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Final Study DesignWritten on 22.05.25 by Kallistos Weis Dear Seminar Participants, Today, you successfully completed your first pilot study. Based on this experience, we expect you to improve and finalize your study design by June 12. Dear Seminar Participants, Today, you successfully completed your first pilot study. Based on this experience, we expect you to improve and finalize your study design by June 12. Best regards,
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How to conduct a literature search?Written on 06.05.25 by Marvin Wyrich Dear students, Working with academic literature is new to some of you, and still unclear to others: How do I find suitable literature? How do I access it? How do I read papers efficiently? You’ll find answers to these questions in the following video we’ve created for you: … Read more Dear students, Working with academic literature is new to some of you, and still unclear to others: How do I find suitable literature? How do I access it? How do I read papers efficiently? You’ll find answers to these questions in the following video we’ve created for you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQkZrvFZ_lY It will remain online until the end of the seminar, so you can watch it again at your own pace at any time. However, it’s a good idea to watch it soon, as your own research questions should ideally be based on existing literature. See you on Thursday, |
Preparation for first Hands-On SessionWritten on 22.04.25 by Kallistos Weis Dear students, we have provided you with access to a GitLab repository containing the exercises for our three hands-on sessions. In the top-level directory you will find a readme with all the prerequisite extensions you will need (you can also find the prerequisites under Materials in the CMS).… Read more Dear students, we have provided you with access to a GitLab repository containing the exercises for our three hands-on sessions. In the top-level directory you will find a readme with all the prerequisite extensions you will need (you can also find the prerequisites under Materials in the CMS). Please make sure you have everything installed for our next session. LSF registration will open on Thursday morning. Remember that you have until 08.05.2025 to register. See you on Thursday, |
Welcome to our Seminar: Kick-Off Session Tomorrow!Written on 16.04.25 by Norman Peitek Dear students,
We would like to welcome you to AI Coding Assistants: Hype or Game Changer?. We are excited that you have applied to and joined this seminar
This is a friendly reminder that we have our kick-off session tomorrow (Thursday) from 12:00 to 14:00 in E1.1 room 2.06. Please… Read more Dear students,
We would like to welcome you to AI Coding Assistants: Hype or Game Changer?. We are excited that you have applied to and joined this seminar
This is a friendly reminder that we have our kick-off session tomorrow (Thursday) from 12:00 to 14:00 in E1.1 room 2.06. Please note that participation in all sessions is mandatory. We would also recommend that you bring the laptop you will use for the subsequent hands-on sessions. At the end of the session, we will provide a setup guide to prepare the hands-on sessions and will try our best to assist in case of technical issues. See you tomorrow, AICA-HoGC-Team
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AI Coding Assistants: Hype or Game Changer?
by Sven Apel, Kallistos Weis, Marvin Wyrich, Norman Peitek
Who needs human peers for software development when you have an AI that is always available and never disagrees? AI coding assistants are revolutionizing the software world and promise to make our lives significantly better. But is that really the case? How helpful are code explainers? How accurate is automatically generated code? Can poor output be prevented through good prompt engineering?
In this seminar, you will first gain hands-on experience through guided exercises using AI coding assistants such as GitHub Copilot. Then, you will explore a research question related to AI coding assistants by reviewing scientific literature and conducting a small, self-designed study with your fellow seminar participants. Finally, the research question of your study, the results of the initial exploration, and lessons learned will be presented in a short talk and a written seminar paper.
The first meeting will take place on Thursday, April 17, at 12:15 PM.
All sessions will take place on-site at the university on Thursdays 12:15 PM - 2:00 PM.
Participation in all sessions is mandatory.
Further information will be provided via e-mail after registration.
Registration
Registration for the seminar is mandatory. To distribute students among the available seminars offered by the computer science department, you have to select your preferences for the seminar on the central registration platform for seminars and will be automatically assigned to a seminar according to your preferences.
If you are assigned to this seminar, for organizational reasons, you have to sign up both in the course registration form that will be given above and in the LSF. Deadlines for the LSF (HISPOS) registration will be posted in the LSF (HISPOS) portal. Registration is possible up to three weeks after the topic assignment / kick-off.