41416 - Computer Skills, Databases and GIS - ICT Modulübersicht

Module Number: 41416 - module is no longer offered from WS 2011/12
Module Title:Computer Skills, Databases and GIS - ICT
 
Department: Faculty 4 - Environmental Sciences and Process Engineering
Responsible Staff Member:
  • apl. Prof. PD Dr.-Ing. habil. Molkenthin, Frank
Language of Teaching / Examination:English
Duration:1 semester
Frequency of Offer: Every winter semester
Credits: 6
Learning Outcome:

Programming skills for hydroinformatics system development and adaptation, understanding of GIS data structures and application concepts in hydroinformatics.

Contents:

Software Engineering: basic steps in software engineering for hydroinfomatics software, introduction to programming languages (VBA, FORTRAN, C++, Java, C# …) and basic components, introduction to basic software engineering and implementation tools (e.g. Eclipse).
Implementation of simple hydroinformatics tools: river cross-section, time series, linear equation systems, 1D numerical schemes.
Code examples from implementation of graphical user interfaces, data base access, interfacing with standard data formats, multi-threading, interprocess communication, Web technology, open source tools and libraries for hydroinformatics systems.

GIS: coordinate system, raster and vector based data structures, digital elevation models (raster, TIN), interfacing, import/export, data analysis, geo-spatial analysis,
Application examples from hydro-engineering projects.

Recommended Prerequisites:None
Mandatory Prerequisites:None
Forms of Teaching and Proportion:
  • Lecture / 40 Hours
  • Exercise / 40 Hours
  • Practical training / 40 Hours
  • Self organised studies / 60 Hours
Teaching Materials and Literature:see http://euroaquae.tu-cottbus.de
Module Examination:Unspecified - Specification from winter semester 2016/17 required!
Assessment Mode for Module Examination:exercises, written and oral examination
Evaluation of Module Examination:Performance Verification – graded
Limited Number of Participants:None
Part of the Study Programme:
  • no assignment
Remarks:Lecturers: Molkenthin, Merting
Module Components:None
Components to be offered in the Current Semester:
  • no assignment
Follow-up Module/s: Phase-out module since: 10.05.2011