Introduction to engineering fundamentals and key manufacturing processes: Moulds and surfaces: Measuring methods. Gauges. Engineering surfaces (geometric shapes, appearance, roughness characteristics). Processes: Primary forming, joining (welding) forming (bending, deep drawing); metal cutting forming (turning, milling, drilling). Plastics processing ; tools. Machines.

• The graduate is able to assign the manufacturing processes for the processing of metals and other common materials and machine parts and commodities according to form, surface and material to suitable manufacturing processes in order to be able to assess the selection of these processes according to the economic efficiency of their use.

• With this overview of the use of tools, fixtures and machines for metal-cutting and non-cutting production, the graduate can independently produce workpieces in practical laboratory exercises.

Integrated course

Continuous assessment: LV final exam

Students are divided into groups WITH and WITHOUT "prior mechanical knowledge". Students without prior knowledge receive an introduction to the basic machining processes (turning, milling, grinding, drilling, etc.) in theory and practice and produce a workpiece. The remaining students work on a small project task.

• The students know the manufacturing processes for machining metals and other common materials and gain an overview of the use of tools, fixtures and machines for metal-cutting and non-cutting manufacturing.

• The procedures are taught in practical laboratory exercises and the students produce workpieces independently.

Laboratory

Continuous assessment: course - permanent evaluation

• Sets and Intervals
• Number Sets and Complex Numbers
• Absolute Value and Power Functions
• Polynomials, Equations, and Inequalities
• Functions and Inverse Functions
• Matrices and systems of linear equations
• Vectors
• Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors
• Linear Dynamic Systems

• Students are able to explain basic mathematical concepts, number sets, sets, and functions, and apply them to mathematical and engineering problems. Students are able to independently apply standardized mathematical methods and computational rules to specific mathematical problems in order to calculate exact analytical solutions. Students are able to systematically solve various types of equations and inequalities and interpret the results correctly.

• Students are able to use matrices, vectors, and systems of linear equations to model and solve mathematical and technical problems. Students are able to calculate eigenvalues and eigenvectors and analyze their significance for mathematical models and technical systems. Students are able to mathematically analyze linear dynamic systems, describe their behavior, and interpret the results in the context of engineering applications.

A combination of theory-based lectures, guided computational examples, and active problem-solving. Students independently apply mathematical methods to problems and present their solutions to the class.

Continuous assessment: Final Written Exam

Historical overview of the development of computer science (from the beginnings to modern times); basics of computer architecture (structure and functioning);
Computing with binary numbers (Boolean algebra, combinatorial logic);
Structure and functioning of processor and memory;
Number representation (How do "modern" computers manage stored data);
Structure and functioning of "modern" calculators;
Operating system (structure, differences and how it works).

• Students are able to gain basic knowledge of computer science, of internal hardware and software operations and functions in individual computers.

• Students will be able to analyze the design and internal structure of electronic computers (types of computer architectures) and the management of data (storage and processing). Furthermore, students will be able to consider Boolean algebra and work with integrated circuits (IC). This includes the calculation and basic construction of logic circuits.

• Also, students can consider the basic principle of operating systems (structure and the main components).

Integrated Lecture
(Lecture/Drawings/Presentations)

Final exam: Written exam

Basic electrical properties of active components (semiconductor; diode, structure and operating principles, types of diodes, rectifier circuits, bipolar and fieldeffect-transistors, structure and operating principles) and passive components (resistor, coil/inductor and capacitors).

Introduction, fundamental terms and definitions; electrical charge, currents, voltages and power; electrical resistance, Ohm's law; electrical circuits, Kirchhoff's circuit laws, electric circuits elements, resistor networks, network analysis, electrical field, electrical properties of materials, capacitor, magnetic field, magnetic properties of materials, inductance, coil, transformer;
Structure and properties of real resistors, capacitors, coils, transformers;
Main properties of electromagnetical fields

Accompanying to the theoretical nature of the lectures, practical examples are shown in the exercises

• The graduate can define the structure and properties of elementary components and the basic circuits built with them.

• The graduate can characterise and analyse the basic terms from the field of electrical engineering/electronics and electrical networks.

Lecture with laptop and beamer, additional explanations on the whiteboard, calculation exercises

Final exam: Final written exam

THEORY: Equilibrium conditions in statics; force systems; support reactions in beams; determination of the centre of gravity in lines and surfaces; statics of plane trusses; friction; internal forces in beams; fundamentals of stress calculation.

Introduction to the fundamentals and laws of kinematics and kinetics, the theory of motion (translation and rotation) of rigid bodies and masses, oscillations and vibration behaviour of dynamic systems.

CALCULATIONS: Equilibrium conditions in statics; force systems; support reactions in beams; determination of the centre of gravity in lines and surfaces; statics of plane trusses; friction; internal forces in beams; fundamentals of stress calculation Introduction to the fundamentals and laws of kinematics and kinetics, the theory of motion (translation and rotation) of rigid bodies and masses, oscillations and vibration behaviour of dynamic systems. Within the framework of integrative exercises, the mathematical calculation methods are learned and deepened using examples.

• Students are able to check the mechanics.

• Students are able to calculate the mechanics.

Lecture and calculation exercise

Final exam: One test after the STATICS

One test after the DYNAMICS

BOTH have to be positiv - the combination of both tests leads to the final score

The course teaches the chemical fundamentals required to understand materials and their technical application. Central concepts from measurement methods and SI units, atomic structure, periodic table and types of bonding to stoichiometry, thermochemistry, chemical equilibrium and selected contents of inorganic and organic chemistry related to materials are covered. Building on the theoretical concepts, typical calculation and application examples (e.g. from corrosion/passivation, plastics and material classes) are worked on.

Main topics

• Fundamentals and measurement methodology: error calculation, significant digits, SI units and derived quantities
• Atomic structure and electron structure: atomic models, electron configuration, quantum numbers (basics)
• Periodic table and periodicity: trends in chemical/physical properties, element groups
• Bond types and material properties: Ionic bonding, covalent bonding, metal bonding, van der Waals forces
• Stoichiometry and substance quantity calculation: reaction equations, molar concept, concentrations, yield/limiting reactants
• Energy conversion in chemical reactions: Thermochemistry, enthalpy of reaction, calorimetry, exothermic/endothermic
• Chemical equilibrium: law of mass action, equilibrium constant, Le Chatelier principle
• Inorganic chemistry (relevant to materials): Acids/bases, redox reactions, corrosion/passivation, galvanic effects
• Organic chemistry (introduction, material-related): functional groups, basic classes, polymers and plastic classification
• Fundamentals of material physics: states of aggregation, crystalline/amorphous, defects, multi-material systems and structure-property relationships
• Fields of application: Examples from industrial processes and material selection

• After completing the course, students will be able to handle measured variables and measurement results correctly (SI units, significant digits, basic error measures/uncertainties), balance reaction equations and carry out stoichiometric calculations (amount of substance, mass, concentration, limiting reactants, yield) with confidence.

