or a copy of their passports
- two passport photos
Costs of Living Expenses
In general, students will need about DM 1000/ month. This will cover the following:
rent approx. DM 300 to 450 (without meals)
health insurance approx. DM 95
food approx. DM 400 other incidentals approx. DM 100
Dormitory Accommodation
The Office of International Affairs can provide a room in one of the dormitories for all of the visiting students who are admitted to the Universität Stuttgart. SOCRATES students apply for a room by sending the form Application for Student Housing to their relevant SOCRATES Student Advisor not later than 3 months prior to coming to Stuttgart. All other visiting students send this form to Ms. Gertrud Burger at the Office of International Affairs. Most of the dormitories are located on the Campus in Stuttgart-Vaihingen and on the campus of the Pädagogische Hochschule (teachers training college) in Ludwigsburg and they are mixed. All dormitories can be easily reached within 20 min. from the city campus by S-Bahn (commuter train). The rooms are equipped with table, chair, bed, wardrobe/ closet, bookshelf and a washbasin. There is a common kitchen for all the members of an apartment. You must bring your own dishes with you or buy them in Germany. There are also toilets and showers on each floor.
Please note: Bed-linen and coverlets are not provided! However, it is best to buy them once you are here.
The rent for a room in a dormitory is DM 300 to 450 per month. It has to be paid by standing order (all further information about this you will receive at the Office of International Affairs after your arrival). Rooms can only be rented for a whole month. All students living in the dormitories have to pay a deposit of DM 500. This has to be paid into a bank on the forms provided before you will be allowed to move in. You will receive the necessary forms as part of your Housing Information Package which will be sent to the address you have given in your application form some four weeks prior to the time when you move in.
Remember that you can only move into your room on Mondays to Fridays (unless it is a holiday). Should you wish to come to Stuttgart before your contract for your room begins or at the weekend, you can stay overnight at one of the Guest Houses for Young People or at the Youth Hostel (see next paragraph for further information).
Temporary Accommodation for Young People
Should you come to Stuttgart at a time when you can not move into your dormitory room immediately, you can stay one or two nights at the youth hostel or at one of the guest houses for young people run by the Jugendsozialwerk.
The address of the Youth Hostel in Stuttgart is:
Jugendherberge Stuttgart
Haussmannstr. 27
Phone: ++49 711-24 15 83
Charge for members is about DM 25 and about DM 30 for others. The price is for a bed in a shared room with a number of others and includes breakfast. It is not possible to make
telephone reservations. The Youth Hostel is very nice and very conveniently located (approx. 10 min. on foot from the Central Bus and Railway Stations).
You can reach the Youth Hostel by taking the streetcar from within the Central Railway Station or Hauptbahnhof at the stop called Arnulf-Klett-Platz (follow the sign with a white U on a blue background). Buy a ticket at one of the orange ticket machines: 1 zone. Take the streetcar U15 travelling in the direction of Heumaden-Sillenbuch. Get off at the stop marked Eugensplatz. Walk down Kernerstrasse (downhill) and follow the youth hostel sign.
The address of the Guest House run by the Jugendsozialwerk is:
Jugendsozialwerk
Richard-Wagner-Str. 2, phone: ++49 711-24 11 32 fax: ++49 711-23 61 10
The price of a single or double room lies between DM 30,-- and DM 45,-- with breakfast. Rooms can be reserved in advance. However, the Guest House is situated somewhat outside of the city centre.
You can reach the Guest House by taking the streetcar from within the Hauptbahnhof at the stop called Arnulf-Klett-Platz (follow the sign with a white U on a blue background). Buy a ticket at one of the orange ticket machines: 1 zone. Take the streetcar U15
travelling in the direction of Heumaden-Sillenbuch. Get off at the stop marked
Bubenbad. On your right you will find the Richard-Wagner-Straße and the first house on the right hand side is the Guest House of the Jugendsozialwerk.
Health Insurance
At registration, all students must demonstrate proof of health insurance as prescribed by German law. Those students who fulfil one of the following conditions can obtain the necessary proof at one of the local health insurance companies (the Office of International Affairs will provide you with the addresses upon your arrival).
EU-Citizens:
EU-Citizens are required to present Form E109 or Form E111 which they can obtain from their home health insurance company. Upon presentation of this form at one of the local health insurance companies the holder will be presented a Certificate of Sickness Insurance called a Krankenschein. This certificate must be presented to the doctor, dentist or at a hospital. If you fail to do so you will be expected to pay in cash. At the same time, you will be given a Krankenversicherungsnachweis which you will need for registration at the university. Further information can be found in the Welcome-Guide
which either your SOCRATES Student Advisor will give you on arrival in Stuttgart or which you will receive from Ms. Burger at the Office of International Affairs.
