Postal address Technische Universität Ilmenau Fakultät für Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik Institut für Medientechnik Postfach 10 05 65 98684 Ilmenau
The target group of the course are master students of media technology and computer science, as well as master students of media business. The course will be offered from summer semester 2022 as a substitute course for Usability Engineering 2.
Enrollment in the Moodle course is mandatory for all participating students.
Academic Preparation Course (APC) - Media Technology
Organization
The following Frequently Asked Questions should help you get started with the Media Technology APC course. Please, have a close look at all the questions before approaching us via email. If you have open questions regarding the course organization, please contact us via mt-apc@tu-ilmenau.de. If you have further questions about official documents, e.g., for the visa process, or questions about the APC process in general, please contact apc@tu-ilmenau.de. For questions regarding the enrollment process, please contract registration@tu-ilmenau.de .
In addition to this page and the email contact points, we offer an introduction event for all Media Technology APC students. The details will be announced in the next months.
As a next step, you need to obtain your study agreement and enroll at the TU Ilmenau. To do so, please contact the APC office via apc@tu-ilmenau.de.
Afterward, please enroll yourself to the APC Moodle course for the summer term 2022 https://moodle2.tu-ilmenau.de/course/view.php?id=3925 to receive updates about the course programm in the winter term. The enrollment key for the summer term 2022 Moodle course is stated on the supplementary document of your study agreement.
Language conditions must be cleared before taking any other courses or enrolling to the APC Moodle course.
If the language conditions are cleared after the registration deadline of a course, it is not possible to join the course in this semester.
In the summer semester 2021/2022 you can participate in the courses Fundamentals of Media Technology for APC, Multimediale Werkzeuge, Scientific Working, and the Raspberry Pi Project.
Starting with the winter term 2021/2022 the courses Video Production Technology and Fundamentals of Media Technology will not longer be offered for APC participants. However, a new and dedicated for the APC is offered called Fundamentals of Media Technology for APC. Passing this course will be considered equivialient to passing both courses Video Production Technology and Fundamentals of Media Technology.
Access to the APC Moodle course is restricted to students in the Media Technology APC program. Therefore, the enrollment key is distributed along with the study agreements by the APC office. Double check if you are using the enrollment key for the current semester.
If you have language conditions, you must first clear those. Afterward, you will receive the enrollment key for the APC Moodle course from the APC office.
The courses Scientific Working and the Raspberry Pi Project will be held online and can be complete remotey. The other courses will probably start online, but this will be decided in the next months.
In any case, you must be enrolled at the TU Ilmenau to participate.
Fundamentals of Media Technology for APC: No registration deadline Multimediale Werkzeuge: 08.04.2022 Raspberry Pi Project: 18.04.2022 Scientific Working: 18.04.2022
If you need additional documents, e.g., a statement that physical presence in Ilmenau is required or a document about the status of the APC program, please contact the APC office of TU Ilmenau via apc@tu-ilmenau.de .
Please have a look at the Media technology APC course in Moodle https://moodle2.tu-ilmenau.de/course/view.php?id=3925 and attend the introduction event at the beginning of the semester. The details for the introduction event will be announced later. For further and urgent questions, please contact mt-apc@tu-ilmenau.de.
Please see question "I cannot be in Ilmenau when the lecture period starts. What should I do?"
You will receive English learning materials for all courses.
Scientific Working
The goal of the Scientific Working is to learn best practices for scientific writing and scientific presentations. Further, the course will provide insights into the services of the local university library.
The Scientific Working course will be an online course in the summer term 2022. All details about the course and working materials are available in the Scientific Working Moodle course https://moodle2.tu-ilmenau.de/course/view.php?id=4102.
Raspberry Pi Project
The goal of the Raspberry Pi Project is to learn how to plan, organize, and solve tasks in a small project group. Students solve predefined tasks that combine mechanics, electrical engineering, computer science, and media technology using a Raspberry Pi. There will be tutorials on GIT, Python, and Linux, to support the course participants and additional regular consultations.
The Raspberry Pi Project will be an online course in the summer term 2022. All details about the course and working materials are available in the Raspberry Pi Moodle course https://moodle2.tu-ilmenau.de/course/view.php?id=4098.
