GLOBAL BUSINESS PROGRAM SPRING TERM 2013 School of International Business: • Banking and Insurance Industry (Bachelor) • Industrial Management (Bachelor) • International Industrial Management (Master) • Journalism and Public Relations (PR) (Bachelor) • International Management (Bachelor) • Business in Emerging Markets (Master) • MSc International Supply Management (Postgraduate course)
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MESSAGE FROM THE DEPARTMENT CHAIR DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT
The Global Business Program was introduced in 2003 in the Department of InternationalManagementatFHJOANNEUMbyProf.Dr.GerhardApfelthaler,thechairoftheDepartmentofInternationalManagementfrom2001to2009.WordaboutthisprogramspreadquicklyandtheGlobalBusinessProgramhasinthemeantimebecomeknownandattractiveformanyincomingexchangestudentsfromourpartneruniversities.WeareverythankfultoDr.ApfelthalerfortheexcellentdevelopmentofthisstudyprogramandwewillgiveourbesttocontinuetheGlobalBusinessPrograminthespiritofitsoriginator.
In spring 2009, the Global Business Program was widened into the whole Subject Area ofInternational Business. From thatpoint on, theDepartmentof InternationalManagement incooperationwith
hasbeenofferingmorethan13courseseachterm.WeareproudtoprovideourincomingstudentswithsuchawidevarietyofseminarsandlecturesinthefieldofInternationalBusinesstaughtbydistinguishedinternationalfaculty.ThefascinatingexperienceoftheGlobalBusinessProgramoriginatesfromthebigdiversityofboththeprofessorsandtheparticipatingstudents.Austrianstudentstogetherwithexchangestudents fromAustralia, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Chile, China,Columbia,Ethiopia,Finland,France,Germany,Hungary,India,Ireland,Italy,Japan,Korea,Mexico,Netherlands,Norway,Pakistan,Russia,Singapore,Slovenia,Sweden,Taiwan,Thailand,andtheUnitedStateshavebeeninvolvedintheGlobalBusinessProgram.Thisdiversitycreatesachallengeforallprofessorsteachingintheprogram.Atthesametime,itenablesallparticipantstoenterintodiscussionswithcolleaguesfromdifferentcultural,political,socialandacademicbackgrounds.Thus, theGlobalBusiness Program is auniqueopportunity for all participants toobtain andfurtherdevelopcross-culturalcompetenceswhilefollowingabusinesscourse.
Itisouraimtoprovideaprogramofexcellentacademicquality.Inaddition,wewanttomakethestudyabroadtermapleasantandindeedunforgettableexperienceforallparticipants.Therefore,weofferculturaleventsandsupportourexchangestudents in integratingintoouruniversitylife.TheGlobalBusinessProgramalsoincludesGermancoursesatdifferentlevelsandcoursesinAustrianandEuropeanculture.Weareconvincedthatthehighacademicstandardofthelecturescombinedwithpersonalcoachingandpeergroupsupportcreatethebestlearningenvironmentforourstudents.
The Department of International Management at FH JOANNEUM currently maintainscomprehensive cooperation agreements with about 60 universities around the globe.Mostof theseagreementshave international studentexchangesat their cores.TheDepartmentofInternational Management acknowledges the special needs of incoming foreign exchangestudentsandthereforehasdesignedaprogramthatmeetstheirspecificneeds - theGLOBALBUSINESSPROGRAM(GBP).TheGBPis:
“The Global Business Program is an amazing international experience that gave me the opportunity to be in touch with people from the whole world, learning about different cultures, perspectives and is mind blowing. It is very easy to make friends and at the end of the GBP, we emerge as closely knitted as family members. The university staff is very friendly and always readily available to help us. Studying abroad helps one to grow not only professionally but also personally.”
Andrea Lopez, student from Mexico
“If you’re thinking about coming to Graz, don’t think twice. Being an exchange student in this city is an adventure! You can find innumerous magical places that will make you think and live in a different way that you’re used to. The experience of meeting people from all around the world has changed me as a person, getting to know them and sharing important events and feelings and also breaking the existent language and cultural barriers are definitely a worthy experience as a student.”
Francisco Travassos, student from Portugal
“A cultural challenge, an intellectual opportunity, a change with a lifetime impact – this is the Global Business Program at FH JOANNEUM, Graz. The courses in the program provided me with the unique chance to discover new worlds by meeting students from more than 30 countries, as well as prominent lecturers from leading business universities. I am impressed by the perfect organization of the program, and the warm attitude and true support of the academic experts at the Department. I will strongly recommend the program and the university to all my friends and colleagues in Bulgaria.”
Plamena Mihova, student from Bulgaria
“Unlike most of the other European universities, FH JOANNEUM is in a small but quaint city with an amazing culture and people in it. The many classes are structured flexibly so that the program caters for us – the exchange students. Most importantly, the program has allowed the entire group to be so integrated that the friendships made will definitely last for a lifetime.”
