DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AT THE TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITT MNCHEN

MSCE STUDY HANDBOOK

FOR STUDENTS OF THE

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING

PROGRAM

http://www.master.ei.tum.de

October 20, 2011

Contents
1 General Information about Studying at TUM 2 Overview & Study Goals of the MSCE Program 3 MSCE Study Guidelines 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 Structure of the Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4 6 6 12 12 13 15 18 18 18 19 19 19 19

Graduation Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CourseWork and Lab Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Internship Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Masters Thesis Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Final Grade Average . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Certicates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 Additional Information 4.1 4.2 4.3 Computer Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roomnder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accommodation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Dear MSCE Student,

The intent of this handbook is to explain the regulations of the MSCE program and to provide you with a road map for your studies, beginning with the planning of the rst semester and ending with the graduation two years later. As an introduction, Chapter 1 gives some hints on where to nd general information about studying at TUM. Chapter 2 presents the program and its history and explains the study goals. Chapter 3 is the main part of this booklet. It includes guidelines for courses, the internship, and the masters thesis. The basic structure of the program is shown and the dierent parts are explained very briey, followed by a list of requirements for graduation. The following sections explain these requirements in detail and give guidelines for all parts of the program. We hope that this handbook will help to answer most of your questions. If you have any comments on how to improve this booklet, do not hesitate to let us know your ideas. The most recent version of this handbook can be downloaded from: http://www.master.ei.tum.de/mainframe/data/courses/MSCEhandbook.pdf Current announcements about the MSCE program are available on the website: http://www.master.ei.tum.de The primary point of contact for queries related to the MSCE program is the email address: master@ei.tum.de

Sincerely, Prof. Ulf Schlichtmann Program Director Hannes Bartz Program Manager Nicole Rossmann Administration MSCE-CS Room: N2402, Tel: 289-23466 Email: master@ei.tum.de Gabriele Sphrle Administration MSCE-CE Room: N2120, Tel: 289-28337 Email: gabis@tum.de Prof. Gerhard Kramer Program Director MSCE-CS

Chapter 1 General Information about Studying at TUM

For general information about studying at TUM, please consult the International Oce Ms. Petra Ritter Arcisstr. 21 D-80333 Mnchen Room 0196, Tel. 289-25012 ritter@tum.de The webpage http://portal.mytum.de/studium/studieninfo oers some interesting information about TUM and its study programs, the orientation month, and get togethers. You will also nd important information concerning formalities, such as enrollment, residence permit, health insurance, etc. Please read those pages very carefully. It is very important that you make sure the Board of Examiners MSc (Masterprfungsausschuss, see Section 3.4.1) and the admissions oce (Immatrikulationsamt) know your exact mailing address in Munich. Failure to do so may result in loss of essential documents for your enrollment and your studies. The board of examiners MSc and the admissions oce will know your address if you keep your TUMonline (https://campus.tum.de/) information up to date at all times. The ocial university calendar, which includes the semester breaks and holidays, can be found at http://portal.mytum.de/studium/semestertermine

Chapter 2 Overview & Study Goals of the MSCE Program

Since 1998, the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology at TUM has been oering a highlevel graduate program leading to the academic degree Master of Science in Communications Engineering. The socalled MSCE program is especially designed for international students and is taught entirely in English. It is a twoyear program, including a 9week internship period in a German company and a sixmonth period for the completion of the masters thesis. The goal of the program is to attract foreign students mainly from Asia, South and North America, Middle East, Eastern Europe and Africa to our university. Upon successful completion the students are awarded the academic degree Master of Science (M.Sc.). Beginning on the rst day, students are taught the fundamental concepts of communications engineering, such as information theory and coding, as well as communication networks, software engineering, signal processing, IC Design and computer aided circuit design, just to name a few. In addition, advanced courses taught by renowned guest professors are oered. Moreover, there are courses taught by adjunct professors from industry, a management course, a seminar, and labs and semester projects. In 2005, we expanded our MSCE program. Before, the focus had been exclusively on system aspects of communications engineering, with a few IC implementation related courses being oered as electives. Now, we oer two specializations: Communications Systems (CS), which is essentially the well-established original MSCE curriculum, and Communications Electronics (CE). The latter emphasizes the implementation of communications systems by means of electronic circuits. All MSCE students spend the rst semester together. In this semester, the emphasis in the mandatory courses is on the basics of communication, with a course on IC design complementing the oering. Starting in the second semester, students in the two specializations attend mostly different courses. The variety of electives allows students to become experts on certain aspects of the topics covered by the chosen specialization. Since the beginning in 1998, many students from all over the world joined the program. Some of them had just completed their bachelors degree while others had one or 4

