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GLOBAL BUSINESS PROGRAMSPRING TERM 2013

School of International Business:

• BankingandInsuranceIndustry(Bachelor)• IndustrialManagement(Bachelor)• InternationalIndustrialManagement(Master)• JournalismandPublicRelations(PR)(Bachelor)• InternationalManagement(Bachelor)• BusinessinEmergingMarkets(Master)• MScInternationalSupplyManagement(Postgraduatecourse)

GLOBAL BUSINESS PROGRAM SPRING TERM 2013

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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

• BankingandInsuranceIndustry(Bachelor)• BusinessinEmergingMarkets(Master)• IndustrialManagement(Bachelor)• InternationalIndustrialManagement(Master)• JournalismandPublicRelations(PR)(Bachelor)• MScEuropeanProject&PublicManagement• MScInternationalSupplyManagement(Postgraduatecourse)

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.

IwishallparticipantsintheGlobalBusinessProgramasuccessfulstayinGraz!

Prof.Dr.DorisKiendl-Wendner,LL.M.Chair,DepartmentofInternationalManagement

THE GLOBAL BUSINESS PROGRAM IN BRIEF

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:

• Internationalandcross-cultural(asyou’llbestudyingwithAustrianandmanyinternationalstudentsfromvariouscountries.Inaddition,itscoursesareinstructedbyfacultymembersoftheDepartmentofInternationalManagementandselectedvisitingprofessorsfromprestigiousforeignuniversities);

• EntirelyinEnglish(andthusgivesyoutheadvantageofbeingabletostudyinEnglishwhilelivinginaGerman-speakingenvironment);

• Fullymodular(aseachcourseisinstructedoveraperiodof2x1or1x2weeks);

• Completelyflexible(asitallowsyoutoenterandleavetheprogramatpracticallyanytimeofyourownchoice).

Onthefollowingpages,youwillfinddescriptionsofallcoursestaughtintheGBPinthespringterm2013.

TheGlobalBusinessProgram,especiallydesignedforourincomingstudents,hasbeendevelopedwithintheBachelorDegreeProgramonInternationalManagement(MIG,shortfortheGerman“ManagementinternationalerGeschäftsprozesse”).

FormoreinformationonhowtobecomeanexchangestudentandhowtoentertheGBP,pleasecontacttheinternationalofficeatyourhomeuniversityoranyofthecontactslistedinthebackofthisbrochure.

Prof.Dr.DorisKiendl-Wendner,LL.M.Chair,DepartmentofInternationalManagement




GLOBAL BUSINESS PROGRAMTIMETABLE SPRING TERM 2013

WHATSTUDENTSSAYABOUTTHEGLOBALBUSINESSPROGRAM

“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!”

Christophe Deneulin, student from France

No From To Professor Course ECTS Remark

1 Feb.25 Mar.01 Seitz Cross-CulturalCommunication-DoingBusinessinAustralia

2.5 one-week-coursecoursedescriptiontobeannounced

2 Mar.04 Mar.08 Seiger IntroductiontoInternationalB2BMarketingandSelling

5 Part1

Mar.11 Mar.15 Seiger Part2

3 Mar.18 Mar.22 Ortner/Peßl/Ger-hardter

BusinessComputing-EnterpriseResourcePlanning

3 one-week-course

Mar. 25 Apr. 05 Easter Holiday

4 Apr.08 Apr.12 Krivokapic-Skoko InternationalFinance 5 Part1

Apr.15 Apr.19 Krivokapic-Skoko Part2

5 Apr.22 Apr.26 Janser-Munro SoftCompetenciesofInternationalProjectManagement

2.5 one-week-course

6 Apr.29 May03 Hanusch/Brunner SupplyChainManagement 3 one-week-course

7 May06 May11 Singh EmergingMarketsandSustainableBusiness

5 nationalholidayonMay09/Part1

May13 May17 Singh Part2

8 May21 May25 Reimerth/Witten-brink

GlobalCommunicationManagement

3 one-week-coursenationalholidayonMay20

9 May27 June01 Kohlbach InternationalManagerialAccounting

5 nationalholidayonMay30/Part1

June03 June07 Kohlbach Part2

10 June10 June14 Liebl InternationalMarketing 5 Part1

June24 June28 Chiu Part2

11 June17 June21 Cabal EconomicDevelopmentinAsia 2.5 one-week-course




Instructor Mag.DennyN.Seiger

INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL B2B MARkETING AND SELLING

ECTS:5ECTS(Part1andPart2)

