Practical semester, practical project, final thesis

Procedure

1. If necessary, change to the parallel degree programme with practical semester

Please note: Transfer is not possible if an examination in the faculty's previous degree programme has been definitively failed.
Previously successfully completed modules will be recognised and failed attempts will be credited.

Note: Computer Science and Electrical Engineering students are normally registered directly for a degree programme with practical semester. A change is only necessary if the practical semester is not completed or if a change has already taken place. If in doubt, please check your registration certificate in good time: No note means no practical semester, otherwise the note "with practical semester" will appear.

Form: Application for change of degree programme see Registrar's Office

2. selection of company

• The tasks of the company should require specialists in the field of the respective degree programme
• The company should have suitably qualified staff in terms of subject and teaching in order to provide students with appropriate supervision and support.

Alternative:

• Affiliated institutes or externally funded research projects within or outside the university (the practical semester is NOT possible at internal institutes of the UAS without external funding)
• In the end, the supervisor decides on the suitability of a company

The specific requirements for the company in the respective degree programme can be found in the Examination Regulations.

3. find a supervisor

• Professor of the faculties
• Each student is assigned a supervisor to provide professional and pedagogical advice during the practical semester
• Contact the desired supervisor at an early stage
• Have the application for admission to the practical semester signed by the supervisor
• Submit signed application to the Examination Office

Form: Application for admission to the practical semester for the respective degree programme see Download Centre Examination Office

4. conclude an internship semester contract with the company

• Regulates the internal process (in particular start, duration, internal supervisor and assigned tasks)
• Necessary contractual content is agreed individually with the company and the supervising teacher
• There is no model contract. The contract is normally drawn up by the company.

5. practical report

• Formal requirement after consultation with the supervising teacher
• Please also submit the report to the in-house supervisor
• Oral presentation by arrangement if necessary

6. certificate from the company / institution

• Must prove that the practical work experience was in line with the purpose of the practical semester and that the assigned tasks were successfully completed
• Formal requirement after consultation with the supervising teacher.

Mandatory: yes
Duration: approx. 11 weeks
Credits: 15 ECTS
Prerequisite: 120 ECTS (ETOS: 150 ECTS) from the entire degree programme
When: usually at the beginning of the last semester of study, but always before the final thesis and, if applicable, after completion of the practical semester. The successfully completed practical project is a prerequisite for registering for the final thesis.
Where? Within a company OR within an affiliated Institute of the UAS OR within an externally funded research project OR working on your own research question.

Procedure

1a. Find topic

1b. If necessary, select company / affiliated Institute / externally funded research project

The tasks of the company / institution should require specialists in the field of the respective degree programme

• In the end, the supervisor decides on the suitability of the project
• The specific requirements for the practical project in the respective degree programme can be found in the Examination Regulations

2. find a supervisor

• Professor of the faculties
• Each student will be assigned a supervisor to provide professional and pedagogical advice during the practical project
• Contact the desired supervisor at an early stage

3. apply for admission to the practical project

• The supervising teacher decides on the suitability of the project and the company or institution.
• Have the application for admission to the practical semester signed by the supervisor
• Submit the signed application to the Examination Office

Forms: see. Download Centre Examination Office. The supervising teacher decides on the suitability of the project and the company or institution.

Deadline: Ideally 1 month before the start of the project, but always (if applicable) after completion of the practical semester. The practical project and practical semester cannot be completed in parallel.

4. If necessary, conclude a practical project contract with the company/institution.

Regulates the internal process, in particular objectives and tasks

• Not mandatory
• There is no model contract

5. project report

Formal requirement after consultation with the supervising teacher

• Report may also be submitted to the in-house supervisor
• Oral presentation, if applicable, after consultation with supervisor

Compulsory: yes
Duration:
Bachelor at least 6, maximum 9 weeks (PO before 2018: 10 weeks)
Master at least 14, maximum 20 weeks
Credits:
Bachelor 12 ECTS
Master 27 ECTS
Prerequisites Bachelor thesis: Practical project successfully completed, certificate of successfully completed practical semester abroad if applicable
Registered at FH Aachen
Prerequisite Registration for final thesis (Bachelor and Master): All modules passed except for the highest 2
When: if applicable, after completion of the practical semester or semester abroad, always only after successful completion of the practical project

Procedure

1. find a topic

• The topic should show that the student is capable of independently working on and documenting a task from his or her subject area within a given deadline in accordance with the requirements of the degree programme, both in its technical details and in its interdisciplinary contexts, using scientific, practical and, if necessary, creative methods.
• Must be completed within the deadline.
• Optional: Integration or continuation of the content of the practical project.
• Change of topic: maximum 1x within the first 4 weeks.

3. find a supervisor

• Professor of the faculty
• Each student is assigned a supervisor for professional and pedagogical counselling during the final thesis
• Contact the desired supervisor at an early stage

4. apply for admission to the final thesis

Forms: see Download Centre Examination Office

Enclosures:

• Completed enclosure for admission to the Bachelor's thesis with "Topic of the Bachelor's thesis" (two copies) (-> see Examination Office download centre)

5. admission yes / no

• Examination Board decides

6. start of processing

• The start date is determined together with the supervising teacher when applying for admission
• The processing time begins on this date, but not before the application has been submitted to the Examination Office.

7. timely submission

• 3 copies
• Acknowledgement by the Examination Office (stamp on receipt)
• Attention: Not submitted on time = failed
• After acknowledgement by the Examination Office, the work must be handed over to the supervising teacher and the second examiner (if necessary, have it placed in the subject)

Enclosure submission:

• Declaration and confidentiality -> see Examination Office download centre
• Declaration on the obligation to retain documents -> see Download Centre Examination Office

8 Grading

• Will be announced within 8 weeks by the supervising teacher