111020_MSCEhandbook

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERINGAND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

AT THETECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT MÜNCHEN

MSCE STUDYHANDBOOK

FOR STUDENTS OF THE

MASTER OF SCIENCEIN COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING

PROGRAM

http://www.master.ei.tum.de

October 20, 2011

Contents

1 General Information about Studying at TUM 3

2 Overview & Study Goals of the MSCE Program 4

3 MSCE Study Guidelines 6

3.1 Structure of the Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

3.2 Graduation Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

3.3 Course–Work and Lab Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

3.4 Exams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

3.5 Internship Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

3.6 Master’s Thesis Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

3.7 Final Grade Average . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

3.8 Certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

4 Additional Information 19

4.1 Computer Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

4.2 Roomfinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

4.3 Accommodation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

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Dear MSCE Student,

The intent of this handbook is to explain the regulations of the MSCE program andto provide you with a “road map” for your studies, beginning with the planning of thefirst semester and ending with the graduation two years later.

As an introduction, Chapter 1 gives some hints on where to find general informationabout studying at TUM. Chapter 2 presents the program and its history and explainsthe study goals. Chapter 3 is the main part of this booklet. It includes guidelines forcourses, the internship, and the master’s thesis. The basic structure of the program isshown and the different parts are explained very briefly, followed by a list of require-ments for graduation. The following sections explain these requirements in detail andgive guidelines for all parts of the program.

We hope that this handbook will help to answer most of your questions. If you haveany comments on how to improve this booklet, do not hesitate to let us know yourideas. The most recent version of this handbook can be downloaded from:http://www.master.ei.tum.de/mainframe/data/courses/MSCEhandbook.pdf

Current announcements about the MSCE program are available on the website:http://www.master.ei.tum.de

The primary point of contact for queries related to the MSCE program is the emailaddress:[email protected]

Sincerely,

Prof. Ulf Schlichtmann Prof. Gerhard KramerProgram Director Program Director MSCE-CS

Hannes BartzProgram Manager

Nicole Rossmann Gabriele SpöhrleAdministration MSCE-CS Administration MSCE-CERoom: N2402, Tel: 289-23466 Room: N2120, Tel: 289-28337Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

Chapter 1

General Information about Studyingat TUM

For general information about studying at TUM, please consult the

International OfficeMs. Petra RitterArcisstr. 21D-80333 MünchenRoom 0196, Tel. [email protected]

The webpage http://portal.mytum.de/studium/studieninfo offers some interest-ing information about TUM and its study programs, the orientation month, and get–togethers. You will also find important information concerning formalities, such asenrollment, residence permit, health insurance, etc. Please read those pages very care-fully.

It is very important that you make sure the Board of Examiners MSc (Masterprü-fungsausschuss, see Section 3.4.1) and the admissions office (Immatrikulationsamt)know your exact mailing address in Munich. Failure to do so may result in loss ofessential documents for your enrollment and your studies. The board of examinersMSc and the admissions office will know your address if you keep your TUMonline(https://campus.tum.de/) information up to date at all times.

The official university calendar, which includes the semester breaks and holidays, canbe found at

http://portal.mytum.de/studium/semestertermine

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Chapter 2

Overview & Study Goals of the MSCEProgram

Since 1998, the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology atTUM has been offering a high–level graduate program leading to the academic degreeMaster of Science in Communications Engineering. The so–called MSCE program isespecially designed for international students and is taught entirely in English. It is atwo–year program, including a 9–week internship period in a German company and asix–month period for the completion of the master’s thesis.

The goal of the program is to attract foreign students mainly from Asia, South andNorth America, Middle East, Eastern Europe and Africa to our university. Uponsuccessful completion the students are awarded the academic degree Master of Science(M.Sc.).

