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Introductory Session for Master Students

in the degree programMaster of Science in Business Informatics

at the University of Mannheim Fall/winter 2017/18 intake

1Introductory Session for Master Students September 1st 2017

Agenda

• Welcome

• Structure of the M.Sc. Program

• Fundamentals

• Specialization Track

• Key Qualification, Team project, seminar

• Module catalog and study plan

• Examination regulations (Prüfungsordnung)

• Master‘s certificate

These slides will be available for download on the following website:

https://www.wim.uni-mannheim.de/en/student-affairs/freshman/


Master mailing List

You will be added to the wifo-master mailing list.

Please note: All email correspondence will from now on go to your University of Mannheim email account!

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Program Structure

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Module Description ECTS

Fundamentals Computer Science2 – 4 courses from the offer of „Fundamentals in Computer Science“ from the module catalog.

12 – 24

Fundamentals Business Informatics2 – 4 courses from the offer of „Fundamentals in Business Informatics“ from the module catalog.

12 – 24

Fundamentals Business Administration

0 – 3 courses from the module catalog of the „Mannheim Master in Management“.

0 – 18

Specialization Courses6 – 7 Specialization Courses, at least 5 of which must be from one Specialization Track and one of which must be a seminar. The Trackalso includes the key qualification “Scientific Research”.

36 – 42

Team Project Practical project work in a team. 12

Master Thesis Six-month-long written academic assignment 30

Total 120Total from the subject areas „Fundamentals“: 36-42 ECTSOverall total Fundamentals & Spec. Courses: 78 ECTS

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Fundamentals Computer Science

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Module no. Name of Module Offered Language ECTS

CS 500 Advanced Software Engineering HWS E 6

CS 530 Datenbanksysteme II (Database systems II) FSS G 6

CS 550 Algorithmics FSS E 6

CS 560 Large-Scale Data Management HWS E 6

Pick 2-4 coursesMinimum 12 ECTS, maximum 24 ECTS

HWS: Fall/WinterFSS: Spring/Summer


Fundamentals Business Informatics

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Module no. Name of Module Offered Language ECTS

IE 500 Data Mining FSS/HWS E 6

IE 560 Decision Support HWS E 6

IS 510 Process Management* FSS E 6

IS 540 Management of Enterprise Systems* HWS E 6


HWS: Fall/WinterFSS: Spring/Summer

* See module catalogue of the ”Mannheim Master of Management”


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You can access the module catalog of the Mannheim Master in Management here:

https://www.wim.uni-mannheim.de/en/student-affairs/module-catalogues/

All 5xx and 6xx courses from the module catalogue "Mannheim Master in Management" EXCEPT the following courses:

BE 510 Business Economics I

BE 511 Business Economics II

CC 502 Applied Econometrics

CC 504 Corporate Social Responsibility

Courses from the Area Information Systems (IS xxx)




https://www.wim.uni-mannheim.de/en/student-affairs/module-catalogues/

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Fundamentals Computer Science2 – 4 courses from the offer of „Fundamentals in Computer Science“ from the module catalog.

12 – 24

Fundamentals Business Informatics2 – 4 courses from the offer of „Fundamentals in Business Informatics“ from the module catalogue

12 – 24


0 – 3 courses from the module catalog of the „Mannheim Master in Management“.

0 – 18


36 – 42


Master ThesisSix-month-long written academic assignment with an

accompanying colloquium 30

Total 120

Program Structure


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Specialization Track Occupational Profile

Information TechnologyInfrastructure and technology experts/consultants at software manufacturers and IT-service providers, also in managing positions.

Systems Design and Development Developer/project manager at software manufacturers and IT-service providers, also in managing positions.

Enterprise ApplicationsPosition at a consulting company, at internal service providers and software manufacturers as a consultant or product manager, also in managing positions.

Data and Web ScienceData Scientists and Analysts with a focus on Business Intelligence and Operations. Developers of intelligence web applications and knowledge management solutions.

Software EngineeringDevelopers, architects, managers, and consultants at high-tech. Systems companies and software manufacturers. Anyone interested in a career in software engineering.

Specialization Tracks


• You need 6 to 7 specializiation courses (36 – 42 ECTS)

• 5 courses have to be from one single Track (30 ECTS)

• 1 course has to be a seminar (4 ECTS)If you chose a seminar from your Specialication Track this will count as one of thefive mandatory courses.In this seminar, students write a survey/scientific paper and provide an overview presentation of state-of-the-art research, as found within the existing literature (i.e., published research papers).