5 two years work experience. Exceptionally qualied students may receive scholarships covering living expenses either from DAAD, Bayhost, companies, their home university, or another private or governmental institution. Students who receive a scholarship are required to report this fact to the MSCE administration. We are very proud of our program, and we believe that our forthcoming graduates will be well equipped for leading positions in globally operating companies in Germany, their home countries and worldwide.

Chapter 3 MSCE Study Guidelines

3.1 Structure of the Program

The MSCE program is a twoyear program, divided into four semester. This includes a 9week period for an internship and a sixmonth period for the completion of the masters thesis. Courses start in mid October. The following program schedule gives an overview.

MSCE Program Schedule

Mid October through Mid February Semester 1 End of February March through Mid April End of April through July End of July August through Mid October Final exams for Semester 1 Spring break Semester 2 Final exams for Semester 2 Internship in industry

Mid October through Mid February Semester 3 End of February March through September Mid October Final exams for Semester 3 Semester 4: Masters Thesis Graduation

During the rst three semesters of the program, there are three to ve mandatory courses in each semester and elective courses, as listed in the course curriculum (see page 9, 11). Most courses have a weekly lecture of two hours. In addition, there is a weekly tutorial given by a teaching assistant. During the semester, in many courses 6

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students can assess their skills in homeworks and midterm exams. At the end of the semester, the nal exams for each course take place. Detailed information about the content of the dierent courses is available at http://www.master.ei.tum.de/mainframe/data/courses/modules.pdf The program starts with courses in the fundamental concepts and theory of communications engineering and communication networks, along with courses about digital signal processing and digital IC design. Both mandatory and elective courses are taught by the departments full professors. This is complemented by a course on engineering management which is taught by an adjunct professor from industry. In the summer semester, there is a course about channel coding for the CS specialization. In addition, there are two courses in advanced topics taught by internationally renowned visiting professors. For the CE specialization, mandatory courses on Analog / Mixed Signal IC Design and Electronic Design Automation take place in the summer term, accompanied by a course in advanced topics given by an internationally well-known visiting professor. Students can add electives and laboratories based on their interests. Immediately after the second semester, students work 9 weeks for a German company. During this fulltime paid internship (in German called Fachpraktikum), students obtain valuable practical experience as well as insights into the daily operations of a company. They learn to relate classroom training to business situations and apply theory to practice. Moreover, they have the opportunity to demonstrate their skills and knowledge to a potential future employer. The third semester in CS deals with advanced topics in communications engineering and signal processing, including two lectures given by adjunct professors from industry. In CE, System on Chip Solutions for Networking takes place, and lectures by adjunct professors from industry address topics on Testing Digital Circuits as well as current Aspects in Integrated System Technology and Design. In both specializations, students participate in a seminar where they prepare a presentation about a particular research topic. A fundamental part of the program is the masters thesis (in German called Masterarbeit). It gives students the opportunity to explore a topic of their choice in depth. The thesis enables students to improve research, analytic, and managerial skills. Research and analytic skills include the application of methods and knowledge learned in the courses and through literature review. Managerial skills include planning and doing a project in a limited period of time. After having successfully completed the program, students are awarded the Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Communications Engineering degree. This academic degree entitles students to enter PhD / Dr.Ing. programs. If you are interested in pursuing a PhD at TUM we strongly recommend that you acquire a good command of the German language during the two years of the MSCE program, as this will increase your chances of being oered a PhD position.