• After completing this course, students will be able to explain atomic structure, electron structure and the periodicity of chemical properties, differentiate between types of bonding and derive and comparatively evaluate the relationship between bonding and structure and the properties of materials (metals, ceramics, polymers).

• After completing this course, students will be able to analyze chemical reactions in terms of energy and dynamics (thermochemistry/reaction enthalpy, calorimetry, chemical equilibrium with mass action law and apply inorganic and organic concepts (acid-base, redox, functional groups/polymer and plastic classes) to material and process-relevant applications (e.g. corrosion/passivation, material selection).

Lecture

Final exam: LV final exam

Basic Knowledge of drawings and constructions in 2D and 3D. Drawing without Tools. Detail drawings.

• Students will be able to apply the fundamentals of the representation of spatial, in particular technical structures by means of technical drawing. They are able to make freehand sketches. In addition to learning drawing techniques, the spatial imagination, the depiction of real bodies in the 2D representation, the conversion into a 3D (thinking) model are to be developed and the cross-connections to the fundamentals of geometry are to be established.

• Furthermore, students are able to apply the basic rules of product and component design as well as industrial design in practice.

Integrated course

Continuous assessment: Exam at the end

Engine-Technology

Internal Combustion Engine, Electric Engines

Brake-Systems

Disc Brake Systems, Drum Brake Systems

Electronic Assists (ABS, ESP etc)

Suspension-Systems

Basics, function, construction, tuning

Frame and Body

Technologies, setting, tuning

• Students analyze basic drive concepts and calculate simple parameters of combustion and electric drives, taking into account technical and safety-relevant framework conditions.

• Students explain the design and function of drum and disc brakes and assess the effect of ABS, ESP and assistance systems with regard to driving dynamics and safety.

• Students describe suspension components and calculate basic relationships between toe, camber and caster, taking into account target parameters for vehicle dynamics.

• Students explain car body structures and select suitable materials for simple applications, taking into account weight distribution, lightweight construction and production-related requirements.

Presentation

Continuous assessment

Material properties: mechanical-technological, physical, chemical, manufacturing properties as well as environmental compatibility and recycling management; Metallic materials: systematics and labelling, pure metals and their application, metal alloys and their application, extraction of metallic materials (metallurgical processes), steel and iron materials, their production, classification, application and heat treatment Non-ferrous metals (heavy and light metals) - heat treatment of metallic materials; Polymer materials: Classification and identification Thermoplastic, thermoset and elastomeric materials; Glass and ceramic materials: classification and identification; Oxide ceramic materials, composite materials: classification and identification Fibre reinforced materials, hard metals, polymer composites ; Natural and alternative materials: Wood and paper materials.

• The aim of the course is to acquire the professional and scientific skills that enable students to recognize, formulate and work on questions relevant to the professional field on the basis of scientific methods. - Specifically, in the field of materials science, this concerns a well-founded, science-based overview of materials, their origin, properties and areas of application. - The most important abbreviations for materials can be assigned and used with confidence. Material selection and material behavior can also be critically evaluated under complex boundary conditions. - Basic knowledge can be linked at a scientific level with advanced content such as material testing, failure mechanisms and sustainability aspects. - Theoretical principles can be applied independently to new, unknown problems in compliance with good scientific practice.

• - In an operational environment, students are able to recognize materials used, assess their manufacturing properties and select suitable materials for constructions. - Students will be able to apply and assess material considerations relevant to mechanical and plant engineering in a practical manner, taking into account relevant standards, economic production and ecological effects.

Lecture

Final exam: LV final exam

Cooperation in a diverse, globalised, highly technical and fast-moving society requires, in addition to subject and methodological competences, distinctive social and personal competences. This course therefore aims to make an explicit contribution to the development and promotion of the students' social and personal competences on the one hand and to contribute to good, effective, efficient, appreciative and respectful cooperation in the year group on the other. Topics include team building, communication, systemic thinking, diversity management, etc.

• The graduates are able to reflect on their social behaviour after having dealt intensively with social competences and their own as a person or as a group.

• The graduates can change their social behaviour by taking a first developmental step so that the cohort sees itself as a group (sense of belonging, values, rules, identity, etc.) and can work together well and efficiently.

Lecture, discussion, exercises, outdoor exercises, videos, Moodle platform, video conference platform via Zoom or ms-teams

Final exam

Classical manufacturing methods such as primary forming, forming, etc. Latest developments in the field of manufacturing technology. Practical examples from various production areas. Cost awareness.

• Students receive a basic overview of conventional and novel manufacturing processes.

• On the basis of the material taught, students are able to select the optimum production method in the company, to assess its costs and to consider appropriate combinations or improvements to production processes.

Lecture

Final exam: LV final exam

• Fundamentals of physics

• Kinematics

• Dynamics

• Rotational movements

• Work and energy

• Fundamentals of thermodynamics

• Fundamentals of fluid mechanics

• Fundamentals of optics

Exercise component
In the accompanying exercise phases, simple model applications and practical technical problems are mathematically derived and solved.

• Students analyze physical systems using mathematical models and identify the relevant influencing variables for technical applications.

• Students evaluate the suitability of physical models and approximations with regard to their areas of validity in real technical problems, apply physical principles independently to new engineering problems and derive quantitative solutions.

Integrated LV with calculation exercises

Continuous assessment: Multi-part performance assessment in this ILV is based on two components, both of which must be assessed positively:

1) the final written examination accounts for 70% of the grade

2) continuous participation, mainly solving and presenting practical examples, contributes 30% to the grade

Introduction to machine elements, such as shaft-hub connections, roller bearings, plain bearings, springs, seals, belt drives, etc.
Introduction to mechanical drive and transmission elements (design and mode of action), such as couplings, gear drives, power and form-locking active drives, etc.
Mechanical engineering calculations.

• Students learn about the most important machine elements for machines and systems. Taking into account relevant tables, machine elements are designed and calculated and designed with regard to economic production and ecological effects.

integrated course

Final exam: exam at the end of semester

Basic concepts of differential and integral calculus in one variable: Convergence, continuity, derivative, definite and indefinite integral, differentiation and integration in practice (e.g. in signal processing). Basic principles of differential and integral calculus in several variables. Applications in science, technology and economics. Practical treatment of the course contents in the exercise.

• Students will be able to apply the fundamental knowledge that is essential for understanding technical applications in automation and production engineering. Furthermore, the ability to model and later resolve complex production engineering process flows as well as a sound problem-solving competence should be created.

• Students are able to apply basic knowledge in dealing with numbers and functions, the fundamental concepts of differential and integral calculus in one and two variables and their correct interpretation and application to problems in engineering. In addition, students master the use of a computer algebra system to perform numerical and symbolic calculations and graphical representations. In the exercises, students learn to apply the knowledge acquired in the lecture to practical examples and concrete problems.

Integrated lectures and exercises

Final exam: Exercises have to be prepared during the semester, a written exam at the end of the semester will serve as the assessment of choice.

