Software knowledge for energy and building technicians – University of Innsbruck
Modern control technology requires basic software programming knowledge, because there is a large number of freely programmable controls and regulators. The Institute for Computer Science now offers an innovative further training concept especially for heating and energy technicians to build up this knowledge.
“Plants for the generation and distribution of energy flows, whether in residential, commercial or industrial buildings, whenever they are not only designed in accordance with standards, but also contain coordinated MSR systems – MSR stands for measurement, control, regulation, i.e. modern control technology “, explains associate. Prof. Michael Felderer from the Institute for Computer Science. This control technology consists of a large number of freely programmable controls and regulators and therefore requires basic software programming knowledge. “In order to be able to program and maintain this software error-free, it is necessary to know and be able to apply techniques of requirements engineering, testing, code quality and modern development processes.” For this reason, the Institute for Computer Science under the leadership of Michael Felderer created a 40-hour training concept to train heating and energy technicians. A total of 23 employees from 13 Tyrolean and Vorarlberg energy and building technology companies (10 SMEs, 3 large companies) not only receive methodical programming and software engineering skills, but also test what they have learned on the basis of a specific project in their company.
Innovation Camp S
The Innovation Camp S “Software programming for energy and building technology companies”, which is funded by the research promotion agency FFG with almost 50,000 euros, includes the topics of modern software development, requirements engineering, software tests and coding practices. The further training follows an interactive approach in order to promote the expertise of the participants and the mutual exchange from the very beginning. The individual modules start with a face-to-face event in which the respective concepts and methods of software development are conveyed using concrete case studies from practice. “Based on this knowledge transfer unit, the participants receive a work assignment to try out the content they have developed in their professional context. This enables the participants to implement software-based products and services in the field of energy and building technology effectively and efficiently for the benefit of their companies,” says Michael Felderer.
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