FachschaftMathematik und Informatik

Business Informatics Business Mathematics Lehramt Mathematik Lehramt Informatik

Welcome to Mannheim!

General Information about our University

February 09, 2018

Disclaimer

• Please always double-check the information provided with this presentation with the module catalogue and the exam regulations!

• As we announced during the presentation, the exam regulations are always right ☺

Your Student Association Contact Persons

Julia SchäufeleM. Sc. Business Mathematicsjulia.schaeufele@fim.uni-mannheim.de

Philipp KaiserM. Sc. Business Informaticsphilipp.kaiser@fim.uni-mannheim.de

Martin AchenbachM. Sc. Business Informaticsmartin.achenbach@fim.uni-mannheim.de

Helene BechtoldM. Sc. Business Informaticshelene.bechtold@fim.uni-mannheim.de

What will happen today?

• General information about our university

• Introduction to your study program

• Lunch in the mensa (canteen)

• Tour around the campus

Find the full program here

Slides will be published on our

freshmen webpage

What will happen next week?

Monday, February 12th

• Official start of the lecture period

• Chair presentations and get together

• Pub crawl through Mannheim‘s nightlife

Tuesday, February 13th

• Team projects introductionFind the full program here

Slides will be published on our

freshmen webpage

The School of Business Mathematics and Informatics

Dr. Bernd LübckeDean of the Faculty

Prof. Dr. Frederik ArmknechtDependable Systems

Prof. Dr. Heiko PaulheimData Science (Interim)

Prof. Dr. Christian BizerWeb-Based SystemsVice-Dean

Prof. Dr. Colin Atkinson Software Engineering

Prof. Dr. Simone PonzettoEnterprise Data Analysis

Prof. Dr. Rainer GemullaData AnalyticsAcademic Dean

Prof. Dr. Goran GlavašText Analytics (JP)

Prof. Dr. Heiner StuckenschmidtArtificial Intelligence

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Margret KeuperImage Processing (JP)

Prof. Dr. Matthias KrauseTheoretical CS

Prof. Dr. Guido MoerkotteDBMSs

Find more information here

The Business School – Area Information Systems

Prof. Dr. Christian BeckerInformation Systems II

Find more information here

Prof. Dr. Hartmut HoehleEnterprise Systems

Prof. Dr. Armin HeinzlBusiness Studies and Information Systems

Prof. Dr. Julia KrönungE-Business and E-Government (JP)

Activities at the University of Mannheim

• A few examples:

• Students Association: Fachschaft Informatik und Mathematik (FIM)

• Language Courses: Studium Generale

• Sport Courses: Institute of Sports

• International Activities: VISUM/ESN

• IT-Security Team: Squareroots

• Student Initiatives

• …

FIM – Fachschaft Informatik und Mathematik

FIM – Our Tasks and Activities

• Representing the students in various committees

• Assisting the students of our faculty and answering questions

• Organizing multiple events throughout the semester

– Schneckenhof Party

– Industry Presentations

– LaTeX Course

– …

FIM – Contact Us

• Online– Website: https://fim.uni-mannheim.de/en/

– Website for you: https://fim.uni-mannheim.de/en/studienanfaenger/erstsemester/fss-2018/

– Email: fim@fim.uni-mannheim.de

– Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fsfim/

• Offline– Address: A5, C-Part, Room 001 (Ground Floor)

– Consultation Hour: whenever somebody is there, just try ☺

– Phone: 0621 / 181-2426

FIM – Join Us

• We are always looking for new members!

• Kick-Off Session:

– February 21st

– 17:17h

– A5 C0.15

Studium Generale

http://www.studiumgenerale.uni-mannheim.de/en/

• Language courses, IT courses…

• Registration started on February 05

• Not free of charge anymore

Institute of Sports (Institut für Sport (ifs))

