Education

Module code or number: BM108
Full title: Sens-01-BA-M
Module coordinator(s): Prof. Dr. Bicakci, Aylin (aylin.bicakci@haw-kiel.de)
Instructor(s): Prof. Dr. Bicakci, Aylin (aylin.bicakci@haw-kiel.de)
Offered in: Summer Semester 2025
Module duration: 1 semester
Frequency: Regular
Schedule: Usually in the summer semester
Language of instruction: German
Recommended for international students: No
Approved as an elective module for other degree programs (e.g., Interdisciplinary Module Offer - IDL): No
Number of contact hours: 4 contact hours
Credits: 5.00 credits
Class time: 48 hours
Self-study: 102 hours

Competencies / Learning Outcomes:
Competency areas: Knowledge and understanding; application, use, and generation of
knowledge; communication and cooperation; scientific
self-understanding/professionalism.

Students receive a basic introduction to the most important sensor principles
required for the development of transducers and mechatronic systems. The physical operating principle, commercial
sensor elements, and the significance of data sheets are presented and discussed.
Sensor manufacturing, to the extent necessary for understanding, is also covered. An
overview of the most important manufacturers in Germany and Europe enhances the
appreciation of the field’s significance and opens up career prospects. In the laboratory,
emphasis is placed on the technical handling of the issues. 

Module code or number: MIT

Full title: MechTIntegr-01-BA-M
Module coordinator(s): Prof. Dr. Bicakci, Aylin (aylin.bicakci@haw-kiel.de)
Instructor(s): Prof. Dr. Bicakci, Aylin (aylin.bicakci@haw-kiel.de)
Offered in: Winter Semester 2025/26
Module duration: 1 semester
Frequency: Regular
Schedule: Usually in the winter semester
Language of instruction: German
Recommended for international students: No
Approved as an elective module for other degree programs (e.g., Interdisciplinary Module Offer - IDL): Yes
Number of contact hours: 4 contact hours
Credits: 5.00 credits
Class time: 48 hours
Self-study: 102 hours

Competencies / Learning Outcomes: Competency Areas: Knowledge and Understanding; Application, Use, and Generation of
Knowledge; Communication and Cooperation; Academic
Self-Concept/Professionalism.
Students can identify the mechatronic components required for the development and
manufacturing of integrated systems. They are aware of
the role that components (e.g., circuit carriers) and their
materials, joining techniques, and their advantages and disadvantages play in the integrated system. Students
recognize that components previously treated individually only become a functional unit through appropriate
assembly and joining techniques. They are also familiar with the most important
manufacturing steps for the components of these systems. 

The students have an overview of the leading manufacturers of individual components in
Germany, Europe, and around the world, and can assess the importance of these suppliers for their
career prospects.
A final presentation to the entire class provides another opportunity to demonstrate their newly
acquired expertise and personal strengths to colleagues—including those from other disciplines—
using practical examples.
Students are encouraged to form study groups to review the theoretical material and
solve the lab assignments, thereby developing their
teamwork skills.
The practical lab component consists of learning and applying topic-specific
manufacturing steps in assembly and joining technology and/or reverse
engineering on products for industry or consumers. These laboratory projects
are carried out in small groups (2–3 students).

Participation in the laboratory project fosters the students’ analytical and methodological approach.
It promotes the recognition of third-party design strategies and facilitates
critical reflection on one’s own solution path in comparison to the
commercial solution. An evaluation of the results enables students to
develop suggestions for improvement and thus move from reverse engineering to
forward engineering. The final presentation to the plenary session is another opportunity to demonstrate your newly
acquired expertise and personal strengths to colleagues—including those from other fields—
using a practical example.

