Mandatory Modules

1st Semester / 1st Winter Term

The first term in DSE consists of most of the mandatory modules in order to provide you with all the foundations required for the internship as well as for the compulsory elective modules.

Below, we compiled a table with important contacts and links of all the mandatory modules in the first term. Some of them use OPAL, some of them provide all material on their own web pages.

As every lecturer is in charge of its own lecture, there might be severe differences in how the lectures, seminars, tutorials, etc. are conducted. Please always check their websites and get in contact with the lecturers if you find any issues. Please also keep in mind that all lectures are also available for other students than DSE students. All the modules / lectures below can also be attended by many others of our approximately 2500 students (of our faculty). Lecturers need to find solutions for all attendees, so sometimes it might not be the best suitable option for you – anyway, if you face problems, get in contact with the lecturers.

# Name SWS Credits Contact(s) Link / Notes
SE1 Foundations of Systems Engineering 2/2/0 5 Prof. Dr. Fetzer Website (Lecture)
SE2 Advanced Concepts of Systems Engineering 2/2/0 5 Prof. Dr. Fetzer Website (Lecture)
DSMC Ubiquitous Systems 4/2/0 7

Prof. Dr. Wählisch,
Dr. Springer,
Dr. Dargie

Website (Chair)
OPAL (IoT Communication)

TIS Transactional Information Systems 2/2/0 5 Prof. Dr. Habich  
DPF System Design 2/2/0 5 Prof. Dr. Aßmann, Dr. Götz

Website (Lecture)

Language Courses

Language Courses (German or Advanced English) are scheduled for the first semester, however due to course enrollment deadlines you might not get a seat. Check all details on their webpage. The courses we recommend are availabe on our website.

Schedule / Timetable

Please note that names of lectures (below) and modules (above) may differ. Consider the module (above) as a container for the lectures and seminars (below). That's why names are not always equal.

DS Time (CE[S]T) Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
1 07.30am – 09.00am       SE2: Confidential Computing
(Exercise; APB/E023)
 
2 09.20am – 10.50am SDM: Scalable Data Management (formerly TIS)
(Seminar; ?)
DSMC: IoT Communication
(Lecture; APB/E023)
SE2: Confidential Computing
(Lecture; APB/E023?)
   
3 11.10am – 12.40pm SE1: Systems Engineering
(Lecture; APB/E023)
      SE1: Systems Engineering
(Seminar; APB/E023)
4 01.00pm – 02.30pm SDM: Scalable Data Management (formerly TIS)
(Lecture; ?)
   

DSMC: Distributed Systems
(Lecture; APB/E023)

 
5 02.50pm – 04.20pm  

DPF: Design Patterns and Frameworks
(Lecture; APB/E023)

DPF: Design Patterns and Frameworks
(Seminar; APB/E006)
DSMC: Distributed Systems
(Seminar; APB/E023)
 
6 04.40pm – 06.10pm          
7 06.30pm – 08.00pm          

Academic Year and Public Holidays

A complete & detailed schedule of the winter and summer terms is provided by the university. Important dates are also listed below:

2nd Semester / 1st Summer Term

The module Foundations of Security and Cryptography was recently moved to the summer term.

# Name SWS Credits Contact(s) Link / Notes
SEC Foundations of Security and Cryptography 2/2/0 5 Prof. Tschorsch OPAL (Lecture)
Website (Lecture)

Schedule / Timetable

T.B.A.

DS Time (CE[S]T) Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
1 07.30am – 09.00am          
2 09.20am – 10.50am          
3 11.10am – 12.40pm          
4 01.00pm – 02.30pm          
5 02.50pm – 04.20pm          
6 04.40pm – 06.10pm          
7 06.30pm – 08.00pm          

Academic Year and Public Holidays

A complete & detailed schedule of the summer term is provided by the university.

Internship

The internship is scheduled for the third semester but can be done at any time during your studies. However, the internship must be completed before starting the master's thesis.