Visiting Students from the USA, Canada, Australia and other non-EU-Citizens:
The local health insurance companies in Stuttgart can exempt you from the compulsory insurance providing you can demonstrate that you have equivalent coverage from a health
insurance in your own country. However, to avoid financial difficulties because you will be expected to pay cash straight away and then claim from your own insurance company yourself, we urgently recommend that you obtain a low-priced health insurance for students in Stuttgart. It costs about DM 95 per month and covers medical treatment by a doctor (inclusively dentist) as well as hospital treatment. This insurance also has the advantage that you do not have to pay for treatment in advance because the insurance company settles directly with the doctor. Further information can be found in the
Welcome-Guide which you will receive from Ms. Burger at the Office of International Affairs or from your SOCRATES Student Advisor.
The health insurance for students takes effect at the beginning of the Winter Semester (1 October) or the Summer Semester (1 April). Therefore we recommend that students participating in the German Intensive Course purchase a travel sickness insurance in their home country for the month of September or March respectively.
Medical Care
German universities do not provide medical service on campus. Like all other persons with health insurance, students have a free choice among those doctors who have been registered by the health insurance company. As mentioned under the paragraph Health Insurance, health insurance companies that offer sickness insurance for students settle directly with the doctor, dentist or hospital.
If a student has a psychological problem, it is possible to receive assistance from the Psychological Consulting Service of the Student Union Psychologische Beratungsdienst des Studentenwerks free of charge. The address can be found in the
Welcome-Guide or can be obtained from the Office of International Affairs.
Public Transport
Public transport in the Stuttgart region is very good so it is not essential to have a car. There is an extensive underground system called the S-Bahn, a streetcar system, the U-Bahn, and buses. The airport is about thirty minutes away from the Hauptbahnhof by S-Bahn. It takes about ten minutes on foot to reach the City Centre Campus from the
Hauptbahnhof or the stop called Stadtmitte. The S-Bahn stops in the middle of the Vaihingen Campus. This stop is called Universität. It is ten minutes away from the Hauptbahnhof on the S1 heading for Herrenberg or the S2 and S3 heading for Vaihingen or Flughafen. Students who live on the campus in Ludwigsburg take the S4 heading for Marbach and get off at the station Favoritepark. The S-Bahn ride takes 20 minutes and requires a ticket with three zones. The dormitories in Ludwigsburg are five minutes away from the S-Bahn station Favoritepark. Students who have lectures on both the City Centre Campus and the one in Vaihingen should purchase a Semester Ticket, Semesterfahrkarte, which is valid for the whole semester and costs about DM 290 (two zones). Further information is available at The Office of International Affairs.
Banking
Cash is still frequently used in Germany. Credit cards (Mastercard, Visa etc.) are not accepted everywhere. You should always check before you order your meal etc., and make sure that you have sufficient cash with you.
All visiting students need a bank account because rent for a dormitory room can only be paid for by standing order. The SOCRATES Student Advisor or The Office of International Affairs can assist you in choosing a suitable bank. Tips can also be found in the Welcome Guide.
Telephoning
The code for phoning Stuttgart from abroad is as follows: ++49-711-phone number (++ = the dialling code for a foreign country; 49 = the area code for Germany; 711 = the local dialling code, e.g. Stuttgart)
If you are phoning within Germany add a 0 to the local dialling code e.g. Stuttgart would be: 0711 + phone number
If you are dialling a number in Stuttgart from within Stuttgart you do not need the local area code. To phone from a public telephone box you will need DM 0,20 (2 x 10 Pfennige). Telephone Cards are available priced DM 12 or DM 50. There is a telephone on each floor in the dormitory. You can also have your own telephone in your dormitory room. We recommend that you buy a telephone yourself at a cost of about DM 50 depending upon the model chosen. The TELEKOM charges around DM 30 per month for the connection. This is in addition to the charges for the individual calls.
The City of Stuttgart
Stuttgart, which is the state capital of Baden-Württemberg, has a population of about 560.000. Stuttgart lies in a basin. The lowest point is the River Neckar, which is about 200 metres above sea-level, and the highest is at Stuttgart-Vaihingen at approx. 550 metres. Stuttgart is the cultural centre of the State of Baden-Württemberg with a wealth of theatres and concert halls. It is also the home of the world-famous ballet and there are museums and art-galleries as well as academies of music and art. "Miss Saigon" is being performed in one of the music halls and “Beauty and the Beast” in the other. Every year thousands come from far and near to enjoy the Cannstatter Volksfest, a public festival with a huge amusement park which takes place at the end of September on the common called the
Cannstatter Wasen. In the course of time this festival has become second only to the
Oktoberfest in Munich.
Stuttgart is also one of the largest agriculture, fruit and viticulture centres in the Federal Republic. Many of the most renown companies like Mercedes-Benz and Bosch have factories here. In addition, there are numerous smaller companies involved in the production of machine tools, textiles and clothes, precision instruments, food and luxury items. There are also companies that specialise in woodworking, leather processing and making shoes or musical instruments as well as a number of large breweries. There is
also a small paper and chemical industry. Over 300 publishing houses and a highly developed graphic industry has given Stuttgart the reputation of being Germany's "Book Town" No 1.