The theoretical knowledge regarding Basics of Electrical Engineering and Electronics gained in the preceding lectures is applied in a practical way. Students solve exercises involving the construction and measuring of basic circuits while documenting the measurements and insights in the shape of lab protocols.

• The graduate can take into account the properties of the most important electronic components in the construction of basic circuits and verify them by measurement. In addition, he/she can take into account the most important interaction mechanisms as they are used in sensors, actuators and generally in systems for the conversion of electrical into non-electrical energy (and vice versa).

• The graduate is able to measure electronic circuits with suitable measuring methods and devices with their mode of operation and mechanisms of action.

Laboratory

Continuous assessment

Continuation and consolidation of the contents of Fundamentals of Electronics and Electrical Engineering I

• The graduate can implement the structural elements with their properties of components and the circuits built with them.

• The graduate can characterize and analyze different electrical networks.

Frontal lecture in combination with e-learning elements

Continuous assessment

Measurement quantities and their units; application principles of the conversion of non-electrical quantities of various kinds such as mechanical, thermal, optical, chemical, and biological quantities into electrical quantities (and vice versa) as well as other electrical/magnetic quantities.

• The graduate is able to define the basic physical concepts and mechanisms relevant for technical applications. In addition, an understanding of the physical principles applied in electrical systems of automation technology and environmental technology should be created.

• The graduate is able to analyse the most important interaction mechanisms as they are used in sensors, actuators and generally in systems for the conversion of electrical energy (and vice versa).

Lecture with Laptop, Beamer and additional explanations on whiteboard.
Parts of the lectures' contents have to be acquired by the students on their own by means of e-learning.

Continuous assessment

With the networking of even the smallest micro-computer systems, the Internet of Things, the use of this special form of embedded systems has gained in importance. The basis for this are simple microcontrollers which are in contact with the environment through electronic actuators and sensors. In this course, programs with basic functions are to read and process sensor data and control actuators.
The course covers in particular the following contents:

• Simple microcontroller programming based on ARM-mbed (or Arduino)
• Digital input/output (LEDs, buttons)
• DC voltage, ohmic resistor, pull-up/down, level adjustment
• Analog Input/Output (AD/DA)
• Peripheral functions
• System-on-a-Chip
• Basic concepts of applied computer science (program, algorithm, programming)
• Introduction to programming (in C)
• Evaluation and implementation of algorithms

• Students will be able to use microcontrollers to solve simple problems.

• Students are able to independently develop algorithms and implement them in a common programming language.

Integrated Lecture

Continuous assessment: Immanent exam

• Introduction to SolidWorks and Its Fundamentals
• Parametric 3D Modeling and Design
• Assembly Modeling and Design
• Technical Drawings and Standard-Compliant Drawing Derivation
• Technical Documentation of Design Projects
• Practical Application of Design Methods
• Translating theoretical principles into practical designs
• Selection and design of technical components
• Project-based design and technical decision-making

• Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to apply the basic functions and methods of the SolidWorks CAD software confidently and effectively. This includes, in particular, the design and construction of three-dimensional parts and assemblies, the creation of technical drawings and drawing derivations that comply with standards, as well as the proper dimensioning and documentation of the designed models.

• In addition, students work independently on design projects, going through the entire design process—from the technical analysis and interpretation of the project requirements, through the development and evaluation of suitable solutions and iterative decision-making, to the preparation and technical presentation of the results achieved.

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• Practical Learning
• Guided CAD Exercises
• Demonstration and Replication of Design Steps
• Independent Design
• Task- and project-based work
• Learning by Doing

Continuous assessment: Regular submission of small assignments

Project submission, including a presentation of the results

Final exam on a computer using CAD software

Cooperation in a diverse, globalised, highly technical and fast-moving society requires, in addition to technical and methodological skills, distinctive social and personal skills. In this course, the contents of the course "Social Competence I" will be expanded and deepened. The focus is on the topics of communication, conflict and leadership.

• The graduates have dealt with successful/unsuccessful communication, conflict management and leadership, and have learned to know and apply models and instruments from these subject areas. In addition, a further contribution was made in terms of group development (consolidation of the group structure of the year).

Lecture, discussion, exercises, videos, Moodle platform, video conference platform via Zoom or ms-teams

Final exam

Overview of all applied methods of destructive and non-destructive materials testing, in-depth treatment of tensile and compression tests, metallography/crystallography, hardness testing methods, X-ray and ultrasonic testing, surface testing methods.

• After completing the course, students will have an overview of applied materials testing methods.

integrated course

Final exam: exam at the end of semester

The theoretical basics of strength theory and the finite element method and the practical application with Simcenter and NX Nastran are taught. Contents are internal forces, tension, elastostatics, strains, finite elements, dimensioning.

• After completing the course, students are able to solve simple problems in strength of materials theory independently.

Theory lecture, analytical calculations on the whiteboard, practical FEA on PC

Module exam

The theoretical basics of strength theory and the finite element method and the practical application with Simcenter and NX Nastran are taught. Contents are internal forces, stress, elastostatics, loads, finite elements, dimensioning.

• The graduate is able to independently solve simple problems in strength of materials theory.

Exercise

Module exam

Basics of logistics and the supply chain, logistics terms and concepts

Basics and concepts of logistics

History and trends in logistics

Storage systems and conveyor technology

Picking & Pick-by-X systems

Supply chain management, ABC analysis

Modern transport systems, driverless transport systems

Robotics and Cobots

ERP, SCM systems

Digital logistics planning

• After completing the course, students will have: - become familiar with the basics and concepts of logistics and the supply chain - become familiar with the history and trends in logistics - Understand intralogistics concepts and warehouse concepts - familiarized themselves with modern transport systems, in particular driverless transport systems - Understanding of digitalization, tracking methods and networking in logistics - Familiarization with concepts of external logistics and supply chain management - Familiarization with optimization methods for logistics processes - Familiarization with digital software for logistics planning

Integrated course

Continuous assessment: Practice-oriented group work (presentation, discussion) & submission of an innovation concept

* Basic ethical definitions and contexts

* Basic ethical positions in general and applied ethics

* Ethical reflection and argumentation

* Technology and technologies and their ethical implications.

* Technology and its impact on (improved) living conditions, sustainability and the well-being of people and the environment.

* New development trends and their ethical relevance: artificial intelligence and its opportunities/limitations; automated decision-making processes and their challenges; autonomous mobility (vehicles).

* MEESTAR model and its implementation in ethically relevant decision-making processes in dealing with technology.

• Students gain insight into, access to and application of ethical reflection in the context of technology and technology production in the context of social responsibility.

• Graduates have basic knowledge and skills in ethics, argumentation strategies and their application in concrete research and development processes.

• Basic ethical knowledge and skills enable graduates to critically discuss their own activities and actions in their specific field of activity as well as development processes and trends, to form a competent and well-founded judgment and thus contribute to the promotion of best practice in science. Graduates are able to use the MEESTAR model competently and have an overview of the functions and tasks of ethics committees.