Module code or number: MMK11
Full title: AngewForReg-01-MA-M
Module coordinator(s): Prof. Dr. Bicakci, Aylin (aylin.bicakci@haw-kiel.de)
Instructor(s): Prof. Dr. Bicakci, Aylin (aylin.bicakci@haw-kiel.de)
Offered in: Winter Semester 2025/26
Module duration: 1 semester
Frequency: Regular
Schedule: Usually in the winter semester
Language of instruction: German
Recommended for international students: No
Approved as an elective module for other degree programs (e.g., Interdisciplinary Module Offer - IDL): Yes
Number of contact hours: 4 contact hours
Credits: 5.00 credits
Class time: 48 hours
Self-study: 102 hours

Competencies / Learning Outcomes:

Competency Areas: Knowledge and Understanding; Application, Use, and Generation of
Knowledge; Communication and Cooperation; Academic
Self-Concept/Professionalism.

Upon completion of the module, students will be able to independently plan and carry out an academic
project with an industry-related focus in the following semester. To this end, students become familiar with the
research topics of the Institute of Mechatronics as well as their project management,
and are able to describe these topics and the projects and distinguish them from one another.
They also classify research conducted in Schleswig-Holstein-based companies—
particularly those in mechatronics and electronic technologies—within
the German technical/scientific research landscape.
Through contact with speakers from industry, students are
able to engage in critical, reflective discussions with discussion partners,
independently initiate networking activities, and
foster and expand the corresponding network.
Upon successful completion of the module, students, in cooperation
with an industrial company or with the Institute of Mechatronics, identify
technical problems, develop solution approaches, and initiate the necessary
steps for project planning.

Module code or number: MST
Full title: SpezMesstech-01-BA-M
Module coordinator(s): Prof. Dr. Bicakci, Aylin (aylin.bicakci@haw-kiel.de)
Instructor(s): Prof. Dr. Bicakci, Aylin (aylin.bicakci@haw-kiel.de)
Offered in: Winter Semester 2025/26
Module duration: 2 academic semesters
Frequency: Regular
Schedule: Usually in the winter semester
Language of instruction: German
Recommended for international students: No
Approved as an elective module for other degree programs (e.g., Interdisciplinary Module Offer - IDL): No
Number of contact hours: 4 contact hours
Credits: 5.00 credits
Class time: 48 hours
Self-study: 102 hours

Competencies / Learning Outcomes:
Knowledge and Understanding; Application, Use, and Generation of
Knowledge; Communication and Cooperation; Academic
Self-Awareness/Professionalism.

- Students will acquire the ability to identify the key electrical parameters in
circuits and setups, and to select and correctly use the equipment
and software required for measurement.
- Students should be able to independently select the devices best suited for the
measurement task and connect and operate them electrically and mechanically in
such a way that a reliable result is obtained without damaging the test
specimen.
- In the laboratories of the following semesters, as well as in project and thesis work,
this ability is a prerequisite for acquiring metrological competence, which is also
a given in later professional practice.
Through representative examples, students acquire the ability to conceptually design even complex
measurement tasks. Using detailed templates, students then have access to
selection lists of methods, tools, and result processing options,
enabling them to tackle metrological tasks that go beyond the
familiar practical solutions found in the laboratories.

Module code or number: PEP
Full title: ProdEntwProz-01-BA-M
Module coordinator(s): Prof. Dr. Bicakci, Aylin (aylin.bicakci@haw-kiel.de)
Instructor(s): Prof. Dr. Bicakci, Aylin (aylin.bicakci@haw-kiel.de)
Offered in: Winter Semester 2025/26
Module duration: 1 semester
Frequency: Regular
Schedule: Usually in the winter semester
Language of instruction: German
Recommended for international students: No
Approved as an elective module for other degree programs (e.g., Interdisciplinary Module Offer - IDL): Yes
Number of contact hours: 4 contact hours
Credits: 5.00 credits
Class time: 48 hours
Self-study: 102 hours

Competencies / Learning Outcomes:
Knowledge and Understanding; Application, Use, and Generation of
Knowledge; Communication and Cooperation; Academic
Self-Awareness/Professionalism.

