WELCOME to the KIT Department of Mechanical Engineering Introduction for Incoming Student Winter Term 2018/19

Facts and Figures about KIT 1825 founded as „Polytechnikum“  oldest German „Technische Hochschule“ 1967 University 2009 merger with the „National Research Center“ to zum „ „Karlsruhe Institute of Technology“ Approx. 26.000 students (22% internationals) Approx. 9.250 employees, among them 5773 researchers 365 professors 5 divisions 11 departments/faculties 131 institutes Budget: 851 Mio. € (2016) 01.10.2018 Andrea Morlock-Scherm Leitung ISIM

Department of Mechanical Engineering Approx. 5000 students 1400 internationals, among them: ~ 180 exchange students/year Approx. 750 employees among them: 36 professors 22 institutes  the largest KIT department 01.10.2018 Andrea Morlock-Scherm Leitung ISIM Prof. Dr. Max Mustermann | Name of Faculty

Information about your studies Preliminary Remarks: It is not necessary to take notes. You will find a summary of this presentation as well as all necessary links on the ISIM homepage: https://www.mach.kit.edu/english/1715.php 01.10.2018 Andrea Morlock-Scherm Leitung ISIM

Information about your studies 1. At the beginning of your stay 1.1 How to find your courses? Information about the offered courses, lectures, workshops or labs as well as the location and date Course catalogue = Vorlesungsverzeichnis https://campus.studium.kit.edu/events/catalog.php#!campus/all/fields.asp?group=Vorlesungsverzeichnis Homepages of the Institutes http://www.mach.kit.edu/institute.php Summary of the courses: Module Handbooks = Modulhandbücher http://www.mach.kit.edu/1572.php 01.10.2018 Andrea Morlock-Scherm Leitung ISIM

Information about your studies 1.2. How to register for your courses? Usually, a registration is not necessary for most of your lectures Registration can be mandatory for a few courses like tutorials, workshops or labs Information on how and when to apply will be given on the homepage of the Institute by the lecturer during the first lecture 01.10.2018 Andrea Morlock-Scherm Leitung ISIM

Information about your studies 1.2. How to register for your courses? very important: Participation in the first lecture! Lecturer informs about Tutorials, workshops, labs with mandatory registration Course materials Password (Ilias) 01.10.2018 Andrea Morlock-Scherm Leitung ISIM

Information about your studies 1.2.1. Tutorials, Workshops, Labs Step1: Online application for courses with mandatory registration via ILIAS https://ilias.studium.kit.edu/ 01.10.2018 Andrea Morlock-Scherm Leitung ISIM

Information about your studies 1.2.1. Tutorials, Workshops, Labs Step 2: send an E-Mail to the teaching staff responsible / course assistant containing Your name Your student registration number Your status as exchange student If possible during the first or second week of the term internal registration by the course assistants for Assignement to the working groupes and Registration of all pre-requisits and study-accompanying exercices Precondition to get access to the final exams 01.10.2018 Andrea Morlock-Scherm Leitung ISIM

Information about your studies 1.3. How to get the course materials? Download your materials from ILIAS (usually, you have to enter the course beforehand) Or have a look on the homepage of the Institute 01.10.2018 Andrea Morlock-Scherm Leitung ISIM

Information about your studies 1.4. Is a BSc- or MSc-project possible? Yes, but you have to find your supervisor as well as the topic on your own Information about offered BSc- or MSc-projects are available: http://www-2.mach.kit.edu/srmach/bachelor_arbeiten.php http://www-2.mach.kit.edu/srmach/master_arbeiten.php or on the homepages of the Institutes: 01.10.2018 Andrea Morlock-Scherm Leitung ISIM

Information about your studies 2. During your stay 2.1. Registration at Studierenden Center Maschinenbau SCM Geb. 10.91, R. 225 Please hand in your registration form at SCM https://www.mach.kit.edu/gaststudenten_erasmus.php as soon as possible after the beginning of your studies 01.10.2018 Andrea Morlock-Scherm Leitung ISIM

Information about your studies 2.2. Changes of your Learning Agreements/Study Proposals As soon as possible after the start of lectures (4 – 6 weeks at the latest) Signatures at ISIM, Geb. 10.23, Room 706 Submission to your Home University 01.10.2018 Andrea Morlock-Scherm Leitung ISIM

Information about your studies 2.3 Application of your BSc or MSc Thesis As soon as your topic is fixed send an e-mail to SCM (scm@mach.kit.edu) including Your name Name of the institute Name of the supervisor Title of your thesis After about 1-2 days: pick up your application at SCM personally go to the institute and hand it in. the institute states the starting date A BSc Thesis has to be finished after 3 months, a MSc Thesis after 6 months from that date 01.10.2018 Andrea Morlock-Scherm Leitung ISIM

