Idee, technischer Aufbau und Architektur

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Magisterstudien Informatik (Master Programs in
Computer Science)
Erich Schikuta Head of Curricula Commission CS
Fakultät für Wirtschaftswissenschaften und
Informatik Institut für Informatik und
Wirtschaftsinformatik Rathausstr. 19/9, 1010
Wien Tel. [phone] Fax [phone] er
ich.schikuta_at_univie.ac.at
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Contents

• Bachelor Program
• Short look to see the whole picture
• Medical computer science
• Master Program
• Study programs
• General Structure
• Hour table
• Medical Computer Science
• Industrial Engineering and Management CS

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General Facts

• New Curriculum since Sept. 2001
• Bachelor / Master Program (3 / 2 years)
• Originally Inter-University Program in Vienna
• Technical University and University of Vienna
• Since 1.1.2004 separate curricular commissons
• Agreement on coordinative actions
• About 800 beginners per year
• About 100 at the University of Vienna
• Univ. of Vienna focuses on Medical CS

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Bachelor Program in CS

• General
• 5 different programs of study
• Data Engineering and Statistics
• Media Technology CS
• Medical CS
• Software Information Engineering
• Technical CS
• 6 semester program
• 180 ECTS credit points
• Program Structure
• Course work
• Basic studies (2 semesters) identical for all 5
  study programs
• One hour is in general equivalent to 1.5 ECTS
  credit points
• Thesis
• The thesis is a practical thesis and equivalent
  to 12.5 ECTS credit points

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Bachelor Medical Computer Science

• Mathematics, Statistics, and Theoretical Computer
  Science (18 hours)
• Mathematics, Statistics and Probability Theory,
  Theoretical CS
• Computer Science and Society (8 hours)
• Basics of scientific work, CS and Society,
  Project management
• Computer Science Fundamentals (6 hours)
• Introduction into Technical CS, Basics of CS
• Medical Computer Science (20 hours)
• Biometry and Epidemiology, Data Modeling and
  Information Systems in Medicine, Intro into
  Medical CS, Intro into knowledge based systems,
  Basics of digital image processing, Basics of
  medical documentation, Basics and Practice of
  Medical Care, Information Systems in Health Care,
  Seminar
• Medical Fundamentals (21 hours)
• Anatomy and Histology, Biochemistry,
  Biosignalprocessing, Chemistry, Basics of
  Bioelectrical Systems, Basics of Physics, Medical
  Methodology
• Programming and Data Modeling (12 hours)
• Algorithm and Data Structures, Data Modeling,
  Introduction to Programming
• Software Development (15 hours)
• Software Engineering, internship
• Soft Skills and Gender Studies (2 hours)
• Elective
• Specialization courses (13 hours)
• Elective from catalog
• Free Elective courses (13 hours)

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Master Program in CS

• General
• 9 different programs of study
• Computational Intelligence
• Computer Graphics and Digital Image Processing
• Information and Knowledge Management
• Intelligent Systems
• Media Technology CS
• Medical CS
• Software Engineering and Internet Computing
• Technical CS
• Industrial Engineering and Management CS
• 4 semester program 120 ECTS credit points
• Admission of graduates of Bachelor program of CS,
  Mathematics, Information Systems,
• switch of program between Bachelor and Master
  possible

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Master study programs

• Computational Intelligence
• Principles, design and structure of intelligent
  agents, systems reacting rationally, flexibly,
  and goal-driven to the environment, learning from
  experiences, and capable of decision making
• Computer Graphics and Digital Image Processing
• Image processing, graphical user interfaces,
  animation and image synthesis, automatic image
  analysis and interpretation
• Information and Knowledge Management
• Collection, processing, dissemination and
  presentation of information in knowledge based
  organizations
• Intelligent Systems
• Principles of modern information technology,
  methods of information processing, focusing
  systems intelligently administering information
  and knowledge
• Media Technology CS
• Centering on the notion of visual, as design,
  computer graphics, image processing and
  multimedia
• Medical CS
• Systematic processing of data, information and
  knowledge in medicine and medical administration
• Software Engineering and Internet Computing
• Aspects of distributed, heterogeneous software
  systems, communication services and standards and
  integration building global information
  infrastructures
• Technical CS
• Production, management and marketing of technical
  computing systems
• Industrial Engineering and Management CS
• Mediator between representatives of classical
  engineering disciplines

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Master Program Structure

• General Program Structure
• Coursework
• Coursework is split into four parts
• Basic courses
• Advanced course
• Free Elective courses
• Seminar linked with the master thesis
• Summing up the course work comprises 45 - 55
  hours
• Internship
• Some programs require an Internship (practical
  course)
• Thesis
• The thesis is a research thesis and equivalent to
  30 ECTS credit points

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Study programs hour table
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Basic and Advanced Courses

• Courses of both have to be chosen from a specific
  catalog of the study program
• No course can be used more than once in the
  different programs
• Basic courses in the range of 2 32 hours (3
  64 ECTS)
• Advanced courses in the range of 12 35 hours
  (18 52,5 ECTS)

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Free Elective

• The idea is to make students look over the
  fence
• Students are free to choose any course offered at
  the University and Technical University of Vienna
• Accreditation of courses from other Universities
  is very flexible
• 6 hours (3 9 ECTS)

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Thesis and Seminar

• A topic has to be chosen from the area of the
  selected Core Elective
• Research thesis
• Has to demonstrate the candidates ability to
  carry out scientific work and has to make a
  research contribution.
• Significant part of the program gt 30 ECTS credit
  points.
• Laying the foundations for entering a PhD program
• The seminar is not mandatory for each program
• 2 hours (3,5 6 ECTS)

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Medical Computer Science

• Seminar 2.0 hours (3.5 ECTS)
• ECTS factor 1.75
• Basic Courses 26.0 hours (52.0 ECTS)
• ECTS factor 2.0
• Advanced Courses 21.0 hours (31.5 ECTS)
• ECTS factor 1.5
• Free Electives 6.0 hours (3.0 ECTS)
• ECTS factor 0.5
• Master thesis, to be finished in 6 months (30.0
  ECTS)
• Catalogs to choose from
• Clinical Medicine and Information Engineering in
  Medicine
• Biosignal- and Image-Processing
• Computer Simulation and Biometry
• Information Management in Health Care

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Industrial Engineering and Management CS

• Wirtschaftsingenieur Informatik
• Very close to Information Systems
• But different degree, Mag. Dipl.Ing.
• (Relatively) free admission of all graduates of
  CS, Engineer, and Economy Bachelor programs
• General Basic courses
• 12 hours to choose from 4 groups (soft skills)
• Specific Basic courses are split into 3 groups
• Computer Science
• Engineering
• Economy and Law
• 20 hours to chose from groups disjoint to
  graduated Bachelor program
• Advanced courses are split into 3 groups
  similarly
• 3 modules (5 hours each) are to choose from 2
  groups