Digitainability for EuroTeQ Universities
The “Student challenge: Digitainability for EuroTeQ Universities” project is funded by the EuroTeQ Teaching Fund. Prof. Dr. Stefan Wurster and Dr. Markus Siewert lead the interdisciplinary project, which will be carried out from June 2021 to February 2022. The project is supported by Pablo Conrat Fuentes.
Project description
Sustainable transformation and digital transformation can be seen as the core challenges of our time. The EuroTeQ universities play a leading role in the design of digital and sustainable transformation processes. Under the motto Digitainability for EuroTeQ Universities, we offer a teaching project in the form of a student challenge across the participating EuroTeQ universities, which enables students to develop specific project ideas at the interface between sustainable and digital transformation at the university level. Click here for the event announcement.
Course content
In this project-based seminar, students have the opportunity to apply their knowledge on topics related to digitainability - i.e. the promotion of sustainable digitization or digital sustainability at the EuroTeQ universities. During the semester, the students should develop their own project and present a first pitch of their idea. Possible topics include:
- To what extent are open source programs used in the EuroTeQ universities and what alternatives are available?
- How can the CO2 footprint of meals in the canteens at EuroTeQ universities be visualized in an appealing way?
- What could a campus app look like that students can use to point out unsustainable aspects and damage on campus?
The students are actively supported by our team in the planning and implementation of their projects, whereby the seminar not only offers plenty of space for initiative and creativity, but also for mutual exchange and peer-to-peer feedback.
Program
The course is structured as follows: It begins with an introductory workshop to discuss key issues relating to digitization and to develop initial project ideas. These ideas will then be further developed in the next workshops on design thinking, project management and storytelling. Each project team has to present its ideas to its fellow students during the semester. The course concludes with a student-led conference to which relevant stakeholders will also be invited.
The seminar will take place on the following dates (exact times are still to be determined):
- Friday 5th November 2021 & Saturday 6th November 2021
1.5 days - entry (online) - Friday November 19th 2021 / Saturday November 20th
1 day - Design Thinking Workshop (online) - Friday 3rd December 2021 & Saturday 4th December
1.5 days - project management & storytelling (online) - Friday January 21, 2022
1 day - group project presentation (online) - Friday 4th March 2022
1 day - final conference (online)
Students from all MA programs at TUM and the participating EuroTeQ universities are welcome. 3 ECTS can be earned for this course. Students must actively participate in the seminar. The grading is based on the presentation of the group project and a final report (50% each). The seminar will be held in English. More information about the EuroTeQ Campus can be found here.
Content
The focus of the first block is getting to know each other and initiating the group formation process. In addition, we would like to jointly develop an introduction to the topics of sustainable and digital transformation by, for and with universities and develop initial project ideas.
The project seminar takes place online via Zoom at the following times.
- Friday November 5, 2021; 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Content
The second block serves the (further) development of possible project ideas and the constitution of groups who want to work together on a project over the course of the semester. In order to promote project development as creatively as possible, we cooperate with professional trainers from UnternehmerTUM who offer a design thinking workshop.
The project seminar takes place online via Zoom at the following times.
- Friday November 19, 2021; 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
- Saturday November 20, 2021; 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Content
The third block serves to further develop the project ideas. In addition to the continuation of the Design Thinking workshop, storytelling strategies are to be conveyed. The 1.5-day workshop will again be led by the UnternehmerTUM trainers. On Saturday afternoon, Matthias Lehner will then present various project management strategies and apply them to the students' projects by means of practical exercises.
The project seminar will take place online via Zoom at the following times.
- Friday December 2, 2021; 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
- Saturday December 3, 2021; 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Content
The fourth block focuses on the presentation of the group projects: This is where the project groups pitch their first ideas! There are no limits to the way of the presentation - e.g. poster session, presentation or storyboard, video clip, etc. In addition to the peer-to-peer feedback, other cooperation partners will comment on the ideas presented and give suggestions for further development. The presentations thus represent a first milestone for further project work.
The project seminar will take place online via Zoom at the following times.
- Friday January 21, 2022; 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Content
The student conference concludes the teaching project. Here, the project ideas and results are presented to a TUM-wide public and discussed with experts from science and practice.
The project seminar will take place online via Zoom at the following times.
- Friday March 4, 2022; 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.