Beginning on the first day, students are taught the fundamental concepts of communi-cations engineering, such as information theory and coding, as well as communicationnetworks, software engineering, signal processing, IC Design and computer aided cir-cuit design, just to name a few. In addition, advanced courses taught by renownedguest professors are offered. Moreover, there are courses taught by adjunct professorsfrom industry, a management course, a seminar, and labs and semester projects.

In 2005, we expanded our MSCE program. Before, the focus had been exclusively onsystem aspects of communications engineering, with a few IC implementation relatedcourses being offered as electives. Now, we offer two specializations: CommunicationsSystems (CS), which is essentially the well-established original MSCE curriculum, andCommunications Electronics (CE). The latter emphasizes the implementation of com-munications systems by means of electronic circuits. All MSCE students spend thefirst semester together. In this semester, the emphasis in the mandatory courses is onthe basics of communication, with a course on IC design complementing the offering.Starting in the second semester, students in the two specializations attend mostly dif-ferent courses. The variety of electives allows students to become experts on certainaspects of the topics covered by the chosen specialization.

Since the beginning in 1998, many students from all over the world joined the program.Some of them had just completed their bachelor’s degree while others had one or

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two years work experience. Exceptionally qualified students may receive scholarshipscovering living expenses either from DAAD, Bayhost, companies, their home university,or another private or governmental institution. Students who receive a scholarship arerequired to report this fact to the MSCE administration.

We are very proud of our program, and we believe that our forthcoming graduates willbe well equipped for leading positions in globally operating companies in Germany,their home countries and worldwide.

Chapter 3

MSCE Study Guidelines

3.1 Structure of the Program

The MSCE program is a two–year program, divided into four semester. This includesa 9–week period for an internship and a six–month period for the completion of themaster’s thesis. Courses start in mid October. The following program schedule givesan overview.

MSCE Program Schedule

Mid October through Mid February Semester 1

End of February Final exams for Semester 1

March through Mid April Spring break

End of April through July Semester 2

End of July Final exams for Semester 2

August through Mid October Internship in industry

Mid October through Mid February Semester 3

End of February Final exams for Semester 3

March through September Semester 4: Master’s Thesis

Mid October Graduation

During the first three semesters of the program, there are three to five mandatorycourses in each semester and elective courses, as listed in the course curriculum (seepage 9, 11). Most courses have a weekly lecture of two hours. In addition, there is aweekly tutorial given by a teaching assistant. During the semester, in many courses

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students can assess their skills in homeworks and mid–term exams. At the end of thesemester, the final exams for each course take place. Detailed information about thecontent of the different courses is available athttp://www.master.ei.tum.de/mainframe/data/courses/modules.pdf

The program starts with courses in the fundamental concepts and theory of commu-nications engineering and communication networks, along with courses about digitalsignal processing and digital IC design. Both mandatory and elective courses are taughtby the department’s full professors. This is complemented by a course on engineeringmanagement which is taught by an adjunct professor from industry.

In the summer semester, there is a course about channel coding for the CS specializa-tion. In addition, there are two courses in advanced topics taught by internationallyrenowned visiting professors.

For the CE specialization, mandatory courses on Analog / Mixed Signal IC Designand Electronic Design Automation take place in the summer term, accompanied bya course in advanced topics given by an internationally well-known visiting professor.Students can add electives and laboratories based on their interests.

Immediately after the second semester, students work 9 weeks for a German company.During this full–time paid internship (in German called Fachpraktikum), students ob-tain valuable practical experience as well as insights into the daily operations of acompany. They learn to relate classroom training to business situations and applytheory to practice. Moreover, they have the opportunity to demonstrate their skillsand knowledge to a potential future employer.

The third semester in CS deals with advanced topics in communications engineeringand signal processing, including two lectures given by adjunct professors from industry.In CE, System on Chip Solutions for Networking takes place, and lectures by adjunctprofessors from industry address topics on Testing Digital Circuits as well as currentAspects in Integrated System Technology and Design. In both specializations, studentsparticipate in a seminar where they prepare a presentation about a particular researchtopic.

