Acquisition of the ability to solve practical problems in a relevant field of computer engineering and to develop a proper documentation.

Developing a solution for a practical problem and writing-up the results in a final report. Teamwork is possible, provided that the individually assigned tasks are clearly identified. A list of topics can be found via the course homepage below; own suggestions for topics within our primary areas of expertise (fault-tolerant distributed real-time systems, embedded systems, VLSI design) are also encouraged. An overview of current computer engineering research topics and potential supervisors of Bachelor thesises at the contributing institutes/working groups is provided in the TI research presentations (http://ti.tuwien.ac.at/teaching/ti-research-presentations).

Course setup: In an initial personal meeting with the advisor, the actual task and a working title, as well as the cornerstones of the final report, are specified; the required prerequisites are also checked on that occasion. Regular meetings during the work are used for presenting and discussing both progress and encountered problems (please report severe problems immediately, though). Towards the end of the work, a detailed structure of the to be written final report must be negotiated with your advisor. A presentation of the major results in a talk (preferably including a demonstration) usually concludes the course.

ECTS Breakdown:

  25 ... study of related work
175 ... elaboration & implementation of own solution
  10 ... presentations & discussions with supervisor
  40 ... preparation of report and presentations
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250 ... total

Assessment of the quality of the results, the final report and the oral presentation.