Implementation Regulations (AFB), Elective catalogue and Module manual

Implementation Regulations (AFB)

The Implementary Regulations (Ausführungsbestimmungen, AFB) contain all course-specific regulations in addition to the general examination regulations.

The implementary regulations (AFB), compulsory elective catalogues and module manuals for the respective courses can be found here:

Purpose of the program and additions to the APO

At the very beginning of the AFBs, the goal of the study program is formulated.

This is followed by the program-specific additions to the APO. Often, the additions to §5 (course-specific AFBs, study and examination achievements to be completed) and to §13 (places of publication of compulsory elective catalogues; pre-examination achievements) are particularly relevant.

At the end of the AFBs are the transitional provisions that apply when the AFBs are changed.

Module overview

Now to the probably more interesting part of the AFBs: the appendix.

The module overview for the corresponding program can be found in the appendix.

As an example, we want to deal with the bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and the master’s degree in Computer Science.

First, the various blocks into which the modules are divided are listed with the required credit points (CP or LP).

With the master's degree in computer science, you can see that the composition of the blocks depends on whether you choose a research track. If you study without a research track, you must take additional blocks (main seminar and project in the master) and additional modules other blocks.

Some of the blocks are already explained here.

We see this especially with the master's degree in computer science.

List of modules and courses

A more detailed list of the blocks and their modules can be found in the AFBs below. All blocks are listed in the shown tabular form. Further explanations of this block can be found in the header. In the table, the module or course is listed with the course number (LV-Nr.), the type of course (LV-Art) and the number of semester hours per week (SWS), the amount of credits that is available for the module (LP/CP), the examination form (Prüf.-form), the weighting (Gewichtung), whether it is graded (Benotet?) and the type of exam (Prüf.-typ).

Let us first consider the compulsory block "Einführung in die Informatik" from the Bachelor of Computer Science. We learn from the info text that all modules from this block must be taken.

The module "Einführung in die Informatik" comprises a total of 6 semester hours per week (SWS); 9 credit points (LP) and 6 parts are included in the final grade. The module consists of the lecture "Informatik I" and "Hausaufgaben zu Informatik I". The lecture has the number W 1101. The letter in the number is an indicator whether the course takes place in the summer or winter semesters.

The course consists of 4 hours of lectures, 2 hours of practice per week (4V + 2Ü) and 9 credits. The course’s exam is taken either written or orally (K/M) and contributes to 1/1 (100%) of the final (module) grade. This exam is a module exam (MP).

The homework has the examination form "homework" (HA). 0 parts of it are included in the module grade. It is not graded but is a pre-examination prerequisite (PV).

The compulsory elective blocks from the bachelor's and master's degree programs (here: compulsory core area of ​​computer science from the master) are to be read analogously. In any case, the header must be observed here, as there may be restrictions!

Model study plan

At the end of the AFBs (usually Appendix 2) is the model study plan. This is a recommendation on how to organize your courses in order to finish in a standard period of study. The courses correspond to the modules / events described above. Compulsory courses that are listed in the regular curriculum in the same semester have no overlapping dates. This cannot be implemented for compulsory elective events.

The model study plans assume that the study will start in the winter semester. If you start your studies in the summer semester, “Semester 2 (SS)” is the first semester for you. The following semesters would then be "Semester 1 (WS)", "Semester 4 (SS)", "Semester 3 (WS)", ...

In this case you must make sure that lectures build on each other and check what previous knowledge may be required.

Elective catalogue

The compulsory electoral lists in the AFBs are not updated every semester. There is an elective catalogue for this.

The compulsory elective catalogue contains a (regularly) updated overview of all elective compulsory subjects, arranged according to their modules.

Module manual

In the module handbook you will find further, detailed descriptions of all modules. These include the requirements, content and learning objectives, and also the language, the lecturer and the semester.