Climate
The climate in Stuttgart is moderate and the average annual temperature is 10 °C. The relatively warm summers and mild winters are characteristic of the Stuttgart climate. However, it is quite possible that the temperature in winter will go far below freezing-point which makes it necessary to have winter clothes as well as rainproof clothing.
How to get to Stuttgart-Vaihingen By train:
You will arrive at the Central Railway Station in Stuttgart called Hauptbahnhof. Buy a ticket at one of the orange ticket machines: 2 zones (about DM 3,50). Go to the S-Bahn station which is on the bottom floor. Take the S-Bahn S1 travelling in the direction of Herrenberg or the S2 or S3 travelling in the direction of Vaihingen or Flughafen. Get off at the stop marked Universität. Take the exit Universitätszentrum. See the map of Vaihingen for further assistance.
By plane:
In the Arrival Hall at Stuttgart Airport you will see the sign directing you to the S-Bahn. It is a white S on a green background. Buy a ticket at one of the orange ticket machines: 2 zones (DM 3,30). Go to the S-Bahn station which is on the bottom floor. Take the S-Bahn
S2 going in the direction of Schorndorf or the S3 travelling in the direction of Backnang. Get off at the stop marked Universität. Take the exit Universitätszentrum. See the map of Vaihingen for further assistance.
By car:
If you are arriving from Munich or Karlsruhe, take the motorway A 8 to Stuttgarter Kreuz. Then, follow the sign to the City Centre Zentrum/Vaihingen via the A 831/B 14 till the exit showing Universität. Turn left at the first traffic light and you are now in the Universitätsstrasse. See the map of Vaihingen for further details.
If you are arriving from Zurich/Singen, take the A 81/A 831 till the exit Universität. Turn left at the first traffic light and you are now in the Universitätsstrasse. See the map of Vaihingen for further details.
If you are arriving from Mannheim/Heilbronn, take the A 6/A 81 till you reach Autobahndreieck Leonberg. Then take the motorway A 8 in the direction of Munich until you reach the Stuttgarter Kreuz. Follow the sign to the City Centre Zentrum/Vaihingen via the
A 831/B 14 till the exit showing Universität. Turn left at the first traffic light and you are now in the Universitätsstrasse. See the map of Vaihingen for further details.
How to get to the dormitories in Ludwigsburg By train:
You will arrive at the Central Railway Station in Stuttgart called Hauptbahnhof. Buy a ticket at one of the orange ticket machines: 3 zones (about DM 5). Go to the S-Bahn station which is on the bottom floor. Take the S-Bahn S4 travelling in the direction of Marbach. Get off at the stop called Favoritepark. The dormitories are 5 minutes away from this S-Bahn stop on the left hand side of the track in the travelling direction of the train.
By car:
If you are arriving from Munich or Karlsruhe, take the motorway A 8 till you reach the Autobahndreieck Leonberg. Then take the A 6/A 81 (direction Heilbronn) till the exit showing Ludwigsburg Nord. If you are arriving from Mannheim/Heilbronn, take the A 6/A 81 till you reach the exit showing Ludwigsburg Nord. Turn right (direction Ludwigsburg) at the first traffic light and you are now on the B 27. Follow the B 27 for about 4 km till you pass under a bridge. Then turn left into the Reutteallee (follow the sign "Hochschulen"). See the map of Ludwigsburg for further details.
How to get to the Office of International Affairs By train:
You will arrive at the Central Railway Station in Stuttgart called Hauptbahnhof. It takes 5 minutes to walk from the station to The Office of International Affairs. Take the Lautenschlagerstraße, turn right into the Kronenstraße which is crossed by the Friedrichstraße. Take the pedestrian crossing and turn left into the Friedrichstraße. After 50 m turn right into the Geschwister-Scholl-Straße. The entrance to No. 24 is on the right side opposite a furniture store called „Interio“. You will find The Office of International Affairs on 1st floor.
By plane:
In the Arrival Hall at Stuttgart Airport you will see the sign directing you to the S-Bahn. It is a white S on a green background. Buy a ticket at one of the orange ticket machines: 2 zones (about DM 3,50). Go to the S-Bahn station which is on the bottom floor. Take any S-Bahn (S2 or the S3). Get off at the stop marked Hauptbahnhof. Take the exit
Kronenstraße. See map for further details. The entrance to the Geschwister-Scholl-Str. No. 24 is on the right side opposite a furniture store called „Interio“. You will find The Office of International Affairs on 1st floor.
By car:
If you are arriving from Munich or Karlsruhe, take the motorway A 8 to Stuttgarter Kreuz. Then, follow the sign to the City Centre Zentrum via the A 831/B 14. Follow the B 14 until downtown Stuttgart and then follow the sign to the Hauptbahnhof (central railway station). See map for further details.
If you are arriving from Zurich/Singen, take the A 81/A 831 which changes into B 14.
