Shape and Perception

Faculty

Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science

Version

Version 1 of 23.02.2026.

Module identifier

11B1275

Module level

Bachelor

Language of instruction

German

ECTS credit points and grading

5.0

Module frequency

only winter term

Duration

1 semester

 

 

Overall workload

The total workload for the module is 150 hours (see also "ECTS credit points and grading").

Teaching and learning methods
Lecturer based learning
Workload hoursType of teachingMedia implementationConcretization
15Lecture-
15Seminar-
15Practice-
15Learning in groups / Coaching of groups-
Lecturer independent learning
Workload hoursType of teachingMedia implementationConcretization
75seminar paper-
15Creation of examinations-
Graded examination
  • Work practical
Ungraded exam
  • Work written, medial
Literature

Inna Alesina, Ellen Lupton, Exploring Materials, Creative Design for Everyday Objects, Princeton Architectural Press, 2010; Martin Grundwald, Der Bewegte Sinn: Grundlagen Und Anwendungen Zur Haptischen Wahrnehmung. Springer 2013.; W. Lidwell, K. Holden, J. Butler, Design. Die 100 Prinzipien für erfolgreiche Gestaltung, Stiebner Verlag, 2003; Mario Pricken, Christine Klell, Kribbeln im Kopf, Hermann Schmidt Verlag, 2010; Horst Otto Mayer, Einführung in die Wahrnehmungs-, Lern- und Werbe-Psychologie, 2. Aufl., München 2005; Jürg Nänni, Visuelle Wahrnehmung / Visual Perception, Sulgen u. Zürich 2008.

Applicability in study programs

  • Industrial Product Design
    • Industrial Product Design B.A. (01.09.2024)

    Person responsible for the module
    • Beate, Bastian
    Teachers
    • Beate, Bastian
    • Düchting, Susanne