The course teaches the fundamentals of design work both for
students who wish to pursue careers in design and for all others
who will need to collaborate with the design department. Students can
identify and implement paths to new ideas. They learn to avoid
“tunnel vision” through new and original solutions and achieve results that
team members could never accomplish on their own (synergy effects). The
students can use the scientific methods they have learned to
present process development strategies and implement them as examples.

Students can guide or lead diverse groups and individuals.
Using their subject-matter expertise, they can construct theoretically and
methodologically sound arguments within a technical discussion. In combination with course content from
other modules, students are also able to prepare taught content
in a professional manner and present it to a group of people.

Students justify their own professional actions with theoretical and
methodological knowledge based on the knowledge imparted regarding
a wide variety of tools for the development process. 

They reflect on their own
skills in light of their theoretical and methodological knowledge of the
underlying methodological approaches, as well as their detailed understanding of
strategies for potential solutions. Based on the practical content covered in
the laboratory exercises, students are able to demonstrate their own strengths to
colleagues from other disciplines using real-world examples.

Module code or number: MM116
Full title: KühlElektSys-01-MA-M
Module coordinator(s): Prof. Dr. Bicakci, Aylin (aylin.bicakci@haw-kiel.de)
Instructor(s): Prof. Dr. Bicakci, Aylin (aylin.bicakci@haw-kiel.de)
Gripp, Knud (knud.gripp@haw-kiel.de)
Offered in: Winter Semester 2025/26
Module duration: 1 semester
Frequency: Regular
Schedule: Usually in the winter semester
Language of instruction: German
Recommended for international students: No
Approved as an elective module for other degree programs (e.g., Interdisciplinary Module Offer - IDL): No
Number of contact hours: 4 contact hours
Credits: 5.00 credits
Class time: 48 hours
Self-study: 102 hours

Competencies / Learning Outcomes:

Knowledge and understanding; application, use, and generation of knowledge; communication and cooperation; academic
self-awareness/professionalism.

Students can identify the causes of power dissipation in electrical and electronic components. Students are familiar with the effects of heating on components and assemblies, and they have access to methods for rough estimation and precise 3-dimensional calculation.

The assessment of the consequences of heating from external sources and due to operation prompts
students to take corrective measures. Students are familiar with corrective measures for existing electronic assemblies and planned system developments. The quantitative application of corrective measures is possible with the aid of calculation methods.

Through laboratory practice, students can use measurement techniques to determine heating and temperature distribution
and critically evaluate the quality of the measurement results. The FEM tools learned allow for the simulation of the resulting
temperature distributions based on the known electrical power losses of the components and assemblies.
In a realistic project, students apply what they have learned and critically discuss it with the instructor and another industry expert.

Students can present the results of their work in discussions and lectures to the university community and to professionals, and defend their findings with sound reasoning. By applying the steps they have learned—measurement, computer-aided
simulation, and forecasting—students can assess the limits and capabilities of electronic
systems under thermal stress and set appropriate limits. The final optimization task is planned and computationally simulated by a student team. The results of the simulation-based optimization are presented as a group presentation, serving as
the final lecture for the laboratory work, in a plenary session in the presence of an industry scientist.

The course is concluded with a written, scientific-technical report on the optimization task. This report is graded. The course presents current examples of thermal optimization research at Kiel University of Applied Sciences and its research partners, some of which are presented by the research partners themselves.

Module code or number: MM121
Full title: DesExpDOEPra-01-MA-M
Module coordinator(s): Prof. Dr. Bicakci, Aylin (aylin.bicakci@haw-kiel.de)
Instructor(s): Prof. Dr. Bicakci, Aylin (aylin.bicakci@haw-kiel.de)
Offered in: Summer semester 2025
Module duration: 1 semester
Frequency: Regular
Schedule: Usually in the summer semester
Language of instruction: German
Recommended for international students: Yes
Approved as an elective module for other degree programs (e.g., Interdisciplinary Module Offer - IDL): Yes
Number of contact hours: 4 contact hours
Credits: 5.00 credits
Class time: 48 hours
Self-study: 102 hours

Competencies / Learning Outcomes:

Competency areas: Knowledge and understanding; application, use, and generation of
knowledge; communication and cooperation; scientific
self-image/professionalism.

