Teaching

A well-designed system is critical to its acceptance by end users. The course teaches students how to design a socio-technical system while always keeping the future end user in mind. During the course, students will work on a project that applies the course content on data collection, prototyping, and evaluation.

The "Serious Games" course focuses on games that serve a "serious" purpose, such as imparting knowledge or providing motor skills training. In addition to examples, the course covers topics including game theory, game elements, human learning, and motivation.

The ability to program is often described as an essential skill that everyone should master. This course is designed for economics students and provides an introductory overview of programming. During the course, students will learn to write their own small programs, thereby expanding their ability to communicate with computers.

Successful collaborative work requires coordination and communication. Working together becomes more difficult when it takes place digitally and across distances. Obstacles can include inadequate or missing communication channels or a lack of coordination. The lecture addresses the challenges of collaborative systems, such as coordination, awareness, and learning in organizations. The theories and principles presented are put into practice through an accompanying project.

This annual seminar covers a variety of topics related to current developments in the field of ubiquitous computing. Students analyze academic papers, conduct literature reviews, and present their findings in the seminar.

Our department regularly supervises a variety of theses. Here you will find a list of completed bachelor’s and master’s theses. Due to the constantly changing range of topics, we do not provide a list of potential topics here. If you are interested in writing a thesis at our department, please contact Kai Kunze.