Instructor Bio:MrDennyN.Seigerhasworkedininternationalmarketingandsalesforover20years.HeholdsaMaster’sdegree(Magister)inBusinessAdministrationfromtheUniversityofCommerce(Wirtschaftsuniversität)inViennaandisSloanFellowoftheLondonBusinessSchool.BeforejoiningthefacultyatFHJOANNEUM,heheldseniormanagementpositionsinAustrianSME’s,includingHeadofBusinessUnitIndustryatAKG,;MarketingDirectoratEgston,andwasaManagingPartnerwitha30%ownershipinadigitalcommunicationsagency.DennyhaslecturedB2BmarketingattheUniversityofStockholmSchoolofBusiness(Sweden)andinstitutions inSpain,Turkey,andSlovenia.He isalsoacademicdirectorof theTop-DiplomacourseonSales&AccountManagementatWIFI(Wirtschaftsförderungsinstitut)inVienna,AustriaandsalesconsultanttoWebducation,acompanyspecialisinginRichMediaE-Learningsolutions.

Course description: Business organizations donotonly sell. They alsobuy vast quantities of rawmaterials,manufacturedcomponents,plantsandequipment,supplies,andbusinessservices.Sellersneedtounderstandtheseorganizations‘needs,resources,policies,andbuyingprocedures.

Indetailthecoursecoversthefollowingtopics:• Businessmarketsandbuyingbehaviour;Deriveddemandandacceleratoreffect;• ThesignificanceofinterfirmrelationshipsandnetworksinB2Bselling;• Relationshipportfoliomanagement;Approachestobusinessmarketingstrategy,resource-based

view,rationalplanningapproach,strategyasmanagementofnetworks;• Market research, segmentation, targetingandpositioning inbusinessmarkets; Communication

strategies,marketcommunication&relationship;• Therelationshipbetweensales&marketing;Buyingcentreandsellingcentre;• WhatisstrategicsellingandwhyitissoimportantinB2Bexchanges;• Opportunitymanagement;• Whoreallydoesthebuyinginmajorsales;Sellingtechniques;• Findingandformulatingconvincingcustomervaluepropositions;• Managementofthesalesforce;• Accountplanningandaccountmanagement;Keyaccounts-globalaccounts-strategicaccount-

majoraccount.

Prerequisites:Marketingknowledge(atleastthe4Pconcept)

Course objectives:Theobjectiveofthiscourseistointroducestudentstobothmarketingandsellingstrategiesandmethods.Emphasiswillbeputonmutualunderstandingofthecontributionofeachdisciplinetothecommongoal:profitable,longtermbusiness.Studentswill:• knowthedifferencesandsimilaritiesofb2bandb2cmarketing;• be able to apply their understanding of b2bmarketing fundamentals in analysing a business

situation;• haveexperiencedasellingsituation;• haveexploredandappreciatethevalueofbusinessrelationshipsandnetworksinb2bmarketingas

acompetitiveadvantage.

Dates: March04–March15,2013

Literature and Supplemental Materials:

Mandatoryliterature:

- MichaelHutt,ThomasW.Speh,BusinessMarketingManagement,8thedition,2004(Parts1to3andselectedchaptersfromPart4).

- BillDonaldson;SalesManagement,ThirdEdition,2007,Chapters1-3.

Furthersuggestedreadings:

- RobertB.MillerandStephenE.HeimanwithTadTuleja,Thenewstrategicselling,WarnerBooks,2009.

- NeilRackham,SPINSelling,McGrawHill1988.- Malcolm McDonald, Diana Woodburn, Key Account Management 2nd edition, Butterworth-

Heinmann2007.- KevinWilson,NickSpearewithSamReese,SucessfulGlobalAccountManagement,KoganPage

2008.

Additionalmaterialasprovidedbythelecturer.

Didactic conception: Thecoursewillfocusonbusiness-to-businessmarketsandlookattheissuesfromaninternationalperspective.Itwillemphasizeappliedtheoryandpracticalunderstandingthroughtheuseofcasestudies,classroomdiscussionsofrelevantarticlesandpresentationsbyboththelecturerandthestudents.

Evaluation criteria:- Twowrittenteststotestknowledgeoftheory- Essaysand/orcasestudies- Classroomparticipationandattendance




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.

Course description: Thefollowingtopicswillbedealtwith:

• Overviewofinformationsystemsincompanies• SpecificcharacteristicsofERPsystems• TechnicalandbusinessadministrativearchitectureofERPsystems• OverviewofcoremodulesofSAP(FI,CO,SD,MM,PP)• Masterdataandfunctionalities• Selectedbusinessprocesses,integrationaspectsandbusinesspotentials• CriticalsuccessfactorsimplementinganERPsystem

Prerequisites:None

Course objectives:StudentswillbeabletounderstandthespecificcharacteristicsofERPsoftware.Theyknowabouttheideaofintegratedbusinesssoftwareandareabletodiscussadvantagesanddisadvantagesofthattypeofsoftware.Furthermore,theyknowaboutthecoremodules,thebusinesspotentials,keyconceptsandmostimportantmasterdataandfunctionality.

