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I myself completed the dual degree course in software engineering at the Dortmund location. Adesso cooperates with the Dortmund University of Applied Sciences. The course included training as an IT specialist in the field of application development.

I started my studies in August 2015. To begin with, I developed a computer game using Java with the six other people who started the dual study program with me at adesso. This was followed by a few practice projects until I was able to work on my first internal project in the second semester. My training was accompanied by planned training courses and multi-day training sessions in other areas of adesso.

What I particularly liked about the study model was that I spent two days a week in the company and three days at the university. This meant that I could continue to do practical work in the company during the uk consumer email list semester and thus learn a lot. Because the standard period of study is nine semesters, around five courses have to be completed per semester. Many of the other dual study programs are limited to just six semesters, which means that a lot of time has to be invested in studying in addition to working in the company. By bringing forward courses from higher semesters, the study at the university can be easily adapted to your own abilities.

During the exam periods, the "Dualis" in Dortmund are given one week off from their work duties to study. During this time, I learned a lot together with the other students. By bringing courses forward, the year groups sometimes mix, which I found very nice, as it means there is even more exchange between the dual students.

In the sixth semester, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry exam and a software internship take place. The Chamber of Commerce and Industry exam includes the implementation and documentation of a software project and a written and oral exam. The software project is usually the first project that is implemented completely independently - from requirements gathering to commissioning and maintenance. In my software internship, which was supervised by both the university of applied sciences and adesso, I used Scrum for the first time and learned a lot about communication in software development teams and also about the implementation of quality measures.