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title: "Computer Architecture TA"
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excerpt: "TA & Coordinator, LMU Computer Architecture course."
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role: Teaching Assistant, Tutorial Coordinator
skills: Team Management, Curriculum Support, Exercise Design, Examination Coordination, Large-Scale Course Organization
duration: 2018 - 2019 (Specific Semesters)
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During my doctoral studies at LMU Munich, I served as a Teaching Assistant and took on significant organizational responsibilities for the undergraduate lecture **"Rechnerarchitektur" (Computer Architecture)**. This foundational course, led by Prof. Dr. Linnhoff-Popien, catered to approximately 600 students each semester.

My primary responsibilities focused on managing the tutorial component and supporting the overall lecture delivery:

*   **Tutorial Coordination:** Managed a team of 10-12 student tutors, including recruitment, training, task assignment, and ensuring equitable workload distribution to effectively support the large student cohort.
*   **Curriculum Support:** Designed weekly exercise sheets, including theoretical problems and practical programming tasks (e.g., assembly language), aligned with the lecture content. Coordinated the grading process across the tutor team.
*   **Examination Management:** Contributed to the design, organization, and supervision of the final written examinations, ensuring smooth execution for a large number of participants.

The course provided students with a comprehensive introduction to the fundamental principles of computer science and architecture.

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  <h4 style="margin-top: 0;">Course Materials</h4>
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    <li><a href="https://www.mobile.ifi.lmu.de/lehrveranstaltungen/rechnerarchitektur-sose19/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Summer Semester 2019</a></li>
    <li><a href="https://www.mobile.ifi.lmu.de/lehrveranstaltungen/rechnerarchitektur-sose18/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Summer Semester 2018</a></li>
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  <h4 style="margin-top: 0;">Course Content Overview</h4>
  Key topics covered included:
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    <li>Data Representation (Numbers, Text, Images, Audio, Video, Programs as Bits)</li>
    <li>Data Storage, Transfer, Error Detection, and Correction</li>
    <li>Boolean Algebra and Logic Gates</li>
    <li>Digital Circuit Design and Switching Networks</li>
    <li>Number Representation and Computer Arithmetic</li>
    <li>Combinational and Sequential Logic (Switching Functions, Networks, Plants)</li>
    <li>The Von Neumann Architecture Model</li>
    <li>Abstract Machine Models</li>
    <li>Machine and Assembly Language Programming</li>
    <li>Introduction to Quantum Computing Concepts</li>
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