Research Data

The 4 Step Creation Method is a method for systematic new development. It promotes creativity in interdisciplinary teams and provides a framework for cooperation so that original innovations can emerge. At the same time, the method can be used for the continuous improvement of existing systems.

The CATS is a standardized instrument in form of a concept inventory to measure student conceptual understanding of statics. It was developed by Paul Steif and is the focus of investigation as well as the applied measurement tool in the dissertation "Assessing the Effectiveness of Research-Based Active Learning Materials for Introductory Engineering Mechanics" by Julie Direnga. To prevent possible misuse of the instrument, the developer has granted online publication only under the condition of controlled access. Therefore, the file is password protected. Please contact Julie Direnga (jdirenga@posteo.de) or Christian Kautz (kautz@tuhh.de) for access.

Following up on the previous two surveys on lecturers' experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic, especially with regards to the use of digital media within their courses, another survey was conducted at Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) in the summer of 2021, focussing on transferring the learnings from the digital courses to on-site teaching in the semesters to come. The documents and survey files provided here include the questionaire, the raw data of the answers provided as well as the presentation with the analysed data. The survey was created using a LimeSurvey-Version 3.22.24+200630. Due to privacy protection, the answers provided have been anonymised.

Publicly accessible strategic documents of German Higher Education Institutions collected in the research project Higher Education Institutions‘ Digital Strategies (HEIDS) (https://insights.tuhh.de/de/blog/project/heids/) in 2018. All documents are written in German and can be requested for further research.

In the summer term 2020, two surveys were carried out at the Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) by the Institute for Technical Education and University Didactics (ITBH), the Hamburg Open Online University HOOU@TUHH and the Center for Teaching and Learning (ZLL). Lecturers (22.04. - 05.05.2020) and students (26.05. - 05.06.2020) at the TUHH were asked to fill out an online-based survey that aimed to provide a structured understanding of how teaching and learning with digital media is and can be designed at the TUHH in the summer term 2020 and beyond. The documents and survey files provided here include the questionaires and presentations with partial results. Except for the student questionaire, all documents are in German only. The survey was created in a LimeSurvey-Version 3.22.24+200630. The complete results are not included due to privacy protection. Everything can be used considering the CC-BY 4.0 licence.