Studying at the Institute of Applied Computer Science
The Department of Systems-Oriented Computer Science has the aim of training experts in the field of applied computer science in an adequate manner in order to meet the expectations the labour market has regarding corresponding graduates. Medium-sized companies in particular, which represent the largest part of the German labour market, demand such qualifications.
The courses of this specific field of research are not focused on the development of a single component for an information system (circuit, computer hardware, software, network architecture, database, etc.). Instead, students learn primarily the implementation of all the above-mentioned components with the aim of organising their interaction in an integrated overall system that is intended to fulfil the specific wishes of customers.
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Studying at the Institute of Applied Computer Science
Applied Computer Science can be found in all areas of life today. Graduates of our field are not limited to one industry (vehicles, factory automation, office software, etc.). Rather, they learn methods to familiarise themselves with many industries in the course of their professional lives, if necessary, and to implement information technology systems there.
The training is not limited to one phase of the life of an information system (e.g. design). Rather, students learn methods to design and manage application systems in all their life phases, i.e. requirements analysis, planning, design, implementation, testing, commissioning, continuous operation, maintenance/diagnosis, reconstruction, reuse, etc.. The openness to approach specialists from other fields in an interdisciplinary team is also trained in order to understand the knowledge they contribute and to integrate it into a functioning overall solution. This enables the students to take on later interdisciplinary leadership and project management tasks or even to switch to other fields of activity (e.g. management consultancy).