Information for EPE master students (beginners 2012/2013) Servicezentrum FB 18 Dr.-Ing. Andreas Haun building S3 06, room 36 WS 2012/2013 Fachbereich 18 Servicezentrum Dr.-Ing. Andreas Haun 1
topics Students around me Language courses Internship MSc EPE Curriculum TUCaN How to study project management - cultural aspects Sightseeing APB exams rules [next meeting] WS 2012/2013 Fachbereich 18 Servicezentrum Dr.-Ing. Andreas Haun 2
TUD president; dept. 18 dean responsibel for MSc EPE Prof. Dr. Hans Jürgen Prömel (president of TU Darmstadt) Prof. Dr.-Ing. A. Zoubir (dean of department 18) Prof. Dr. habil. A. Binder (responsibel for MSc EPE) WS 2012/2013 Fachbereich 18 Servicezentrum Dr.-Ing. Andreas Haun 3
Who are the students around me? 1) diploma and master students ETiT electrical engineering and information technology 2) master students EPE (and ice) electrical power engineering (information and communication engineering) 3) guest students from partner universities 4) economy - technical option electr. engineering 5) WS 2012/2013 Fachbereich 18 Servicezentrum Dr.-Ing. Andreas Haun 4
Courses of studies in dept. 18 Industrial Engineering Computer Science EPE BSc ETiT MSc ETiT ice Mechanical Engineering Comp. Sc. Mech. Eng. Mathematics Civil Engineer. WS 2012/2013 Fachbereich 18 Servicezentrum Dr.-Ing. Andreas Haun 5
MSc EPE Curriculum (www.epe.tu-darmstadt.de) Mandatory Subjects (62 credits) Seminar (6 credits) Optional Subjects (18 credits) Language (German) (4 credits) [or Economics for german students] Master Thesis (30 credits) Prerequisites: 1) Subjects of the 1st semester 2) Internship, recognition by Servicezentrum www.epe.tu-darmstadt.de set up your personal study plan! don t forget the internship don t forget obligations if you ve got some: to be done first Belong to Miscellaneous WS 2012/2013 Fachbereich 18 Servicezentrum Dr.-Ing. Andreas Haun 6
Language course Preparatory courses from september to midth october Regular course in winter semester with examination Intermediate course in lecture break Regular course in summer semester with examination Max. drop out: 2 hours in the language cours 2 Exams are required for the degree WS 2012/2013 Fachbereich 18 Servicezentrum Dr.-Ing. Andreas Haun 7
Internship May be done either in a company or at TU Darmstadt or in research centers Often done after 3rd semester before thesis Can be done as student job in part time (e.g. Werkstudent ) professional work after Bachelor can be recognized WS 2012/2013 Fachbereich 18 Servicezentrum Dr.-Ing. Andreas Haun 8
getting approval 1) certificate 2) self written report a) short daily overview (table) (key words and working hours) b) detailed report (at least one page per week) 3) to deliver BEFORE start of master thesis in the WS 2012/2013 Fachbereich 18 Servicezentrum Dr.-Ing. Andreas Haun 9
How to study Freedom of choice (2nd & 3rd semester) = responsibility for your success Reminder: set up your personal study plan! WS 2012/2013 Fachbereich 18 Servicezentrum Dr.-Ing. Andreas Haun 10
How to study (ctd.) boosting your personal success by using the universities services and by your own efforts lectures exercises laboratories tutoring hours of professors and their scientific staff seminar project seminar libraries master thesis working alone working in groups WS 2012/2013 Fachbereich 18 Servicezentrum Dr.-Ing. Andreas Haun 11
Project management some important facts Time schedule for lecture period and for the lecture break Time schedule for the whole curriculum (as discussed before) WS 2012/2013 Fachbereich 18 Servicezentrum Dr.-Ing. Andreas Haun 12
How to find the information needed - Web-Sites Commented lecture table www.tucan.tu-darmstadt.de Professors and their laboratories (in department 18) http://www.etit.tudarmstadt.de/fachbereich/fachgebiete_1/fachgebiete_1.de.jsp Maps of TU Darmstadt http://www.tudarmstadt.de/universitaet/orientierung/lageplaene/lageplaene_stadt mitte/index.de.jsp WS 2012/2013 Fachbereich 18 Servicezentrum Dr.-Ing. Andreas Haun 13
libraries Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek (ULB) still in the castle; later on in S1 20 Nachrichtentechnische Bibliothek building S3 06, room 151 open mo - fr, 9.00 a.m. - 6.00 p.m. small librairies at the laboratories of our department WS 2012/2013 Fachbereich 18 Servicezentrum Dr.-Ing. Andreas Haun 14
The university in the city of Darmstadt IHT, TEMF Language Center AAA Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology WS 2012/2013 Fachbereich 18 Servicezentrum Dr.-Ing. Andreas Haun 15
culture Staatstheater opera, musicals,... halb-neun-theater folklore, cabaret,... Theater am Platanenhain (TAP) comedie Eisenbahnmuseum in Kranichstein (Dampftag, usw.) WS 2012/2013 Fachbereich 18 Servicezentrum Dr.-Ing. Andreas Haun 16
culture, sight seeing,... 11. Oktober 2010 Fachbereich 18 Servicezentrum Dr.-Ing. Andreas Haun 17
famous locations Rosenhöhe (park, roses garden) Mathildenhöhe, Hochzeitsturm, Russische Kapelle (artist exhibitions, painting, sculptures,...) Ludwigsturm viewing point between Darmstadt and Da.-Eberstadt, short walking trail from tram stop "Marienhöhe", linie 6, 7 oder 8 WS 2012/2013 Fachbereich 18 Servicezentrum Dr.-Ing. Andreas Haun 18
famous locations (ctd.) Frankenstein or castle Auerbach good view to the Rhein valley Pfalz area, Taunus mountain, Frankfurt, especially if windy several walking routes Odenwald good for cruises, tours and walkings Lindenfels (castle, museum,...) WS 2012/2013 Fachbereich 18 Servicezentrum Dr.-Ing. Andreas Haun 19
impressions of Odenwald (relax) 11. Oktober 2010 Fachbereich 18 Servicezentrum Dr.-Ing. Andreas Haun 20
A service of http://www.etit.tu-darmstadt.de/ WS 2012/2013 Fachbereich 18 Servicezentrum Dr.-Ing. Andreas Haun 21