Bitcoin is a decentralized currency that was created in 2008. Bitcoin and the blockchain technology underlying Bitcoin have witnessed tremendous adoption via word-of-mouth marketing. The goal of this class is twofold. The first section of the class will explain what exactly this technology is and what problem this technology solves. The second part will investigate how this technology can impact the world in which we live. To understand the impact of bitcoin and blockchain technology, the second part of the class will be divided into an analysis of the socio-cultural consequences and an analysis of the socio-economic consequences

Lectures, group projects, self-study, excursion to Bitcoin ATM in Städtle (Vaduz)

After completing the course, students should
- understand the basic aspects of cryptocurrency, such as how to send and receive Bitcoin transactions,
- know how to store Bitcoin on a smart phone.
- are able to explain the interesting history behind the invention of cryptocurrency and the problems that Bitcoin and blockchain technology are trying to solve.
- grasp the price determinants of cryptocurrency, and which regulations apply to cryptocurrency in Europe.

Assessment tasks:
Reading assignments and participation in class exercises 30%
Several project presentations in group: 40 %
Final written report of 5 pages, which means 2500 words 30%

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.

Cross-faculty elective subject:
Notice the special Multi-stage allocation process.

Module 2 includes a number of topics ranging from the authorization of financial services providers and professional obligations (eg initial and minimum capital requirements, personal qualifications of persons who effectively conduct the business, legal aspects of risk management and compliance as well as issues of delegating
financial services). All of these subjects will be discussed with a focus on Cross-Border activities, especially those of Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Germany, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Luxembourg, France and the United States. Furthermore, topics such as investor protection and specific corporate governance structures in financial institutions will be covered in this module. Students take part in a case study on the application of these notions to a financial services firm. Participants will also be given an overview of contemporary issues such as financial crime, the challenges of restructuring financial institutions as well as the realities of securities litigation.

European philosophy assumed in the late 19th and early 20th century that religion will disappear from the modern world. This assumption has proved to be wrong and Eurocentric. At the latest since 09/11 people talk about a "return of religion"; they mean a political religion indeed. In the National Research Program "Religions, the State, the Society" (NRP 58) the three main trends pluralization, individualization and secularization characterize the religious situation in modern Switzerland. But: What is religion? We will discuss the functional and substantial definitions of religion, as well as the differentiation of "belonging" and "believing" (Eileen Barker). The students will read, present and discuss classical and neoclassical texts of sociology of religion. We will also discuss contemporary religious phenomena such as fundamentalism, religious conversion, charismatic evangelicalism and popular religion (ex. esoteric and spiritual religion). We will follow the position of methodological agnosticism, define religion as cultural construct and a "social fact" (Emile Durkheim) and disregard the philosophical or theological question, if religions are "true".

• Lecture & seminar discussions

• Introduction in sociological theories with the example of religion
• Basic knowledge of sociology of religion
• Understanding of actual political and spiritual tendencies in global religion

Reading material will be provided on moodle.

The students will present one of the texts that will be discussed in the plenum (preparation, presentation and documents).

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. The presence at the day of presentations is absolutely obligatory
• 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.

Cross-faculty elective subject:
Notice the special Multi-stage allocation process.

How game theory is applied in the movie "a beautiful mind"? How does game theory impact your daily life? How can you make better decisions in future? How much should you bet at eBay? Are Saturn & Media Markt too expensive? How to win architecture awards? How to improve your bargaining rationales?

Theoretical inputs, readers, team work, experiments, case studies, role plays, games

• Establish a critical way of thinking about strategic interactions in real life and in business situations.
• Provide a formal, analytical toolset through game theory to study aspects of co-operation, co-ordination, differentiation and negotiation.
• Adapt the above mentioned toolset and incorporate other basic economic and behavioral insights to evaluate good business decisions including cross-functional aspects (e.g. architecture, IT) .
• Apply and discuss the most important toolsets for interdisciplinary topics / cases
• Develop a clear analytical way of thinking about how different parties could create, sustain and appropriate value.
• Provide cross-functional cases and other real life examples to illustrate the usefulness and complexities of applying theories.

Assessment tasks:
Part A: 50% presentation of team tasks during workshop
Part B: 50% essay

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.

Cross-faculty elective subject:
Notice the special Multi-stage allocation process.

