Informations Regarding Committee Elections

Dear FIN-students,

the committee elections are coming up soon and as always we are looking for motivated people for FaRaFIN who want to support us.
Of course you have several options:

1. You want to be active in the long term and:
   • participate in decision-making and voting at meetings or
   • take on a commission or similar, or
   • perhaps even take on more important tasks (e.g. board member)?
     
     Then write yourself on the election list until 01.06.2020 if you are interested. (Contact: Lydia → lydia.munick@farafin.de or Telegram @lydiamun)
     
2. You want to get involved, but don't want to be on the election list? No problem! Take a look at the appendix and see which
   • appointee(s) you can be or
   • into which commissions you can even get on as a student representative without having to sign up for the list.
   • All appointees etc. will be elected after the committee election at the constituent meeting of the FaRaFIN (beginning of September). So you still have enough time to think about it.
     
3. You would like to be a volunteer at some events? Then keep an eyes open for our requests for help! (Due to Corona currently not possible.)
   
4. You would like to be part of the game evening team and help organizing? Then get in touch with spieleabend@farafin.de ! Even now during the Corona crisis this is possible, because there will be online game evenings.
   

We would be happy if you get in touch with us! ☺

And don't forget, if you still want to be on the electoral list, you still have until 01.06.2020 to contact Lydia.
Otherwise, all information on the committee elections is also available on our website at: https://farafin.de/ueber-uns/gremienwahlen (Unfortunately, there is no English translation yet).
In the next few days we will also start a small series on Instagram (@farafin_md) and Facebook (@farafinMD) about the positions (board, appointees, committees / commissions). Have a look there and follow us there in order not to miss anything in the future!

Stay healthy and study well!

Your FaRaFIN

Emergency Aid Fund

Hello FIN-World,

as you might have noticed, there is now an emergency aid fund of the university for students - Guericke helps! (https://www.ovgu.de/unimagdeburg/en/guerickehelps-p-99682.html) If you have financial problems in the current situation, the university can support you with a one-time payment of 450€.

Link for those seeking help: https://www.ovgu.de/unimagdeburg/en/apply-p-99710.html
Link for helpers: https://www.ovgu.de/unimagdeburg/en/donate-p-99708.html

Reminder - Live-FAQ - FaRaFIN

Hi,
here's a little reminder, on a matter already announced.
Today at 6pm there will be a small Live-FAQ on Discord (https://discord.gg/dHRrdqu) about the committee elections.
Tim, Till and Lydia will answer your questions about the FaRaFIN. About the tasks, about single positions (appointees, speakers, etc.), about the list and what other questions you have.
So if you have any questions, please come online!

You can't come today? No problem! On Saturday (09.05.) there will be a second round. Again at 6pm via the same discord link.
You can't go there either? Then please send a mail to lydia.munick@farafin.de and Lydia will get back to you as soon as possible!

informations for the committee elections 2020

Dear students,

as you might have already noticed via your university mails, the committee elections 2020 will take place from 06.07. to 15.07.
In the period from 18.05. to 05.06. we can therefore forward the election proposals to the election office.

Now, among others, the FaRaFIN will of course also be newly elected. Therefore we want to call on you to think about whether you want to be on the list of the election proposal of the FaRaFIN.

Of course we would like to give you the opportunity to inform yourself in advance. Because surely one or the other question will come up in your head.
- What does it mean to be on the list?
- Is it important to be on the list?
- Which positions can be filled and what are the requirements and tasks?
- If I don't want to fill a position, how can I get involved otherwise?
- ...

Of course we want to discuss and clarify all these questions with you (also individually). For this purpose there will be a small Live-FAQ on Discord (https://discord.gg/dHRrdqu) on 06.05. and 09.05. at 18 o'clock in each case. That means some of us are online and answer all your questions.

If you want to be on the FaRaFIN list, please contact Lydia (lydia.munick@farafin.de or on Telegram @lydiamun). She will then arrange everything for you.

Do you have any other questions about the committee elections? Then just post them on the above mentioned Discord-Channel or write to Lydia.

Your FaRaFIN

Information about the Semester

Hello,

there is new information about the course of the current semester:

1. Large-sized exams that were cancelled in the 2nd exam period in March can be held starting in the end of May. For information about your specific exams please check your university emails very regularly. Examinations on a small scale can already be held under the given hygiene regulations.

2. The examination period after the summer semester could possibly be longer than usual. This is made possible by the decision of the Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs that WiSe should start on 1 November instead of 1 October this year. This could become necessary if examinations from the aforementioned examination period at the end of March are (only possible to be) taken after the semester, or if, for example, the exhibition halls and other large examination locations are needed more frequently in order to comply with the existing regulations. BUT: THIS IS NOT YET OFFICIAL INFORMATION. THIS ONLY SERVES AS INFORMATION ABOUT A POSSIBLE DECISION, SO THAT YOU CAN ALREADY PREPARE YOURSELF FOR IT AND WILL BE LESS SURPRISED IF IT BECOMES NECESSARY. :)

3. The rector expects an opening of the federal state. Similarly, Prime Minister Haseloff has indicated that the "quality of contacts" will improve next week. But the state government will not make the decision until tomorrow. This means for the university that there will be a return to the campus. However, it explicitly does NOT mean a return from online teaching to classroom teaching. The COMPLETE SEMESTER will take place ONLINE. However, by opening up the campus, it should be possible to use the rooms and Internet access again (in accordance with the distance regulations) and, if necessary, to offer courses that urgently require attendance (i.e. laboratory internships).

4. There should be more consultation hours with the lecturers. However, this is in the hands of the respective lecturers.