• The course „Scientific Research“ (2 ECTS) is also mandatory and part of yourtrack.

• The selection of your specialization track works as follows: The Student Services (Studienbüro) records the courses for which you have registered for an exam. As soon as these courses uniquely identify one particular specialization track this is the one you have chosen. We strongly recommend you to choose your specialization track BEFORE you choose your specialization courses.

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How to select your Specialization Track


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Module no. Name of Module Language ECTS

CS 646 Higher Level Computer Vision E 6

CS 652 Data Security

IS 625 Pervasive Computing E 6


CS 600 Model Driven Development E 6

IE 630 Anfrageoptimierung G 6

IE 650 Semantic Web Technologies E 6

IS 553 System Software E 6

IS 627 Self-organizing Systems E 6

Fall semester Spring semester

Seminars

CS 704Multimodal Content Analysis für Media and Communication Science (Prof. Stuckenschmidt)

CS 708 Seminar Software Engineering (Prof. Atkinson)

CS 705 Datenbankseminar (Prof. Moerkotte) CS 709 Seminar Text Analytics

CS 716 Seminar Prof. Armknecht IS 722 Trends in Distributed Systems (Prof. Becker)

Specialization Track Information Technology


CS 647 – Image processing

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IE 661 Text Analytics E 6

IE 663Information Retrieval and Web Search

E 6

IE 671 Web Mining E 6

IE 674 Hot Topics in Machine Learning E 6





IE 670 Web Data Integration E 6

IS 613Applied Project in Design Thinking and Lean Software Development

E 6

IS 615Design Thinking and Lean Development in Enterprise Software Development

E 6


Seminars

CS 704Multimodal Content Analysis für Media and CommuncationScience (Prof. Stuckenschmidt)



CS 716 Seminar Prof. Armknecht CS 710 Seminar Prof. Paulheim

CS 707 Seminar Data and Web Science IS 722 Trends in Distributed Systems (Prof. Becker)

Specialization TrackSystem Design and Development


IE 670 – Data Mining II E 6IE 673 – Data Mining and Matrices E 6

CS 715 – Seminar Prof. Bizer

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IS 553 System Software E 6

IS/MAN 500

Information Systems in Organizations E 6

IS 512 IT-Management in the Digital Age E 6

IS 541Methods and Theories in Information Systems

E 6

IS 604Contemporary Issues in Enterprise Systems

E 6

IS 629Product Management and Design for Enterprise Systems

E 6


IS 602Business Intelligence andManagement Support Systems

E 6

IS 604Contemporary Issues in Enterprise Systems

E 6


E 6

IS 614 Corporate Knowledge Management E 6


E 6


Seminars


IS 712 Contemporary Issues in Information Systems Research (Prof. Heinzl)

IS 722 Trends in Distributed Systems (Prof. Becker)

IS 742 Seminar Trends in Enterprise Systems

Specialization TrackEnterprise Applications


IS 513 – Applied IT-Management in the digital AgeIS 751 – E-Government Adoption and Societal Change

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IE 663Information Retrieval and Web Search

E 6

IE 672 Data Mining II E 6



IE 660 Artificial Intelligence E 6



IS 602Business Intelligence and Management Support Systems

E 6

IS 614 Corporate Knowledge Management E 6


Seminars

CS 704Multimodal Content Analysis für Media and CommuncationScience (Prof. Stuckenschmidt)



CS 716 Seminar Prof. Armknecht IS 722 Trends in Distributed Systems (Prof. Becker)

CS 707 Seminar Data and Web Science CS 715 Seminar Prof. Bizer

Specialization TrackData and Web Science


CS 647 – Image processingIE 630 – Anfrageoptimierung (G!)IE 661 – Text AnalyticsIE 674 – Hot Topics in Machine Learning

CS 646 – Higher Level Computer VisionIE 673 – Data Mining and Matrices

CS 710 – Seminar Prof. Paulheim

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CS 652 Data Security

IE 682 Enterprise Architecture Modeling E 6

IS 625 Pervasive Computing E 6








E 6


E 6

IS 627 Self-organizing Systems E 6


Seminars

CS 705 Datenbankseminar (Prof. Moerkotte)

CS 716 Seminar Prof. Armknecht


Specialization TrackSoftware Engineering


• 2 ECTS

• Part of the Specialization Track

• Block seminar during the semester or in lecture-free period

• Offered 4 times a year

• In English language

• Dates will be announced via mailing list

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Specialization Track – Scientific Research


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Fundamentals Computer Science2 – 4 courses from the offer of „Fundamentals in Computer Science“ from the module catalogue.