A fundamental part of the program is the master’s thesis (in German called Masterar-beit). It gives students the opportunity to explore a topic of their choice in depth. Thethesis enables students to improve research, analytic, and managerial skills. Researchand analytic skills include the application of methods and knowledge learned in thecourses and through literature review. Managerial skills include planning and doing aproject in a limited period of time.

After having successfully completed the program, students are awarded the Master ofScience (M.Sc.) in Communications Engineering degree. This academic degree entitlesstudents to enter PhD / Dr.–Ing. programs. If you are interested in pursuing a PhDat TUM we strongly recommend that you acquire a good command of the Germanlanguage during the two years of the MSCE program, as this will increase your chancesof being offered a PhD position.

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Course Curriculum - Communications Systems (CS)

Sem. Mandatory Lectures 1st Semester (Mid Oct-Feb) Professor ECTS1 Adaptive and Array Signal Processing J. A. Nossek 31 Broadband Communication Networks J. Eberspächer 31 Digital IC Design A. Herkersdorf 31 Engineering Management E. J. Feicht 31 Information Theory and Source Coding M. Mecking 3

Sem. Mandatory Lectures 2nd Semester (May-July) Professor ECTS2 Advanced Topics in Communications Engineering Guest Professor 62 Advanced Topics in Signal Processing Guest Professor 62 Channel Coding F. Rosetto 3

Sem. Mandatory Lectures 3rd Semester (Mid Oct-Feb) Professor ECTS3 System Aspects in Communications I. Viering 33 System Aspects in Signal Processing D. Obradovic 3

Sem. Seminars: 6 ECTS required Professor ECTS3 Seminar on Topics in Communications Engineering J. Eberspächer, N. Hanik 63 Seminar on Topics in Signal Processing J. A. Nossek, E. Steinbach,

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Sem. Laboratories: 12 ECTS required Professor ECTS1 Communications Lab C. Hausl 62 Computational Haptics Laboratory E. Steinbach 62 Simulation of Optical Communication Systems Lab N. Hanik 61,2 Communication Networks Lab J. Eberspächer 61,3 Satellite Navigation Laboratory C. Günther 62,3 Image and Video Compression Lab E. Steinbach 62,3 Satellite Communication Laboratory C. Günther 62,3 Wireless Sensor Networks Lab J. Eberspächer 61,2,3 Digital Signal Processing Lab J. A. Nossek 61,2,3 HDL Design Lab U. Schlichtmann 6


Course Curriculum - Communications Systems (CS)

Sem. Electives: 24 ECTS required Professor ECTS2 Advanced Network Architectures and Services II J. Eberspächer, C. Mas

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2 Antennas and Wave Propagation T. Eibert 32 Cooperative Communications C. Hausl 32 Differential Navigation C. Günther 32 Electronic Design Automation U. Schlichtmann 32 Image and Video Compression E. Steinbach 32 Mobile Communications T. Hindelang 32 Multi-User Information Theory G. Kramer 32 Multimedia Communications E. Steinbach 32 Network Planning D. Schupke 32 Numerical Linear Algebra for Signal Processing G. Dietl 32 Optical Communication Systems L. Coelho 32 Pattern Recognition G. Rigoll 32 Robot and Pedestrian Navigation M. Angermann, P. Robertson 33 Advanced Network Architectures and Services I W. Kellerer 33 Brain, Mind and Cognition K. Diepold 33 Circuit Theory and Communications M. Ivrlac, J. A. Nossek 33 MIMO Systems M. Joham, W. Utschick 63 Optimization in Communications Engineering W. Utschick 63 Real-Time Programming Languages S. Chakraborty 63 Resource Management in Wireless Networks (not in WS