Lectures with discussion of case studies

Example applications by work order

Continuous assessment: Written assignment of an ethical dilemma in the field of HTM. Details will be announced in the course and made available online in Moodle.

Perspecitives of business administration:

• Entrepreneural perspective
• Financial perspective
• Strategic perspective
• Customer perspective
• Production- and process perspective
• Employee perspective

• The graduate can use the basic knowledge to gain an overview of the goals and functions of business administration in the company (including their embedding in the legal context).

• The graduate is able to define the essential characteristics and work content of the individual business management sub-areas as well as the interrelationships between the business management sub-areas.

• The graduate will be able to work transdisciplinarily with other departments through an understanding of the big picture of business and knowledge of business vocabulary.

lecture

Final exam: final exam

Students gain insight into the basics of Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM), as well as methods for cost management in product development with a focus on CAD/CAM.

Furthermore, students gain a basic understanding of the tasks in production planning or project management and in work preparation with special consideration of CAM and LW3D, as well as an understanding of sustainable product development.

• Students will be able to define manufacturing processes (mass, variety, series and individual production) - production and logistics (site planning, warehouse ratios, production planning) - cost management in integrated product development - ergonomic workplace design - planning of manufacturing systems (schematic/layout, digital factory) - basic features of supply chain management SCM (supply chain).

• In the practical part the graduate can acquire further competences about: - DFM (design for manufacturability): product development with reference to manufacturing - MBD (model based definition) drawing-free 3D data for manufacturing - PMI (product manufacturing information) drawing-free manufacturing information in the 3D model (3D-pdf, STEP242, eDrawings, dwf, JT...) - CAD/CAM: basics of creating CNC commands from the design (exercise with Solidworks CAM, 21/2 D milling 3D milling, turning), basics of additive manufacturing in the CAD model - sustainability analysis. Upon successful completion, students can request a certificate of "successful participation in the SolidWorks CAM basic training".

Integrated course

Lecture, practical exercise on DFM, MBD, PMI, CAD/CAM, sustainability

Final exam: Final inspection, standard (LV final inspection) Recognition of problem areas on components in relation to manufacturing, creation of a G-code and post-processor code on an example with SolidWorks CAM

• Fundamentals and historical development of production, production systems and industrial manufacturing
• State of the Art production systems / Lean Production, Integrated PPS, industry 4.0 in production Process, material and information flow design in production, Elemination of waste in production
• Product Development Procedures PEP (VDA, ISO), Process Management, Quality Management, Maintenance Concepts
• Standards and KPIs in production
• Assembly as core element of production, primary-secondary analysis
• Work Science, Ergonomics and Human factors
• The human factor in production today and in the future
• Assistance systems and robots in the area of production
• Visions and strategic concepts for production systems Use of software and digital tools in production management
• Energy management

• After completing the course, students will be able to describe the history and state of the art of production systems, production management and methods and tools.

• Students can explore future concepts and new technologies in relation to production

• Students will be able to analyze lean production and holistic production systems.

• Students are able to consider the human factor in production and can classify the use of assistance systems, digitalization and Industry 4.0/5.0 concepts.

• Students will be able to investigate new digital software tools in relation to production.

• Integrated course,
• Practice-oriented group work (e.g. process design & analysis, presentation, concept development, application of tools)
• Written test

Continuous assessment: Practice-oriented group work, presentation and written test

Concept of a programmable logic controller, creating programs, diagnosing hardware faults (replacing modules), targeted troubleshooting, adapting machine/system to new conditions, rapid localisation of faults (emergency operation), efficient programming, shortening the engineering phase, outlook on operation and monitoring, basis of decentralised peripherals, operation and monitoring (locally and via the Internet), soft PLC, real-time behaviour, safety controllers, exercises: PLC programming, maintenance diagnostics

• Graduates will be able to assess the basic structure and operation of programmable logic controllers (PLCs).

• Graduates will be able to apply the possibilities of parameterization and the programming languages used for this purpose.

• Graduates will be able to carry out a targeted approach to software error search and troubleshooting. They have the ability to carry out simple program changes in existing programs.

• Graduates will be able to assess the structure of different control systems and their hardware and software components.

• The students can modify and adapt the communication structures used at the process and field level for new applications if necessary.

• Graduates will be able to discuss the role and significance of control systems in the context of Industry 4.0.

Integrated course

Continuous assessment: Immanent examination character

In the design project, large designs are generated and documented in group projects. The design is broken down into sub-areas and completed by students in independent individual work. Special emphasis is placed on the interconnection of the sub-projects, the formation of interfaces and the documentation of the respective progress. Project management methods are to be incorporated into the practice-oriented training.

• The students can apply their understanding of the process of a scientific approach to a defined task, writing scientific project documentation, interdisciplinary work in the field of design and manufacturing in groups, presentation of intermediate and final results. The topic of sustainability is also addressed: how can constructions be created so that, for example, repairs to components are made possible in the simplest possible way?

• The graduate - can create and comprehensibly present a concept for a design project or can plan, prepare and present the work in all the necessary phases using the necessary content-related and formal criteria - can critically reflect on their own research process - can recognise and articulate problems relating to deviation from the research logic structure, discuss possible solutions if necessary and react adequately to current organisational and research practice circumstances - interdisciplinary work is learned and supported, e.g. coordination processes between design and production.

Seminar

Students work in independent groups and present their interim results at regular intervals.

Continuous assessment: Project submission

(1) Introduction to the general theory of differential equations (DEs), first- and second order linear differential equations, qualitative methods for non-linear differential equations, application of differential equations; 
(2) Fourieranalysis

• The students become acquainted with differential equations; they are able to solve first- and second order linear differential equations and learn the basics of fourier analysis.

Integrated Lecture

Final exam: Lecture (VO): final exam, Exercises (UE): intrinsic exam type

Machine tools: basic structure, mechanical properties, areas of application, accuracy and tolerances in tool making; multi-machine systems and machining centres; tool systems and chip removal devices; position measuring systems and control devices; introduction to CNC technology; manufacturing processes for injection moulding tools; movement sequences in fixture construction. Current trends and technical developments.

• The graduate is able to reproduce the most important methods and processes of manufacturing technology for the production of solid bodies from different materials such as metal, plastic and ceramics.

• The graduate is able to carry out a well-founded independent analysis of technical production issues on the basis of the technological, economic and organisational contexts of modern production.

• The graduate is able to analyse the modes of operation, the designs and the areas of application of modern machine tools and machining centres, including the associated fixture construction.

• The graduate can assess the areas of application as well as the limits of various machine tools with regard to costs, production time and quality.

• Furthermore, the graduate can reproduce the most important methods of generative manufacturing and has know-how in the use of rapid prototyping technologies.