12 – 24

Fundamentals Business Informatics2 – 4 courses from the offer of „Fundamentals in Business Informatics“ from the module catalogue.

12 – 24


0 – 3 courses from the module catalogue of the „Mannheim Master in Management“.

0 – 18


36 – 42


Total 120

Master ThesisSix-month-long written academic assignment with an

accompanying colloquium.30

Programme Structure


• 12 ECTS, 1-2 semesters

• Registration: portal²

• Registration period: September

Registration is possible AFTER the presentation of the new Team Projects on!

Official Meeting: September 5th,

09.00 to 10:30 am

room A5,6, B2.4418

Team Projects (1/2)


Module Catalog

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http://www.wim.uni-mannheim.de/en/student-affairs/module-catalogues/


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Module Catalog/Module description


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Cancellation policy: • If you cancel the team project you have been allocated to within the first 3 or

6 weeks (depends on the duration of the teamproject) after the official start (October 1st), there will be NO penalty.

• If you cancel your project after the first 3 (for 1-semester-TPs) or 6 weeks (2-semester-TPs) you will get a "FAIL" for the project.

• Cancellation steps:

1. inform supervisor

2. inform Sebastian Herdtweck/study coach

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Team Projects (2/2)


• Examination Regulations

– Exam registration

– Withdrawal from an exam

– Module Commitment

– Resits

– Module Change

• Projects

– Team Projects, Seminars and Master Thesis

– Plagiarism

• Study Plan

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Overview


• The examination regulations (Prüfungsordnung) state yourrights and duties as a student of Business Informatics at ouruniversity:

• You can find them here (in German and English):

www.uni-mannheim.de/studienbueros/pruefungen/pruefungsordungen/

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Examination Regulations


http://www.uni-mannheim.de/studienbueros/pruefungen/pruefungsordungen/

• The examination board (Prüfungsausschuss) of the Faculty ofBusiness Informatics is the authority in questions regardingthe examination regulations

http://pruefungsausschuss.wim.uni-mannheim.de/en/

• The Student Services Office (Studienbüro I) implements thoseregulations and is the first choice of contact for mostquestions

https://www.uni-mannheim.de/studienbueros/

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Contacts for Examination Affairs


http://pruefungsausschuss.wim.uni-mannheim.de/en/

https://www.uni-mannheim.de/studienbueros/pruefungen/pruefungsordungen/beifaecher/bf_angewandte_informatik_2012/ba_beifach_angew_informatik_2012_1satzung.pdf

• Registration via the Student Portal: portal2.uni-mannheim.de

• Dates will be announced via the mailing list

• Attention:

– General registration period: Oct. 11 – Oct. 25

– Earlier exam registration period for Business Administration fundamental courses and Information Systems (IS) courses: Sept. 20 – Oct. 04

– Exams for fundamental courses in Computer Science (CS)and Information Extraction (IE) can be registered either forthe first or the second round of examinations.

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Exam Registration


portal2.uni-mannheim.de

• Within a certain time limit you can withdraw (Abmelden) from an exam registration without any repercussion

• You can only withdraw from a module if in-class exams or assessments have not been taken or are not currently being taken.

• The deadlines for withdrawals are announced on the pages of the Student Services Office

http://www.uni-mannheim.de/studienbueros/english/exams/withdrawal/

• You can use the form from here:http://www.uni-mannheim.de/studienbueros/english/documents_to_download/index.html

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Withdrawal from Exam Registration


http://www.uni-mannheim.de/studienbueros/english/exams/withdrawal/

http://www.uni-mannheim.de/studienbueros/english/documents_to_download/index.html

• If you deregister (Rücktritt) after the deadlines for withdrawals without a valid reason: You will fail the exam (Grade 5.0)

• If you do not appear for the exam: You will fail the exam (Grade 5.0)

• If you fall ill and cannot write an exam:

– Immediatly go to a doctor or hospital and get a certificate(„Attest“) documenting the illness preventing you fromtaking the exam

– Hand in the certificate to the Student Services immediatly

– If you fail to do so: You will fail the exam (Grade 5.0)

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Withdrawal from Exam Registration


Module Commitment

• Once the period for withdrawal of registrations has passedand you are registered for the exam of a module you arecommitted to pass this module

• Failure to pass this module, means that the examination forthe Master is finished


Resits (Retaking an Exam)

• You can resit every exam ONCE

• You have two second resits (so-called „Jokers“)

• You will be registered automatically by the Student Services Office for the next possible examination date!

