Digitalisation is rapidly changing our society, economy and private lives. In just a few years, the way we communicate, inform ourselves and shop has changed just as much as production processes, administration, entertainment, research methods and access to education.
Computing Science is the reference science of digitalisation and thus the cornerstone and starting point of all these changes. Computing Science is therefore no longer a specialised field, but a necessary prerequisite for all areas of life and the economy. On the one hand, this results in an increasing demand for computer science specialists in all industries and, on the other hand, a strong responsibility for shaping these changes, which computer scientists make possible in the first place.
Oldenburg's computer science degree programmes have therefore always had a close connection to current research and have always placed great emphasis on individualised learning processes, project-based and research-based learning and a high level of skills acquisition through institutionalised student collaboration processes (in software internships, project groups or individual projects such as HyperloopX).
This project aims to establish the existing degree programme profile for research-based learning for students in the introductory phase of the computer science degree programmes. With the help of thematic networking on the current topic of smart homes, a variety of opportunities for research-based learning are to be established from the very first course and the reflection of individual learning processes and collaboration between teachers and students are to be promoted. The topic of the smart home and its relevance to everyday life is also very suitable for making students more communicative about their studies and thus communicating good teaching by students to the outside world (e.g. blogs as part of ePortfolios).
Computing Science can also provide impetus and advice on digitalisation in the overall project and play a leading role in the systematic exchange of information between the Schools and cooperation in the quality circle in order to share experiences with competence-oriented teaching and changed types of examination and thus shape the digital transformation of research-based learning throughout the university.