Dieses Modul fördert grundlegende kommunikative und kulturelle Kompetenzen in der spanischen Sprache.

Interaktion, Selbstlernstrategien

>einfache Informationen verstehen und wiedergeben
>an einfachen Unterhaltungen im Alltag teilnehmen
>über Vergangenes berichten
>einfache schriftliche Texte verfassen

80% Anwesenheitspflicht

Dieses Modul fördert grundlegende kommunikative Kompetenzen und Kulturkompetenzen in der deutschen Sprache.
>mündliche und schriftliche Kommunikationsformen für den Alltag
>kulturelle Kompetenz

Interaktiver Unterricht

Die Module "Deutsch als Fremdsprache" vertiefen die während der "Introduction Week" für internationale Studierende erworbenen Kompetenzen. Sie können aber auch unabhängig davon besucht werden.

Dieses Modul fördert grundlegende kommunikative und kulturelle Kompetenzen in der deutschen Sprache.
>mündliche und schriftliche Kommunikationsformen für den Alltag
>kulturelle Kompetenz

Interaktiver Unterricht

Sprachkompetenz in Deutsch
>Einfache Texte und Dialoge hören, verstehen und darauf reagieren können
>Einfache Texte und Dialoge lesen und verstehen können
>Grundgrammatik beherrschen und anwenden können
>Grundwortschatz kennen und anwenden können
>Einfache Texte schreiben können
>Geeignete Lernstrategien einsetzen

Die Module "Deutsch als Fremdsprache" vertiefen die während der "Introduction week" für internationale Studierende erworbenen Kompetenzen. Sie können aber auch unabhängig davon besucht werden.

Technology is a cross-sectional dimension of our life world and a catalyzer of socio-cultural change - also in realm of work. For example, containerization made logistics more efficient but also dramatically accelerated structural change for dockers. The seminar investigates the intertwining of technology and work in a cultural-anthropological perspective, focusing on historical processes, technological change, and the ethnographic study of organizations. The aim of the course is to get a broader understanding of how technology is socially constructed, not only in the realm of work, but in our everyday life in general: A cultural anthropology's perspective on technology and work argues that the using of technology and the organization of work are results of social negotiations in which cultural norms, as well as individual and group interests, are involved. The select literature will comprise the disciplines of cultural anthropology, cultural studies, history, and sociology.

• Seminar: lecture elements, text-based discussions within class, student presentations

• Knowledge of the topics and theories dealt with in the course
• Competence in basic concepts and canonical texts in cultural studies
• Competence in critically reading and reflecting on cultural theoretical texts
• Competence in discussing and developing social scientific lines of argumentation
• Training in presenting the contents of social scientific texts to fellow students
• Capacity to write scientific text on BSc and MA level

• Koch, Gertraud (2012): Work and Professions. In: Regina F. Bendix, Galit Hasan-Rokem, eds.: A Companion to Folklore, Malden, Mass.: Blackwell, 154-168
• Thompson, E.P. (1967): Time, Work-Discipline, and Industrial Capitalism. Past & Present 38 (Dec., 1967), 56-97
• Wallman, Sandra (1980): Social Anthropology of Work. Current Anthropology 21/3 (Jun., 1980), 299-314

[= Introduction, in S. Wallman, ed.: Social Anthropology of Work, London: Academic Press, 1979]
(a complete bibliography with required and further reading will be handed out in advance of the seminar)

Part A: (50 %) preparation and active participation in class (reading, discussions, group presentation)
Part B: (20 %) 2 written summaries, 1 project idea (each 150-200 words)
Part C: (30 %) 1 case study (final essay of 1000 words)

Compulsory attendance (min. 80 %)

Passed / Failed

• Course based on continuous assessment, details see under "assessment".
• Meeting attendance obligations is an essential pre-requisite for successfully completing a course based on continuous assessment.
• Attendance must be proven for at least 80% of the stipulated contact time. Responsibility for checking and providing written proof of this obligatory attendance lies with the course lecturer who is required to store this information at least until the end of the semester.
• In the case of absenteeism that exceeds the specified limits of absence, a medical certificate is required. Responsibility lies with the head of the Coordination Office for Cross-Faculty Elective Subjects to approve the reason for the student's failure to attend.
• Participation in other activities of the university are not recognized as an excused absence.

Fakultätsübergreifendes Wahlfach:
Es gelten spezielle Anmeldemodalitäten.

The course will deepen and enrich your enjoyment and understanding of art through engagement with some of the key theories and approaches that art historians have developed for interpreting and explaining works of art.