11/12)J. Eberspächer, C. Hartmann 3

1,3 Computational Methods in Electromagnetics L. Vietzorreck 31,3 Master Course Computer Network (TUM Garching) G. Carle 61,3 Optimization Methods for Circuit Design H. Gräb 61,3 Satellite Navigation C. Günther 61,3 Selected Topics in System Security J. Sauerbrey 31,3 Time-Varying Systems and Computations K. Diepold 6


Course Curriculum - Communications Electronics (CE)

Sem. Mandatory Lectures 1st Semester (Mid Oct-Feb) Professor ECTS1 Adaptive and Array Signal Processing J. A. Nossek 31 Broadband Communication Networks J. Eberspächer 31 Digital IC Design A. Herkersdorf 31 Engineering Management E. J. Feicht 31 Information Theory and Source Coding M. Mecking 3

Sem. Mandatory Lectures 2nd Semester (May-July) Professor ECTS2 Advanced Topics in IC Design Guest Professor 62 Electronic Design Automation U. Schlichtmann 3

Sem. Mandatory Lectures 3rd Semester (Mid Oct-Feb) Professor ECTS3 Aspects of Integrated System Technology and Design B. Wurth 33 Mixed Signal Electronics S. Henzler 63 Testing of Digital Circuits J. Otterstedt 3

Sem. Seminars: 6 ECTS required Professor ECTS3 Seminar on Topics in Integrated System Design A. Herkersdorf, U. Schlicht-

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3 Seminar on Topics in Integrated System Technology P. Lugli, D. Schmitt-Landsiedel

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Sem. Laboratories: 12 ECTS required Professor ECTS1 Communications Lab C. Hausl 62 Nanoelectronics Laboratory P. Lugli 62 SystemC Lab A. Herkersdorf 62,3 High-Frequency Circuit Laboratory T. Eibert 62,3 Mixed Signal IC Design Lab D. Schmitt-Landsiedel 62,3 Project Lab IC Design A. Herkersdorf 62,3 Wireless Sensor Networks Lab J. Eberspächer 61,2,3 Application Lab GSM SIM G. Sigl 61,2,3 HDL Design Lab U. Schlichtmann 61,2,3 Smart Card Lab G. Sigl 61,2,3 VLSI Design Lab U. Schlichtmann 6


Course Curriculum - Communications Electronics (CE)

Sem. Electives: 24 ECTS required Professor ECTS2 Advanced Network Architectures and Services II J. Eberspächer, C. Mas

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2 Analog Integrated Circuits for Mobile Communication andAutomotive

D. Schmitt-Landsiedel 3

2 High-Speed Digital CMOS Circuits S. Henzler 32 HW/SW Codesign A. Herkersdorf 62 Image and Video Compression E. Steinbach 32 Introduction to Nanoelectronics P. Lugli 32 Mobile Communications T. Hindelang 32 Numerical Linear Algebra for Signal Processing G. Dietl 32 Physical Electronics G. Wachutka 32 System on Chip Solutions in Networking A. Herkersdorf 62 Advanced Network Architectures and Services I W. Kellerer 63 Brain, Mind and Cognition K. Diepold 33 Circuit Theory and Communications M. Ivrlac, J. A. Nossek 33 Computational Methods in Nanoelectronics P. Lugli 33 MIMO Systems M. Joham, W. Utschick 63 Optimization in Communications Engineering W. Utschick 63 Real-Time Programming Languages S. Chakraborty 61,3 Computational Methods in Electromagnetics L. Vietzorreck 31,3 High-Frequency Circuit Design T. Eibert 31,3 Introduction to Nanotechnology P. Lugli 31,3 Mathematical Methods of Information Technology U. Schlichtmann 61,3 Nanosystems P. Lugli 31,3 Optimization Methods for Circuit Design H. Gräb 61,3 Reliability of Microelectronic Components W. Gerling 31,3 Selected Topics in System Security J. Sauerbrey 31,3 Time-Varying Systems and Computations K. Diepold 61,2,3 Memory Technology for Data Storage F. Kreupl 6


3.2 Graduation Requirements

To complete the MSCE program (i.e., to receive the academic degree Master of Sciencein Communications Engineering), students must

1. pass all mandatory courses (36 ECTS),

2. pass elective courses corresponding to 24 ECTS,

3. pass seminars corresponding to 6 ECTS,

4. pass labs corresponding to 12 ECTS,

5. report 9 weeks of industrial internship (12 ECTS), see Section 3.5,

6. complete a master’s thesis (30 ECTS), see Section 3.6.

