Program Overview

Design Workshop 1

Overview

The Design Workshop 1 is a course offered by the Department for Informatics. It provides a general overview of design as a discipline, tool, process, and mindset embedded in design history and today's context.

Lecturers and Contact Person

• Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Alexander Wiethoff, Steven Stannard, Dr. Daniel Botz
• Contact person for organizational topics: Kathrin Schnizer

Course Details

• Hours per week: 4
• ECTS credits: 6
• Module: Module Assignments

Locations and Times

• Location (Botz): Online
• Location (Sch³tz/Stannard): Thalkirchner Str.36 (entrance over Frauenlobstra▀e 7A), Room 257
• Time (Botz): Wednesday, 12pm - 2pm - mostly asynchronously (video recordings)
• Time (Sch³tz/Stannard): Thursday, 10am - 12pm

Variants

• Variant I with Daniel Botz: The lecture "Media Art, Media Technology, Media Culture" will present artists, artworks, and movements in the context of art, media, technology, and computer science. Historical, art-historical, and practical aspects of art are also considered. The goal is to provide an overview of the wide range of media art movements and to identify connections to the field of art.
• Variant II with Laura Schuetz and Steven Stannard: Design Workshop 1 provides a general overview of design as a discipline, tool, process, and mindset embedded in design history and today's context. Students will work on and explore the essential elements of the design process (focusing on physical products and services) through a practical project. Supplementary content includes creative processes in the context of design, possible career fields and the associated tasks for designers, as well as in-depth exploration of specific disciplines such as Circular and Technology Design. Terms such as Corporate Identity, Design DNA, New Functional Design, and Product Identities will be explained, illustrated with examples, and applied in the semester project. The course concludes with a critical reflection on design, the ethical responsibility of designers, and an exploration of potential future developments.

Eligibility

The course is offered to students of the BA Art and Multimedia, Bachelor Art Education, Art Teacher Training, and the Master's degree program in Human-Computer Interaction.

Registration

• The application period for the in-person variant (Variant 2) is from 01.09 to 30.09.2025.
• For the online variant (Variant 1) with Dr. Botz, registration details are available upon inquiry.