http://www.uni-mannheim.de/sport/english/startpage/index.html

• Wide range of sports courses

• E.g. soccer tournament, badminton, yoga, quidditch…

VISUM/ESN

https://www.visum-mannheim.de/satellite4/https://www.facebook.com/ESNVISUM

• Trips and events for and with international students

• Buddy program

• VISUM parties

Squareroots

http://blog.squareroots.de/en/

• Very successful IT-security team

• Participating in international IT-security tournaments and challenges

• IT-security workshops and presentations

Student Initiatives

• Social: e.g. mentoring programs like KinderHelden

• Cultural: e.g. vinUM

• Ecological: e.g. Green Office

• Career: e.g. investement club

• …

Find the full list here

The Academic Year in Mannheim

Winterholdays

Spring term

Spring term

Summerholidays

Fallterm

Easter holidays

Exams

Exams Resit week

Resit week

Spring Term 2018 and Fall Term 2018/19

Spring Semester 2018

Spring Semester February 1, 2018 – July 31, 2018

Lecture Period February 12 – June 1, 2018

Easter Break March 26 – April 6, 2018

Examination Period June 4 - 16, 2018

Re-Examination Period August 25 - September 1, 2018

Fall Semester 2018/19

Fall Semester August 1, 2018 – January 31, 2019

Lecture Period September 3 – December 7, 2018

Examination Period December 8 - 21, 2018

Find more information here

All about the university

• ecUM

• Login and other codes

• Lecture halls

• Libraries

• Internet access

• Onlineservices

ecUM

• Multifunctional card

– Students ID card, ID card for the library and sports offers, payment

card, access card, semester ticket…

• Get it at InfoCenter (Palace Schneckenhof West, follow signs)

• Optional semesterticket at the info terminal(s) (~165 €)

Privacy

• Matriculation number

– Identifies a student in an unique way

• RUM-Identification

– Login-Data for Portal2, E-Learning Platform Ilias, WiFi etc.

– identification@mail.uni-mannheim.de

Lecture Halls

B6 A001

A5 C013

L7 001

SN169

SO108

M003

• Address of the building (Square)– Palace (Schloss) is left out most of

the times

• Part of the building

• Room number– First digit indicates the floor

• -1: basement

• 0: ground floor

• 1: first floor etc.

• Lecture halls in the palace usuallyhave the name of a sponsor

Some Libraries

• A5: – Math & IT

• Schloss Ehrenhof West

• Schloss Schneckenhof– Business Administration

– InfoCenter

– Learning Center

• „Ausleihzentrum“

• Opened longer during exam phase

www.bib.uni-mannheim.de

Computer Pools

• mPool: A5, B-116 (-1 indicates the basement)

• Pi-Pool: A5, C-109

• Rechenzentrum: close to the central train station

• WIFI: Eduroam

– http://ncc.uni-mannheim.de/InternetStudents

• Netpoints with cable

• VPN-Client neccessary

Online Services

• Student portal²– List of courses, course registration, exam registration, transcript of records, etc. – https://portal2.uni-mannheim.de/

• E-Learning platform ILIAS– Lectures, exercises and lecture materials, previous exams, etc.– https://ilias.uni-mannheim.de/

• Module catalog: published here– Contains all classes offered during academic year– Some classes can be found in the catalog of the business faculty– Make sure to choose the most current version applicable to your studies!

• Mail– Add your account to your mail client following these instructions– Or: https://students.webmail.uni-mannheim.de/

Course Registration

• Different chairs handle it differently and not all course requireregistration check course websites and module catalog

• Usually done via Portal2 or Ilias

• Documentation exists:

– Log in to Portal2

– Top right corner: „Dokumentation und Hilfe“ / „User Manuals“

– Special procedure for MMM classes; application deadline ends alreadyon Wednesday, 15th of February

Some registrations mightalready be opened!

Newsletter

• We have a mailing list (studinfo@fim.uni-mannheim.de)

• Register to get informed about important events

• Strong recommendation to register!

• Register at: https://mm.dief.im/listinfo/studinfo

Facebook Group

• Join the Facebook group "Uni Mannheim Master Business Informatics FSS 2018”

• https://www.facebook.com/groups/WifoMasterFSS2018/

Important Links

• Student Association/Fachschaft FIM

http://dief.im/

https://fim.uni-mannheim.de/en/

• School of Business Informatics and Mathematics/Fakultät WIM

https://www.wim.uni-mannheim.de/en/the-school/

• School of Business Administration Area Information Systems

http://area-is.bwl.uni-mannheim.de/en/area/news/

Important Links(2)

• Computing Center/Rechenzentrum

http://www.uni-mannheim.de/rum/english/

• Webmail

http://students.webmail.uni-mannheim.de/

• Student Services/Studienbüros

http://www.uni-mannheim.de/studienbueros/

http://www.uni-mannheim.de/studienbueros/english/

Further Events Today

• Introduction to your study program

• Lunch (meet at 1pm in front of A5 C0.13)

• Campus tour

Further Events on Monday (February 12)

• Chair Presentations and Get Together

– Professors and scientific assistants provide information about their lectures, research projects and job offerings

– Following the presentations there is free coffee and cake sponsored by the dean's office

• Pub Crawl

Find the full program here

Further Events on Tuesday (February 13)

• Team project introduction

• 09:00-11:00 am

• room A5,6 B243

Find the full program here

FachschaftMathematik und Informatik

Business Informatics Business Mathematics Lehramt Mathematik Lehramt Informatik

Coming to your study program