Distributed / Mobile Computing Project

Ingenieurwissenschaften und Informatik

Version 5.0 vom 15.08.2019

11M0498

Distributed / Mobile Computing Project

Informatik - Verteilte und Mobile Anwendungen (M.Sc.)

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Working on projects in teams today is a key demand for professionals in business, but also for the education and research domains. In this regard, coordination skills as well as aspects of cooperation within international teams have to be addressed. This module deals with the above aspects through executing a project in the area of distributed and mobile computing.

1. Project management
2. Team-building
3. Tools for site-spanning collaboration
4. Working in international research teams
5. Specific aspects of distributed / mobile computing (preferable embedded into a running research project)
6. Technical writing
7. Presentation of research results

Wissensverbreiterung
- General understanding of the distributed and mobile computing landscape
- Social skills
Wissensvertiefung
- Deepening the knowledge on a specific in distributed / mobile computing
- Skills to work jointly on a research topic related to the field
Können - instrumentale Kompetenz
- Analysis of research problems
- Requirements engineering
Können - kommunikative Kompetenz
- Communication and cooperation within international teams
- Techniques for site-spanning collaboration
- Technical writing of research reports and papers
- Professional presentation of research results
- Intercultural experiences
Können - systemische Kompetenz
- Goal-directed and creative solution finding
- Planning and conducting trials, tests and experiments
- Recording of test / experimental results
- Evaluation of test / experimental results and drawing conclusions

The module is executed in cooperation with a partner university. Tasks within the project are elaborated by smaller groups. Groups of attendees are supervised by local and remote coaches. The kick-off meeting and the wrap-up meeting comprising the final presentations will be carried out at the partner institution if required and possible.

As a pre-requisite to a successful completion of this course modules amounting to 30 ECTS have to be successfully passed. Depending on the tendered projects additional competencies will be required.

Eikerling, Heinz-Josef

• Eikerling, Heinz-Josef
• Uelschen, Michael
• Wübbelmann, Jürgen
• Westerkamp, Clemens

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General literature:Gerald J. Alred, Charles T. Brusaw, Walter E. Oliu. “Handbook of Technical Writing”, St. Martin's Press; Tenth Edition, November 22, 2011.Montgomery, Douglas C. (2009)."Design and analysis of experiments". 7. Aufl. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.Robert B. Angus , Norman A. Gundersen , Thomas P. Cullinane , Robert Angus . “Planning, Performing, and Controlling Projects: Principles and Applications”, Allyn & Bacon; 2nd edition (September 15, 1999).

Projektbericht, schriftlich

Project report and final presentation are demanded.

1 Semester

Wintersemester und Sommersemester

Englisch