Information about your studies 2.4. Prolongation Extension of your stay for one semester (SS 19 or WS 19/20) Certificate of enrollment from your home university Approval of your home university Signed Learning Agreement for the second term for a final/project thesis:   approval of your KIT supervisor Attention: international students from third countries (with citizenship of non-EU/EEA countries) have to pay tuition fees of 1500€/semester Visiting Students from third countries studying in the frame of a Bilateral cooperation agreement are exempted for the first and second semester, but will have to pay from their third semester (=WS2019/20!!) at KIT onwards   http://www.intl.kit.edu/istudies/6263.php At the latest: 1. Dec. 2018 to IStO 01.10.2018 Andrea Morlock-Scherm Leitung ISIM

Information about your studies 2.5 Re-registration Re-registration at Campus Management / online https://campus.studium.kit.edu/renewal/index.php Deadline: 15 January until 15 February 2019 Attention: Missing the deadline will be fined 15 € Without the re-registration, you will not be able to sign up for the exams during the next term (SS 2019) 01.10.2018 Andrea Morlock-Scherm Leitung ISIM

Information about your studies 3. At the end of your stay 3.1. What kind of exams do you have to take? Written exams Respect the deadlines for signing up Fixed date, determined at the beginning of the term Long correcting period possible (up to 8-10 weeks) Oral exams More flexibility in organizing the date, individual agreements possible Pre- or postponing after discussion with and approval of your examiner Results/marks directly after the examination 01.10.2018 Andrea Morlock-Scherm Leitung ISIM

Information about your studies 3.2. When do the exams take place? From the end of the lecture period up to the official end of the term Winter Term: February until end of March Summer Term: End of July until end of September Dates are published on the institutes‘ homepages during the term Dates are binding Pre-/postponing of an exam might be possible in substantiated exceptional cases after the discussion with and approval of the examiner 01.10.2018 Andrea Morlock-Scherm Leitung ISIM

Information about your studies 3.3. When to apply for the exams? The exact application period for the exams is published on the homepages of the institutes, some weeks after the start of the term The lecturers or the course assistants will announce the dates during the lectures or tutorials/workshops The dates can be asked directly at the institutes 01.10.2018 Andrea Morlock-Scherm Leitung ISIM

Information about your studies 3.4. How to apply for the exams? Precondition: Registration at SCM by handing in your completed Application Form at the latest 6 weeks after the start of your studies Learning Agreement https://www.mach.kit.edu/gaststudenten_erasmus.php 01.10.2018 Andrea Morlock-Scherm Leitung ISIM

Information about your studies 3.4.1. Application for your particular exams Send an e-mail to SCM (scm@mach.kit.edu) including Your name Course number and title at the latest: one week before the end of the application period After about 1-2 days: pick up your application form at SCM personally go to the institute in time and hand it in take your exam on the fixed date for exams 01.10.2018 Andrea Morlock-Scherm Leitung ISIM

Information about your studies 3.5. How to get the Transcript of Records? After having finished all exams apply for your Transcripts of Records at SCM by e-mail As soon as all results are known, SCM issues your Transcript Attention: the correcting period sometimes takes up to 6-9 weeks, but you can ask for a preliminary extract / proficiency certificate Delivery of the Transcript pick it up personally at SCM or the Transcript is sent to your home address or another address you leave at SCM 01.10.2018 Andrea Morlock-Scherm Leitung ISIM

Information about your studies Your contact persons at the Department For all organisational or administrative matters SCM Studierenden Center Maschinenbau, Geb. 10.91, Raum 225 Director: Dr.-Ing. R. Schwarz Registration at the Department Application to exams Transcripts ISIM International Studieren im Maschinenbau, Geb. 10.23, Raum 706 Director: A. Morlock-Scherm Signatures of Learning Agreements/Changes General matters 01.10.2018 Andrea Morlock-Scherm Leitung ISIM

Information about your studies Your contact persons at the Department For all academic matters, such as lectures, workshops, projects, exams consult the lecturer, supervisor or course assistant in charge of the subject. For e-mail adresses and office hours see the Institutes‘ homepages. For information about studies and exams from the students‘ point of view consult the Mechanical Engineering Student Body https://www.fs-fmc.kit.edu/ For all remaining subjects address to Prof. Dr. –Ing. Carsten Proppe Representative for International Affairs of the KIT Department of ME Bld. 10.23, 2. OG, room 204 in exceptional cases only! Please respect the official office hours or arrange a meeting by e-mail. 01.10.2018 Andrea Morlock-Scherm Leitung ISIM

Thank you for your attention Thank you for your attention! We wish all of you a successful and pleasant stay at KIT and in Karlsruhe. 01.10.2018 Andrea Morlock-Scherm Leitung ISIM