@misc{AlLabanRegerLucke2022,
  author    = {Al Laban, Firas and Reger, Martin and Lucke, Ulrike},
  title     = {Closing the Policy Gap in the Academic Bridge},
  series = {Zweitver{\"o}ffentlichungen der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe},
  journal   = {Zweitver{\"o}ffentlichungen der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe},
  number    = {1310},
  issn      = {1866-8372},
  doi       = {10.25932/publishup-58357},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-583572},
  pages     = {22},
  year      = {2022},
  abstract  = {The highly structured nature of the educational sector demands effective policy mechanisms close to the needs of the field. That is why evidence-based policy making, endorsed by the European Commission under Erasmus+ Key Action 3, aims to make an alignment between the domains of policy and practice. Against this background, this article addresses two issues: First, that there is a vertical gap in the translation of higher-level policies to local strategies and regulations. Second, that there is a horizontal gap between educational domains regarding the policy awareness of individual players. This was analyzed in quantitative and qualitative studies with domain experts from the fields of virtual mobility and teacher training. From our findings, we argue that the combination of both gaps puts the academic bridge from secondary to tertiary education at risk, including the associated knowledge proficiency levels. We discuss the role of digitalization in the academic bridge by asking the question: which value does the involved stakeholders expect from educational policies? As a theoretical basis, we rely on the model of value co-creation for and by stakeholders. We describe the used instruments along with the obtained results and proposed benefits. Moreover, we reflect on the methodology applied, and we finally derive recommendations for future academic bridge policies.},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{AlSaffar2016,
  author    = {Al-Saffar, Loay Talib Ahmed},
  title     = {Analysing prerequisites, expectations, apprehensions, and attitudes of university students studying Computer science},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-98437},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam},
  pages     = {xii, 131},
  year      = {2016},
  abstract  = {The main objective of this dissertation is to analyse prerequisites, expectations, apprehensions, and attitudes of students studying computer science, who are willing to gain a bachelor degree. The research will also investigate in the students' learning style according to the Felder-Silverman model. These investigations fall in the attempt to make an impact on reducing the "dropout"/shrinkage rate among students, and to suggest a better learning environment. The first investigation starts with a survey that has been made at the computer science department at the University of Baghdad to investigate the attitudes of computer science students in an environment dominated by women, showing the differences in attitudes between male and female students in different study years. Students are accepted to university studies via a centrally controlled admission procedure depending mainly on their final score at school. This leads to a high percentage of students studying subjects they do not want. Our analysis shows that 75\% of the female students do not regret studying computer science although it was not their first choice. And according to statistics over previous years, women manage to succeed in their study and often graduate on top of their class. We finish with a comparison of attitudes between the freshman students of two different cultures and two different university enrolment procedures (University of Baghdad, in Iraq, and the University of Potsdam, in Germany) both with opposite gender majority. The second step of investigation took place at the department of computer science at the University of Potsdam in Germany and analyzes the learning styles of students studying the three major fields of study offered by the department (computer science, business informatics, and computer science teaching). Investigating the differences in learning styles between the students of those study fields who usually take some joint courses is important to be aware of which changes are necessary to be adopted in the teaching methods to address those different students. It was a two stage study using two questionnaires; the main one is based on the Index of Learning Styles Questionnaire of B. A. Solomon and R. M. Felder, and the second questionnaire was an investigation on the students' attitudes towards the findings of their personal first questionnaire. Our analysis shows differences in the preferences of learning style between male and female students of the different study fields, as well as differences between students with the different specialties (computer science, business informatics, and computer science teaching). The third investigation looks closely into the difficulties, issues, apprehensions and expectations of freshman students studying computer science. The study took place at the computer science department at the University of Potsdam with a volunteer sample of students. The goal is to determine and discuss the difficulties and issues that they are facing in their study that may lead them to think in dropping-out, changing the study field, or changing the university. The research continued with the same sample of students (with business informatics students being the majority) through more than three semesters. Difficulties and issues during the study were documented, as well as students' attitudes, apprehensions, and expectations. Some of the professors and lecturers opinions and solutions to some students' problems were also documented. Many participants had apprehensions and difficulties, especially towards informatics subjects. Some business informatics participants began to think of changing the university, in particular when they reached their third semester, others thought about changing their field of study. Till the end of this research, most of the participants continued in their studies (the study they have started with or the new study they have changed to) without leaving the higher education system.