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Course Curriculum - Communications Systems (CS)

Sem. 1 1 1 1 1 Mandatory Lectures 1st Semester (Mid Oct-Feb) Adaptive and Array Signal Processing Broadband Communication Networks Digital IC Design Engineering Management Information Theory and Source Coding Professor J. A. Nossek J. Eberspcher A. Herkersdorf E. J. Feicht M. Mecking ECTS 3 3 3 3 3

Sem. 2 2 2

Mandatory Lectures 2nd Semester (May-July) Advanced Topics in Communications Engineering Advanced Topics in Signal Processing Channel Coding

Professor Guest Professor Guest Professor F. Rosetto

ECTS 6 6 3

Sem. 3 3

Mandatory Lectures 3rd Semester (Mid Oct-Feb) System Aspects in Communications System Aspects in Signal Processing

Professor I. Viering D. Obradovic

ECTS 3 3

Sem. 3 3

Seminars: 6 ECTS required Seminar on Topics in Communications Engineering Seminar on Topics in Signal Processing

Professor J. Eberspcher, N. Hanik J. A. Nossek, E. Steinbach, W. Utschick

ECTS 6 6

Sem. 1 2 2 1,2 1,3 2,3 2,3 2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3

Laboratories: 12 ECTS required Communications Lab Computational Haptics Laboratory Simulation of Optical Communication Systems Lab Communication Networks Lab Satellite Navigation Laboratory Image and Video Compression Lab Satellite Communication Laboratory Wireless Sensor Networks Lab Digital Signal Processing Lab HDL Design Lab

Professor C. Hausl E. Steinbach N. Hanik J. Eberspcher C. Gnther E. Steinbach C. Gnther J. Eberspcher J. A. Nossek U. Schlichtmann

ECTS 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

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Course Curriculum - Communications Systems (CS)

Sem. 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1,3 1,3 1,3 1,3 1,3 1,3 Electives: 24 ECTS required Advanced Network Architectures and Services II Antennas and Wave Propagation Cooperative Communications Dierential Navigation Electronic Design Automation Image and Video Compression Mobile Communications Multi-User Information Theory Multimedia Communications Network Planning Numerical Linear Algebra for Signal Processing Optical Communication Systems Pattern Recognition Robot and Pedestrian Navigation Advanced Network Architectures and Services I Brain, Mind and Cognition Circuit Theory and Communications MIMO Systems Optimization in Communications Engineering Real-Time Programming Languages Resource Management in Wireless Networks (not in WS 11/12) Computational Methods in Electromagnetics Master Course Computer Network (TUM Garching) Optimization Methods for Circuit Design Satellite Navigation Selected Topics in System Security Time-Varying Systems and Computations Professor J. Eberspcher, C. Mas Machuca T. Eibert C. Hausl C. Gnther U. Schlichtmann E. Steinbach T. Hindelang G. Kramer E. Steinbach D. Schupke G. Dietl L. Coelho G. Rigoll M. Angermann, P. Robertson W. Kellerer K. Diepold M. Ivrlac, J. A. Nossek M. Joham, W. Utschick W. Utschick S. Chakraborty J. Eberspcher, C. Hartmann L. Vietzorreck G. Carle H. Grb C. Gnther J. Sauerbrey K. Diepold ECTS 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 6 6 6 3 3 6 6 6 3 6

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Course Curriculum - Communications Electronics (CE)

Sem. 1 1 1 1 1 Mandatory Lectures 1st Semester (Mid Oct-Feb) Adaptive and Array Signal Processing Broadband Communication Networks Digital IC Design Engineering Management Information Theory and Source Coding Professor J. A. Nossek J. Eberspcher A. Herkersdorf E. J. Feicht M. Mecking ECTS 3 3 3 3 3

Sem. 2 2

Mandatory Lectures 2nd Semester (May-July) Advanced Topics in IC Design Electronic Design Automation

Professor Guest Professor U. Schlichtmann

ECTS 6 3

Sem. 3 3 3

Mandatory Lectures 3rd Semester (Mid Oct-Feb) Aspects of Integrated System Technology and Design Mixed Signal Electronics Testing of Digital Circuits

Professor B. Wurth S. Henzler J. Otterstedt

ECTS 3 6 3

Sem. 3 3

Seminars: 6 ECTS required Seminar on Topics in Integrated System Design Seminar on Topics in Integrated System Technology

Professor A. Herkersdorf, U. Schlichtmann P. Lugli, D. SchmittLandsiedel

ECTS 6 6

Sem. 1 2 2 2,3 2,3 2,3 2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3

Laboratories: 12 ECTS required Communications Lab Nanoelectronics Laboratory SystemC Lab High-Frequency Circuit Laboratory Mixed Signal IC Design Lab Project Lab IC Design Wireless Sensor Networks Lab Application Lab GSM SIM HDL Design Lab Smart Card Lab VLSI Design Lab

Professor C. Hausl P. Lugli A. Herkersdorf T. Eibert D. Schmitt-Landsiedel A. Herkersdorf J. Eberspcher G. Sigl U. Schlichtmann G. Sigl U. Schlichtmann