The respective specialization–specific course curricula can be found on pages 9 and 11.Please note that the course lists are subject to change. Only courses and labs offeredfor a particular specialization count towards the curriculum requirement. The currentcourse lists and schedule are available on the MSCE website.

The following sections explain in detail the regulations for these requirements.

Grading Scale: The grading scale ranges from 1.0 to 5.0, where 1.0 is the best and5.0 is the worst grade. The following grades are possible:

1.0 1.3 1.7 2.0 2.3 2.7 3.0 3.3 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.0

very good good satisfactory sufficient fail

3.3 Course–Work and Lab Requirements

3.3.1 Course–Work Requirements

All mandatory courses must be attended in the listed semester. Students must reporta grade of 4.0 or better in all courses. No “compensation” of failed courses throughpassed courses is possible. Failed courses (mandatory/elective), labs, seminars can berepeated only once. It is not possible to repeat passed courses. All grades count towardsthe final grade point average according to their ECTS credit weight, see Section 3.7.

All courses have a final exam. In addition, in some courses there are mid–term examsand/or graded homeworks, where the professors decide how the grades are creditedtowards the final exams. The final exams are scheduled immediately after the endof the semester in which the course was offered. Failed exams have to be repeatedimmediately (a few weeks) after the first attempt.

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Similar rules apply to the elective courses. Each student must complete an equivalentof 24 ECTS in elective courses. Additionally each student is required to attend one ofthe seminars offered in the 3rd semester for 6 ECTS.

3.3.2 Laboratories Requirements

Each student must complete 12 ECTS in laboratories during his or her studies. Thelabs count towards the final grade point average with their corresponding ECTS weight,see Section 3.7.

It is highly recommended that at least one lab is taken in the first semester. Registra-tion information for labs and details about introductory meetings are made availableon the WWW shortly before the beginning of each semester.

3.4 Exams

3.4.1 Registration at The Board of Examiners

The Board of Examiners MSc (in German Masterprüfungsausschuß) of the Depart-ment of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology is responsible for all issuesconcerning exams and grades in your program.

Board of Examiners MScDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Information TechnologyBuilding N1, Floor 3, Room N2149Theresienstr. 90D–80290 München

Chair: Prof. Dr.-Ing. H.-G. HerzogRegistrar: Dr.–Ing. L. Vietzorreck

http://www.ei.tum.de/FSB/StuSek/[email protected]

Opening hours for students:Monday to Friday, 9.30–12.00hMonday and Wednesday, 14.00–17.00h (only during the semester)

Maria Lautner, Tel. 289-22544, general mattersMarianne Firbach, Tel. 289-22584, documentation and confirmations


3.4.2 Registration of Courses and Labs for Exams

Each semester you must officially register for the exams at the Board of Examiners MScfor all mandatory courses, electives, labs and the seminar which you are attendingduring that semester. The registration must be done online approximately 4 weeksafter the start of the semester. Details will be announced in time.

From the curriculum of your specialization you must register:

1. Mandatory Courses: All mandatory courses of the current semester including theseminar must be registered

2. Electives/Labs: According to the course curriculum, you must complete 24 ECTSin electives/ 12 ECTS in labs that count towards your final grade point average.In addition, you may take additional electives/ labs (optional), which do notcount. For the registration process, it is important that you only register elec-tives/ labs that should count towards the final grade point average. Do notregister electives/ labs you have selected on a voluntary basis.