5. If you notice more effort than in a normal semester for a subject, you should inform the lecturer immediately. If you wish to remain anonymous, you can also contact us and we will contact the lecturer on behalf of the student body to prevent any tracing and possible discrimination.

6. There is immediate aid from the university (financial), the first round of which is to be paid out on 15.5., and from the StuRa and the FaRas (food and toiletries), which are to bridge the time until the payout. In addition to both emergency aid measures, an email from the StuRa will be sent to your university email address in the course of the evening.

Furthermore, more rooms will be equipped for video teaching in the future, so that digital formats will increasingly complement classroom teaching in the coming semesters.

That is all for now.

Many greetings,
Kilian

PS. The newsletter for May will follow on Tuesday. April has been lost in the turmoil, because a lot of things have changed all the time.

19th meeting of the FaRaFIN

Hello people,

we invite you to the 19th meeting of the FaRaFIN on Monday, 04.05.2020.
Time: 17:00
Location: https://discord.gg/EmnmkaQ

If you come online, please write in the text channel when you come and when you go. We have to write this down in the protocol.

At this meeting we will get a report from the press commission and the spokespersons. Just have a look at the agenda and feel invited! ;-)

We are looking forward to see you!

Study with children or relatives in need of care

Hello people,

the following survey is aimed at students who have to look after children or relatives in need of care in addition to their studies. It is especially about the support by lecturers and the university, but also about when your events take place:
https://survey.farafin.de/index.php?r=survey/index&sid=754846&lang=en

Best regards
your FaRaFIN

Survey for Electives Subjects

Hallo Leute,

die Fakultät würde gerne besser verstehen, wie sich die Leute auf verschiedene (Wahl-)Pflichtfächer verteilen. Dafür haben wir eine kleine Umfrage vorbereitet. Da geht es insbesondere darum, wie viele Fächer ihr pro Semester belegt und inwiefern ihr diese nach Regelstudienplan besucht habt.
https://survey.farafin.de/index.php?r=survey/index&sid=159244&lang=de


Viele Grüße
Euer FaRaFIN

PS:
Die Umfrage bezieht sich natürlich auf das letzte Semester. Wir werden auch in der Umfrage selbst die Texte anpassen.

Informations for the new DKE and DE students

Welcome to the new DKE and DE students! ☺

An employee of our faculty (Claudia Krull) has prepared a welcome and information video for you. With your OVGU account, which we hope you have already received, you can log in under the following link and watch it: https://mediasite.ovgu.de/Mediasite/Play/d2c4678470a74d3091c63e12553a5a651d

It is in English and we hope that it will help you to get started with your studies here.

If you have any questions, please contact us!

Have a nice day! ☺

COVID-19: Information for all FIN students

Concerning the start of the summer semester 2020 at the FIN

Dear students of our faculty,

In order to give you a good introduction to the courses of the summer semester 2020 in the current situation, the Faculty of Computer Science (FIN) will make teaching materials available online in digital form. For our first-year students, additional online preliminary courses are also offered by our student council (farafin). We kindly ask you to note the following information.

For first-year students:

• Since a personal presence is not possible for first-year students who are expected to attend all courses of study at the FIN from 01.04.2020, they are requested to inform themselves on the website: https://erstsemester.farafin.de/. Pre-courses are offered online, information is given on the timetable and on the use of the digital teaching environment (LSF, Moodle etc.).

For all students:

• We ask you to register for the courses (Lehrveranstaltungen) that you would like to attend in the summer semester 2020, if possible by 06.04.2020. Information can be found here: https://lsf.ovgu.de. Registered students will be informed in time about the online format of the courses.

- From 06.04.2020 to 19.04.2020, students can already be provided with additional information and materials on the courses in order to familiarize them with the digital teaching contents and platforms and thus enable them to get started with online teaching as easily as possible.

‐ The courses at the FIN, as regulated by a decree of the Ministry of Economics, Science and Digitization of Saxony‐Anhalt, will start on Monday, 20.04.2020.

• The faculty building and laboratories are still accessible to all students via transponder/chip. The hygiene recommendations for the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic of the Robert Koch Institute (among others https://www.rki.de/SharedDocs/FAQ/NCOV2019/FAQ_Liste.html) are to be observed, in particular the adherence to a minimum distance of 1.5 m and regular thorough hand washing.
• Until further notice, the Examination Office and the secretariats should primarily be contacted digitally (see also https://www.inf.ovgu.de/pamt.html).

We wish all students a good semester start. Stay healthy!

The Faculty Administration The Dean

Prof. Dr. Andreas Nürnberger

Further information:

• Tools:

- ZOOM campus license will be available (for teachers and students)
- Further tools (e.g. Jitsi, Big Blue Button, Teams) will be tested-> Background: Save bandwidth of single tools, protection against failure of a tool

• Teaching:

- Enrollment should be done uniformly via LSF (if possible until 6.4.). The LSF should at least contain the link to the teaching content in Moodle/eLearning.
- Before 20.4. there should be no preliminary examination work to be done (exercises that are included in the admission to the examination etc.).
- Attendance replacement courses do not have to take place exactly in the slots, it is also possible to do them asynchronously. If synchronous, then they should happen in these slots, whereby these could then possibly be shifted again. Shifts should be kept to a minimum.
- Individual events may not take place because attendance is required (internships, for example).

• Exams:

- Final papers: Defence via video conference possible after request to the examination board
- Oral exams: will be postponed or in cases of hardship (last semester, otherwise unnecessary extension of studies e.g.) Application to the examination board possible

• Winter term 20/21

- In the winter semester 2020/2021, lectures at universities and universities of applied sciences should start uniformly on 01.11.2020.