ECTS 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

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Course Curriculum - Communications Electronics (CE)

Sem. 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 1,3 1,3 1,3 1,3 1,3 1,3 1,3 1,3 1,3 1,2,3 Electives: 24 ECTS required Advanced Network Architectures and Services II Analog Integrated Circuits for Mobile Communication and Automotive High-Speed Digital CMOS Circuits HW/SW Codesign Image and Video Compression Introduction to Nanoelectronics Mobile Communications Numerical Linear Algebra for Signal Processing Physical Electronics System on Chip Solutions in Networking Advanced Network Architectures and Services I Brain, Mind and Cognition Circuit Theory and Communications Computational Methods in Nanoelectronics MIMO Systems Optimization in Communications Engineering Real-Time Programming Languages Computational Methods in Electromagnetics High-Frequency Circuit Design Introduction to Nanotechnology Mathematical Methods of Information Technology Nanosystems Optimization Methods for Circuit Design Reliability of Microelectronic Components Selected Topics in System Security Time-Varying Systems and Computations Memory Technology for Data Storage Professor J. Eberspcher, C. Machuca D. Schmitt-Landsiedel S. Henzler A. Herkersdorf E. Steinbach P. Lugli T. Hindelang G. Dietl G. Wachutka A. Herkersdorf W. Kellerer K. Diepold M. Ivrlac, J. A. Nossek P. Lugli M. Joham, W. Utschick W. Utschick S. Chakraborty L. Vietzorreck T. Eibert P. Lugli U. Schlichtmann P. Lugli H. Grb W. Gerling J. Sauerbrey K. Diepold F. Kreupl ECTS 3 3 3 6 3 3 3 3 3 6 6 3 3 3 6 6 6 3 3 3 6 3 6 3 3 6 6

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3.2

Graduation Requirements

To complete the MSCE program (i.e., to receive the academic degree Master of Science in Communications Engineering), students must 1. pass all mandatory courses (36 ECTS), 2. pass elective courses corresponding to 24 ECTS, 3. pass seminars corresponding to 6 ECTS, 4. pass labs corresponding to 12 ECTS, 5. report 9 weeks of industrial internship (12 ECTS), see Section 3.5, 6. complete a masters thesis (30 ECTS), see Section 3.6. The respective specializationspecic course curricula can be found on pages 9 and 11. Please note that the course lists are subject to change. Only courses and labs oered for a particular specialization count towards the curriculum requirement. The current course lists and schedule are available on the MSCE website. The following sections explain in detail the regulations for these requirements. Grading Scale: The grading scale ranges from 1.0 to 5.0, where 1.0 is the best and 5.0 is the worst grade. The following grades are possible: 1.0 1.3 1.7 2.0 good 2.3 2.7 3.0 3.3 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 fail

very good

satisfactory

sucient

3.3
3.3.1

CourseWork and Lab Requirements

CourseWork Requirements

All mandatory courses must be attended in the listed semester. Students must report a grade of 4.0 or better in all courses. No compensation of failed courses through passed courses is possible. Failed courses (mandatory/elective), labs, seminars can be repeated only once. It is not possible to repeat passed courses. All grades count towards the nal grade point average according to their ECTS credit weight, see Section 3.7. All courses have a nal exam. In addition, in some courses there are midterm exams and/or graded homeworks, where the professors decide how the grades are credited towards the nal exams. The nal exams are scheduled immediately after the end of the semester in which the course was oered. Failed exams have to be repeated immediately (a few weeks) after the rst attempt.

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Similar rules apply to the elective courses. Each student must complete an equivalent of 24 ECTS in elective courses. Additionally each student is required to attend one of the seminars oered in the 3rd semester for 6 ECTS.

3.3.2

Laboratories Requirements

Each student must complete 12 ECTS in laboratories during his or her studies. The labs count towards the nal grade point average with their corresponding ECTS weight, see Section 3.7. It is highly recommended that at least one lab is taken in the rst semester. Registration information for labs and details about introductory meetings are made available on the WWW shortly before the beginning of each semester.