Merrylyn Yeo, student from Singapore
“Being able to spend a GBP semester at FH JOANNEUM is an experience I´ll never forget; being immersed in a truly multicultural environment, surrounded by great people from all over the globe, in a stunning city like Graz. Professors excel at what they do, giving lectures with a broader perspective. Graz may be a small city, but it´s full of new things you can´t miss!“
Christian Szita Szánthó, student from Chile
“Spending a semester in Graz has been probably the most rewarding experience of my life! I was not the same when I came back to France. In the Global Business Program, there are so many students from different countries - Graz is the place for mixing cultures! FH JOANNEUM is really a pleasant place to study; the city is beautiful and there is always something to do or to visit, on foot or by bicycle. Moreover, Graz is in the heart of Europe, which makes travelling through all over Europe easy.If you have the opportunity to study in Graz, do it, it is definitely worth it! You will have probably one of the best experiences of your life, if it´s not the best!”
Course description: Business organizations donotonly sell. They alsobuy vast quantities of rawmaterials,manufacturedcomponents,plantsandequipment,supplies,andbusinessservices.Sellersneedtounderstandtheseorganizations‘needs,resources,policies,andbuyingprocedures.
Course objectives:Theobjectiveofthiscourseistointroducestudentstobothmarketingandsellingstrategiesandmethods.Emphasiswillbeputonmutualunderstandingofthecontributionofeachdisciplinetothecommongoal:profitable,longtermbusiness.Studentswill:• knowthedifferencesandsimilaritiesofb2bandb2cmarketing;• be able to apply their understanding of b2bmarketing fundamentals in analysing a business
INTRODUCTION TO ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING (ERP)
ECTS:3ECTS(one–week-course)
Instructor Bio:Wolfgang OrtnerisheadofERPCompetenceCenter(ERPCC)atFHJOANNEUMandafulltimeprofessorforAppliedInformaticsatDepartmentofIndustrialManagement.ERPCC offers education, research and applied projects for industry in the field of businesscomputing(cf.http://erp.fh-joanneum.at).Theotherinstructors,Ernst PeßlandAriane Gerhardter,contributewiththeirspecialexpertisein thefieldofenterprise resourceplanningaswellas in thefieldof logisticsandproductionplanning.
foreignexchangeriskandexposure;• Anunderstandingoftheissuesinvolvedinmultinationalfirmfinancing;• An understanding of the issues involved in foreign investment decisions and inmanaging the
multinationalcorporation.
Dates: April8-April19,2013
Literature and Supplemental Materials:Informationtobeprovidedbyinstructoratbeginningofthecourse.
Course description:Thiscoursefocusesonthesoftaspectsofprojectmanagementinaninternationalcontext.Coveringgeneralaspectsofprojectmanagement,focusislaiduponprofessionalinterculturalcompetence,commercialandHR-relatedissues,aswellasmorespecifictheoryinvolvingmulticulturalaspects.Amorepracticalapproachtointernationalactivitiesinamulticulturalsurroundingandtechniquesin projectmanagement geared to international projects should be provided. The complexity ofinternationalprojectswillbedealtwithreferringtoespeciallycommunication-basedandinterpersonaldifferences,butalsoto:• Aprojectleader’stasksasamanagerinaninterculturalscenario,theirtasktoownandleadthe
Literature and Supplemental Materials:- BennetP.Lientz,KathrynP.Rea.InternationalProjectManagement.AcademicPress,2002.- GerardM. Hill. The Complete ProjectManagementOffice Handbook (Esi International Project
Management Series). Auerbach Publishers Inc., 2003. Ralph Keeling. ProjectManagement. AnInternationalPerspective.PalgraveMacmillan,2000.
Uwe Brunner iscurrentlyaseniorLecturerforLogistics,ProcessManagementandInformaticsattheDepartmentofIndustrialManagementatFHJOANNEUM,UniversityofAppliedSciences.Beforethis,heservedasaHeadofLogisticswithinSaintGobainRigipsAustriaGesmbH.Uwe Brunner graduated as industrial engineer, has experience as scientific assistant at FHJOANNEUM, University of Applied Sciences, and various leadership positions in industry andbusiness.HeholdsacertificateofcivilengineeringfromtheAustrianGovernment.
Course description: ThecourseSupplyChainManagementisaprofessionalcourseformanagement,businessadministrationandtechnicalstudents. Itsobjectiveistoidentifyandexplainlogisticsdefinitionsandconceptsthatarerelevantformanagingthesupplychain.Additionallystudentslearnhowsupplychainscompete intermsoftime,costandquality.All logisticfunctionsandprocesseswouldbeexplainedindetail.Furthermorethecourseprovidesanoverviewaboutmainaspectsofsupplychainnetworks,supplychaindesign,supplychainplanningandsupplychainexecution, shows instruments andmethods in supply chainmanagement, process evaluation,informationanalysisandhowtooptimizeprocessesinsupplychains.