Integrated lecture

Final exam: LV final exam

Introduction to descriptive statistics, inferential statistics and
hypothesis testing. Probability theory, probability distributions. 
Introduction to a software environment for statistical computing.
Application of the lecture content.

• The students are able to solve the basic problems of descriptive and evaluative statistics and also perform statistical evaluations with the help of a statistics program package. In the exercises, students learn to apply the knowledge acquired in the lecture to concrete problems.

Integrated lecture

Final exam: Lecture (VO): final exam, Exercises (UE): intrinsic exam type

Basics of accounting, derivation of costs from accounting (cost element accounting), allocation of costs to internal service areas (cost centre accounting), determination of cost-covering prices (cost unit accounting), determination of cost unit and period success, corporate processes, the controlling principle (the control loop of controlling), tasks and instruments of controlling, self-controlling of employees, projects, departments
Strategic controlling: Portfolio management; scenario technique; ABC analysis
Operational controlling: key figures / benchmarking, weak point analyses, variance analyses
Budgeting / Reporting

• The graduate has an overview of the functions and tasks of business administration in the company and their close contexts to the legal area.

• The graduate can analyse the structure and elements of corporate accounting and assess the business aspects of production processes.

• Furthermore, graduates can apply the functions of accounting, bookkeeping. The procedures of cost accounting and their interrelationships are familiar, the methods of investment appraisal and profitability calculation are mastered and can be applied.

Integrated course

Final exam: LV-final examination, partial examinations

- In-depth examination of logistics and supply chain topics
- High tech in logistics with physical systems (robotics, cobots, AGVs)
- Trends in logistics
- Digital software systems (use of software, assistance systems and AI) in logistics
- Green tech and sustainability in logistics (SDG, climate protection, use of high tech)
- Global, regional and local aspects of logistics and supply chain - Legal aspects (Supply Chain Act, ESG, CSRD, standards) - Practical excursion to a logistics company Logistics and supply chain
- Legal aspects (Supply Chain Act, ESG Regulation, CSRD, standards)
- Practical excursion to a logistics company

• After completing this course, students will be able to... - deal with central topics of logistics and supply chain in depth and assess current trends in a well-founded manner - classify high-tech solutions (e.g. robotics, cobots, AGVs) for logistics and recognize their potential for process optimization - analyze modern digital software systems, assistance systems and AI applications and use them in logistics processes - evaluate and develop green tech concepts and sustainability strategies (e.g. SDG, climate protection, use of high-tech) in logistics contexts - differentiate between global, regional and local aspects of the supply chain in terms of economic efficiency and sustainability - understand legal frameworks (Supply Chain Act, ESG Regulation, CSRD, standards) and apply them to specific logistics scenarios - gain insights into real company processes through practical excursions and critically reflect on what they have learned (subject to the implementation of the excursions)

Integrated course

Continuous assessment: Immanent performance assessment

Practice-oriented group work (presentation, discussion)

• Methods and laws of factory planning
• Analytical methods, process simulation
• "Optimal" utilization of a production process
• Stabilization of production processes: Influence of set-up, quality and maintenance
• Basics of simulation and application of simulation based on case studies

• Students will be able to apply the basics of capacity and process management. They can assess production systems using key figures (e.g. costs, quality, time, flexibility) and are able to calculate and interpret them.

• Through specific application examples, students can deepen their insight into the influence of safety capacities, safety times and safety stocks on process key figures.

• After completing the course, students will be able to distinguish analytical methods for process calculation from simulation methods.

• Based on the fundamentals of computer simulation, students are able to independently model simple systems and conduct simple simulation studies. The results can be interpreted and meaningfully presented to an audience.

integrated class

Final exam: homework, written exam, project work

Measurement technology Basic terms, digital storage oscilloscopes, PC measurement technology.
Basic terms and definitions; representation of signals in the time and frequency domain; Fourier transform
modulation methods, multiple access; time response of linear systems; impulse response, step response, stability; sampling and reconstruction; frequency response of linear systems, transfer function, Laplace transform Introduction and basic terms, classification of controlled systems, modelling, P, PI and PID controllers, stability criteria.

• The graduate is able to assess the most important systems of an automated production and their areas of application from both a technical and an economic point of view. He/she will be able to use the basics of programming a PLC with STEP 7 in an environment with actuators and network them in order to guarantee an optimal sequence of an automated production.

• He/she can take into account the basics of electrical measurement technology as well as corresponding devices, especially with regard to automated measurement systems.

• The graduate is able to determine the structure of a control system based on a task and to determine and delimit its use in relation to control systems.

• He/she is able to explain the basic structure, mode of operation and areas of application of industrial robots.

Integrated course

Continuous assessment: Immanent examination character

Design and application of industrial robots; Kinematic types and coordinate systems; Basic programming knowledge of ABB industrial robots in the program language RAPID; Control and path planning; Possibilities and limitations of today's simulation technology; Grip types and their usability; Safety and its use around industrial robots in automated systems; Trends and latest developments in the field of robotics

• The graduate acquires knowledge in the fields of industrial robotics, concerning manipulator and robot control. This is shown in the views of mechanics, electrical engineering and information technology.

• He/she has mastered the basics of ABB robot programming in the RAPID programming language and can use and optimise these further in a real application with peripherals in order to guarantee the required optimum process sequence of an automated production system.

• She*he can use the basic mathematical calculation path of industrial robots for research or high-end applications.

• The graduate can define the influence and function of motion and path planning of current industrial robots. The understanding of the applicability of robot systems in automation technology is to be fueled. The technical and economic influences are sufficiently known.

• He/she can describe the objectives, possibilities and limitations of simulation technology. With its application, the graduate can optimally use and evaluate the ABB simulation software RobotStudio. He/she will be introduced to the basic procedures of simulation technology and their prospects for the future.

Lecture and Exercises

Final exam: Written final exam for lecture and exercise

Development of a project according to the specifications of the supervisor. Independent work with the tools already learned.

• The students can combine the knowledge acquired in the previous semesters and carry out a design and subsequent optimisation with an accompanying business case on the basis of a project specification.

Individual supervision and support of the students in the execution of their project work. Individual discussion appointments, presentation of the project progress to the plenum.

Continuous assessment: Seminar paper

Explanation of the requirements for and the implementation of the process of scientific work. Explanation of the structure of scientific reports, citation methods, literature search, analysis of articles, style in scientific reports.

• Formulation of the research question
• Presentation and reflection of the concept for the bachelor thesis.
• Accompaniment, support and encouragement of the students in questions of scientific theory, research practice and formal aspects of their work, scientific theories and methods.
• Preparation of the bachelor thesis (topic selection from the fields of technology development and work organisation, automation technology and factory planning)

• Presentation of the bachelor thesis

• The graduate can independently carry out the process of scientific work and the writing of scientific articles, interdisciplinary work in the field of design and manufacturing.

• The student can formulate a scientific question and create a concept for the bachelor thesis and present it in a comprehensible way.

• He/she will be able to plan, produce and present the work in a concrete manner at all the necessary stages on the basis of the necessary content and formal criteria.