Follow the B 14 until downtown Stuttgart and then follow the sign to the Hauptbahnhof (central railway station). See map for further details.
If you are arriving from Mannheim/Heilbronn, take the motorway A 6/A 81 till the exit Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen. Follow the sign to the City Centre Zentrum via B 10/B 27.
About 200 m after you have passed the Hauptbahnhof (central railway station on the left) in downtown Stuttgart turn right into Geschwister-Scholl-Straße.
What you need to think of prior to coming to Stuttgart
The following papers and documents have to be brought with you to Germany:
Letter of Admission (Zulassungsbescheid) including a bank transaction form for the Studentenwerk fee of DM 60.
Housing information package including a bank form for the deposit of DM 500, see page 14
Your passport
3 passport photos, see pages 8 and 13 Visa:
Citizens of a non EU-country and non US citizens such as Australia, Canada, etc. need a visa. Citizens of the USA and the EU do NOT need a visa to enter the country, see page 13
Proof of sufficient financial resources, see page 13, e.g. bank statement (a form for a bank statement is available at the Office of International Affairs, e-mail: [email protected]
Students FROM EU-COUNTRIES ONLY: form E 109 or E 111 (health insurance), see page 15
Students FROM NON-EU-COUNTRIES ONLY coming in September or March: travel sickness insurance, see page 15
Items of practical use:
If you arrive in Stuttgart on a Saturday/ Sunday please remember that you will not be able to move into your dorm room. We suggest you stay at the youth hostel or at a guest house, see page 14. For room reservations at a guest house in advance, please ask Ms. Gertrud Burger at the Office of International Affairs or your SOCRATES Student Advisor.
Make sure that you have enough cash available: You will have to pay a deposit for your room of 500 DM (see page 14) and you will need some cash (about 5 DM) for the S-Bahn ticket from the airport to the Vaihingen campus (see page 18). Most ticket machines accept 10 and 20 DM notes.
Do not forget to bring your sleeping bag (bed linen is not provided in the student dorms), clothing for rainy and cold weather (climate see page 18) and any medicine you might regularly need to take.
Welcome to Stuttgart and we hope
that you have a very pleasant and
rewarding stay.
B.
Information for Students at our Faculty
The Faculty 5 of the Universität Stuttgart (Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, and Information Technology) offers the three diploma programs Computer Science, Software Engineering, and Electrical Engineering and Information Technology. The concentration of electrical engineering and computer science in one single faculty – which is a characteristic feature of our university – offers a lot of possibilities to mutually enrich both research and teaching activities.
Note that, in addition to these three diploma programs, our faculty offers a bachelor program Electrical Engineering and Information Technology and an international (i.e. English language) master program Information Technology. Finally, the faculty contributes to various study programs run by other faculties of the Universität Stuttgart. In the sections B and C of this brochure, however, the presentation is restricted to the three above-mentioned diploma programs which are the relevant study programs for exchange students visiting our faculty.
1.
Computer Science (Diploma)
Computer Science – or Informatik, as we say in German – is the science and technology of the systematic and automated processing of information on the one hand and the science and technology of the systems performing this, the computers and the software, on the other hand. It has become one of the most important pillars of modern data processing as well as information and communication technology in particular and of each modern industrialized society in general.
Following the classical structure of a diploma program in this field, our Computer Science program covers theoretical, technical, and practical aspects. Formal methods, computer architecture, integrated systems design, programming languages, software engineering, operating systems, distributed systems, data bases, simulation, image processing, visualization, interactive systems, engineering applications, artificial intelligence, reliable systems – these are only some of the topics in which our students can obtain a profound education. Due to our faculty’s embedding into a technically oriented university, and due to the impressive number of relevant companies (both small companies and global players) located in the region of Stuttgart, both research and education focus on applications and up-to-date technology.
2. Software
Engineering (Diploma)
As a unique characteristic of our university, our faculty offers two separate diploma programs in the field of computer science. Whereas the classical Computer Science program described above has an analytical orientation aiming at understanding the principal structure and relations of the systems studied, the focus of the Software Engineering program introduced in 1996 is a more constructive one. Its core topics are the conception and implementation of new software systems as well as the modification, restructuring, and reusing of existing software systems.
As far as the catalogue of subjects is concerned, the two programs are similar. But the approach is quite different. Software Engineering is taught like other engineering disciplines. To some extent, one could compare the difference with the difference between physics and electrical engineering. Hence, there are some special formats of teaching, like the one-year student projects, where students have to solve a given task in a large team – starting from a customer’s requirements and ending with the delivery of the final product to the customer.
3.