3.4
3.4.1

Exams
Registration at The Board of Examiners

The Board of Examiners MSc (in German Masterprfungsausschu ) of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology is responsible for all issues concerning exams and grades in your program. Board of Examiners MSc Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology Building N1, Floor 3, Room N2149 Theresienstr. 90 D80290 Mnchen Chair: Prof. Dr.-Ing. H.-G. Herzog Registrar: Dr.Ing. L. Vietzorreck
http://www.ei.tum.de/FSB/StuSek/MSc

dhp@ei.tum.de Opening hours for students: Monday to Friday, 9.3012.00h Monday and Wednesday, 14.0017.00h (only during the semester) Maria Lautner, Tel. 289-22544, general matters Marianne Firbach, Tel. 289-22584, documentation and conrmations

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3.4.2

Registration of Courses and Labs for Exams

Each semester you must ocially register for the exams at the Board of Examiners MSc for all mandatory courses, electives, labs and the seminar which you are attending during that semester. The registration must be done online approximately 4 weeks after the start of the semester. Details will be announced in time. From the curriculum of your specialization you must register: 1. Mandatory Courses: All mandatory courses of the current semester including the seminar must be registered 2. Electives/Labs: According to the course curriculum, you must complete 24 ECTS in electives/ 12 ECTS in labs that count towards your nal grade point average. In addition, you may take additional electives/ labs (optional), which do not count. For the registration process, it is important that you only register electives/ labs that should count towards the nal grade point average. Do not register electives/ labs you have selected on a voluntary basis. Do not forget to register in time, a late registration is not permitted! Once you have registered for particular electives and labs they must be completed. A later exchange for other electives and labs or deregistration is not possible. Apart from the MSCE curriculum, additional courses (also courses in German) may be attended for a so-called Wahlfachschein (A Conrmation of attendance and the grade will be given by the respective professor). However, these extra courses do not count towards your MSCE curriculum. Exam registration as described above is not foreseen for such extra courses. You register directly with the course supervisor by informing him that you want to take the exam for a Wahlfachschein. Note that a course that you have taken for a Wahlfachschein cannot be later counted towards your regular MSCE curriculum requirement.

3.4.3

Identication during Exams

During an exam all students are requested to present a valid ocial identity document with picture (i.e. their passport or national identity card), and a proof of enrollment (i.e. Immatrikulationsbescheinigung or student ID card). Note that the student ID cards with picture or public transportation documents with picture do not count as a valid ocial identity proof.

3.4.4

Withdrawal of Registered Courses; Illness

If a student is not capable to attend an exam he is registered for, he must formally declare his withdrawal. The reason for the withdrawal must be specied and proved by appropriate certicates. In case of illness, a medical certicate by one of the TUM approved physicians must be provided. The medical certicate must be issued at the

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day of the missed exam and has to be immediately submitted to the Board of Examiners oce. The corresponding form and a list of approved physicians is available directly from their oce, see Section 3.4.1.

3.4.5

Transcript of Records

A transcript of records with your grades as well as preliminary nal transcript can be obtained from the Board of Examiners oce, see Section 3.4.1.

3.5
3.5.1

Internship Guidelines
Duration and Timing

The MSCE internship (in German called Fachpraktikum) is a careerrelated, fulltime1 professional experience in industry with a minimum length of 9 weeks. Usually it is scheduled immediately after the second semester until the beginning of the third semester; see Table 3.1.

3.5.2

Internship Arrangement & Registration

How to get an internship Students must arrange for an internship themselves. The following guidelines must be followed: The internship must be related to communications engineering or at least electrical engineering in general. All internships must be fulltime work. In exceptional cases up to an equivalent of 3 fulltime weeks can be done on a parttime basis. The internship must not be in an organization owned or managed by a family member. A Werkstudent occupation is accepted. The internship has to be done in Germany in a company or at a research institution. Internships can also be done at TUM. In exceptional cases, it is allowed to split the 9 weeks into two parts, the rst part after the 1st semester and the second part after the 2nd semester.
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approx. 3540 hours per week, depending on the company.