Instructor Bio:AsAssociateProfessorinEmergingMarketandSustainabilityattheBirlaInstituteofManagementTechnology,India,RahulisengagedinteachingandresearchinareasofEmergingMarket,Sustainability,FinancialInclusionandStrategicIssues.HehasalsoservedattheIndianInstituteofFinanceandDeviAhilyaUniversity.HeisinvitedbyBrockUniversity,CanadaandFHJOANNEUMUniversityofAppliedSciences,Austria,asavisitingprofessor.Rahulhasbeeninvolvedinresearch,trainingandconsultancywithvariouscorporate,governmentandnon-governmentorganizationsincludingBankforInternationalSettlement,EuropeanUnionandUSAID.He is thefoundingEditorof„EmergingMarketReview”.Asa receiverof severalbestresearchpaperawards,hehasbeenregularcontributorinpublishingincludingJournalofBrandManagement, International Journal of EmergingMarket, Journal of Business Research(forthcoming).HeisthefoundingheadoftheInternationalAffairsofficeandcoordinatoroftheinstitutionalresponsible education framework, andhehas started the firstMaster´s programas PGDM inSustainableDevelopmentinIndia.Also,heiscreditedwithstartingofGlobalManagementGuruAward in2011atBirla Institute.RahulhasdoctorateandMaster’s inmanagementfromDeviAhilyaUniversity,Indore.
Course description: Developedmarkets have long been at the center of business, exportingbusinesstoothernations.Itwasinthe1980swhennewlyindustrializedeconomieswereseenasmovingtothemarketsandcreatingtheirspace.Economiesrealizedtheimportanceofemergingmarketsfordoingbusinessinandbeingpresentattheglobaleconomicandbusinessspace.The1990sgaveafirmstandingtothenewconceptandstartedanunderstandingoftheidentificationoftheemerginglocations,learningtomakeachoiceofentryandestablishingnormsandstrategiesofdoingbusinessintheselocation.Sincethen,therehavebeenseveraltheoriesandmodelsoffindingthemarketsanddoingbusinessinemergingmarkets.
• Developingunderstandingoftheregionalandlocalcontextofdoingbusiness;• Developingaframeworkforentrytoanemergingmarket;• Understanding the concept of sustainability from organizational and social responsibilityperspectiveforanemergingmarket.
Dates:May06–May17,2013
Literature and Supplemental Materials:- CompetinginEmergingMarkets:CasesandReadings”byHemantMerchant,Routledge(Taylor&FrancisGroup),2008.
Heinz WittenbrinkstudiedGermanicLanguages,PhilosophyandArtHistoryatMünster,CologneandParis.Heworkedastranslator,editorandsenioreditorforbookpublishers.HewasinvolvedinmajorencyclopaedicprojectsoftheBertelsmannGroup,inbookformaswellasonCD-ROMandlaterontheweb.HewasresponsiblefortheencyclopaedicCD-ROMseries„Decouvertes“(Miliad‘OrCannes1998).In2000HeinzbecameseniorconsultantataMunichbasedwebagency.Since2002heisrunninghisowncompanywittenbrink.netforonlinepublications.Since2004hehasbeenteachingwebpublishing,socialmediaandonlinejournalismatFHJOANNEUMinGraz.Hismainareasofinterestaremediaandnetworkliteraciesandculturalchangerelatedtotheuseofthewebascommunicationplatform.Heinz is author of several books onweb related topics: Rss and Atom: Understanding andImplementingContent Feeds and Syndication (2006,German version2005),XMLGrundlagen(togetherwithOlafBergmann, 2005),HTMLGrundlagen (2005),XML (togetherwithWernerKöhler,2003).Onthewebhecanbereadathisblog„LostandFound”andfollowedontwitter(@heinz).
Course description:Thislectureisallaboutcommunicatinginternationally,asacorporationinitsmarketsandwithitsemployees.Wewilllookatexamplesoftheparadigmshift,theCluetrainManifesto predicted already years ago.Wewill explore the new communication tools fit tomeetthechallengeof“marketsasconversations”,andwewillstudytheirapplicationininternalcommunicationaswellasinmarketingcommunication.ParticipantswillexploreSocialMediaToolsforCommunicationinordertoself-reliantlyevaluatingtheirpractical value inagiven situation:microblogging in internal communication,blogs incorporatecommunication,monitoringsocialnetworksinissuemanagement,andmanymore.
Instructor Bio:Dr.KohlbachisaseniorlecturerattheDepartmentofInternationalManagementoftheFHJOANNEUM,UniversityofAppliedSciencesinGraz,Austria,andteachesclassesoncorporatefinance andmanagement accounting . He holds a doctorate degree in Business AdministrationfromKarl-FranzensUniversityinGraz,Austria.Post-graduateeducationincludestheAMPadvancedmanagementprogramoftheINSEADBusinessSchoollocatedinFontainebleau,France.BeforejoiningthefacultyatFHJOANNEUM,heheldseniormanagementpositionsinfinancialandgeneralmanagementformanyyears,includingthepositionofRegionalFinanceDirectorforHewlett-PackardinViennaandthepositionofSeniorVicePresidentFinancefortheSonyMusicInternationalOperationsGroup.HavinglivedandworkedforyearsintheUK,HungaryandGermany,hebringsextensiveglobalbusinessexperiencetohisteaching.Dr.Kohlbachhaspublishednumerousarticlesonfinancialcontrollingissuesande-businessstrategy.
