05-BMG-GS1 Digital Competences

This computer skills module provides all students with an obligatory organisational framework, which is flexible in terms of topics and time, allowing them to safely learn the theory and practice of the digital data processing methods commonly used in geostudies as well as in typical geoscientific professions. Our wide range of topic-specific computer courses uses industry-standard software and a variety of geoscientific data examples to impart essential IT skills, e.g. in spreadsheet calculation, programming, computer graphics and geoinformation. To fulfill this module, all successfully completed block courses up to 6 CP will be credited.

Partcipants
1) develop individual solution strategies for tasks in geoscientific data processing and successfully implement them using suitable software
2) numerically and logically process, statistically analyze and graphically display geoscientific data by means of own EXCEL and MATLAB programming
3) create construction- and data-based diagrams and maps in publication quality with specialized graphics software (COREL, GRAPHER, SURFER, QGIS, GMT)
4) competent use of computer hardware and application software, digital measuring instruments, databases, digital media and services (e.g. learning platforms)

Fundamentals of logics, algebra, analysis, statistics, numerical mathematics, geometry and cartography

Course Type 1: block course (BK) 6.0 SWS ( 84.0 h)

Tutorial(s): -

84.0 h presence time
56.0 h self-study
40.0 h exam workload

180 h total workload

module exam

exam elements: 0
SL: 1

0 % Portfolio

The module must be passed. A set of course tasks must be submitted.

1) Own course material and exercise files "EXCEL for Geos" #1 - #6 (Download Stud.IP)
2) Own course materials (Download Stud.IP) and online tutorials for COREL, GRAPHER, SURFER, GMT, Matlab, Python
3) Literature and course materials for GIS