In the field of geoinformatics and surveying, there were two programs to choose from: The workshop “Working with Photos,” in which 12 girls participated, was aimed at girls in grades 8–10 and was led by students Svenja Schwerdtfeger and Lisa Mosis, with support from Angelique Prüß, an assistant in the teaching unit. At the start of the event, the students took several photos outdoors in bright sunshine. They then used these images to create a composite image on the computer. Through simple subtraction, multiplication, and addition of pixel values—and a touch of expert knowledge—the participants achieved amazing results. Through these courses, Prof. Dr. Martin Schlüter aims to give young people insight into STEM career fields. For this reason, free, open-source software is consistently used, which the students can later use independently at school or at home.
The workshop “Behind the Scenes – Real Coding,” with nine participants and designed by Prof. Dr. Thomas Klauer as part of the interdisciplinary “Applied Computer Science” program, was aimed at girls in grades 9 and 10.
In the workshop, organized by Andrea Mertens, a student of geoinformatics and surveying, the girls were able to learn just how exciting coding actually is and what lies behind the source code.
