From now on, visitors who enjoy being active are invited to discover three new walking routes around the Kamp-Lintfort campus. The routes were developed as part of a student project within the Media and Communication Informatics degree programme.
The “Discover Kamp-Lintfort” project was carried out by four students on the Bachelor’s degree programme in Media Informatics – formerly Media and Communication Informatics – at the Faculty of Communication and Environment. As part of the module “Project Management and Intercultural Competence”, led by Professor Dieter Kopetz, a professor specialising in IT law, the second-semester students first developed a concept – from identifying the various landmarks, through the development and mapping of the routes, and obtaining the necessary permits, right through to the visual design of a tour map. The latter was then put into practice using modern software in the university’s MAC computer lab. The result is three walking tours covering the town centre of Kamp-Lintfort (approx. 30 minutes), the wider surrounding area (approx. 90 minutes) and a long loop to Kamp Abbey lasting approx. 180 minutes. In this way, the students hope to encourage as many people as possible to get active.
The ‘Discover Kamp-Lintfort’ walking tour map is displayed on the reverse side of the information pillars featuring the site plan of the Kamp-Lintfort campus and the adjacent car park (Friedrichstraße). In addition to the routes, the map also features QR codes providing interesting information about the individual landmarks in both German and English. During the implementation, particular emphasis was placed on a sustainable and cost-effective solution, which did not involve designing a new installation but instead utilised the existing site plans. Designing a tour map in line with the specifications of the campus map proved to be a particular challenge for the students, as the size, colour scheme and pictograms had to be adapted to the design of the information pillars and redesigned specifically for this purpose.
“The new routes are not only a successful example of practice-oriented teaching at our university, but also provide a wider range of activities on our campus. The fact that the result of this collaborative work is visible every day here at the Kamp-Lintfort site makes everyone involved very proud. We hope that this initiative will be widely used in future and that the idea will catch on,” said Professor Dieter Kopetz. At the start of the 2019/20 winter term, he and the students involved – once a printed leaflet featuring the route map has been produced – would like to offer a guided tour for those interested, so that they can explore the new walking routes together.