• There are NO third resits! Never ever!


Changing a Module

• You are given the chance to change your commitment to a different module

• In total, you can request a module change two times

• A module change is only possible within fundamental courses or within specialization courses

• Failed attempts are transferred to the new module!


Team Project, Seminar, Master Thesis

• 3 milestones during your studies that involve– Literature research

– Programming

– Writing

• Practice those skills from early on

• If you know that your programming skills are not solid, startpracticing/learning now

• If you cannot contribute to a team project, it is very likely thatyou will not get a passing grade

• If you have no programming skills it will be very difficult foryou to find a Master‘s Thesis topic


Master‘s Thesis

• 6 Months

• It is not recommended to have other exams during this period

• Finding a topic:– Learn about relevant topics for a Master’s Thesis in the lectures and

seminars

– Ask the people giving those courses about possible topics

– Look at our websites for published lists of possible topics

– Create your own idea


Plagiarism

• Plagiarism is when you copy someone else‘s work and do not give credit by referencing the source of the content

• This applies to:

– Images

– Text

– Code

– …

• We take this matter very serious

• You can fail the Team Project, the Seminar or the Master‘sThesis because of this


Time limits

• You SHOULD finish your studies within 4 semesters

• You MUST finish within 7 semesters!


• Template will be sent toyou via email

• Submit study plan [email protected]

• Only submit study plan once, youcan make changes afterwardswithout consulting us

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Study Plan


mailto:[email protected]

• Certificate: will show how many ECTS in English if at least 60

• Additional Exams that you took after you reached all requiredECTS will be listed on your transcript of records but will not countinto the final grade

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Goal: Your Master‘s Certificate!


Contact: David Steiner

[email protected]

Contact in case of:

– Transcripts of records

– Registration and change in registration for exams

– De-registration for exams

– Accepts a doctor´s note (in case you cannot take part in an exam due to illness)

https://www.uni-mannheim.de/studienbueros/kontakt/studienbuero_i/

Express-Service: Ground floor of administrative building L 1,1

https://www.uni-mannheim.de/studienbueros/

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Student Services Office (Studienbüro 1)





Head: Prof. Dr. Simone Ponzetto

[email protected]

Contact in case of:

– Studying abroad / Learning Agreements

– Acknowledgement of examinations

– Extension of time limits

– Module change

– Acknowledgment of Internships

– Master Theses

http://pruefungsausschuss.wim.uni-mannheim.de/en/requests/

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Examination Board of Business Informatics



http://pruefungsausschuss.wim.uni-mannheim.de/en/requests/

Contact: Christoph Kleeberg

[email protected]

Contact in case of organizational questions such concerning

- The module catalogue, courses, curriculum

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Student Track Manager (Studiengangsmanagement)



Contact: Samuel Broscheit and Sebastian Herdtweck

[email protected]

Contact with regards to:

– Questions about the examination regulations (e.g. module changes, extensions)

– Your study plan (modules, tracks, thesis)

– Consulting in cases of hardship

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Academic Advisor and Study Coach (Studienberatung)



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Questions?

Chairs and professorships

Prof. Dr. Christian BizerLehrstuhl für Wirtschaftsinformatik V(Web-based Systems)

Prof. Dr. Rainer GemullaLehrstuhl für Praktische Informatik I (Data Analytics)



Prof. Dr. Heiko PaulheimLehrstuhl für Data Science (interim)

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Margret KeuperData and Web Science Group – Image Processing



Prof. Dr. Heiner StuckenschmidtLehrstuhl für Praktische Informatik II (ArtificialIntelligence)

Prof. Dr. Guido MoerkotteLehrstuhl für Praktische Informatik III(Datenbankmanagementsysteme)



Prof. Dr. Frederik ArmknechtLehrstuhl für Praktische Informatik IV(Dependable Systems Engineering)

Prof. Dr. Matthias KrauseLehrstuhl für Theoretische Informatik



Prof. Dr. Colin AtkinsonLehrstuhl für Softwaretechnik

Prof. Dr. Simone Paolo PonzettoChair of Information Systems III: Enterprise Data Analysis


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