Project seminar "Digital Sustainability Transformation of, by, and for the TUM"
Content
In the project-based seminar, students can develop their ideas and initiate their own projects to contribute to a more sustainable, digital TUM. The course offers a wide range of topics from which students can choose. For example, individual elements in TUM's sustainability assessment can be addressed, and concrete solutions can be developed for the various TUM locations. Or, projects on digital sustainability transformation can be implemented in collaboration with partners from business and society, aligning with the concept of service learning. Accordingly, one explicit goal is to collaborate with local actors and stakeholders to identify potential needs in the area of sustainable digitization or sustainability through digital technologies, and to work together on concrete solutions and applications across various TUM locations.
Our team actively supports students in the planning and implementation process of their projects, providing a seminar that offers ample room for initiative, creativity, and mutual exchange, as well as peer-to-peer feedback.
Content
The focus of the first session is on getting to know each other and initiating a group formation process. In addition, we would like to collaborate on introducing the topics of sustainable and digital transformation to universities and developing initial project ideas.
The project seminar takes place at the following times online via Zoom.
- Friday, 16 April 2021; 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
- Saturday, 17 April 2021; 9:30 am - 1:00 pm
On Friday evening, a voluntary social online gathering is planned from 8:00 p.m., allowing students and the project team to exchange ideas and get to know each other outside the seminar context.
Content
The second session serves the (further) development of possible project ideas and the constitution of groups that want to work together on a project over the semester. Additionally, there is the opportunity to engage with student initiators at TUM and other universities, exchanging ideas about the possibilities and potentials, as well as existing pitfalls and barriers related to transformative project work.
The project seminar takes place at the following times online via Zoom.
- Friday, 23 April 2021; 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
- Saturday, 24 April 2021; 9:30 am - 1:00 pm
Content
In the third session, we aim to explore various strategies for project management. In doing so, the basic elements of the project work are taught, and newer approaches to agile project management are presented, tried out, and applied to the groups' own project development.
The project seminar takes place at the following times online via Zoom.
- Friday, 14 May 2021; 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
- Saturday, 15 May 2021; 9:30 am - 1:00 pm
Content
The fourth session is at the center of the project presentation: here, the project groups should pitch their initial ideas. There are no limits to the presentation style - for example, a poster session, a presentation, a storyboard, a video clip, or any other format. In addition to peer-to-peer feedback, Tobias Michl, Sustainability Officer at TUM, and other cooperation partners will also comment on the presented ideas and provide suggestions for further development. The presentations thus represent a significant milestone for the project's further development.
The project seminar takes place at the following times online via Zoom.
- Friday, 25 June 2021; 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.