• Students will be able to critically reflect on their own research process and identify and articulate problems regarding deviation from the research logic structure, discuss possible solutions where appropriate, and respond adequately to current organisational and research practice circumstances.

Seminar

Continuous assessment: Immanent examination character

• Application of Project Management theories.
• Each Student designs a Project handbook.
• Most important methods, Tools and instruments are trained.

• Students are able to apply essential project management tools.

• In practice, students will be able to handle, (co-)design, improve and use PM tools.

Workshops, presentations and discussions

Final exam: Project Handbook / Presentation

Product and development lifecycle and their sub-processes;

• management processes: Management, Project Management, Quality Management, Risk Management
• engineering processes: Requirements Engineering, Analysis and Design, Implementation, Integration, Verification, Testing, Maintenance
• Support processes: Documentation, configuration management, verification and validation, joint review, audit
• Customer processes: Acquisition, supplier selection and monitoring, customer support
• System integration processes: Manufacturing Preparation, Trail Run, Final Assembly, Customer Release and Approval
• Process maturity models and process evaluation

• Students are familiarized with the essential terms, methods and basic elements of process management. The process lifecycle and the roles of process management are worked out in depth and consolidated using practical examples.

• Furthermore, students will be able to define the differences between process management and project management.

• Product and development lifecycle, using various current process maturity models provide insight into the processes of product development and product transfer to manufacturing.

• The graduate is able to implement projects using a systemic-constructivist project management approach.

• The graduate is able to use essential methods and instruments (performance, schedule, cost/resource planning, project organisation, communication structures) for individual and multi-project management. Furthermore, the central processes of project management are known and can be co-designed.

• Practical deepening of knowledge about the use of methods and tools of project management on the basis of case studies or projects, which are carried out at the cooperation partners of the FH Campus Wien.

• The graduate will be able to evaluate the effectiveness of processes and contribute to continuous improvement based on a fundamental understanding of a process-oriented organization to the identification, modeling, implementation, measurement and control of processes.

Lecture

Final exam: LV final exam

Introduction to additive manufacturing technologies - as used in the High Tech Manufacturing program (basics and application). From design to part, slicing methods, printing simple designs as a model or ready-to-use prototypes. Design of simple components taking into account customary limits (components and machines).

• The graduate is able to reproduce the most important methods and processes of generative manufacturing for the production of solid bodies from different materials such as metal, plastic and ceramics.

• The graduate is able to carry out a well-founded independent analysis of technical production issues on the basis of the technological, economic and organisational contexts of modern production.

• The graduate is able to analyse the modes of operation, the designs and the areas of application of modern machines for generative manufacturing.

• The graduate can assess the areas of application and the limits of various machines with regard to costs, production time and quality.

ILV

Continuous assessment: small project work, written exam

• Basics of the recycling economy
• Stages of the recycling chain
• Basics of metal recycling
• Basics of plastics recycling
• Basics of paper recycling
• Recycling of glass and ceramics
• Overview of the recycling of mineral building materials, slags and ashes
• Recycling of liquid and gaseous substances

• Students will be able to take into account the current state of the art of recycling technologies in their activities.

• The students are able to consider the selection of materials in product development from a recycling technology perspective.

• Students will be able to allocate recycling processes to different products and apply them at different stages of the life cycle.

Lecture, group work, distance learning with assignments

Continuous assessment

The course teaches the fundamentals of technical thermodynamics and its application in engineering. Based on theoretical concepts, calculation examples are worked on and applied to technical problems.

Main topics

• Introduction to thermodynamics: historical development, basic concepts, zero law
• Thermodynamic systems: open, closed, isolated; state and process variables
• Thermodynamic state variables: Pressure, temperature, volume, density, internal energy, enthalpy, entropy
• Real substances and models: ideal gas, van der Waals equation, wet steam, phase diagrams
• Changes of state: isobaric, isochoric, isothermal, adiabatic, polytropic; reversible and irreversible processes
• Main laws of thermodynamics (1.-3.): Conservation of energy, entropy, absolute temperature
• Heat transfer (focus on heat conduction): Fourier's law, thermal resistances, stationary 1D conduction, multilayer components
• Thermodynamic cyclic processes: Carnot process, Clausius-Rankine cycle, Otto and diesel process; selected examples from simulation technology, materials science and process engineering
• Application examples in energy technology, process engineering and materials science

• After completing the ILV, students will be able to name and explain central concepts of thermodynamics (systems, state and process variables) as well as the main theorems (0.-3.) and apply them to given tasks.

• After completing the ILV, students will be able to select and apply suitable material models and equations of state (ideal gas, real materials, wet steam, gas-steam mixtures) and determine state variables from tables and state diagrams.

• After completing the ILV, students will be able to apply the first and second main theorems in balance form to closed and open systems and calculate heat, work, energy and entropy flows.

• After completing the ILV, students will be able to analyze common changes of state and process types (isobaric, isochoric, isothermal, adiabatic, polytropic), calculate relevant thermodynamic quantities and assess reversibility and irreversibility.

• After completing the ILV, students will be able to calculate steady-state heat conduction in simple geometries using Fourier's law and the thermal resistance model (e.g. flat wall, cylinder; multi-layered components) and evaluate results based on plausibility.

• After completing the ILV, students will be able to calculate simple cyclic processes (e.g. heat engines, chillers, heat pumps), critically evaluate parameters (e.g. efficiency, quality factor) and work out the differences and similarities between Carnot, Rankine, Otto and diesel processes; they will be able to critically examine the effects of assumptions and approximations in model calculations.

Lecture and exercise

Final exam: Two partial examinations are held to reduce the scope of the examination. To successfully complete the course, both partial examinations must be passed (at least 60% each). Each partial examination consists of calculation tasks and theoretical questions. Within each partial examination, both parts (calculation tasks and theory) must each be positive (at least 60%).

- Fundamentals of digitalization - digital transformation
- Fundamentals of the digital twin concept in terms of a comprehensive digital twin approach
- Design and implementation of digital product twins, digital process twins and digital plant twins
- Areas of application in industrial production
- Changes and potential benefits for the company through the introduction of a digital twin

• Students receive a basic overview of the use, benefits and practical application of digital representations (digital twins) in industrial production.

• Graduates can play an active role in the conceptualization and design of production companies with regard to the digital twin concept (digital representations of products, processes and systems).

• Graduates will be able to use digital twins as an opportunity to increase transparency, efficiency and flexibility in industrial production. Insight into and discussion of future-oriented corporate concepts will enable graduates to play a creative role in the conceptualization and implementation of digital twins.

