Open Science: Basic Course
Open Science: Basic Course Discipline: Cross-disciplinary Policymakers and research funders support Open Science – but what are the benefits for you as a student, researcher or teacher? This online course introduces you to the different aspects of Open Science in research and teaching. The focus is on open access publishing, research data management and sharing teaching […]
Mass media in post-communist Europe
Mass media in post-communist Europe Discipline: Journalism and communication The course outlines the specific features of media systems in European countries, which used to be part of the communist world. The first module of the course is devoted to the transition from communist media logic to a democratic one. The focus is not only […]
Main Concepts and Schools in Literary Theory
Main Concepts and Schools in Literary Theory Discipline: Literary Studies The course traces the major concepts and schools in literary theory. It analyses the emergence of literary theory in the early 20th century and discusses how the concepts of literature, text, and the relationship between content and form are understood by different literary theoretical strategies. […]
Legal English through Literary Fiction
Legal English through Literary Fiction Discipline: English for Specific Purposes (ESP), Content Language Learning, Educational Drama The course Legal English through Literary Fiction aims to introduce students to legal terminology in the wide- and wild- world context of literary fiction. The methodology touches upon Educational Drama through Scripted Role-Play, Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) and […]
Sustainability Communication
Sustainability Communication Discipline: Transferable Skills In this course, you will explore the role of communication in relation to sustainability and sustainable development. After expanding your disciplinary and terminological background, the lecture focuses on the three dimensions of sustainability communication, communication of sustainability (Marketing and product communication, PR and organizational communication), communication about sustainability (i.e. climate […]
Open Science Toolkit
Open Science Toolkit Discipline: Transferable Skills In 2018, the European Commission-funded project Facilitating Open Science Training for European Research (FOSTER) launched an online training toolkit with ten modules covering key topics of Open Science theory and practice. The introductory to advanced levels modules introduce OS and components of OS, including practical tips for getting started […]
Digital Entrepreneurship (openHPI)
Digital Entrepreneurship (openHPI) Discipline: Transferable Skills This course is based on the openHPI course Digital Entrepreneurship by Prof. Dr. Katharina Hölzle, Dr. Robert Rose, Valeska Maul and Nina Bachmann, available for reuse under a CC BY-NC-SA licence. What exactly does digital entrepreneurship mean, and how does it differ from “classic” entrepreneurship? How does digital entrepreneurship […]
Critical Media Literacy: Tackling Information Disorder in the Digital Age
Critical Media Literacy: Tackling Information Disorder in the Digital Age Discipline: Transferable Skills Living and working in our modern world, we are confronted with a constant stream of ‚alternative facts ‘, propaganda, hoaxes, rumours, and advertising – while it becomes more and more difficult to distinguish fact from fiction to navigate the digital media world […]
Sustainability Marketing
Sustainability Marketing Discipline: Transferable Skills Whether it is coping with ‘Peak Oil’, meeting the challenge of climate change, helping farmers in poorer countries through fair trade, or finding ways to keep discarded products out of the landfills, sustainability issues are the biggest challenges facing businesses. The course shows how the complexities of sustainability issues can […]
Digital Humanities: an introduction to methods
Digital Humanities: an introduction to methods Discipline: Transferable Skills This practice-oriented seminar introduces a variety of methods from the growing field of Digital Humanities. The focus is placed on the reflective application of digital methods, from data acquisition to analysis, visualisation and communication of research. • When does it make sense to collect data, and […]