• Bankwesen
• Versicherungswesen
• Fondsgeschäft
• Treuhandwesen
• Vermögensverwaltung
• Industrie & Pharmaindustrie
• Verwaltung
• Intellectual Property
• Automatisierung von Suitability Anforderungen

Das fünfte Modul soll einen Überblick über den Einsatz der Compliance in den verschiedenen Branchen am Finanzplatz Liechtenstein vermitteln. Konkret erhalten die Teilnehmenden einen Einblick in die Compliance im Bankwesen, in Versicherungsunternehmen, Fondsunternehmen und Vermögensvewaltungsunternehmen, im Treuhandwesen, in Industriebetrieben uns spezifisch Unternehmen der Pharmaindustrie und öffentlichen Einrichtungen. Dabei werden jeweils die spezifischen rechtlichen Compliance-Bestimmungen auf nationaler, europäischer und internationaler Ebene dargelegt und rechtsvergleichend analysiert. Des Weiteren werden den Teilnehmenden die Aufgaben und Anforderungen sowie Haftungsrisiken, die sich einem Compliance-Beauftragten in den behandelten Branchen stellen, nähergebracht. Auch ist es von zentraler Bedeutung, bereits vorbeugend Risiken zu identifizieren, aber auch begleitend im Wege eines internen Informationssystems und Beratung zu compliance-relevanten Fragestellungen sowie kontrollierend im Wege der Risikoüberwachung und des internen Kontrollsystems den Anforderungen an eine gute Compliance gerecht zur werden. Insoweit widmet sich das gegenständliche Modul auch den einzelnen Aspekten einer effizienten Compliance Organisation. Des Weiteren werden den Teilnehmenden die Berührungspunkte zwischen Compliance und geistigem Eigentum vermittelt. Anschliessend erhalten die Teilnehmenden einen Einblick in die Herausforderungen und Möglichkeiten der Automatisierung von Suitability Anforderungen.

• 4 sequence technique
• One pager
• Rules of respect, when dealing with people
• Limbic - the 3 emotional qualities which rule (or drive) our life
• Limbic meets Architecture
• Diversity, in the way people process information

• Lectures and workshops

Participants are able …

• to structure their presentation in a logical sequence
• to write a one pager/storybook
• Awareness for respectful communication
• to understand their communication style and its strength and weakness
• to understand how to deal/communicate with different limbic patterns
• to understand their individual and the meta-programs of diversity

The following conditions need to be met prior to registering for the module:
Successful completion of English I

Assessment tasks:
Part A: (50%) Storybook
Part B: (50%) Participation in class

Compulsory attendance (min. 80%)

Passed / Failed

• Course based on continuous assessment, details see under "assessment".
• Course attendance is obligatory and is an essential pre-requisite for successfully completing the course based on continuous assessment.
• Attendance has to be 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 keep this information for 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 University activities are not recognized as an excused absence.

Cross-faculty elective subject:
Notice the special Multi-stage allocation process.

Meetings nehmen in Organisationen sehr viel Arbeitszeit in Anspruch - werden von den Teilnehmenden aber häufig nicht als besonders effizient und ergebnisorientiert empfunden. Um zu vermeiden, dass durch unzureichende Vorbereitung, Durchführung und Ergebnisdokumentation von Meetings wertvolle Ressourcen verschwendet werden, bedarf es eines effizienten Besprechungsmanagements. Mitarbeitende und Führungskräfte sollten daher über Moderationskompetenz verfügen, um in Meetings oder kleinen Workshops für den roten Faden zu sorgen und die Teilnehmenden sicher zu einem Ergebnis zu führen.

In diesem stark interaktiv angelegten Seminar erwerben die Studierenden Techniken, um Gruppen sicher und effektiv zu moderieren. Sie gewinnen Klarheit über ihre Leitungs-Rolle als Workshop- oder Besprechungs-Moderierende mit den hieraus resultierenden Aufgaben und kennen die wesentlichen Schritte bei der Planung und Umsetzung einer Moderation. Sie lernen wichtige Moderationsmethoden kennen und praktisch anzuwenden und erarbeiten im Verlauf der Veranstaltung eigenständig ein Moderationskonzept. Die Studierenden üben sich darin, einen Gruppenprozess professionell zu steuern und lernen zudem Techniken kennen, um in kritischen Situationen zu intervenieren.

Der Haupt-Bestandteil dieser Veranstaltung ist aktives Üben. Die Studierenden sollten daher eine hohe Bereitschaft zum praktischen Ausprobieren und Offenheit für konstruktives Feedback mitbringen.