Dates:March18–March22,2013

Literature and Supplemental Materials:Informationtobeprovidedbyinstructoratbeginningofthecourse.

Evaluation criteria:Informationtobeprovidedbyinstructoratbeginningofthecourse.

Instructor Prof(FH).Dr.WolfgangOrtner

Instructor DI(FH)ErnstPeßl

Instructor ArianeGerhardter,Bac.

INTERNATIONAL FINANCE

ECTS: 5ECTS(Part1andPart2)Instructor Bio: BrankaKrivokapic-SkokoiscurrentlyaSeniorLecturerinEconomicsandManagement,FacultyofBusiness,CharlesSturtUniversity,Australia.Shehasmorethantwentyyearsofexperiencein teaching InternationalBusinessManagement,Asia-PacificBusiness, InternationalEconomicsandInternationalFinancialManagementforbothundergraduateandpostgraduatestudentsinAustraliaandNewZealand.ShehasalsodevelopedshortcoursesinbankingresearchforsomecorporateclientssuchasCommonwealthBankofAustralia.BrankaiscurrentlysupervisinganumberofstudentsdoingDoctoratesofBusinessAdministrationandregularlyrunningresearchworkshopsfordoctoralstudentsandearlycareerresearchers.SheisareviewerfortheAustralianResearchCouncil,EuropeanUnionFP7framework(EconomicandHumanSciencespanel)andtheBelgiumScientificFund.

Course description: This subjectextendsfinancialmanagementtoan internationalcontextand isanessentialcomponentofinternationalbusinessstudies.Inreachingbeyondnationalfrontiers,theriskmanagementaspectofcorporatefinanceassumesgreaterprominence.Ontheonehand,thereareopportunitiesforriskreductionthroughinternationaldiversification;ontheotherhand,thereisexposuretorisks-suchasforeignexchangerisk-notnormallyencounteredinadomesticsetting.Theglobalizationoffinance,coupledwiththeincreasingimportanceofthenewfinancialcentersofHongKong,SingaporeandSydney,hasalsocreatedexcitingopportunitiesforthoseseekingcareerswithin financial institutions.Finance isadynamicand innovative industry thatcanbeexpectedtoplayanincreasinglyimportantroleinthecreationofnationalandregionalwealth.Thepracticeofinternationalfinanceisthusanincreasinglyspecialistfunctionofferingarewardingandchallengingcareerpath.

Prerequisites:None

Course objectives: Studentswhocompletethistopicwillattainthefollowing:• AnunderstandingofthebasicconceptsandtermsinInternationalFinance;• Athoroughknowledgeofforeignexchangemarketsandthetechniquesavailableformanaging

foreignexchangeriskandexposure;• Anunderstandingoftheissuesinvolvedinmultinationalfirmfinancing;• An understanding of the issues involved in foreign investment decisions and inmanaging the

multinationalcorporation.

Dates: April8-April19,2013


Didactic conception:Whilethecoursediscussestheoreticalbasisonthevariousissues,itreliesonbothempiricalevidenceanddiscussionoffirms‘realworldactivities.Thecoursestyleismostlylectureswithsomeclassdiscussions.

Evaluation criteria:Assessmentinthissubjectwillbebasedonattendance(minimumattendanceof80%forapassinggrade)worth10%;oneassignment/testworth40%;andafinalexaminationworth50%ofatotalmark.

Instructor BrankaKrivokapic-Skoko,B.Sc(Hons),M.Sc(Econ),Ph.D.




SOFT COMPETENCIES OF INTERNATIONAL PROjECT MANAGEMENT

ECTS: 2.5ECTS(one-week-course)

Instructor Bio: GerhildJanser-MunrostudiedEnglishandBusinessattheKarl-Franzens-UniversitätGraz(A),OxfordBrookesUniversity(GB),andtheUniversityofAdelaide(AUS).SheholdsacertificateinInternationalProjectManagement.HerMBAisalsobaseduponInternationalProjectManagementwithfocusonentrepreneurshipandentrepreneurialimpulsecenters.Herprofessionalcareerstartedasalanguagetrainerinadulteducationforinternationalcompanies.Between2000and2005,sheworkedasalectureroflanguagesandProjectManagementaswellasthecoordinatorforInternationalRelationsfortheInformationManagementdegreeprogramatFHJOANNEUM,Graz.Between2005and2006shewasresponsibleforthemanagementoftwoentrepreneurialcentersinGraz.SheisnowlecturingincommunicationskillsandInternationalProjectManagementatFHJOANNEUMandshowsparticularinterestininterculturalbehavioranddifferenceswithinaninternationalprojectscenario.