Instructor Bio: Hildegard Liebl is currently a senior lecturer at the FH JOANNEUM, University ofAppliedSciencesinGraz,teachingcoursesinmarketing.Shealsoteachesmarketingrelatedtopicsat the ExecutiveMBA Program of the European Business School in Switzerland and is a visitingfacultymemberofIBAUniversityinKarachi,Pakistan.Inaddition,HildegardLieblisworkingasafreelanceexecutivecoach(shereceivedseveraladditionaldiplomaseducationsinbusinesscoaching,incounselingandinProcessCommunicationModel®).
Course description:Globalmarketingismarketing´sresponsetothefactthatmarketsaroundtheworld sometimes show increasingly similar, yet sometimes differing characteristics and thereforeneedtobetargetedinaglobalizedorlocalizedway.Themarketingactivitiesofthemoderncompanyhavebecomeincreasinglyinternationalized.Marketingacrossnationalborders isoneofthemostchallengingfieldsinbusinesstoday.Inthisfirstpartofthecourse,thescopeandchallengeofinternationalmarketingwillbediscussed,andthedistinctionbetweeninternational,global,andmultinationalmarketingwillbedrawn.Thereasonsforgrowingglobalizationofmarketsaswellasthedynamicdevelopmentofinternationaltradeandtheimportanceofculturalenvironmentofglobalmarketswillbehighlighted.
Prerequisites:None
Course objectives:Youwilllearnhowtoassessglobalmarketopportunitiesandhowtoenternewforeignmarketsaswellashowtodevelopglobalmarketingstrategies.Youwilldiscussinternationalmarket segmentation andmarket targeting, environmental and competitive analysis as well ascommonpitfallsinglobalmarketing.
Dates:June10–June14,2013
Literature and Supplemental Materials: - Kotabe,Masaaki/Helsen,Kristiaan:GlobalMarketingManagement,5thedition,JohnWiley&
Sons,NewYorket.al.2012.
Didactic conception: The primary teachingmethodwill be lectures, groupdiscussions and groupproblem-solving.Assignmentswillstimulateyourthinkingandunderstanding.Youwillleveragethedifferentculturalbackgroundsoftheparticipantsandlearnfromeachotherthroughclassdiscussion.
Instructor Bio: HelenaChiu studiedbusinessadministrationat the JohannesKeplerUniversityin Austria, where she received her master’s and doctoral degree with focus on productionmanagement,informationmanagement,andmarketing.ShehasseveralyearsofworkexperienceintheITindustryandintheindustrialservicesindustryinAustriaandinAsia.AsalecturerattheNationalKaohsiungFirstUniversityofScienceandTechnology,DepartmentofMarketingandDistributionManagement,herteachingandresearchinterestsareintheareasofinternationalmarketing,technologymarketing,andbusinessmarketing.Herresearchhasbeenpublishedinseveralinternationalacademicjournals.
Course description: In a rapidly evolvingmarket environment that can be characterized bygrowingcompetition,risingcustomerrequirements,technologicaladvancementandemergingtradeblocs,thedecisiontoenterglobalmarketsrepresentsamajorchallengetothemarketer.BuildingonthecourseInternationalMarketing(Part1),thiscoursewillfocusonthemarketingmix(4P)fromtheperspectiveofaninternationalmarketer.Studentswilllearnaboutthespecificchallengesconfrontingthemarketerinthedesignandimplementationofaninternationalproduct,channel, communication,andpricing strategy.Given thedisparityofmarketenvironments indifferentcountries,acriticalfactorforinternationalmarketingsuccessisfindingtherightbalancebetweenstandardizationandlocalizationoftheelementsinthemarketingmix.Herethebenefitsanddisadvantagesofastandardizedsolutionmustbeweighedagainsttheprosandconsofamorelocalizedstrategy.Studentswill learn toappreciateand solveproblems in thisarea through in-classdiscussions,analysisofcasestudies,andfinally,thedevelopmentofaninternationalmarketingplanwithotherteammembers.
Prerequisites:InternationalMarketing(Part1)
Course objectives: This course provides a framework for understanding managerial andoperationalproblemsinthefieldofinternationalmarketing.Itdrawsattentiontothechallengesthatinternationalmarketersfaceandhowtheyaresolvedinpractice.
Dates: June24-June28,2013
Literature and Supplemental Materials:Informationtobeprovidedbyinstructoratbeginningofthecourse.
Literature and Supplemental Materials: - William Easterly (2002). The Elusive Quest for Growth: Economists’ Adventures andMisadventuresintheTropics.Cambridge:MITPress.
German as a Foreign Language at FH jOANNEUM stands for…• …courseswitha focusoncommunication, integrated intoawell-balancedcourse system:basic courses (focus on grammar), skills courses (training in reading andwriting, listeningcomprehension,speaking),extracourses(cultureandcivilisation,ÖSDexaminationtraining)
GLOBAL BUSINESS PROGRAM GERMAN AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE AND SPECIAL COURSES SPRING 2013
Overview of German courses at FH jOANNEUM
I. Basic Courses:TheweeklybasiccoursesfocusonyourgrammarcompetencesandthestructureoftheGermanlanguage.Theyshouldbecombinedwiththecourses“Lese-undSchreibtraining”and“HörverstehenundSprechtraining”ofthesamelevelinordertotrainallfourcompetences(seepointII.AndIII.).Thebeginnercourses“Grundstufe1”and“Grundstufe2”(levelsA1/1andA1/2)takeplacetwiceaweekandintegratetheskillsoflistening,speaking,readingandwritingandemphasizeoralcommunicationandlisteningcomprehensioninaculturallyauthenticcontext.