Electrical Engineering and Information Technology (Diploma)
Electrical Engineering and Information Technology is one of the major engineering disciplines for the systematic design of electrical, electronic, and photonic components and systems, based on the laws of nature in physics and on the formal framework of mathematics and computer science. Today, this field is the basis of one of the largest economic and industrial branches for hi-tech products and services. The study rests on a strong fundamental knowledge of mathematics, physics, computer science, electronics, and field and circuit theory laid in the first two years of the pre-diploma (stage 1) studies. The main studies (stage 2) in the 3rd, 4th and 5th year are oriented towards the requirements of development, research, and applications in the five major fields of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology: Electrical Power Systems and Mechatronics; Automation, Control and Software Technology; Radio Frequency, Signal Processing and Telecommunication Transmission; Computer Engineering, Networks and Information Processing; Micro- and Optoelectronic Circuits and Systems.
Within each of these study focuses a detailed spectrum of courses is offered on fundamental methods, specialized technologies, and, specifically, on laboratory courses, study and diploma thesis projects. The laboratories are equipped with the most modern measurement, design and experimental equipment, computers, and software tools.
4.
Institutes and Chairs and their Fields of Teaching and Research
At present, our faculty consists of 18 institutes with 27 chairs or departments. In the following, you find a short description of all institutes and departments. Depending on the respective fields of research and teaching, their teaching activities focus on one or some of the faculty’s study programs.
Institute of Formal Methods of Computer Science (FMI)
http://www.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/fmi/ • Chair of Operating Systems (BS)
Head: Prof. Klaus Lagally
http://www.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/fmi/bs/
o Operating system structures
o Automatic compiler generation
o Compact storage of dictionaries
• Chair of Formal Concepts (FK)
Head: Prof. Volker Claus
http://www.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/fk/
o Graphs and nets
o Decidability and undecidability
o Evolutionary algorithms
o Application to traffics
o Topics on education
• Chair of Theoretical Computer Science (TI)
Head: Prof. Volker Diekert
http://www.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/ti/
o Automata theory
o Complexity theory
o Logics and decidability
o Algebraic foundations of concurrency
o Formal languages
• Chair of Secure and Reliable Software Systems (SZS)
Head:Prof. Javier Esparza
http://www.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/szs/
o Security and reliability issues
o Verification and static analysis of software systems
o Model checking
o Concurrent and distributed systems
o Petri nets
Institute and Chair of Computer Engineering and Computer Architecture (ITI)
Head: Prof. Hans-Joachim Wunderlich http://www.ra.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/
o Computer architecture and computer organization
o Test, reliability and fault tolerance of digital systems
o Hardware-verification
o Design methods and design automation of digital systems
o Design and test of systems-on-a-chip and embedded systems
o Hardware/software-co-design
Institute of Software Technology (ISTE)
http://www.iste.uni-stuttgart.de/
• Chair of Programming Languages and Compilers (PS)
Head:Prof. Erhard Plödereder
o Concepts of programming languages
o Program analyses and compiling
o Tools for reengineering of software systems
o Architecture discovery and analysis
o Safety-critical systems
• Chair of Software Engineering (SE)
Head: Prof. Jochen Ludewig
http://www.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/se/
o Systematic software development
o Software validation and verification
o Software quality assurance
o Software maintenance
o Software engineering education
Institute and Chair of Intelligent Systems (IIS)
Head: Prof. Egbert Lehmann
http://www.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/ifi/is/
o Knowledge-based language processing and information extraction
o Corpus-based text generation and analysis
o Representation of knowledge
o Content-oriented language analysis
Institute and Chair of Computer-Aided Product Development Systems (IRIS)
Head: Prof. Dieter Roller
http://www.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/ifi/gr/
o Foundation of graphical engineering systems
o Introduction into computer science
o Mathematical foundation of CAD
o Geometric modelling and visualisation
Institute and Chair of Visualization and Interactive Systems (VIS)
Head: Prof. Thomas Ertl
http://wwwvis.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/
o Scientific and information visualization
o Pre- and postprocessing of engineering and medical 3D data sets
o Interactive computer graphics techniques
o Parallel rendering algorithms and graphics for portable computers
o Human Computer Interfaces, especially for disabled persons
Institute of Parallel and Distributed Systems (IPVS)
• Chair of Integrated Systems Engineering (ISE, until Sep. 2003)
Chair of Hardware Architecture for Highly Parallel Systems (HHS, as of Oct. 2003)
Head: Prof. Utz Baitinger (until Sep. 2003) http://www.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/ipvs/ise/
o Object-oriented development of automotive software systems
o Component-based development of graphical user interfaces
o Hardware/software co-design of embedded real-time systems
o Production planning and cooperation support in enterprise networks
o High performance low power synthesis of microelectronic systems • Chair of Image Understanding (BV)
Head: Prof. Paul Levi
http://www.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/ipvs/bv/
