Semester Dates 2020-21

Fall semester 2019/20

Fall Semester (HS) 2019/20	16.09.2019 – 17.01.2020
Knabenschiessen (This is only relevant for people who have applied for the Blockwoche Theory. Please clarify with your lecturers whether you have the Monday off or not.)	09.09.19
Welcome lunch for all, semester overviews and Intro session (1st semester)	16. – 17.09.19
Infotag	22.11.19
Alumni Seminar	29.11.19 (afternoon)
Information event for exchange semester (17:15)	09.12.19
Winter Break	23.12.19 – 05.01.20
Application exchange semester (08:30, first come first served)	15.01.20
Fall Semester End	19.01.20
Unterrichtsfreie Zeit (no classes)	20.01.20 – 26.01.20
Holidays	27.01.20 – 09.02.20
Project week (Projektwoche)	10. – 14.02.20

Date	Course/Module	Room
16.09.19	Welcome Day	4.K22 and others
17.09.19 (morning)	Introduction MIZ	Medien- und Informationszentrum
17.09. – 18.10.19	Object Experience
23.09. – 16.12.19	Theorie 1: sensing, perception & action
22.10. – 19.11.19	Interaction Narratives
31.10. – 03.12.19	Programming
26.11. – 20.12.19	Basic Graphic Interaction
29.11.19 (afternoon)	Alumni Seminar	tbd
06.01.–17.01.20	Digital Fabrication

Date	Course/Module	Room
02. – 06.09.19	Blockwoche Theory
09. – 13.09.19	Z-Module (transdisciplinary)
16.09.19	Welcome Lunch & Semester Overview	4.K22-1 & 4.K15
17.09. – 27.09.19	Physical Computing (Part 1)
23.09. – 16.12.19	Theorie 3: Aesthetics of Interaction
01.10. – 22.10.19	Soft architecture
23.10. – 05.11.19	Physical Computing (Part 2)
06.11. – 29.11.19	Data Visualisation & Data Literacy
29.11.19 (afternoon)	Alumni Seminar	tbd
03. – 20.12.19	Interdisciplinary Module
06. – 17.01.20	Sonic Interaction

Date	Course/Module
02. – 06.09.19	Blockwoche Theory
09. – 13.09.19	Z-Module (transdisciplinary)
16.09.19	Welcome Lunch & Semester Overview	4.K22-1 & 4.K15
17.09. – 18.10.19	Mobile User Interface
23.09. – 16.12.19	Theorie 5: Sweet Dreams Are Made of This
10. – 11.10.19	Free Flow Seminar	Atelierhäuser am Waldrand
22.10. – 08.11.19	Interdisciplinary Module
20. - 23.11.2019	Reading Week
12.11. - 20.12.19	Embodied Interaction
29.11.19 (morning)	Portfolio Review	tbd
29.11.19 (afternoon)	Alumni Seminar	tbd
06. – 17.01.20	BA Concept Seminar

Spring Semester (FS) 2019	18.02.–07.06.19
Production Week (2nd semester) - Reading Week (4th semester) (Theory Monday to be held as usual, no practical studio courses).The time available should be used for advancing a production for the current course or for reading relevant literature.	23.–26.04.19
Public holidays
Good Friday / Karfreitag	19.04.19
Easter Monday / Ostermontag	22.04.19
Sechseläuten	08.04.19
Labour Day / Tag der Arbeit	01.05.19
Ascension / Auffahrt	30.05.19
Whit Monday / Pfingstmontag	10.06.19

Date	Course/Module
04.02.–08.02.19	Blockwoche Theory
11.02.–15.02.19	Z-Module (transdisciplinary)
18.02.19	Semester overview meeting
19.02.–22.03.19	Praxismodule interdisciplinary
25.02.–03.06.19, and other dates	Theory 2: Interaction Design Methods
25.03.19	Designsymposium (mandatory)
26.03.-03.05.19	IAD Process
07.05.-07.06.19	Basic GUI

Date	Course/Module
04.02.–08.02.19	Blockwoche Theory
11.02.–15.02.19	Z-Module (transdisciplinary)
18.02.19	Semester overview meeting
18.02–06.05.19	Theory 4: If only: design, technology and society
19.02.–22.03.19	Spatial Interaction
25.03.19	Designsymposium (mandatory)
26.03.–18.04.19	Interdisciplinary module
30.04.–07.06.19	Service Design
tbd	Brief BA Thesis year overview