Filter method:
- Introduction to the topic: activation and focus on one aspect of the course content
- Input phase
- Discussion and processing phase based on case studies in group or individual exercises
- Presentation of the developed questions by the students
- Discussion or supplementation of the presented content

Continuous assessment: 50% participation (multiple choice test, group exercises)

50% seminar paper (written elaboration and presentation)

• General overview - different (visualization) technologies

• Deployments in practice and market depth - an overview in which areas the technology is used and what is the current and predicted market depth

• What is VR/AR/MR - insight into the technology, what is currently available on the market or in development

• The differences between the technologies - what are the differences between AR and VR

• What does the technology offer - How do we benefit from the technology (advantages) and what obstacles do we face (disadvantages).

• The functionalities or add-ons (HW and SW side) that enhance the technology.

• What to look out for and what are the potential improvements

• Concrete deployments in business - real world examples (live demonstrations or presentations), to try out for yourself.

• Roundtable event with companies that are using technology productively - I think this is a very good introduction and basis for generating ideas and networking (UAS/companies)

  Student research project (group work): working out and presenting the ideas and use cases for the business

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• Student research project: eventual realization of the UseCases on devices (mini application)

• Study work: UI/UX ideas/concepts - related to presented UseCases

• Student research project: test and evaluate the predefined devices - the devices will be provided

• Welducation Challenge

• ...

• Students can name current VR and AR technologies and describe how they work.

Seminar

Continuous assessment

Students will learn to express themselves adequately in English in the following content areas:

• Presentations (professionalizing and perfecting presentation skills).
• Abstract Writing (writing a bachelor thesis and the corresponding abstract)
• CV and Covering Letter (writing a CV and covering letter for the application process)

• Strategies and tips for a professional presentation in English will first be examined theoretically and then practiced practically, based on the presentation of the bachelor thesis.

• Understanding of the process of writing scientific abstracts is acquired and put into practice by means of the bachelor thesis.

• The graduates can present their concept of the bachelor thesis and prepare for the question part. They can also write an effective abstract of an article. Furthermore, they are able to write a CV with a letter of motivation.

All 4 skills will be trained and enhanced (i.e. reading, listening, writing, speaking).

Continuous assessment: classroom participation

written abstract

oral presentation

written exam

Reflection of practical activities in the implementation of theoretical teaching/learning contents, feedback, cooperation in teams, discussion about activities of professional practice

• The students acquire knowledge about the structures, work and handling methods in a relevant company and gain experience in working in an operational environment. In addition to direct technical aspects, they learn methods of logging and documentation in practice.

• Students acquire the ability to theoretically and practically solve new scientific/technical problems and issues in their field.

Seminar

Continuous assessment: LV-immanent examination character

The students complete an internship in a company in the field of manufacturing and production technology. The concrete procedure for carrying out the internship is agreed with the respective company in which the internship takes place. The technical orientation of the work must be in line with the content of the degree programme.

• The students carry out a relevant practical work in a company in the field of manufacturing. The concrete procedure for carrying out the internship is agreed with the respective company in which the internship is carried out. The technical orientation of the work must be related to the contents of the degree programme.

• Students acquire the ability to theoretically and practically solve new scientific/technical problems and issues in their field.

Internship

Continuous assessment: practical/constructive permanent performance control and documentation

Automation in the economic-social field of tension; planning of automated manufacturing systems; information flow and information processing in AFS; process monitoring and process safety; basics of automated machining; automated plastics processing; autonomous production cells, autonomy in decentralized order control, multi-agent systems, IMS (Intelligent Manufacturing Systems)

• The graduate can define the special requirements of communication systems. He/she can consider the essential characteristics of the common representatives of industrial communication systems both in the sensor/actuator level and in the fieldbus level, principles of the design tools for the system design of process automation and process control systems in practice.

• The graduate has initial practical experience in dealing with automation and control systems. He/she can analyse the structure of PLC controls and the procedure for adapting and troubleshooting in such control systems.

• The graduate is able to reproduce the special requirements of automatically running manufacturing processes, in particular work processes, storage, conveying and handling processes. He/she is able to independently solve practical problems of automated machining and forming technology in a technological as well as in an economic-social context.

Integrated course

Continuous assessment

The course is held in the form of laboratory exercises. In these exercises, various special topics on the subject of automation technology are dealt with individually or in groups. Essentially, the topics are analog value processing, HMI (Human Machine Interface), stepper motors, communication (industrial Ethernet, redundant structure, configuration of remote accesses, ASi bus ...), web server and drive technology. The topics are presented as required with theory parts and then practically implemented.

• The aim of the course is the construction and programming of special topics in the field of automation technology as well as the practical implementation in the laboratory (construction, dimensioning, connection of single systems and interconnection of several systems ...).

• Students should understand the interdisciplinary requirements in an automation project and be able to correctly assess them in practice.

Training and lectures

Continuous assessment

- Introduction to basic concepts and terminology of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML) and Deep Learning (DL)
- Basic machine learning techniques (supervised, unsupervised and reinforcement learning)
- "Data life cycle model" (request, acquisition, preparation, use and retirement of data) and data quality for training and use in AI applications
- In-depth look at generative AI tools and their applications in text, image, audio and video creation - Overview of global players and current developments in the field of AI technologies - Practical use cases for AI in research, business and private applications - Legal framework and standards for AI technologies - Overview of global players and current developments in the field of AI technologies, audio and video
- Overview of global players and current developments in the field of AI technologies
- Practice-oriented use cases for AI in research, companies and private applications
- Legal framework and standards for AI (EU-AI-Act, ISO 42001)
- Potentials and risks, AI risk assessment
- Practical testing of selected AI tools for text, image, audio, video and code generation as well as for complex tasks (reasoning, market and literature research) as part of an AI project

• Students receive a comprehensive introduction to the basic concepts and terminology of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL). Basic machine learning techniques such as supervised, unsupervised and reinforced learning as well as the entire "data life cycle" (request, acquisition, preparation, use and decommissioning of data) are covered. Special focus is placed on ensuring data quality for effective training and use in AI applications. In addition, students will take an in-depth look at generative AI tools by learning about their possible applications for the creation and optimization of texts, images, audio and video content. An overview of global players and current technological developments completes the program. Using practical use cases from research, business and the private sector, students analyze the potential and risks of AI technologies and develop expertise in AI risk assessment. The legal framework and relevant standards, in particular the EU AI Act and ISO 42001, are covered in detail. As part of an independent AI project, students try out selected AI tools for text, image, audio, video and code generation as well as for processing complex tasks such as reasoning or comprehensive market and literature research.

• After completing this course, students will be able to... differentiate between basic concepts, techniques and terminology of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL), understand machine learning processes (supervised, unsupervised, reinforced learning), understand key aspects of the data life cycle model and data quality for training and use in AI applications recognize and evaluate the potentials and challenges of generative AI tools in different media formats (text, image, audio, video) critically classify current global developments and leading players in the field of AI, define and evaluate areas of application of AI tools in realistic scenarios (business, research, private use) understand the implications of legal frameworks, such as the EU AI Act and relevant ISO standards, compare and apply selected AI tools for specific requirements (e.g. text optimization, image generation, audio production, video production, software development and complex analyses) in a practical project and present and discuss their results

Lecture
Distance learning/project

Continuous assessment: Final presentation and project submission

Presentation and Moderationstechniques

• The graduates have dealt with the key competences presentation technique (giving presentations in front of a group) and moderation technique (moderating group processes - meetings, workshops, etc. of face-to-face events and video conferences).