• Learn about Art Periods
• Get to know the highlights of European art from the 15th to the 21st century
• Explore fascinating questions about works of art, their function in society, their various meanings for viewers of the past and of the present
• Meet works of art within their social and cultural context
• Learn about methods used by art historians to analyse, interpret and explain works of art with special focus on social history of art

Lectures, group work, self-study; museum visits

Participants …

• know some of the major European works of art
• are able to explain the basic concepts and theories of art
• know how to look at works of art and their original social, commercial and religious context
• understand some of the issues in treating works of art as visual evidence of human action, imagination and thought
• understand the different contexts in which works of art can be produced and consumed
• are able to place works of art in the historical context
• are able to read and analyse works of art
• know facts about the art market

Supplied during the course
Ernst Gombrich, The Story of Art, Phaidon, 2006
James Elkins, Stories of Art, Routledge, 2002
Various texts on the subject

Assessment tasks:
Part A: (20 %) Preparation of questions on assigned reading material
Part B: (60 %) Essay with presentation on a chosen topic on art
Part C: (20 %) Develop your personal art guide

Compulsory attendance (min. 80%)

Passed / Failed

• Course based on continuous assessment, details see under "assessment".
• Meeting attendance obligations is an essential pre-requisite for successfully completing a course based on continuous assessment.
• Attendance must be proven for at least 80% of the stipulated contact time. Responsibility for checking and providing written proof of this obligatory attendance lies with the course lecturer who is required to store this information at least until the end of the semester.
• In the case of absenteeism that exceeds the specified limits of absence, a medical certificate is required. Responsibility lies with the head of the Coordination Office for Cross-Faculty Elective Subjects to approve the reason for the student's failure to attend.
• Participation in other activities of the university are not recognized as an excused absence.

Fakultätsübergreifendes Wahlfach:
Es gelten spezielle Anmeldemodalitäten.

> Active and Passive Equity Portfolio Management
> Asset Allocation, Investment Horizon and Risk Measurement
> Performance Measurement and Output Evaluation
> Exchange Rate Risk Management
> Rebalancing Effects
> Discussion of the Methods of Individual Selected Journal Contributions
> Resampling to address parameter uncertainty and time-horizon effects in portfolio management
> Forecasting moments of returns
> Portfolio Theory and Optimal Risk Portfolio
> Capital Market Models and Evaluation on Complete Markets
> Momentum und Contrarian Strategies
> Technical Analysis
> Risk-based Heuristic Models
> Programming in R and/or Matlab

After completion of the module, the students are able to evaluate assets by means of various
models and to illustrate investment procedure. They thereby draw on current knowledge of
capital market research and can show suggestions for solutions while integrating their
theoretical knowledge. Events on the capital market are critically scrutinised in discussions
with instructors and fellow students.

See lectures within the module.

This module offers an overview of the interplay and dependencies of settlement, resource use, resilience, sufficiency, climate change and architecture, urban design and the formation of man-made landscapes. Additionally, it demonstrates the potential of an integrated approach to design sustainable, regenerative environments. Investigating and assessing recently designed and realized projects (considering topics as habitation, commercial, mixed-use, infrastructure, mobility, renewable energy production and supply, agriculture, forestry, biodiversity, carbon sequestration, water resource management, etc.), students will understand to what extent their future practice as architects and urban designers can contribute to more sustainable and regenerative environments.

Lecture and seminar: case studies, discourse, writing

Professional competence

• Grasp essential parameters shaping sustainable, regenerative environments and translate this knowledge into own work
• Show confidence in analysing case studies and the ability to infer principles and motivations
• Explain competently, discuss and critique own work through oral presentations, writing or visual communication
• Develop a holistic approach on urban planning and design

Identify basic principles of various spatially significant fields

• Evaluate regenerative potentials of urban design projects
• Distinguish the limits and potentials of own role in urban development
• Apply regenerative design strategies on urban territories

Methodological competence

• Identify key elements of problems and choose appropriate methods for their resolution in a considered manner
• Apply regenerative design strategies in complex organisational and community settings
• Create formal presentations to informed audiences

Social competence

• Discuss and articulate ideas and information fluently
• Demonstrate the ability to work with other students for assignments, exercises, experiments, ¿presentations etc
• Explain competently, discuss and critique own work through oral presentations, writing or visual communication

Personal competence

• Assess own work and put it into a historical, theoretical, cultural and social context

A detailed list of the required readings will be provided as pdf files at least one week prior to the first session. Basic books:
Calthorpe, P. (2011). Urbanism in the age of climate change. Washington (DC): Island Press.
Condon, P. M. (2010). Seven rules for sustainable communities : design strategies for the post-carbon world. Washington (DC): Island Press.
Girardet, H. (2010). Regenerative cities. Hamburg: World Future Council.
Girardet, H. (2014). Creating regenerative cities. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge.
Hodson, M.; Marvin, S. (2010) World cities and climate change: Producing urban ecological security. Maidenhead: Open University Press, 2010.
Holling, C. S. (1986). The Resilience of Terrestrial Ecosystems: Local Surprise and Global Change. In: Clark, W. C.; Munn, R. E. (1986). Sustainable Development of the Biosphere. Cambridge University Press, p. 292-320.
Lyle, J. T. (1994). Regenerative design for sustainable development. New York: John Wiley.