II. Reading and Writing Competences:Theweeklycoursescalled“Lese-undSchreibtraining”focusonreadingandwritingcompetenceswithauthentictextsinordertoenlargeyourvocabularyandyourreadingandwritingcapacities.Threelevelsareoffered:A2,B1-B2,C1.
III. Listening and SpeakingCompetences: The weekly courses called “Hörverstehen undSprechtraining”focusonlisteningandoralcompetenceswithauthenticaudioandvideomaterialsinordertoenlargelisteningandspeakingcapacities.Threelevelsareoffered:A2,B1-B2andC1.IV.SpecialCourses
Iv. Special Courses
• Culture and People:TheaimofthiscourseistobringAustriaclosertoyouinallitsmultiplicity.The coursewill familiarise youwith theAustrianpolitical, social and cultural structure. Ina project you will explore the intercultural differences between Austria and your homecountry.ThiscourseisavailableinEnglish(“Austria–PeopleandCulture(APC)”)andGerman(“ÖsterreichischeLandes-undKulturkunde(LK)”)andisblocked(8weeks).
• German Language Film: This special blocked course aims to familiarise youwith Germanlanguage films and focuses on topics related to the recent past or social phenomena inGermany,Austriaandthroughouttheworld.YouwillstudyaselectionofGermanlanguagefilms,acquiringtheappropriatelanguageskillstoanalysesocialphenomenaandhistoricalprocessesandtodrawconclusionsontheir relationtothepresentday. Interpretationandanalysiswillhelpyoutodeducetherelevanceofafilm’scontentandtransferittootherareas(theeconomy,societyetc.).
Contact and informationMag.ChristophHofrichter•CoordinatorforGermanasaForeignLanguage•InternationalRelationsTel.:+43/316/5453-8822,Fax:+43/316/5453-9-8822,E-mail:[email protected],Web:www.fh-joanneum.at/dafImportant note:Theremightbeslightchangesinthecourseofferingsdutostudentnumbersandrequiredlevels.Pleasevisitourhomepage(www.fh-joanneum.at/daf)tobeuptodateorfeelfreetocontactus.
johanna Frank-Stabinger studiedGermanandCulturalNetworkingatKarl-Franzens-UniversityGraz.ShehasbeenteachingGermanasaforeignlanguagesince2002.JohannaStabingeralsoworksatanArtsCentreinGraz,wheresheisresponsibleforthepublicrelations.
krista FuchsstudiedGermanandEnglishatKarl-Franzens-UniversityGrazandalsoholdsauniversitycertificatein“Germanasaforeignlanguage”.Since2006sheteachesinthefieldofadulteducation,asintheproject„Deutschkompetenz“attheinstitutionsBIT,ISOPandZebrainGraz.
Christoph HofrichterstudiedGermanandFrenchatKarl-Franzens-UniversityGrazandhasextensiveexperienceinTeachingGermanasaForeignLanguage,including2yearsteachingexperienceinFranceandseveralyearsofteachinginAustria.ChristophHofrichterisactivelyworkingontheintegrationofeLearningtechniquesintolanguageteaching.InadditiontoteachingheiscoordinatorforGermanasaForeignLanguageandalsoastaffmemberoftheInternationaldepartmentatFHJOANNEUM.
karin IngolitschstudiedEducationScienceandacombinationofstudies(languages)atKarl-Franzens-UniversityGrazwhereshealsoattendedtheuniversitycourse“Germanasaforeignlanguage”.Inadditiontoteachingat„ActivityJugendförderung“,KarinIngolitschteachestheGermancoursesatFHJOANNEUMGrazandworksasaremedicalteacher.
Course Description: This course is designed for students without any prior knowledge ofGerman.Itfocusesontheskillsoflistening,speaking,readingandwritingandemphasizesoralcommunicationandlisteningcomprehensioninaculturallyauthenticcontext.Youwilllearntogreetpeople,tosaygoodbye,topresentyourselfandothers,talkaboutyourorigin,aboutyourpreferences,askthestateofhealthofsomebody,describeanapartment,saythetime,describeyourdailyroutine,talkaboutyourhobbiesandyourfreetimeandmuchmore.Grammar:wh-questionsandyes/noquestions,articles,verbsinthepresentandpresentperfecttense,separableverbs,modalverbs,accusative,notinflectedadjectives.
More info is available from www.fh-joanneum.at/daf. Credits:5ECTS Dates:Twiceweekly Literature:MenschenA1/1(HueberVerlag),E13,- Assessment: Informationtobeprovidedbyinstructoratbeginningofthecourse.