o Distributed artificial intelligence and artificial neural networks
o Generic architectures for multi agent systems
o Participation at the RoboCup contest with the robot soccer team CoPS
o Control concepts and algorithms for autonomous mobile systems
o Development of the simulation package for dynamical systems AnT 4.669 • Chair of Distributed Systems (VS)
Head: Prof. Kurt Rothermel
http://www.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/ipvs/as/en/
o Computer networks and distributed systems
o Platforms for mobile and context-aware computer systems
o Communication and data management in spontaneously networked systems
o Trust, security and privacy in distributed systems
o Network performance evaluation by emulation
o Enhanced teaching methods using multimedia technology and mobile devices
• Chair of Applications of Parallel and Distributed Systems (AS)
Head: Prof. Bernhard Mitschang
http://www.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/ipvs/as/
o Parallel and extensible database systems
o Query processing in database systems
o Geographic and location-aware information systems
o Business intelligence
o Federated information systems
• Chair of Simulation of Large Systems (SgS)
Head: Prof. Hans-Joachim Bungartz
http://www.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/ipvs/sgs/
o Efficient discretization schemes for partial differential equations
o Parallel numerical algorithms and parallelization
o Applications in computational fluid dynamics
o Hierarchical geometry representations and algorithms
Institute and Chair of Industrial Automation and Software Engineering (IAS)
Head: Prof. Peter Göhner http://www.ias.uni-stuttgart.de/
o Internet technology in industrial automation
o Dependability of automation systems
o Component-based software development for automation systems
o Agents in industrial automation
o Web-based education and training
Institute and Chair of Electrical and Optical Communication Engineering (INT)
Head: Prof. Manfred Berroth http://www.uni-stuttgart.de/int/
o Transistor modelling and characterization
o Optical device modelling and characterization
o Design and test of integrated circuits
o Integrated optoelectronic transmitter and receiver
o Applications in wireless communication and optical networks
Institute and Chair of Power Transmission and High Voltage Technology (IEH)
Head: Prof. Kurt Feser
http://www.uni-stuttgart.de/ieh/
o Monitoring of power system equipment
o High voltage test and measuring techniques
o Gaseous dielectrics
o Protection of power system networks and components
o Electromagnetic Compatibility: Test procedures and standards • Chair of Electrical Machines and Drives
http://www.uni-stuttgart.de/ieh/
o Design and construction of electrical machines for specific demands
o HTS - Machines and Drives
Institute and Chair of Semiconductor Engineering (IHT)
Head: Prof. Erich Kasper http://www.iht.uni-stuttgart.de/
o Silicon monolithic mm-wave integrated circuits (SIMMWIC)
o High frequency and optoelectronic devices from SiGe heterostructures
o Silicon based quantum electronics
o Semiconductor technology and chip mounting
Institute and Chair of Radio Frequency Technology (IHF)
Head: Prof. Friedrich Landstorfer http://www.ihf.uni-stuttgart.de/
o Numerical field calculations
o Antenna techniques
o Wave propagation for mobile communications
o Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)
o RF- and microwave circuit design
Institute of Power Electronics and Control Engineering (ILR) and Chair of Power Electronics and Electrical Drives
Head: Prof. Friedrich Landstorfer (temporary) http://www.uni-stuttgart.de/ilr/
o Inverter-fed AC drives for high speed cutting machine tools
o Positioning and feed drives with excellent dynamic behaviour and extremely high accuracy
o Compact and regenerative frequency converters (e.g. matrix converters, current source DC-link converters)
o Electromagnetic suspension and guiding systems (Transrapid)
o Power electronics for automotive applications (low voltage inverters and rectifiers)
Institute and Chair of Telecommunications (INÜ)
Head: Prof. Joachim Speidel http://www.inue.uni-stuttgart.de/
o Mobile communications and digital video and audio broadcast: modulation, space-time and turbo encoding, iterative receiver concepts, EXIT-chart, channel estimation
o Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) wireless system: coding, modulation, channel estimation, multi-user detection
o Signal transmission over electrical lines and optical fibers: coding, modulation, xDSL, interactive broadband systems, hybrid fiber coaxial networks
o Video communications: source encoding, digital television
o Object oriented system simulation
Institute and Chair of Communication Networks and Computer Engineering (IKR)
Head: Prof. Paul Kühn
http://www.ikr.uni-stuttgart.de/
o Digital system design and computer organization
o Technologies and design of communication networks
o Teletraffic theory, performance modelling, and teletraffic engineering
o Network security, reliability and management
Institute of System Theory and Display Technology (ISB)
http://www.uni-stuttgart.de/ins/
• Chair of System Theory and Signal Processing (LSS)
Head: Prof. Bin Yang
http://www.Lss.uni-stuttgart.de
o Signal processing for communication
o Speech processing
o Array processing
o Adaptive filters and algorithms
o Digital signal processor • Chair of Display Technology (LfB)
Head: Prof. Norbert Frühauf http://www.uni-stuttgart.de/lfb/
o Liquid Crystal Displays (LCD) Design and production of
o colour filters
o thin film transistors (TFT) switches
o LC cells
o External drivers for signal processing
o Light modulators for optical signal processing
o Organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) and organic transistors
o 3D displays
o Optical filter design
Institute and Chair of Physical Electronics (IPE)
Head: Prof. Jürgen Werner http://www.ipe.uni-stuttgart.de/
o Thin crystalline silicon films for solar cells and electronic devices on flexible substrates