• Trainerin-Input
• Praxisübungen/Rollensituationen (Schwerpunkt) mit Feedback, ggf. videogestützt
• Einzel- und Kleingruppenarbeiten
• Diskussion

Die Studierenden

• Kennen Rolle und Aufgabe einer Moderatorin/eines Moderators
• Wissen, was sie bei der Vorbereitung, Durchführung und Nachbereitung einer Moderation zu beachten haben
• Verfügen über ein Repertoire an klassischen Moderations-Methoden
• Können einen einfachen Moderations-Leitfaden gestalten und praktisch umsetzen
• Können mit typischen kritischen Moderations-Situationen professionell umgehen

Wird in Veranstaltung ausgegeben

Prüfungsmodus:
Teilleistung A: Kontinuierliches aktives Mitarbeiten in der Veranstaltung sowie Erstellung einer schriftlichen Ausarbeitung zu ausgewählter Literatur im Umfang von 2500 bis 3000 Wörtern (40 %)
Teilleistung B: Erarbeitung eines vollständigen Moderations-Leitfadens (Aufgabe/Themenstellung nach Absprache). Der Leitfaden wird im Verlauf der Veranstaltung präsentiert, auszugsweise durchgeführt und auf Basis der gemachten Erfahrungen sowie des Feedbacks von Gruppe und Veranstaltungsleitung weiter verfeinert. Die finale Version des Leitfadens soll spätestens vier Wochen nach dem letzten Präsenz-Block vorliegen. (30 %)
Teilleistung C: Erfolgreiche Durchführung einer Moderations-Sequenz (30 %)

Anwesenheitspflicht: 80%, aber verpflichtend

Bestanden / nicht bestanden

• Die geforderten Leistungsnachweise werden entsprechend der unter "Beurteilung" aufgeführten Modalitäten ausgestellt.
• Bei prüfungsimmanenten Lehrveranstaltungen besteht grundsätzlich Anwesenheitspflicht.
• Die Erfüllung der Anwesenheitspflicht ist eine notwendige Voraussetzung für den positiven Abschluss einer prüfungsimmanenten Lehrveranstaltung.
• Die Anwesenheit muss für mind. 80% der Kontaktzeiten nachgewiesen werden.
• Die Überprüfung und schriftliche Dokumentation der Anwesenheitspflicht obliegt dem/der jeweiligen Dozierenden, der/die diese zumindest bis zum Abschluss des Semesters aufbewahrt.
• Für Fehlzeiten, die über die definierten Abwesenheiten hinausgehen, gilt Attestpflicht.

Es obliegt der Leitung der Koordinationsstelle für fakultätsübergreifende Wahlfächer den Versäumnisgrund zu genehmigen.

• Der Besuch einer anderen Veranstaltung der Universität gilt nicht als entschuldigte Abwesenheit.

Cross-faculty elective subject:
Notice the special Multi-stage allocation process.

In einer intensiven Auseinandersetzung werden architekturgeschichtliche Themen im Kontext des Ortes erfahren. Die theoretische Vorbereitung vermittelt die Grundlage dieser eigenen Erfahrung und des Erlebens. Die sinnliche Wahrnehmung erschliesst einen wichtigen Bereich einer architektonischen Auseinandersetzung und Erfahrung des Gebauten.

Mehrtägige Exkursion zu einem städtebaulich, architektonisch interessanten Thema oder Ort
Diskurs, Lesen, Recherche, Reflexion, Schreiben, Skizze, Video, Vortrag, Fallstudie, Diskurs, Film, Foto, Impulsreferat, Zeichnung etc.

Fachkompetenz

• Die Studierenden kennen die jeweilige besuchte und recherchierte architektonische Kultur und architekturgeschichtliche Zeitperiode.
• Sie arbeiten selbstständig mit unterschiedlichen Methoden und stellen diese mit verschiedenen Medien dar.
• Sie führen die gestellten Aufgaben unter Anleitung eigenständig aus.

Methodenkompetenz

• Die Studierenden recherchieren selbstständig in der Fachliteratur. Sie organisieren die nötigen Informationen zu den einzelnen Besichtigungsobjekten.

Sozialkompetenz

• Die Studierenden arbeiten in Gruppen an der gleichen Aufgabenstellung. Sie vertreten den eigenen Standpunkt im Rahmen einer Gruppenarbeit und der zugehörigen Diskussion.

Selbstkompetenz

• Die Studierenden lernen aus der gemachten Erfahrung vor Ort und sind fähig sich kreativ neues Wissen zu erschliessen.

