General Introduction

FachschaftMathematik  und  Informatik

Business   Informatics Business  Mathematics LehramtMathematik Lehramt  Informatik

Welcome  to Mannheim!

General  Information  about our University

September  4,  2015

Your Student  Association Contact Persons

• Johannes  LangTrack:  System  Design  and [email protected]­‐mannheim.de

• Alexander  Renz-­‐WielandTrack:  Data  and Web  [email protected]­‐mannheim.de

• Daniel  RinglerTrack:  Data  and Web  [email protected]­‐mannheim.de

What you can expect today

• Official  welcome by the Dean  Prof.  Dr.  Müller

• General  information about our university

• Introduction to your study program

• Lunch  and tour  around the campus

• BBQ  at Herzogenriedpark

What will  happen  next week?

Monday,  September  7

• Official  start of the lectures

• Team  projects introduction

• Get together with professors and scientific assistants

• Get to know your fellow students

• Pub  crawl  through Mannheim‘s nightlife

Official  welcome at our school

Prof.  Dr.  Heinz  Jürgen  Müller

The  School  of Business  Mathematics and Informatics

Prof.  Dr.  Colin   Atkinson(Software  Engineering)

Prof.  Dr.  Christian   Bizer(Business   InformaticsV)

Prof.  Dr.  Wolfgang   Effelsberg(PracticalComputer  Science  IV)

Prof.  Rainer   Gemulla(PracticalComputer  Science  I)

Prof.  Dr.  Matthias   Krause  (Theoretical Computer  Science)

Prof.  Dr.  Guido   Moerkotte(PracticalComputer  Science  II I)

Prof.  Dr.  Heiner  Stuckenschmidt(Chair Artifical Intelligence)

Prof.  Dr.  Frederik  Armknecht(JP  Cryptography)

Prof.  Dr.  Heiko  Paulheim(JP  Web  Data  Mining)

Prof.  Dr.  Simone  Paolo   Ponzetto(JP  Semanic Web)

Johanna  Volker(JP  Knowledge   Management)

N.N.  (Business   Informatics  I I I)

Prof.  Dr.  Heinz  Jürgen  Müller

Business  School,  Area  IS

Prof.  Dr.  Christian   Becker(Information   Systems  II)

Prof.  Dr.  Armin  Heinzl(Business Studies  and  Information  

Systems)

Prof.  Dr.  Alexander  Mädche(Information   Systems  IV)

Prof.  Dr.  Julia   Krönung(JP  E-­‐Business  &  E-­‐Government)

Activities at the University  of Mannheim

• A few examples:• Language  Courses:  Studium  Generale• Sport  Courses:  Institute  of Sports• IT-­‐Security  Team:  Squareroots• International  Activities:  VISUM/ESN• Students Association:  Fachschaft  Informatik  und  Mathematik  (FIM)• ...

Studium  Generale

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

• Registration  started on  August,  31• Register  soon!

Institute  of Sports  (Institute  für  Sport  (ifs))

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

• Wide  range of offered sports courses• Sports  Day:  Friday,  September  11th  2015  starting 13:00h  on  thelawn in  front  of theMensa  and in  Friedrichspark.

Squareroots

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

• Very successful IT-­‐Security  team• Participating in  international  IT-­‐Security  tournaments&  challenges

• IT-­‐Security  workshops and presentations

VISUM/ESN

http://www.visum-­‐mannheim.de/satellite/https://www.facebook.com/ESNVISUM

• Trips  and events for and with international  students• Buddy  program• VISUM  parties

Fachschaft  Informatik  und  Mathematik  (FIM)

Fachschaft  Informatik  und  Mathematik  (FIM)

http://dief.im/http://fim.uni-­‐mannheim.de/en/

• Representing the students in  various committees• Assisting the students of  our faculty• Events– Schneckenhofparty– Nikolausumtrunk– Summer  Nights– Latex  Course– …

Contact us

• Onlinefim.uni-­‐mannheim.de or dief.im/

• All  kinds of information (unfortunately only limited  in  english)fim.uni-­‐mannheim.de/ersti or dief.im/ersti