},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{KeilKoubekMartensetal.2009,
  author    = {Keil, Reinhard and Koubek, Jochen and Martens, Alke and Schulte, Carsten and Bieniusa, Annette and Degen, Markus and Heidegger, Phillip and Thiemann, Peter and Gasbichler, Martin and Crestani, Marcus and Klaeren, Herbert and Knauel, Eric and Sperber, Michael and Eirund, Helmut and Sethmann, Richard and Weicker, Nicole and Weicker, Karsten and Reinhardt, Wolfgang and Magenheim, Johannes and Bender, Katrin and Steinert, Markus and Schwidrowski, Kirstin and Schmidt, Thilo and Br{\"u}ck, Rainer and Freischlad, Stefan and Schubert, Sigrid and Stechert, Peer and Kujath, Bertold},
  title     = {Hochschuldidaktik der Informatik : HDI2008 - 3. Workshop des GI-Fachbereichs Ausbildung und Beruf/Didaktik der Informatik ; 04. - 05. Dezember 2008 an der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam},
  editor    = {Schwill, Andreas},
  publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam},
  address   = {Potsdam},
  isbn      = {978-3-940793-75-1},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-28080},
  pages     = {151},
  year      = {2009},
  abstract  = {Thema des Workshops waren alle Fragen, die sich der Vermittlung von Informatikgegenst{\"a}nden im Hochschulbereich widmen. Dazu geh{\"o}ren u.a.: - fachdidaktische Konzepte der Vermittlung einzelner Informatikgegenst{\"a}nde - methodische L{\"o}sungen, wie spezielle Lehr- und Lernformen, Durchf{\"u}hrungskonzepte - Studienkonzepte und Curricula, insbesondere im Zusammenhang mit Bachelor- und Masterstudieng{\"a}ngen - E-Learning-Ans{\"a}tze, wenn sie ein erkennbares didaktisches Konzept verfolgen empirische Ergebnisse und Vergleichsstudien. Die Fachtagung widmete sich ausgew{\"a}hlten Fragestellungen dieses Themenkomplexes, die durch Vortr{\"a}ge ausgewiesener Experten, durch eingereichte Beitr{\"a}ge und durch eine Pr{\"a}sentation intensiv behandelt wurden.},
  language  = {de}
}
@article{Rolf2010,
  author    = {Rolf, Arno},
  title     = {Themeng{\"a}rten in der Informatik-Ausbildung},
  series = {Commentarii informaticae didacticae : (CID)},
  journal   = {Commentarii informaticae didacticae : (CID)},
  number    = {4},
  publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam},
  address   = {Potsdam},
  issn      = {1868-0844},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-64281},
  pages     = {7 -- 12},
  year      = {2010},
  abstract  = {Die M{\"o}glichkeiten sich zu informieren, am Leben der vielen Anderen teilzunehmen ist durch das Internet mit seinen Tweets, Google-Angeboten und sozialen Netzwerken wie Facebook ins Unermessliche gewachsen. Zugleich f{\"u}hlen sich viele Nutzer {\"u}berfordert und meinen, im Meer der Informationen zu ertrinken. So bekennt Frank Schirrmacher in seinem Buch Payback, dass er den geistigen Anforderungen unserer Zeit nicht mehr gewachsen ist. Sein Kopf komme nicht mehr mit. Er sei unkonzentriert, vergesslich und st{\"a}ndig abgelenkt. Das, was vielen zum Problem geworden ist, sehen viele Studierende eher pragmatisch. Der Wissenserwerb in Zeiten von Internet und E-Learning l{\"a}uft an Hochschulen h{\"a}ufig nach der Helene-Hegemann-Methode ab: Zun{\"a}chst machen sich die Studierenden, z.B. im Rahmen einer Studien- oder Hausarbeit, bei Wikipedia „schlau", ein Einstieg ist geschafft. Anschließend wird dieses Wissen mit Google angereichert. Damit ist {\"U}berblickswissen vorhanden. Mit geschickter copy-and-paste-Komposition l{\"a}sst sich daraus schon ein „Werk" erstellen. Der ein oder andere Studierende gibt sich mit diesem Wissenserwerb zufrieden und bricht seinen Lernprozess hier bereits ab. Nun ist zwar am Ende jeder Studierende f{\"u}r seinen Wissenserwerb selbst verantwortlich. Die erkennbar unbefriedigende Situation sollte die Hochschulen aber herausfordern, das Internet in Vorlesungen und Seminaren auszuprobieren und sinnvolle Anwendungen zu entwickeln. Beispiele gibt es durchaus. Unter der Metapher E-Learning hat sich ein umfangreicher Forschungsschwerpunkt an den Universit{\"a}ten entwickelt. Einige Beispiele von vielen: So hat der Osnabr{\"u}cker Informatik-Professor Oliver Vornberger seine Vorlesungen als Video ins Netz gestellt. Per RSS ist es m{\"o}glich, Sequenzen aufs iPod zu laden. Die {\"u}bliche Dozentenangst, dann w{\"u}rden sie ja vor leeren B{\"a}nken sitzen, scheint unbegr{\"u}ndet. Sie werden von den Studierenden vor allem zur Pr{\"u}fungsvorbereitung genutzt. Wie ist das Internet, das f{\"u}r die junge Generation zu einem alles andere verdr{\"a}ngenden Universalmedium geworden ist, didaktisch in die Hochschullehre einzubinden? Wie also ist konkret mit diesen Herausforderungen umzugehen? Dies soll uns im Folgenden besch{\"a}ftigen.},
  language  = {de}
}