BPP and BPS

The compulsory professional practical phase integrated in the Applied Mathematics program is prepared and supervised by the university as a compulsory module. Since this module is part of the degree program, students remain enrolled at the university.

The aim is to give students the opportunity to become acquainted with tasks from their future profession in a typical working environment. Specifically, the practical activity should provide the following:

• Orientation in the intended professional field
• Acquisition of practical knowledge, in particular of information processing and technology, as well as familiarization with typical professional working methods.
• Familiarization with technical and organizational contexts that are typical for the occupational field
• Participation in the work process in accordance with the level of training.

Practical work is carried out in suitable companies or institutions that provide the university with practical workplaces. The accompanying studies take place at the university.

General information about the practical module

The practical module (PM01) is part of the study program in the Photonics and Machine Vision bachelor's degree program and is located in the 5th semester according to the study program.

The prerequisites and conditions for the internship module are regulated by the internship regulations.

The educational goal of the practical module is to experience future work in an engineering environment through one's own active participation. The so-called practical phase takes place at a sponsoring institution under the guidance of a supervisor on site and a supervising lecturer of the department. Sponsoring institutions are relevant companies or industry-related research institutions of appropriate orientation.

The practical module is a course that consists of

• the (at least) 90-day practical phase (net, i.e. without vacation days) at the sponsoring institution and
• two seminars at the university

consists.

Since the practical phase module is a course, the student must re-register for the semester in question and take the practical phase module. The status remains "registered student".

The seminars are attendance events at the university:

• The BPS seminar takes place as part of two block events at the h_da, both of which must be attended (see semester dates), namely:
  - in the last week of lectures of the practice phase of the previous semester (introduction to BPS)
  - in the last week of lectures of the practice semester (conclusion of BPS).
• The GS seminar is part of the practical module and can be taken before the start of the practical phase (in the preceding semester) or directly after the practical phase (in the following semester). Admitted are courses of the GS department from the number range 29.33... (Work, Occupation & Self-Employment). Other events may be approved by the Internship Office on a case-by-case basis.

Attendance at these seminars is mandatory and a necessary prerequisite for passing the internship module.

The following must be completed as part of the internship module:

• Practical activity for 90 full working days (net) in an engineering environment in a relevant institution, evidenced by an appropriate certificate.
• Written internship report, evaluated by the supervising lecturer
• Attendance of the introductory block / own short lecture in the introductory block of the BPS seminar
• Attendance of the final block / own presentation in the final block of the BPS seminar, evaluated by the supervising lecturer
• Successful participation with grading in the GS seminar

The practical phase can also be completed abroad. In the case of stays outside of Europe, contact must be made in good time (ideally 12 months before the planned implementation of the practical phase) with the Internship Office, the supervising lecturer and / or the foreign representative.

Prerequisites for the BPS

Prerequisites for the practical module are all module examinations from the first 3 semesters of study excluding the preliminary work of the Image Processing 2 module from the 3rd semester. These must necessarily be fulfilled BEFORE the start of the BPS seminar block at the end of the semester preceding the practical phase.

Practical procedure

Step 1: The BPS Moodle

There is a course on the Photonics and Machine Vision practical module on the Moodle learning platform. You can find out the enrollment key from the head of the internship office and/or from the Photonics and Machine Vision lecturers. Here you will find a variety of information about the practicum module. In particular, a selection of supporting institutions where you can carry out the practical phase will be suggested to you. Online information meetings on the practical module are also held regularly in this Moodle course.

Step 2: Contacting the supervising lecturer and procuring a practical placement

According to the study regulations, the task of procuring a practical placement is the responsibility of the student. At the beginning of the semester preceding the practical phase, the possible supervising lecturer should be contacted and, in consultation with him/her, contact should be made with possible sponsoring institutions. Subsequently, the student must actively apply to the sponsoring institution for an internship position. If the application is successful, the student will receive a confirmation and a written internship contract (for 90 full working days, net). Sample contracts can be found here. However, the respective internship contracts of the sponsoring institutions also apply.

Step 3: Registration for the internship module

Only students can be admitted to the internship module who, BEFORE the start of the BPS seminar block at the end of the previous semester

• fulfill all requirements for the internship module (see above)
• can present a signed internship contract with a sponsoring institution for at least 90 full working days (net)
• have a commitment from a university lecturer to supervise the practical phase.

At the latest BEFORE the start of the BPS seminar block at the end of the preceding semester, students submit the application for admission to the internship module, including all relevant documents, to the head of the internship office or the supervising lecturer and, after review, receive admission to the BPS.

Step 4: Start of the internship module

After admission to the internship module and submission of the BPS run sheet, the student starts into the internship module by attending the BPS seminar block at the end of the semester preceding the internship phase.