*AccordingtotheCommonEuropeanFrameworkofReference
DEUTSCH GRUNDSTUFE 2 – GERMAN BEGINNERS 2* (WEEkLy) LEvEL A1/2*
More info is available from www.fh-joanneum.at/daf. Credits:5ECTS Dates:Twiceweekly Literature:MenschenA1/2(HueberVerlag),E13,- Assessment:Informationtobeprovidedbyinstructoratbeginningofthecourse.
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DEUTSCH GRUNDSTUFE 4 – GERMAN BEGINNERS 4* (WEEkLy) LEvEL A2/2*
More info is available from www.fh-joanneum.at/daf. Credits:3ECTS Dates:Weekly Literature:Youwillgetup-to-datestudymaterials(E13,-)whicharedesignedspecificallytomeettheneedsofyourlanguagelevel. Assessment: Informationtobeprovidedbyinstructoratbeginningofthecourse.
Course Description:Thiscoursewillfocusonenlargingthestudents‘rangeofvocabularyandexpressionsandstudentswillbeexposedtomorecomplexissuesofgrammaratlevelB1suchas:pasttense(recap);enumeratingconnectors;futuretense(FuturI);temporalconnectors;temporalprepositions; local prepositions; prepositional pronouns; passive voice (Präteritum, Perfekt);concessiveconnectors;subjunctiveII;phraseorder.
More info is available from www.fh-joanneum.at/daf. Credits:3ECTS Dates:Weekly Literature:Youwillgetup-to-datestudymaterials(E13,-)whicharedesignedspecificallytomeettheneedsofyourlanguagelevel. Assessment:Informationtobeprovidedbyinstructoratbeginningofthecourse.
More information is available from www.fh-joanneum.at/daf. Credits:3ECTS Dates:Weekly Literature:Youwillgetup-to-datestudymaterials(E13,-)whicharedesignedspecificallytomeettheneedsofyourlanguagelevel. Assessment:Informationtobeprovidedbyinstructoratbeginningofthecourse.
More information is available from www.fh-joanneum.at/daf.Credits:3ECTS Dates:Weekly Literature:Youwillgetup-to-datestudymaterials(E13,-)whicharedesignedspecificallytomeettheneedsofyourlanguagelevel. Assessment:Informationtobeprovidedbyinstructoratbeginningofthecourse.
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LESE- UND SCHREIBTRAINING 1 – READING AND WRITING 1 (WEEkLy) LEvEL A2*
Course Description: In this course youwill train your reading and writing competenceswithauthentictextsandenlargeyourvocabularyonlevelA2.It is an excellent complementary course to the basic course “Grundstufe 4”.Youwilllearntodescribeandreadinsimpletermsaspectsofyourbackground,immediateenvironmentandmattersinareasofimmediateneed.Youwillwriteandreadshort,simplenotesandmessagesrelatingtomattersinareasofimmediateneed.Youwillalsobeabletowriteandreadaverysimplepersonalletter,e-mailorpostcard,forexamplethankingsomeoneforsomething.
More information is available from www.fh-joanneum.at/daf.Credits:3ECTS Dates:Weekly Literature:Youwillgetup-to-datestudymaterials(E13,-)whicharedesignedspecificallytomeettheneedsofyourlanguagelevel. Assessment:Informationtobeprovidedbyinstructoratbeginningofthecourse.
Course Description: In this course youwill train your reading and writing competenceswithauthentic textsandenlargeyourvocabularyon levelB1-B2. It is an excellent complementary course to the basic course “Mittelstufe 2” and “Mittelstufe 4”. Youwillreadandwritearticlesandreportsconcernedwithcontemporaryproblemsinwhichthewritersadoptparticularattitudesorviewpoints.Youwillwriteandreadclear,detailedtextsonawiderangeofsubjectsrelatedtotheirinterestsandessaysorreports,passingoninformationorgivingreasonsinsupportoforagainstaparticularpointofview.Youwillalsowritelettershighlightingthepersonalsignificanceofeventsandexperiences.
More information is available from www.fh-joanneum.at/daf.
LESE- UND SCHREIBTRAINING 3 – READING AND WRITING 3 (WEEkLy) LEvEL C1*
Instructor:Tobeannounced
Level:C1*: Participantswithvery good knowledgeoftheGermanlanguage.
Course Description: In this course youwill train your reading and writing competenceswithauthentic texts and enlarge your vocabulary on level C1. It is an excellent complementary course to the basic course “Oberstufe 1”. Youwillexpressyourselfinclear,well-structuredtext,expressingpointsofviewatsomelength.Youwillwriteaboutcomplexsubjectsinaletter,anessayorareport,underliningwhatyouconsidertobethesalientissues.Youwillbeabletoselectstyleappropriatetothereaderinmind.
More info is available from www.fh-joanneum.at/daf.