Do not forget to register in time, a late registration is not permitted! Once you haveregistered for particular electives and labs they must be completed. A later exchangefor other electives and labs or deregistration is not possible.

Apart from the MSCE curriculum, additional courses (also courses in German) may beattended for a so-called “Wahlfachschein” (A Confirmation of attendance and the gradewill be given by the respective professor). However, these extra courses do not counttowards your MSCE curriculum. Exam registration as described above is not foreseenfor such extra courses. You register directly with the course supervisor by informinghim that you want to take the exam for a Wahlfachschein. Note that a course that youhave taken for a Wahlfachschein cannot be later counted towards your regular MSCEcurriculum requirement.

3.4.3 Identification during Exams

During an exam all students are requested to present a valid official identity documentwith picture (i.e. their passport or national identity card), and a proof of enrollment(i.e. ”Immatrikulationsbescheinigung“ or student ID card). Note that the student IDcards with picture or public transportation documents with picture do not count as avalid official identity proof.

3.4.4 Withdrawal of Registered Courses; Illness

If a student is not capable to attend an exam he is registered for, he must formallydeclare his withdrawal. The reason for the withdrawal must be specified and provedby appropriate certificates. In case of illness, a medical certificate by one of the TUMapproved physicians must be provided. The medical certificate must be issued at the

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day of the missed exam and has to be immediately submitted to the Board of Examinersoffice. The corresponding form and a list of approved physicians is available directlyfrom their office, see Section 3.4.1.

3.4.5 Transcript of Records

A transcript of records with your grades as well as preliminary final transcript can beobtained from the Board of Examiners office, see Section 3.4.1.

3.5 Internship Guidelines

3.5.1 Duration and Timing

The MSCE internship (in German called Fachpraktikum) is a career–related, full–time1

professional experience in industry with a minimum length of 9 weeks. Usually itis scheduled immediately after the second semester until the beginning of the thirdsemester; see Table 3.1.

3.5.2 Internship Arrangement & Registration

How to get an internship

Students must arrange for an internship themselves. The following guidelines must befollowed:

• The internship must be related to communications engineering or at least elec-trical engineering in general.

• All internships must be full–time work. In exceptional cases up to an equivalentof 3 full–time weeks can be done on a part–time basis.

• The internship must not be in an organization owned or managed by a familymember.

• A “Werkstudent” occupation is accepted.

• The internship has to be done in Germany in a company or at a research insti-tution. Internships can also be done at TUM.

• In exceptional cases, it is allowed to split the 9 weeks into two parts, the firstpart after the 1st semester and the second part after the 2nd semester.

1approx. 35–40 hours per week, depending on the company.


March Start looking for internship placement

End of July Final Exams for Semester 2August throughMid October

Internship

Mid October Semester 3 begins

End of October Hand in the required paperwork to the Officefor Internships

Table 3.1: A rough timeframe for the internship

Students receiving a scholarship from a company should directly contact their advisorin Germany and inquire about an internship.

In case you need a confirmation that an internship is required by your curriculum,contact the MSc office, see Section 3.4.1.

All self–arranged internships must be approved by the program manager priorto the start date. Send an email to [email protected] providing the following detailsregarding the arranged internship:

• your name and university registration number (“Immatrikulationsnummer”)

• internship beginning and end date

• overall duration in working hours

• company or institute name

• supervisor name and contact information

• internship title

• short topic description (4-5 sentences)

3.5.3 During the Internship

Technical Report

At the end of your internship, a technical report which documents the work and presentsthe results must be written. A good structure of an internship report consists of: coverand title page; abstract; table of contents; introduction; problem definition; theory;implementation; testing for correctness of results, performance, usability, assessment;conclusions and ideas for future work; and references.

The total length of the report(s) should be at least 20 pages but not more than 40pages. The language can be English or German.