Portfolio, exercises, minimum 75% mandatory presence

During an intensive weekly workshop it enables students to further deepen their knowledge of an issue addressed in the project studios and/ or conduct excursions to places and sites addressed in their design project.

Intensive seminar week: excursion, exercises, experiment, research, writing, visualising, modelling, presenting, case study, peer feedback

Professional competence

• Execute complex defined and self-defined projects of research, development or investigation and identify and implement relevant outcomes.
• Communicate and articulate ideas and information fluently in English language and work comprehensively in visual, oral and written forms.
• Make formal presentations about specialist topics to informed audiences.
• Exercise autonomy and initiative in carrying out set project briefs and self-directed programmes of study.
• Demonstrate ability to manage time and physical resources in relation to set project briefs and self-directed programmes of study as an individual and a group member.
• Show confidence in analysing case studies and the ability to infer principles and motivations.

Methodological competence

• Apply a variety of design- and research methods and visualization and production techniques
• Have knowledge of scientific or artistic methods within an interdisciplinary context

Social competence

• Explain competently, discuss and critique own work through oral presentations, writing or visual communication
• Lead a team and assume responsibility
• Demonstrate the ability to work with other students for assignments, exercises, experiments, presentations etc

Personal competence

• Gain confidence in own role, and the persuasive and accountable manner in which it is expected to be performed.

Literature lists are issued and updated each semester

Presentation, portfolio, participation, minimum 75% mandatory presence

During an intensive weekly workshop it enables students to further deepen their knowledge of an issue addressed in the project studios and/ or conduct excursions to places and sites addressed in their design project.

Intensive seminar week: excursion, exercises, experiment, research, writing, visualising, modelling, presenting, case study, peer feedback

Professional competence

• Execute complex defined and self-defined projects of research, development or investigation and identify and implement relevant outcomes.
• Communicate and articulate ideas and information fluently in English language and work comprehensively in visual, oral and written forms.
• Make formal presentations about specialist topics to informed audiences.
• Exercise autonomy and initiative in carrying out set project briefs and self-directed programmes of study.
• Demonstrate ability to manage time and physical resources in relation to set project briefs and self-directed programmes of study as an individual and a group member.
• Show confidence in analysing case studies and the ability to infer principles and motivations.

Methodological competence

• Apply a variety of design- and research methods and visualization and production techniques
• Have knowledge of scientific or artistic methods within an interdisciplinary context

Social competence

• Explain competently, discuss and critique own work through oral presentations, writing or visual communication
• Lead a team and assume responsibility
• Demonstrate the ability to work with other students for assignments, exercises, experiments, presentations etc

Personal competence

• Gain confidence in own role, and the persuasive and accountable manner in which it is expected to be performed.

Literature lists are issued and updated each semester

Presentation, portfolio, participation, minimum 75% mandatory presence

This module investigates and identifies the various forms and methods used to successfully mediate architecture and urban design, with particular attention paid to communication processes during the design phase of a project. Communication strategies aimed for variety of stakeholders are being discussed and the role of architectural mediation in the successful implementation of a project defined. Through the presentations of architecture mediation projects, a set of best/bad practice case-studies will be studied and analysed.

Lecture and seminar: case studies, discourse, writing

Each of the four sessions will have an input lecture
an invitation of one guest speaker is planned (architecture mediator Boris Szélpal or Michael Emmengger)
exercices
question-anwser discussions

Professional competence

• Evaluate and choose appropriate modes of mediation according to message, facilities and recipient (experts and non-experts)
• Explain competently, discuss and critique own work through oral presentations, writing or visual communication
• To understand architectural design as a negotiation process

Methodological competence

• Identify key elements of problems and choose appropriate methods for their resolution in a considered manner
• To work within the extended definition of the discipline of architecture

Social competence

• Discuss and articulate ideas and information fluently
• Demonstrate the ability to work with other students for assignments, exercises, experiments,presentations etc.
• Being familiar with a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures

Personal competence

• Seek and make use of feedback.
• Use appropriate methods to communicate to a range of audiences with different levels of knowledge and expertise.

Arrhenius, T. (2014) Exhibiting Architecture: place and displacement. Lars Müller Publishers, Zürich.
Brandenburg, J. (2012). Participation in architectural design processes. Master Thesis, University of Liechtenstein
Blundell, J. et. al. (2005). Architecture and participation. Spon Press. London
Chaplin, S. (2009). Curating architecture and the city. Routledge, New York
Latour, B. (2007). Reassembling the social : an introduction to actor network-theory. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
Lorenz, T., Staub, P. (2011). Mediating Architecture. London: AA Publications
Rattenbury, K. (2002). This is not architecture. Routledge, London.
Simonsen, J. (2011): Design research : synergies from interdisciplinary perspectives. Routledge, London.

Portfolio, exercises, minimum 75% mandatory presence