Course Description: Inthiscourseyouwilltrainyourlistening and oral competenceswithauthenticmaterialsandenlargeyourvocabularyonlevelA2.It is an excellentcomplementary course to the basic course “Grundstufe 4”.Youwilllearntounderstandphrasesandthehighestfrequencyvocabularyrelatedtoareasofmostimmediatepersonalrelevance(e.g.verybasicpersonalandfamilyinformation,shopping,localarea,employment)andyouwillcatchthemainpointinshort,clear,simplemessagesandannouncements.Youwilllearntocommunicateinsimpleandroutinetasksrequiringasimpleanddirectexchangeofinformationonfamiliartopicsandactivities.Youwillhandleveryshortsocialexchanges,eventhoughyoucan’tusuallyunderstandenoughtokeeptheconversationgoingyourself.Youwilluseaseriesofphrasesandsentencestodescribeinsimpletermsyourfamilyandotherpeople,livingconditions,youreducationalbackgroundandpresentormostrecentjobs.
More information is available from www.fh-joanneum.at/daf. Credits: 3ECTS Dates:Weekly Literature:Youwillgetup-to-datestudymaterials(E13,-)whicharedesignedspecificallytomeettheneedsofyourlanguagelevel. Assessment:Informationtobeprovidedbyinstructoratbeginningofthecourse.
Course Description: Inthiscourseyouwilltrainyour listening and oral competenceswithauthenticmaterialsandenlargeyourvocabularyonlevelB1-B2.It is an excellent complementary course to the basic course “Mittelstufe 2” and “Mittelstufe 4”.Youwilllearntounderstandextendedspeechandlecturesandfollowevencomplexlinesofargumentprovidedthetopicisreasonablyfamiliar.YouwillunderstandmostTVnewsandcurrentaffairsprogrammesandthemajorityoffilmsinstandarddialect.Youwilllearntointeractwithadegreeoffluencyandspontaneitythatmakesregularinteractionwithnativespeakersquitepossible.Youwilltakeanactivepartindiscussioninfamiliarcontexts,accountingforandsustainingyourviews.Youwillpresentclear,detaileddescriptionsonawiderangeofsubjectsrelatedtoyourfieldofinterestandexplainaviewpointonatopicalissuegivingtheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofvariousoptions.
More information is available from www.fh-joanneum.at/daf.
HÖRvERSTEHEN UND SPRECHTRAINING 3 – LISTENING AND SPEAkING 3 (WEEkLy)LEvEL C1*
Instructor:Tobeannounced
Level: C1*:Participantswithvery good knowledgeoftheGermanlanguage.
Course Description: Inthiscourseyouwilltrainyour listening and oral competenceswithauthenticmaterialsandenlargeyourvocabularyonlevelC1.It is an excellentcomplementary course to the basic course “Oberstufe 1”.Youwilllearntounderstandextendedspeechevenwhenitisnotclearlystructuredandwhenrelationshipsareonlyimpliedandnotsignalledexplicitly.Youwillunderstandtelevisionprogrammesandfilmswithouttoomucheffort.Youwilllearntoexpressyourselffluentlyandspontaneouslywithoutmuchobvioussearchingforexpressionsanduselanguageflexiblyandeffectivelyforsocialandprofessionalpurposes.Youwillformulateideasandopinionswithprecisionandrelateyourcontributionskilfullytothoseofotherspeakers.Youwillpresentclearanddetaileddescriptionsofcomplexsubjectsintegratingsub-themes.
More informatoin is available from www.fh-joanneum.at/daf.
Level:Forstudentswithout any prior knowledgeofGerman.
Course Description: This course is for studentswhowant to reflect upon their interculturalexperienceinAustriaandanalyseculturaldifferencesbetweentheirhomeandhostcountry.Afterashort introductiontocentral issuesofcrossculturalcommunication,studentsshallbemadefamiliarwith thepolitical structure, educational systemandhistorical andgeographical factsandfiguresaboutAustria.Onthebasisofthisfactualbackgroundessentialvaluesandbeliefsshallbediscussedaswell.Althoughculturaldifferenceswillbeacentralissueinthecourse,thedevelopmentofcopingstrategieswithstressfulsituationsshallbeamainpointofemphasisaswell.ThecourseisofferedinEnglishforparticipantswithoutanyorjustbasicknowledgeoftheGermanlanguage(levelA1).
More information is available from www.fh-joanneum.at/daf.
ÖSTERREICHISCHE LANDES- UND kULTURkUNDE (IN GERMAN, BLOCkED) LEvEL A2-C1*
Instructor:Tobeannounced
Level:A2-C1*
Course Description: This course is for studentswhowant to reflect upon their interculturalexperienceinAustriaandanalyseculturaldifferencesbetweentheirhomeandhostcountry.Afterashort introductiontocentral issuesofcrossculturalcommunication,studentsshallbemadefamiliarwiththepoliticalstructure,educationalsystemandhistoricalandgeographicalfactsandfiguresaboutAustriaandtheregionofGraz.Participantsofthecoursehaveamoderate or good knowledge of the German language (level A2 or higher)andareabletounderstandsentencesandfrequentlyusedexpressionsrelatedtoeverydaysettingsaswellascommunicateinsimpleandroutinetasks.ThecourseshouldbeattendedincombinationwiththerelevantGermancourses.
More information is available from www.fh-joanneum.at/daf.