Application and generation of knowledge;
Independent problem identification and solution-oriented work;
Scientific work and self-image.

Students gain insight into the fundamentals of statistical
experimental design. They learn how to effectively plan and conduct
experiments. They can identify and define complex problems and
create appropriate experimental designs to find solutions.

You will learn how to statistically analyze and interpret the results from the previously
designed experimental design. This fosters an understanding of how to minimize
effort while maximizing insights, using process development as an example.

Through practical examples, students will become familiar with potential problems and
solutions in process development and learn to independently use
relevant DOE software (e.g., Minitab) .
In a realistic, industry-relevant task, the acquired knowledge is applied
and solutions are critically discussed with the instructor. Students are expected to
present their results in scientific presentations, discuss them critically, and
defend them with sound arguments.

Using the knowledge they have acquired, students can independently identify complex
problems in process development and design, conduct, and evaluate appropriate experiments.
Furthermore, they can qualify suitable measuring equipment
and critically assess the results. Through laboratory experiments, students learn to
independently use the Minitab analysis software.

Part of the laboratory work is completed independently by student teams and
presented in the form of a presentation. The module concludes with a written exam.
Successful completion of the laboratory work serves as admission to the exam.

Occupational Safety and Health Officer – in accordance with SGB VII §22 and DGUV 1 §20

Training course for individuals involved in assessing workplace hazards and for those who have been appointed as company safety officers or who will assume this role in the future. Future managing directors and executives will also benefit from this course, as they can build a solid foundation of expertise in occupational safety due to their responsibilities in this area. This prepares them for their leadership roles within the company. Therefore, it is also ideal for startups!

– Armin Hindel, Prof. Dr. Ing. Aylin Bicakci

Information:

– This course awards 1 CP
– Prerequisites: Target audience: Bachelor’s and Master’s students from all departments. Please refer to the attached PDF document for further details.
– Special note: €150 co-payment by course participants
– Event type: Workshop
– Exam at the end of the event: Written exam
– Category: Specialized topics
– Language: German
– Format (In-person, Hybrid, Online): In-person
– Note: Please refer to the attached PDF document for further details. Please do not transfer the co-payment until you have been officially enrolled in the course. You will find the bank transfer details in the attached PDF document.
– For further information: PDF document 

Design and Manufacturing of Modern Power Electronics

From Chip Design to Power Module Design and Beyond

Power electronics serves as a central link between semiconductor technology and modern electrical energy systems, such as electric drives and USB chargers. This IDW module provides an interdisciplinary, application-oriented insight into the power electronics value chain, from semiconductor switches at the chip level through power modules to the system. Particular emphasis is placed on the conceptualization and design of the various component groups. Students are introduced to modern design tools and independently create their first transistor and circuit components, which become part of an emerging open-source power electronics library. In practical labs, students learn how these components can be integrated into applications using state-of-the-art assembly and interconnection technology.

– Prof. Dr. Ulf Schümann, Prof. Dr. Aylin Bicakci, Prof. Dr. Holger Kapels, Dr. Michael Mensing

Information:

– This course is worth 2 CP
– Course type: Workshop
– Final assessment: Presentation
– Category: Specialized Topics
– Language: German
– Course format (in-person, hybrid, online): In-person
– Note: Access to a PC/laptop, basic understanding of electrical engineering, basic programming skills in Python, interest in open-source technologies, ideally a degree in electrical engineering or mechatronics, or possibly computer science or a similar field starting from the 4th semester