first cycle, Master
Study Trip
Niveau
Learning outcomes of the courses/module
The participants:
• are able to independently select a destination relevant to the study program and justify their selection on a professional basis.
• analyze socio-cultural and economic data and facts of the target region.
• are capable of independently designing and planning a targeted program that includes focuses in the context of sports, cultural, and event management, company visits, as well as meetings with cooperation partners, NGOs, embassies, and foreign trade centers.
• identify social and cultural trends, economic developments, and political challenges of the respective region.
• acquire intercultural competencies, discussion skills, and organizational abilities.
• are able to independently select a destination relevant to the study program and justify their selection on a professional basis.
• analyze socio-cultural and economic data and facts of the target region.
• are capable of independently designing and planning a targeted program that includes focuses in the context of sports, cultural, and event management, company visits, as well as meetings with cooperation partners, NGOs, embassies, and foreign trade centers.
• identify social and cultural trends, economic developments, and political challenges of the respective region.
• acquire intercultural competencies, discussion skills, and organizational abilities.
Prerequisites for the course
not applicable
Course content
- Planning, organization, and implementation of the program
- Meetings and discussions with experts from sports, culture, and event management
- Visits to foreign trade centers, embassies, and international institutions (e.g. Goethe Institute)
- Participation in courses at partner universities developing teams in their compositions
- Meetings and discussions with experts from sports, culture, and event management
- Visits to foreign trade centers, embassies, and international institutions (e.g. Goethe Institute)
- Participation in courses at partner universities developing teams in their compositions
Recommended specialist literature
Browaeys, M Marie-Joëlle & Price, Roger (2019). Chapter 2: Dimensions of Culture: Hofstede and GLOBE. In Understanding Cross Cultural Management (4th ed). Harlow, United Kingdom: Pearson.
Morrison, T., & Conaway, W. A. (2006). Kiss, bow, or shake hands: the bestselling guide to doing business in more than 60 countries (2nd Edition). Avon, Mass.: Adams Media.
Richards, G., Palmer, R. (2010): Eventful cities: cultural management and urban revitalisation. Butterworth-Heinemann. Amsterdam.
Morrison, T., & Conaway, W. A. (2006). Kiss, bow, or shake hands: the bestselling guide to doing business in more than 60 countries (2nd Edition). Avon, Mass.: Adams Media.
Richards, G., Palmer, R. (2010): Eventful cities: cultural management and urban revitalisation. Butterworth-Heinemann. Amsterdam.
Assessment methods and criteria
Participation
Language
English
Number of ECTS credits awarded
3
Semester hours per week
Planned teaching and learning method
integrated course
Semester/trimester in which the course/module is offered
2