• Information  and materials regarding the introductory sessions

[email protected]­‐mannheim.de• Offline– A5,  C-­‐Part,  Room001  (Ground Floor)– CosultationHour:  TBA  (check  our page,  or simply try if we are in)– Tel.:  0621  /  181-­‐2426

The  semester

Winterholdays

Spring   term

Spring   termSummerholdays

Fallterm

Easter holidays

Exams

Exams Resit  week

Resit  week

The  semester  -­‐ Fall  2015  and  Spring  2016

Fall  Semester  2015

Fall  Semester August  1,  2015  -­‐ January 31,  2016

Lecture Period September  7  -­‐ December 11,  2015

Examination Period December 10  -­‐ 22,  2015

Spring  Semster 2016

Spring  Semester February 1  -­‐ July 31,  2016

Lecture Period February 15  -­‐ June  3,  2016

Easter Break March  21  -­‐ April  1,  2016

Examination Period June  6  -­‐ 18,  2016

http://www.uni-­‐mannheim.de/1/english/academics/Academic%20Calendar_Courses/academic%20calendar/

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,  paycard,  access card,  

semester ticket

• Get it at the InfoCenter  (Palace  Schneckenhof  West,  follow the

signs)

• Optional  semesterticket  at  the info terminal(s)  (155  €)

Privacy

• Matriculation number

– Identifies a  student in  an  uniqueway

• RUM-­‐Identification

– Login-­‐Data  for Portal2,  E-­‐Learning  Platform,  WIFI  etc.

– [email protected]­‐mannheim.de

Lecture  Halls

B6 A001A5 C013L7 001SN169SO108M003

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

Libraries

• A5– Math &  IT

• Schloss  Ehrenhof  West– Textbook collection

• Schloss  Schneckenhof– Business  Administration,  InfoCenter,  Learning  Center

• Opened longer during the examphase

www.bib.uni-­‐mannheim.de

Computer  Pools

• mPool:  A5,  B-­‐116  (-­‐1  indicates  the  basement)• Pi-­‐Pool:  A5,  C-­‐109• Rechenzentrum:  close  to  the  main  train  station• WIFI:  Adionis &  Eduroam– http://doniluma.uni-­‐mannheim.de/Netzzugang_Studenten

• Netpoints with cable– VPN-­‐Client  neccessary

Online  services

• Student  portal– List  of  courses,  course  registration,  exam  registration,  transcript  of  records,  etc.

– http://portal2.uni-­‐mannheim.de/

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

Newsletter

• We  have  a  mailing  list  ([email protected]­‐mannheim.de)• Register  to  get  informed  about  important  events• Strong  recommendation  to  register!• Register  at:  https://fim.uni-­‐mannheim.de/mailman/listinfo/studinfo

Facebook  Group

• Join  the  Facebook  group  "Uni Mannheim  Master  Business  Informatics  HWS  2015/16"

• https://www.facebook.com/groups/110257392651098/

Important  Links

• Student  Association/Fachschaft FIMhttp://dief.im/http://fim.uni-­‐mannheim.de/de/

• School  of  Business  Informatics  and  Mathematics/FakultätWIMhttp://wim.uni-­‐mannheim.de/

• Student  Services/Studienbüroshttp://www.uni-­‐mannheim.de/studienbueros/http://www.uni-­‐mannheim.de/studienbueros/english/

Important  Links(2)

• Computing  Center/Rechenzentrumwww.uni-­‐mannheim.de/rum

• Webmailhttp://students.webmail.uni-­‐mannheim.de/

• Campusmaphttp://www.uni-­‐mannheim.de/1/english/Quick  Links:  Campus  Map  (PDF)

Further  Events  Today

• Introduction  to  your  study  program

• Lunch

• Campus  tour

• BBQ  at  Herzogenriedpark– Starts  at  4pm  (we  meet  at  3pm  in  front  of  A5-­‐C  and  walk  there)– We  sell  tickets  before  lunch

• 4€ for  first  year  master  students  and  freshmen• Food  and  drinks  inclusive!

Further  Events  Next  Monday  (7  September)

• Team  project  introduction• 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

FachschaftMathematik  und  Informatik

Business   Informatics Business  Mathematics LehramtMathematik Lehramt  Informatik

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