GERMAN LANGUAGE FILM (IN GERMAN, BLOCkED) LEvEL B1-C1*
Instructor:Tobeannounced
Level:B1-C1*
Course Description:Thespecialcoursein„GermanLanguageFilm“aimstofamiliarisestudentswithGermanlanguagefilmsandfocusesontopicsrelatedtotherecentpastorsocialphenomenainGermany,Austriaandthroughouttheworld.Youwillstudyaselection of German language films,acquiringtheappropriatelanguage skillstoanalysesocialphenomenaandhistoricalprocessesandtodrawconclusionsontheirrelationtothepresentday.Interpretationandanalysiswillhelpyoutodeducetherelevanceofafilm’scontentandtransferittootherareas(theeconomy,societyetc.).Thecoursealsoprovidesabasicunderstandingofthescientificmethodwhichwillhelpyoutoimproveyouroralandwrittenlanguageskillsaswellasextendyourvocabulary.
More information is available from www.fh-joanneum.at/daf.
HOW TO BECOME AN EXCHANGE STUDENT AT THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT AT FH jOANNEUM
FHJOANNEUMcurrentlydoesnotimposeanygenerallimitsontheintakeofexchangestudents.Asmostof theexchange relationswhichwemaintainwith foreignuniversitiesaregovernedbydetailed institutional agreements, theremaybea selectionprocedure at yourownhomeuniversity.IfyouwanttostudyatFHJOANNEUMasanexchangestudentyouwillthereforehavetoapplyforanopeningthroughyourlocalinternationalcoordinatoratyourhomeinstitution.Thecriteriaforselectionaregenerallysetbyyourhomeinstitution.Pleasenote,however,thatitisabsolutelynecessaryforyoutohavestrong(writtenandoral)EnglishlanguageskillsinordertobeabletoperformwellintheGlobalBusinessProgram.
Although your home institutionmay have other deadlines for application and selection ofexchangestudents,FHJOANNEUM’sdeadlinesforapplications,thoughrathersoft,are:
PleasenotethattheDepartmentofInternationalManagementatFHJOANNEUMdeliverstwoprograms,theInternationalManagementprogram(MIG,shortfortheGerman“ManagementInternationaler Geschäftsprozesse”), a degree program for full-time students and theGlobalBusinessProgram(GBP),anon-degreeprogramforincomingexchangestudents.Whileweallowfull-timeMIGstudentstoparticipate intheGBPandwhileweencourage incomingexchangestudentstotakeGBPcoursesonly,someMIGcoursesmaybeaccessibletoincomingexchangesstudentsaswell,dependingonlanguageabilitiesandscheduling.
Academic Standards at the Department of International Management at FH jOANNEUM
During your term at FH JOANNEUM, we will do everything to secure equal treatment forinternationalstudents.Inreturn,wealsoaskallinternationalstudentstocomplywiththecodeofconductforstudentsattheDepartmentofInternationalManagement.Thisextendsespeciallytotheareasofattendancerequirementsandacademichonesty:
• Attendance requirements: inorder to receiveapassinggrade for the coursesof theGBPminimumattendancerequirementsneedtobefulfilled.Youmayonlymissamaximumof
GRAZ is the capital of Styria and Austria´s second-largest city with about 240.000inhabitants.AshortwalkthroughtheOldTown,aUNESCOWorldCultureHeritagesitewithaMediterraneanatmosphere,isatransitiontopastcenturies.Fromthe15thcentury, itwasamajorbulwarkagainst theTurksand in the17th centuryadoptedthe Baroque before the rest of theAustrian empire. The city is compact andmostimportantsightsarewithinwalkingdistanceofthemarketsquareoftheHauptplatz.The Landesmuseum Joanneum, a large complex ofmuseums, is one of theworld'soldest,includingtheAlteGaleriewithitssuperbGothicpaintings.TheNeueGalerieintheHerbersteinPalacedisplays19th-and20th-centurypaintings,includingsomeworksbytheworldfamousAustrianpaintersEgonSchieleandGustavKlimt.TheCathedral,theMausoleumofEmperorFerdinandII,theLeechChurch,thepedestrianzoneoftheoldquarter,theSchlossberg(CastleHill)withitsUhrturm(clocktower)andGlockenturm(bell tower) should also be seen. Somedistancewest of the city is,withinwalkingdistanceoftheFHJOANNEUM,SchlossEggenberg,a16th-centurypalacenotedforitsstateroomsandmuseums.Morethananyotherprovincialcentre,GrazpreservestheoldKaffeehausculture,whereonecansitalldayenjoyingaleisurelycoffee,watchingthelifeofthecity.
STyRIA(German:Steiermark)isthesecond-largestprovinceinAustriaandknownasAustria´s"greenheart".Forestscoverabouthalfofthecountry,andgrasslandsandvineyards blanket another quarter. Styria borders Slovenia andHungary, aswell astheAustrian provinces of Burgenland, LowerAustria, UpperAustria, Salzburg, andCarinthia.IntheDachsteinmountainsovershadowingtheEnnsValley,skiingispossibleallyearroundwhereasthesouthoftheprovinceknownastheWeinstraße(WineRoad)ishillyanddominatedbylargevineyardsandremindsitsvisitorsofToscany–thereforealsocalled"StyrianToscany".