o Amorphous silicon for solar cells on low-cost plastic foils and thin-film cameras
o Development of thin-film sensors for various applications
o Use of flexible solar cells for powering small mobile appliances
o Development of CuInSe2("CIS") thin-film solar cells; transfer of laboratory technology to industrial production
Institute and Chair of Theory of Electrical Engineering (ITE)
Head: Prof. Wolfgang Rucker http://www.ite.uni-stuttgart.de/
o Development of efficient software tools for the solution of electromagnetic field problems in industrial applications
o Application of modern numerical methods (FEM, BEM, fast multipole method)
o Numerical simulation of hardware components
o Parallel algorithms and vectorization
Institute and Chair of Plasma Research (IPF) (now in the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics)
Head: Prof. Uwe Schumacher http://www.uni-stuttgart.de/ipf/
o Fundamental research of low and high temperature plasmas
o Developments and applications of high power microwave systems to heating, current drive, control, instability suppression and diagnostics of magnetically confined fusion plasmas
o Spectroscopy of boundary layers in magnetically confined fusion plasmas and in interactions with specific materials
o Investigations and applications of low temperature and atmospheric plasmas to hard layer deposition and to technical textiles
o Development of microwave generated plasma sources for different applications like generation of protection layers, permeation barriers and sterilisation systems
C. Course
Catalogues
Explanation of Terms:
Semester: WS Hours per Week: 2+1 Examination: written Type: L + E Prerequisites: -- Credits: 4.5
Semester: recommended semester: WS = Winter Semester SS = Summer Semester
Hours per week: one hour means one lesson of 45 minutes
Type: L = Lecture (Vorlesung) E = Exercise (Übung) S = Seminar (Seminar)
P = Laboratory Course (Praktikum)
Examination: written = written exam (schriftliche Prüfung) oral = oral exam (mündliche Prüfung) certificate = course certificate (Schein)
test = special exam for some laboratory courses
Credits: Number of credits (according to the ECTS);
The credit system is based on roughly 60 credits per academic year.
Prerequisites: The description of the courses does not contain any further information concerning the required prerequisites. Within a German diploma program, generally, the participation in any course of the Stage 2 Studies (Hauptstudium) requires a passed Stage 1 Studies exam (Vordiplom) or equivalent (typically at least two years of studies).
Language: Most of the courses in the diploma programs are given in German language. Since some of them are also offered to students of international study programs, a selection of courses will be available in English, instead. Check the current semester program on the web for details.
1.
Computer Science (Diploma)
1.1 Structure of Stage 2 Studies
The structure of Stage 2 Studies is very flexible and allows for many possibilities of a personal choice by students, who can, thus, organize their way to the diploma degree according to their individual preferences and interests. Therefore, there is no rigid assignment of courses to a certain semester. However, lectures of a basic or introductory character should of course be attended prior to more specialized courses.
The Stage 2 Studies are organized in eight columns listed below in sections 1.1.1-1.1.8. For details, we refer to the Schedule of Studies Computer Science (Studienplan für den Diplomstudiengang Informatik) and the corresponding Examination Regulations (Fachprüfungsordnung). Both documents are available in German only.
Standard language of all courses is German.
1.1.1
Core Courses (Kernbereich)Each student has to choose four lectures covering basic topics. Courses chosen here can not be part of any other column.
1.1.2
Core Courses in Theoretical Computer Science (Kernbereich Theoretische Informatik)Each student has to choose two out of three lectures covering core topics of theoretical computer science.
1.1.3
Specialization (Vertiefungsbereich)Each student has to choose two lines of specialization. In each of them, lectures of at least seven lessons per week have to be attended.
1.1.4
Seminars and Practical Courses (Seminar, Hauptseminar und Fachpraktikum)During Stage 2 Studies, two seminars (Seminar und Hauptseminar) and one laboratory course (Fachpraktikum) have to be attended. Typically, the Hauptseminar and the Fachpraktikum are chosen from one of the two lines of specialization.
1.1.5
Elective Courses (Wahlfächer)An arbitrary choice of additional lectures of together at least eight lessons per semester has to be attended.
1.1.6
Project Work (Studienarbeit)The project work (Studienarbeit) represents a supervised research work at one of the faculty’s computer science chairs (no longer than six months of ten hours per week). It can
be substituted by a practical work (industrial internship) of four months length outside university.
1.1.7
Minor Topic (Nebenfach)During Stage 1 Studies, each student has to choose one minor topic and attend courses of typically at least 10 lessons per week, there. Another 18 lessons per week have to be attended during Stage 2 Studies. At present, the following minor topics are offered:
o Civil Engineering (with possible specializations Construction Engineering, Water Engineering, or Traffic Engineering)
o Business Administration
o Biology
o Electrical Engineering
o Energy Engineering
o Italian Language and Literature
o Linguistics o Mathematics o Musicology o Pedagogy o Physics o Control o Technical Cybernetics o Process Engineering
1.1.8
Thesis (Diplomarbeit)The final thesis (Diplomarbeit) completes the academic education and covers a period of at most six months. The student has to show that he or she is capable of dealing with a given problem from the field of computer science within a limited period of time on his or her own.