You should also include one page of critical analysis (not simply a description) ofthe experience in terms of learning objectives and overall experience at the time ofcompletion of the internship.

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Recommendation Letter (Werkstudent/Praktikumszeugnis)

At the end of the internship, the student’s advisor at the company must write a formalrecommendation letter (in German called Werkstudent/Praktikumszeugnis) which mustcontain:

• personal information about the student

• company, department, and city

• description and duration of the student’s tasks

• the overall duration and the number of absent days

• evaluation of student’s work and the technical report

The letter can be in English or German.

3.5.4 After the Internship

Internship Recognition at the Office for Internships

The Office for Internships (Industrie Praxis Ausschuss) of the Department of Elec-trical Engineering and Information Technology is responsible for the recognition andevaluation of internships. The following documents must be handed in:

• technical report,

• recommendation letter (Praktikumszeugnis) from your supervisor in the industry

• two filled–in white forms called “Internship Overview” signed by your supervisorhttp://www.ei.tum.de/FSB/StuSek/IPA

These documents required for recognition are to be handed in to the Office for Intern-ships immediately after the internship.

All internship papers are due immediately at the beginning of the semester followingthe internship. The exact timeframe for recognition and return of the papers and theoffice hours are posted at the bulletin board in front of the office or in the WWW.

Office for Internships (Industrie Praxis Ausschuss) is the same as the Board of Exam-iners M.Sc. office, see Section 3.4.1.Contact: http://www.ei.tum.de/FSB/StuSek/IPA ([email protected])


3.6 Master’s Thesis Guidelines

In the fourth semester, students must write a master’s thesis (in German Masterarbeit)under the supervision of a faculty professor. The duration of the master’s thesisis 6 months and cannot be prolonged. It requires a full–time involvement. Thethesis has an overall weight of 30 ECTS.

Students must fulfill the internship and course work requirements described in Sec-tion 3.2 (requirements 1 through 5) to be allowed to start with their thesis work.Moreover, students must commence their thesis immediately after the completion ofthese requirements following the 3rd Semester, i.e. in March. The thesis must becompleted and handed in by September 30th at the latest.

Students are responsible for arranging a topic and thesis supervision with one of theinstitutes involved in the MSCE program. To be able to start on time and use the full6 months, topic arrangements must be completed during the lecture period of the 3rdSemester. Please take into account that the arrangements might take some time.

In order to arrange a master’s thesis you should contact a professor or a researchassistant with whom you share an interest and ask for suggestions for a topic. Researchareas and open topics are posted and described at the bulletin boards of the institutesor on the respective websites. In some cases, it is possible to do the master’s thesisin a company within an existing research partnership with one of the department’sinstitutes. A master’s thesis in industry cannot be arranged directly but only via thesupervising professor. Master’s theses should be performed in Germany. Please be sureto follow the legal rules imposed by the respective institutes and companies.

3.7 Final Grade Average

The final grade point average is the weighted average of the individual final gradesof the mandatory and elective courses, the seminar, the labs, and the master’s thesisaccording to their ECTS weight.

3.8 Certificates

For any kind of certificates related to your studies (e.g. transcripts, confirmation ofstudy, internship requirement confirmation, etc.) please contact the Board of Examin-ers M.Sc. office, see Section 3.4.1.

Chapter 4

Additional Information

4.1 Computer Access

Computer access is available to all students within the EIKON project. Detailed in-formation is available at:

http://www.eikon.tum.de/

The contact person is:

Room: Z954Office hours: Mo-We 08:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.Contact: Lieselotte HeckmannE-mail: [email protected]: 089/289–23604

4.2 Roomfinder

Orientation around campus is facilitated by the TUM - roomfinder:

http://portal.mytum.de/campus/roomfinder

4.3 Accommodation

The MSCE program does not provide students with accommodation. It is the respon-sibility of each student to arrange for his/her own accommodation.

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