Vorträge/Referate, Recherchearbeit, Mitarbeit im Unterricht

Human rights play a central role in world affairs. As moral, legal, and political norms and standards, human rights are meant to protect individuals' and groups' fundamental rights and freedoms. Human rights are composed of three generations of rights: 1) civil and political rights, 2) economic, social, and cultural rights, and 3) solidarity rights. If this catalogue of human rights is generally accepted by the international community, it nevertheless remains that human rights are constantly being violated and their worldwide implementation still encounters real difficulties. This lecture will be looking into some important issues about human rights in order to provide a comprehensive and critical understanding thereof. Hence the following six general topics will be tackled:

• History of Human Rights: Articulated around the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948), the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966) and the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (1966), human rights are the outcome of a complex and long movement that had many sources. We'll look into the philosophical, political, social, and religious sources (Western and non-Western) that gave birth to human rights.
• Nature and Foundations of Human Rights: What kinds of rights are human rights? How do they differ from other kinds of rights? Are human rights universal or relative? The fact that human rights enjoy a certain authority in world affairs raises the question of their foundations. Actually, what are the foundations of human rights? Human dignity? Natural law? The consensus of the international community?
• Mechanisms of protection of Human Rights: As special rights, human rights need to be legally enforced in order to fully play their role. How are human rights protected and implemented at national, regional, and international levels? What are the treaties, institutions, and instruments that protect human rights?
• Human Rights and Culture: Human rights (universal) are constantly challenged by culture (relative). In the name of cultural diversity and specificity, human rights are being violated and criticized. And yet, there are cultural rights which count as human rights. We'll ponder upon the complex relationship between human rights and culture.
• Limitations of Human Rights: Are human rights absolute, or can they be limited? In order to answer this question, we'll reflect upon two examples of human rights that are very topical: right to freedom of speech (connected to hate speech and caricatures), and right to free movement (connected to the refugee crisis)
• Future of Human Rights: as new phenomena and situations emerge in our globalised world (terrorism, multiculturalism, environmental catastrophes), there is a growing need to adjust, reformulate, and even extend human rights to meet new challenges. How can human rights answer these new challenges? Above all, how does the future of human rights look like?

NB:
By investigating human rights, this course is meant to establish a dialogue between philosophy, law, and politics. As human rights are at the crossroads of these three disciplines, we'll emphasize the specificity of the approaches from each of these disciplines, and point at instances in which they complement each other. This will give to students a comprehensive and interdisciplinary grasp of human rights.

Lectures; one written exam

Participants will be able to:

• Describe and familiarize with important theoretical (philosophical) and practical (legal and political) aspects of human rights
• Understand the differences and the complementarity between the perspectives on human rights
• Relate the theoretical and practical conceptions of human rights to relevant contemporary debates
• Formulate their personal opinions about human rights.

Assessment tasks:
Written examination (100%): Essay exam (2500 - 3000 words), specific criteria will follow, choice of topics will be announced on the 24.05.2017 (sign in till 21.05.2017) to submit electronically via moodle (Deadline: 21.6.2017).

Sign in for the lecture series and the examination, separately.

Passed / Failed

• Course based on continuous assessment, details see under "assessment".
• Written examination about lecture and the additional lecture as an exam essay.
• The examination date of this irregular lecture: 24.05.2017 till 15.06.2017
• Sign in till 21.05.2017
• Topic will be announced 24.05.2017
• Hand in your essay electronically till 21.6.2017, 24:00
• There will be one repeat testing date - if requested - in winter semester 2017.

Cross-faculty elective subject:
Notice the special Multi-stage allocation process.

• The course will introduce basic concepts of economic geography. Case studies from different regions of the world will show how different actors make decisions about the places of their business. We will discuss the implication of natural resource distribution, colonial legacies, geopolitical shifts and technological change. We will study the development of national economies in the light of demographic change, regional cultural preferences, economic performance and global ecological challenges.

• Lecture & seminar discussions

• The students will have a better understanding of a firm's global strategy.
• The students will have a better understanding of the global distribution of wealth and poverty.
• The students will see challenges ahead for economies at different stages of development.
• The students learn to think about production chains and their traces on the global landscape.

Part A: (50%): Analyze geographical strategies and performance of a mayor transnational company based on the latest annual report available. Prepare a 6-slide presentation.
Part B: (50%): Write a 4-5 page essay on a topic related to the course.

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.

Cross-faculty elective subject:
Notice the special Multi-stage allocation process.