Dr. Harald Selke

Head - Research Associate - Student Service
Thursday, 10am to 11am
33102 Paderborn
Contextual Informatics (until 2019) / Heinz Nixdorf Institut
Research Associate - Teaching, Research in Contextual Informatics
by appointment
33102 Paderborn
- Main Interests
- Contextual Informatics
- Theories of Computer Science
- Computers and Society
- Support of Teaching and Learning with Digital Media
- Development of Co-active Systems
- Support of Knowledge Work
- Teaching
The following courses are offered regularly – all are in German language:
- Contextual Informatics (Master Program Computer Science)
- Society and Information Technologies (Bachelor Program Computer Engineering)
- Introduction to Computer Science for the Humanities (Bachelor Program Media Science)
- Study Service Computer Science
- Advising students and lecturers as well as prospective students on all questions, irritations and problems concerning our degree programs
- Proactive assistance, for example, through peer mentoring for students, information events on topics ranging from studying abroad to the use of the module handbook tool by lecturers
- Support of the examination board in questions of recognition, admission of students, etc.
- Regulation of matters relating to examination regulations, for example by maintaining the module handbook, coordination with the central examination office, revision of amendment regulations, reaccreditations
- Planning and controlling by collecting and evaluating relevant key figures and feedback from students
- Acquiring new students by providing information and supporting the institute's public relations work.

10/2019 - today | Lecturer at the Department for Computer Science, Paderborn Universiity Lectures in contextual informatics, computer science courses for students from other subjects |
10/2019 - today | Management of the Student Service Computer Science Advice and support for students and lecturers as well as coordination with other institutions in all matters relating to the study of computer science. |
01/2010 - today | Managing Director coactum GmbH (part-time) Development of software solutions for cooperative learning and work, IT services and IT consulting |
12/1992 - 09/2019 | Research Assistant in the Research Group Computers and Society / Contextual Informatics Research focus: teaching and learning with digital media |
07/2009 | Ph.D. in Computer Science Thesis on "Secondary Media Functions for Developing Learning Platforms for Universities" in the research group "Contextual Informatics", Reinhard Keil |
08/1994 - 07/2003 | Managing Director of Tapirsoft Gisbert & Harald Selke GbR (part-time) Consulting and user training of web-based cooperation platforms, translation of books and technical documentation |
11/1993 | First Level State Examination for Teaching For teaching mathematics and computer science at secondary schools |
11/1992 | University Diploma in Mathematics Thesis on the explicit construction of expander graphs in the research group "Algorithms and Complexity", Friedhelm Meyer auf der Heide |
10/1985 - 11/1992 | Student of Mathematics and Computer Science at the University of Paderborn Study focus on distributed and parallel algorithms; additional studies in pedagogics, philosophy and English |