1.2 Description of Courses (Stage 2 Studies only)
1.2.1
Core CoursesPrinciples of Operating Systems (Grundlagen der Betriebssysteme)
Lagally
Historical Overview; Job Classes; Case study: Batch Processing. Multiprogramming: Interrupts, Processes, Dispatching. Process Concepts: Global Time, Causality, Determinism, Equivalence. Communication and Synchronisation: Semaphores, Monitors, Protected Objects. Message Systems, Client-Server Structures, Layered Systems. Examples: Readers and Writers, Dining Philosophers. Nucleus Structure: Process Management, Interrupt Routines, Interprocess Communication, System Calls, Initialisation. Resources Management: Virtualisation, Deadlock Detection and Avoidance. Main Storage: Virtual Memory, Paging and Segmentation. Loading, Placement, Replacement Strategies. LRU Implementation, MMU, Second Chance Algorithm. Protection and Access Control.
Semester: SS Hours per Week: 3+1 Examination: written
Type: L+E Prerequisites: -- Credits: 6
Principles of Database and Information Systems
(Grundlagen der Datenbanken und Informationssysteme)
Mitschang
Introduction to database and information systems; information modeling (Entity-Relationship model, UML); database modeling; relational data model; query and manipulation languages; SQL; database design; transaction paradigm; application programming issues.
Semester: WS Hours per Week: 3+1 Examination: written
Type: L+E Prerequisites: -- Credits: 6
Foundations of Graphical Engineering Systems (Grundlagen der graphischen Ingenieursysteme)
Roller
Content: Requirements for CAD Systems, two dimensional models, threedimensional models, interactive model generation, introduction into modification technology and parametric modeling, methods for model modification, foundations of parametric modeling, approaches and methods for parametric variants generation, selected application examples, overview of further modeling approaches, data management in CAD
Semester: SS Hours per Week: 3+1 Examination: written or oral
Principles of Interactive Systems (Grundlagen der Interaktive Systeme)
Ertl
Overview of human computer interaction and computer graphics; human visual perception; colour models; technology of graphical output devices; 2D raster graphics, scan conversion; 2D transformations, clipping algorithms; input devices and interaction tasks; window systems and event processing; widgets and toolkits; GUI design rules and standards; 3D object representation, curve and surface modelling; 3D graphics pipeline, affine and projective homogenous transformations; visible surface determination; global and local lighting models, Blinn-Phong model, shading; texture mapping.
Semester: WS Hours per Week: 3+1 Examination: written or oral
Type: L+E Prerequisites: -- Credits: 6
Principles of Modelling and Simulation
(Grundlagen der Modellbildung und Simulation)
Bungartz
Classification of models; methods of a formal description; derivation of models; analysis of models; model hierarchies. Examples of discrete models and corresponding simulation techniques: theory of games, decisions, and elections; scheduling; discrete event simulation. Examples of continuous models and corresponding simulation techniques: population dynamics; control; traffic simulation; heat conduction. Modelling of software development.
Semester: WS Hours per Week: 3+1 Examination: written or oral
Type: L+E Prerequisites: -- Credits: 6
Principles of Programming Languages and Compiler Construction (Grundlagen der Programmiersprachen und Compiler)
Plödereder
Principles of lexer- and parser-generation: regular expressions, finite automata, EBNF, recursive descent parsing, LL(1) push-down-automata, generation of bottom-up parsers (SLR(1), LR(1), LALR(1)), error detection and recovery, grammar transformations.
Introduction to semantic processing: attribution, semantic actions, name binding and type checking. Language design principles; execution models; formal semantic description; data representation; storage management, parameter passing mechanisms.
Semester: WS Hours per Week: 3+1 Examination: written or oral
Type: L+E Prerequisites: -- Credits: 6
Advanced Processor Architecture (Grundlagen der Rechnerarchitektur)
Wunderlich
This lecture covers advanced concepts in computer architecture. Beside classical concepts like processor design and manufacturing, performance evaluation and optimization, and computer arithmetic new trends are discussed. Low power design is
essential in mobile computing and communication. Performance is increasing by exploiting parallelism at all levels of computation, special emphasis is laid on multiprocessor systems.
Semester: WS Hours per Week: 3+1 Examination: written
Type: L+E Prerequisites: -- Credits: 6
Fundamentals of Software Engineering (Grundlagen des Software Engineerings)
Ludewig
Background and history of software engineering; problems with software; cost and benefit of software; the software life cycle: requirements analysis, requirements specification, design, implementation, software reviews and test; software project management: planning, cost estimation, risk management, quality management
Semester: SS H