• The graduates have a common understanding of these key competences, have expanded their knowledge and method repertoire for the preparation, implementation and post-processing of presentations and moderations, and can carry out presentations and moderations themselves in a goal-oriented manner.

Lecture, discussion, exercises
Videos, Moodle platform, Zoom video conferencing platform or ms-teams.

Settings such as individual group work, blended groups, avalanche, world cafe, etc.

Continuous assessment: presentation, case study, Online-test

Basics of scheduling procedures. In depth the functions and methods for production planning and control in manufacturing companies as well as the interfaces to functions of service logistics.
Overview of integrated ERP systems and their areas of application (on the benchmark SAP/R3). In-depth study of goods recording and tracing systems in the supply chain. Case study of an integrated ERP system in a manufacturing company.

• The graduate is able to take into account production planning and control procedures and their integration into corporate processes as well as their use in the supply chain in practice.

• He/she can analyse the structure, functions and areas of application of integrated ERP systems using SAP/R3 as an example, as well as methods of production control and the use of manufacturing execution systems (MES) in distributed manufacturing systems to optimise resources and throughput times.

Integrated course

Final exam

The basic features of the Austrian legal system are presented in the course. The structure of the legal system and the basics of constitutional law form the first part of the course. In the second part, the basics of contract law are presented, with a focus on company law. In the last part, the basics of environmental law are presented.

• Graduates are able to recognize fundamental legal issues from the above-mentioned areas of law and solve case studies.

Lecture with practical case studies from the areas of law mentioned.

Module exam: Performance is assessed by means of a written examination consisting of around eight questions or short case studies and tests both knowledge and comprehension aspects. The assessment is based on a points system; the examination is deemed to have been passed if 60% or more of the total points are achieved.

Process communication, requirements to sundry layers of communication, industrial communication systems representatives, fieldbus, process automation, process, process control systems, computer-aided engineering.
Project planning, testing, alarm-logging, trends, digital archiving.

• The graduate can define the special requirements of communication systems. He/she can consider the essential characteristics of the common representatives of industrial communication systems both in the sensor/actuator level and in the fieldbus level, principles of the design tools for the system design of process automation and process control systems in practice.

• The graduate has initial practical experience in dealing with automation and control systems. He/she can analyse the structure of PLC controls and the procedure for adapting and troubleshooting in such control systems.

• The graduate is able to reproduce the special requirements of automatically running manufacturing processes, in particular work processes, storage, conveying and handling processes. He/she is able to independently solve practical problems of automated machining and forming technology in a technological as well as in an economic-social context.

Lecture

Continuous assessment

Topics:

• Prognosis & forecasting
• Production planning (PP)
• Supply network planning (SNP)
• Lot sizing
• Inventory management

Implementation using Excel, GLPK (incl. comparision with SAP APO)

• The graduate is able to consider the procedures of production planning and control and their integration into corporate processes as well as their use in the supply chain in practice.

• He/she can analyse the structure, functions and areas of application of integrated ERP systems using SAP/R3 as an example, as well as methods of production control and the use of manufacturing execution systems (MES) in distributed manufacturing systems to optimise resources and throughput times.

Integrated course

Final exam

• Basic knowledge on quality management systems, organisational quality, improvement processes as well as reporting methodology. Introduction of quality tools and execution of quality training.
• What are the tasks of quality management in an enterprise or organisation.
• What are the quality tasks throughout the product life cycle in respect to customer service and product.

• Graduates will be able to apply their fundamental understanding of a process-oriented organisation to the identification, modelling, implementation, measurement and control of processes, assess the effectiveness of processes and contribute to continuous improvement.

Lecture, Group work

Continuous assessment

• Entrepreneurship basics
• Current challenges in the start-up sector
• Idea generation
• Entrepreneurial Spirit: Building Start-up Teams
• Elements of founding a company/building a start-up
• Error culture
• Pitch preparation

• Students are familiar with terms from the field of entrepreneurship and idea generation and can apply related tools theoretically and practically.

• You are able to practice the first steps of a start-up from the beginning to the presentation of the business idea in the form of a pitch

• Students will be able to identify and apply team structures.

Explanation of basic concepts
Interactive participation of students - Project work in teams

Final presentation of the project work (pitches)

Continuous assessment

• Structured innovation process
• Innovation and innovation management
• Innovation strategy with market and product reference
• Measurement of innovation activities

• Students will be able to apply the fundamentals of innovation management in practice. This includes prerequisites and procedures for generating ideas and innovations, basic methods in process-oriented innovation management and means for evaluating the success factors of innovations.

• Students will also have the opportunity to learn (also with the help of external testimonials) the key elements required to bring a successful innovation to market.

• Explanation of basic concepts using examples from professional experience.
• Interactive participation of the students.
• Small business cases solved in teams.
• Opportunity to engage with innovative entrepreneurs.

Continuous assessment

Role of product marketing in the Company. Creation and customization of products and marketing concepts. The product life cycle, portfolio analysis, product diversification, pricing (costing). Concepts and definitions of marketing mix and sales activities
Representation of success factors and problem areas.Support tools from the field of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Possible structures of the sales organization and sales teams.

• The graduate can define the relationships between organization, process and leadership.

• Aquire detailed knowledge of the principles, terms, conditions of use, operational implementation rules, measurable results and possible obstacles and be able to retrain later this basis independently and / or involving external experts.

• The graduate can apply the methods of the process-oriented innovation management approach and the associated tools and success factors for innovations. He/she learns to recognise trends and future developments; the development of corporate visions and strategies; the development of a structured idea generation, evaluation and selection process. -strategies; the development of a structured idea generation, evaluation and selection process (methods).

• Understand the importance of strategic marketing , operational marketing and sales activities in companies of different market sectors and different sizes.

Explanation of basic concepts using examples taken from profesional experience.
Constant interactive involvement of the students

Continuous assessment

• Formulation of the research question
• Presentation and reflection of the concept for the bachelor thesis
• Accompaniment, support and encouragement of the students in scientific-theoretical, research-practical and formal questions of their work, scientific theories and methods
• Preparation of the Bachelor Thesis
• Presentation of the Bachelor Thesis

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Seminar

Continuous assessment: LV-immanent examination character

This board examination consists of the following examination parts

1. Examination discussion on the Bachelor's theses carried out as well as
2. their interconnections with relevant subjects of the curriculum.

Cf. section 16 sub-section 1 FHStG

• The graduate is able to answer practical questions sufficiently comprehensively.

Oral examination

Final exam: Oral examination; presentation of the results of the Bachelor thesis by means of PowerPoint slides/posters, questioning by the committee; examiners ask questions about contents from the entire Bachelor course.