16 March End of July August through Mid October Mid October End of October

CHAPTER 3. MSCE STUDY GUIDELINES Start looking for internship placement Final Exams for Semester 2 Internship Semester 3 begins Hand in the required paperwork to the Oce for Internships

Table 3.1: A rough timeframe for the internship Students receiving a scholarship from a company should directly contact their advisor in Germany and inquire about an internship. In case you need a conrmation that an internship is required by your curriculum, contact the MSc oce, see Section 3.4.1. All selfarranged internships must be approved by the program manager prior to the start date. Send an email to master@ei.tum.de providing the following details regarding the arranged internship: your name and university registration number (Immatrikulationsnummer) internship beginning and end date overall duration in working hours company or institute name supervisor name and contact information internship title short topic description (4-5 sentences)

3.5.3

During the Internship

Technical Report At the end of your internship, a technical report which documents the work and presents the results must be written. A good structure of an internship report consists of: cover and title page; abstract; table of contents; introduction; problem denition; theory; implementation; testing for correctness of results, performance, usability, assessment; conclusions and ideas for future work; and references. The total length of the report(s) should be at least 20 pages but not more than 40 pages. The language can be English or German. You should also include one page of critical analysis (not simply a description) of the experience in terms of learning objectives and overall experience at the time of completion of the internship.

3.5. INTERNSHIP GUIDELINES Recommendation Letter (Werkstudent/Praktikumszeugnis)

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At the end of the internship, the students advisor at the company must write a formal recommendation letter (in German called Werkstudent/Praktikumszeugnis) which must contain: personal information about the student company, department, and city description and duration of the students tasks the overall duration and the number of absent days evaluation of students work and the technical report The letter can be in English or German.

3.5.4

After the Internship

Internship Recognition at the Oce for Internships The Oce for Internships (Industrie Praxis Ausschuss) of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology is responsible for the recognition and evaluation of internships. The following documents must be handed in: technical report, recommendation letter (Praktikumszeugnis) from your supervisor in the industry two lledin white forms called Internship Overview signed by your supervisor
http://www.ei.tum.de/FSB/StuSek/IPA

These documents required for recognition are to be handed in to the Oce for Internships immediately after the internship. All internship papers are due immediately at the beginning of the semester following the internship. The exact timeframe for recognition and return of the papers and the oce hours are posted at the bulletin board in front of the oce or in the WWW. Oce for Internships (Industrie Praxis Ausschuss) is the same as the Board of Examiners M.Sc. oce, see Section 3.4.1. Contact: http://www.ei.tum.de/FSB/StuSek/IPA (ipa@ei.tum.de)

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3.6

Masters Thesis Guidelines

In the fourth semester, students must write a masters thesis (in German Masterarbeit) under the supervision of a faculty professor. The duration of the masters thesis is 6 months and cannot be prolonged. It requires a fulltime involvement. The thesis has an overall weight of 30 ECTS. Students must fulll the internship and course work requirements described in Section 3.2 (requirements 1 through 5) to be allowed to start with their thesis work. Moreover, students must commence their thesis immediately after the completion of these requirements following the 3rd Semester, i.e. in March. The thesis must be completed and handed in by September 30th at the latest. Students are responsible for arranging a topic and thesis supervision with one of the institutes involved in the MSCE program. To be able to start on time and use the full 6 months, topic arrangements must be completed during the lecture period of the 3rd Semester. Please take into account that the arrangements might take some time. In order to arrange a masters thesis you should contact a professor or a research assistant with whom you share an interest and ask for suggestions for a topic. Research areas and open topics are posted and described at the bulletin boards of the institutes or on the respective websites. In some cases, it is possible to do the masters thesis in a company within an existing research partnership with one of the departments institutes. A masters thesis in industry cannot be arranged directly but only via the supervising professor. Masters theses should be performed in Germany. Please be sure to follow the legal rules imposed by the respective institutes and companies.

3.7

Final Grade Average

The nal grade point average is the weighted average of the individual nal grades of the mandatory and elective courses, the seminar, the labs, and the masters thesis according to their ECTS weight.

3.8

Certicates

For any kind of certicates related to your studies (e.g. transcripts, conrmation of study, internship requirement conrmation, etc.) please contact the Board of Examiners M.Sc. oce, see Section 3.4.1.

Chapter 4 Additional Information

4.1 Computer Access

Computer access is available to all students within the EIKON project. Detailed information is available at: http://www.eikon.tum.de/ The contact person is: Room: Oce hours: Contact: E-mail: Phone: Z954 Mo-We 08:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. Lieselotte Heckmann heckmann@tum.de 089/28923604

4.2

Roomnder

Orientation around campus is facilitated by the TUM - roomnder: http://portal.mytum.de/campus/roomfinder

4.3

Accommodation

The MSCE program does not provide students with accommodation. It is the responsibility of each student to arrange for his/her own accommodation.

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