Regular offer period:
Winter term

Qualification goals:
The students
- name basic scientific theories and concepts for describing and analysing the social phenomena of ‘work’ and ‘technology’ and assess their significance for educational processes
- describe and analyse interactions between work, technology and education in selected professions and work processes
- gain an overview of the specifics of the vocational specialisations of construction technology, electrical engineering/information technology, wood technology, media technology and metal technology
- describe basic occupations, occupational work processes, technical systems and procedures of the vocational specialisations
- identify fields of work and tasks for teachers at schools in the industrial-technical field of the above-mentioned vocational specialisations

Contents:
- Industrial-technical occupational fields and training occupations
- Areas of responsibility for teachers in the vocational specialisations of construction technology, electrical engineering/information technology, wood technology, media technology and metal technology
- Organisational structures of vocational education
- Occupational and subject structures
- Methods for self-assessment of one's own level of competence

Lecturers:
Prof. Dr phil. Maren Baumhauer

Module Part I, Automation Technology

Regular offer period:
Winter semester (probably once)

Prerequisite for participation:
Previous successful completion of the sub-modules GTW BC T1.2, GTW BC T2.7 and GTW BC T2.9 is recommended.

Qualification goals:
The students
- know the structure and mode of operation of mechatronic systems

Contents:
- Design of mechatronic systems (e.g. robots)
- Presentation, categorisation and evaluation of classic control and regulation strategies

Lecturers:
Johannes Schäfers (M. Ed.)

Module Part II, Automation Technology

Regular offer period:
Summer semester

Prerequisite for participation:
Successful completion of the sub-modules GTW BC T1.2, GTW BC T2.7 and GTW BC T2.9 is recommended.

Qualification goals:
The students
- are familiar with control loops and the associated models
- know classical controllers / controller algorithms

Contents:
- Fundamentals of modelling important control loop elements and disturbance variables
- Development of automation systems
- Development tools/methodical procedures

Lecturers:
Johannes Schäfers (M. Ed.)

Project conception, realisation and documentation

Regular offer period:
Summer semester

Qualification goals:
The students
- plan and work on an interdisciplinary project task in small groups within the framework of a given subject area and
- organise the individual and cooperative project work independently
- test, expand and deepen their professional knowledge, skills and abilities in interdisciplinary application
- apply professional and scientific research methods in order to obtain, assess, utilise and process the necessary information
- design and produce illustrative materials (e.g. models, simulations, designs) to convey their project realisation ideas
- demonstrate the ability to cooperate and coordinate in a team when working on a project, thereby expanding their social skills
- document their learning progress in process-accompanying portfolio work

Contents:
- Methods of project work and organisation at a professional or academic level
- Application of specialised knowledge, skills and abilities in complex contexts
- Scientific research methods
- Illustrative materials
- portfolio

Lecturers:
Prof. Dr Maren Baumhauer & M. Ed. Johannes Schäfers

Project presentation and reflection

Regular offer period:
Winter semester

Qualification goals:
The students
- present their project results in final presentations prepared in a division of labour
- reflect on their experiences and transfer them to professional contexts

Contents:
- Project presentation
- Reflection methods

Lecturers:
Prof. Dr Maren Baumhauer & M. Ed. Johannes Schäfers