180.766 Orientation Informatics and Business Informatics This course is in all assigned curricula part of the STEOP.
This course is in all assigned curricula part of the STEOP.
This course is in at least 1 assigned curriculum part of the STEOP.

2023W, VU, 1.0h, 1.0EC, to be held in blocked form
TUWEL

Properties

  • Semester hours: 1.0
  • Credits: 1.0
  • Type: VU Lecture and Exercise
  • Format: Presence

Learning outcomes

After successful completion of the course, students are able to

  • explain what computer science is about
  • present structures and processes of a university
  • apply learning methods and how to organize themselves to make progress while studying computer science or business informatics
  • select and apply strategies, methods, and tools to deal with different forms of thinking and problem-solving
  • search for knowledge
  • deal with possibilities to decide for a study program
  • orient regarding their own carriers and future job possibilities
  • get to learn other students and exchange with them

This course provides an introduction to computer science as a field of study and as a field of work. The LVA should arouse interest in further studies and enable students to better classify the contents presented in further studies.

Subject of course

  • Organisation ans structure of the TU Wien as well as of the Faculty of Informatics
  • Bachelor and master studies at our faculty
  • Research areas of computer science at our faculty and in general
  • Scientific work
  • Strategies for a successful study at our university (motivation, learning, learning strategies, self-management, crisis management)
  • Responsibility and ethics, rules of action, code of conduct, diversity, freedom in research
  • Job areas, career possibilities, challenges, and options
The following topics will be covered across the board: Computer Science as Science, Learning and Research at the TU Vienna, Computer Science and Society.

Teaching methods

  • Input and lectures to the subjects of the course
  • Participation in the Beginners' Trail
  • Video interviews - a group work to get to know each other
  • Treasure hunt - group task to get to know the faculty and its focal points
  • Online Tests - for self-assessment

Mode of examination

Immanent

Additional information

ECTS Breakdown:

  • 17h Lectures incl. group work
  • 6h Preparation for the Online-Tests
  • 2h Online-Tests

Total: 25h

Lecturers

Institute

Course dates

DayTimeDateLocationDescription
Mon09:00 - 12:0002.10.2023GM 1 Audi. Max.- ARCH-INF Beginners' Welcome - Orientierung Inf. & Winf. - Tellioglu & Huemer
Tue16:00 - 18:0010.10.2023GM 1 Audi. Max.- ARCH-INF Orientierung: 1. Block - Krall
Tue16:00 - 18:0017.10.2023GM 1 Audi. Max.- ARCH-INF Orientierung: 2. Block- Di Angelo
Tue16:00 - 18:0024.10.2023GM 1 Audi. Max.- ARCH-INF Orientierung: 2. Block - Tellioglu
Tue16:00 - 18:0031.10.2023GM 1 Audi. Max.- ARCH-INF Orientierung: 4. Block - Michahelles
Course is held blocked

Examination modalities

Content is presented in lectures by a variety of speakers. Students explore different research areas of computer science at the Faculty of Computer Science by themselves. Assessment is based on online tests and successful completion of various assignments (see above). More detailed information will be provided in the first lecture session.

The grade for this course is "successfully attended" or "unsuccessfully attended".

Course registration

Begin End Deregistration end
11.09.2023 00:00 08.10.2023 23:59

Curricula

Study CodeObligationSemesterPrecon.Info
033 521 Informatics Mandatory1. Semestertrue
Course belongs to the introductory and orientation phase ("Studieneingangs- und Orientierungsphase")
033 526 Business Informatics Mandatory1. Semestertrue
Course belongs to the introductory and orientation phase ("Studieneingangs- und Orientierungsphase")
033 532 Media Informatics and Visual Computing Mandatory1. Semestertrue
Course belongs to the introductory and orientation phase ("Studieneingangs- und Orientierungsphase")
033 533 Medical Informatics Mandatory1. Semestertrue
Course belongs to the introductory and orientation phase ("Studieneingangs- und Orientierungsphase")
033 534 Software & Information Engineering Mandatory1. Semestertrue
Course belongs to the introductory and orientation phase ("Studieneingangs- und Orientierungsphase")
033 535 Computer Engineering Mandatory1. Semestertrue
Course belongs to the introductory and orientation phase ("Studieneingangs- und Orientierungsphase")

Literature

No lecture notes are available.

Previous knowledge

None.

Language

German