Bachelor Project - General

Course Type
Bachelor Project
Level
Basic Studies / Bachelor
Semester

Winter Semester / Summer Semester

Creditpoints
4 CP

The Bachelor Project

Math, mechanics, design, materials science... A mechanical engineering degree usually starts out very theoretical, takes place in large lectures with frontal teaching and frustrates many beginners, who often ask themselves the question at the end of the first semester: What does all this have to do with mechanical engineering, and what does mechanical engineering have to do with me at all?

Problem solving skills for first year students!

In the 2017/18 winter semester, the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at Leibniz Universität Hannover changed its curriculum and introduced a mandatory practical project in the very first semester with one goal: to teach students right from the start what engineers will do later - namely, solve technical problems in a structured way as part of a team. The idea from the dean's office to start a practical project for first-year students took shape at the Institute of Assembly Technology (match) at the Hannover Center for Production Technology. This is also where the coordination of this "bachelor project" lies, for which 13 mechanical engineering institutes ultimately each offered a project that is not about technical skills but about problem-solving skills - an offer for a total of around 450 first-semester students.

Starting in the summer semester of 2021, the bachelor project will be offered every semester, but with a reduced number of projects.

General Information

This page provides general information about the bachelor project at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. Information about the project "Autonomous LEGO Robot" can be found here  .

The bachelor project arose from the wish of students to have more practical experience at the beginning of their studies. Accordingly, the project consists of tutorials with a high practical component, in which important competencies and soft skills are taught in addition to technical content, such as problem-solving skills, independent research of content, teamwork and presentation techniques.

The bachelor project is carried out decentrally at different institutes. The engineering focus varies from project to project; as a rule, the discipline of the institute is also the focus of the project organized and carried out there. Information about the projects can be found in Stud.IP, partly also on the websites of the institutes. This explicitly also applies to the venue and time of the event. In addition, there is a general information event in which the contents of all projects are briefly presented and the registration procedure is explained. The individual projects are organizationally independent.

Each project has a responsible contact person who can be reached via Stud.IP. In individual cases, inquiries should be directed to these contact persons. The same applies to cancellations for a deadline, e.g. due to illness. For general questions about the bachelor project, Richard Blümel from the Institute of Assembly Technology is available (e-mail).

Dates

Launch event

13.10.2021 B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering 11:15 - 13:15 Uhr, Audimax, Hannover

13.10.2021 B.Sc. Production & Logistics 09:00 - 11:00 Uhr, Audimax, Hannover

13.10.2021 B.Sc Sustainable engineering 16:30 - 18:00, IK-Hörsaal (Raum 002, IK-Haus, Garbsen)

Registration 13.10.2021 18:00 - 24.10.2021 23:59 via Stud.IP
First meeting from CW 43, dates look StudIP
Interruption23. December 2021 - 05. January 2022


Projects

Project NameInstitute Contact person Semester
Antreiben - Steuern - BewegenITAAndreas StockWiSe/SoSe
Autonomer Lego RobotermatchRichard BlümelWiSe/SoSe
Bauteilentwicklung im AutomobilbauIFUMAdrian Heymann WiSe
Entwicklung von

Infektionsschutzmasken mittels frugal engineering

IMPMarc MüllerWiSe/SoSe
Green RacIng. ChallangeIKW

Jonas Hoppe

WiSe/SoSe
Ghost CarIMPTSascha de WallWiSe
Konstruktion einer CrashstrukturIKMTobias Bode WiSe/SoSe
Movement 2.0 - E-LongboardIBMStefan Nagel WiSe
Optomechatronik erlebenIPeG

Arved Ziebehl

WiSe/SoSe
RennwagenfertigungIFWMarc-André Dittrich WiSe
Teilautomatisiertes FahrenIMESTim-David JobWiSe/SoSe
Upcycling von KunststoffabfallIMPKai Höltje WiSe/SoSe
Vakuummoter mit DrehzahlerfassungITV

Hoang Dung

WiSe
What's happening with my "gelber Sack?"IKKFlorian Bittner WiSe/SoSe

QUESTIONS OFTEN ASKED

Registration
The registration for the project/subproject is binding via Stud.IP. There, several wishes can be specified and prioritized, the places will be drawn on 20.10.2021 at 18:00. Until 24.10.2021 23:59 there is still the possibility to register or to change the assigned project, if there are still places available. The organization reserves the right to change the allocation manually until week 46, if the projects were occupied too unevenly.

Change of project
A change of project is only foreseen in the registration period until 24.10.2021 23:59. It is not possible to change between projects after registration.

Compulsory attendance
Attendance is compulsory for all projects, unless otherwise announced in the course. In case of illness, a medical certificate must be obtained and submitted to the supervisor of the project. Planned absences for good cause, such as marriage or death, must be communicated to the supervisor in advance. On a case-by-case basis, supervisors will make every effort to find an accommodating solution if the concern is presented in a credible manner. There is no entitlement to "permitted absences".

Examination performance
The Bachelor project is an ungraded course work. Of course, there will still be a performance review in each project. This usually consists of at least one written performance (e.g. interim or final report) and one oral performance, such as a presentation and/or an examining discussion on the topic of the sub-project.

PO compulsory change to WiSe 17/18
The bachelor project is automatically recognized when changing to the PO 2017 compulsory. Third semester students (or higher) therefore do not have to complete the project. An objection can be filed against the automatic recognition, in which case it must also be taken as a compulsory course. The exact procedure can be requested from the examination board. Author's note: Since the time slots are only kept free in the first semester timetable, it is in no case advisable to waive the automatic credit in combination with the compulsory attendance.

Bachelor project in the Studium Generale
The Bachelor project cannot be chosen in the "Studium Generale" (PO 2017). This results from the fact that an examination achievement may only appear once in the transcript. This is already the case if the bachelor project was automatically recognized during the PO compulsory change (see above). If you have objected to this, it must be completed as a compulsory examination and cannot then be credited in the Studium Generale either.

Examination of Electrical Engineering (M. Sc.)
If you have been assigned Electrical Engineering I or II as a conditional examination as a Master's student, you do not have to complete the Bachelor's project. Even if this is part of the same module as Electrical Engineering, they are different examinations.

Your Professor

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Annika Raatz
Professors
Address
An der Universität 2
30823 Garbsen
Building
Room
214
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Annika Raatz
Professors
Address
An der Universität 2
30823 Garbsen
Building
Room
214

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