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

projectandtocommunicateappropriatelytothesituationaswellasdangers,problemsandthreats;• Ateammember’sresponsibilitiesandcapabilitieswithinaninterculturalteamandtherequirements

theyhavetomeet;requirementsstatedbyinternationalinterculturalstakeholders,etc.;• Knowledgeandskillsininternationalteambuilding,organisinganinternationalproject,analysing

andplanning,implementing,etc.aprojectplayamajorrole.

Thiswillbelookedatinthecourseusingcasestudies,groupactivitiesandsimulationsofinternationalprojectscenarios.

Prerequisites:BasicknowledgeofProjectManagement

Course objectives:Provideunderstandingandenhancecarefulconsiderationofculturaldiversityandcomplexityinaninternationalprojectscenario.

Dates: April22–April26,2013

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.

- HaraldMeier.InternationalesProjektmanagement.VerlagNeueWirtschafts-Briefe,2004.- Koster,Kathrin.InternationalProjectManagement.SagePublicationsLtd,2009.

Didactic conception:Interactiveandcommunicativeapproach;emphasisonlearnerautonomy.


Instructor Mag.GerhildJanser–Munro,MBA

Instructor FH-Prof.Dipl.-Ing.Dr.SabineHanusch

Instructor Dipl.-Ing.(FH)UweBrunner

SUPPLy CHAIN MANAGEMENT

ECTS:3ECTS(one–week–course)Instructor Bio: Sabine Hanusch iscurrentlytheHeadoftheMasterDegreeProgramIndustrialSupplyManagementandafulltimeprofessorforLogisticsandInformaticsattheDepartmentofIndustrialManagementatFHJOANNEUM,UniversityofAppliedSciences.BeforethissheworkedasaconsultantandCEOwithspecialfocusongloballogisticsandsupplychainmanagement.SabineHanuschgraduatedfromtheMontanuniversitätinLeoben,didherdoctoralprogramandiswellexperiencedininternationalconsultingprojectsinthefieldofERP-systems,logisticsandinventorymanagementandsupplychainmanagement.Currentlyhermainresearchisbasedoncollaborationwithinthesupplychainandprocurementmanagement.

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.

Prerequisites:None

Course objectives:• Overviewaboutmainaspectsofsupplychainnetworks;• Supplychaindesign,supplychainplanningandsupplychainexecution;• Instrumentsandmethodsinsupplychainmanagement;• Processevaluation,informationanalysisandhowtooptimizeprocessesinsupplychains.

Dates:April29-May03,2013

Literature and Supplemental Materials: - Christopher,M.,LogisticsandSupplyManagement–CreatingvalueAdding-networks,Harlow2005.

- Harrison,A./vanHoek,R.,LogisticsManagementandStrategy–competingthroughthesupplychain,3rdedition,2008.

- Lysons,K./Farrington,B.,PurchasingandSupplyChainManagement,7thedition,2006.- Blecker,Th.etal,ComplexityManagementinSupplyChains–Concepts,ToolsandMethods,Berlin2006.

Didactic conception:• Lecture• Casestudies• Groupwork• Presentations

Evaluation criteria:• Writtenexamination• Participation–presentation,cases,numerousexamples• Attendance(80%presenceobligatory)




Instructor RahulSingh,PhD.

EMERGING MARkETS AND SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS


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.

Thiscoursewillcapturetheunderstandingoftheshiftofeconomicdevelopmentfromdevelopedmarkets toemergingmarkets, thepoliticalandbusinesspower shiftand thenegotiationsofpoliticalandeconomiccountrygroups, likeOECD,BRIC,andN-11. Itwill lookatthequestionofhowemergingmarketshavebuilttheireconomicandbusinesscapacitytodobusinesswithglobalcommunityandalsoinviteglobalfirmstotheirmarketsfordoingbusiness.ThecoursealsooutlinestheapproachesandscalesofMNCsfromemergingmarketsandhowthesefirmshavecapitalizedon innovationsandno frillsentrepreneurial skills.Also itwill capture theBottomofPyramidbusinessspaceandtheinnovativestrategiesworkinginthatmarket;itisimportanttounderstandthattheBoPmarketishugeandsustainableandalsoinclusive.Thecoursealsoattemptstobuildaframeworkfordoingbusinessinsomeoftheemergingmarketsbyworkingonopportunityidentification,entrymode,institutionalvoidsandexecutioninregionalandculturalcontext.Itwillendwiththeconceptofsustainabilityfororganizationalsofromtheperspectiveofsocietyforitssocialresponsibilityandinclusiveness.

Prerequisites:None

Course objectives:Theobjectiveofthiscourseistoprovidestudentswithanunderstandingof:• Shiftintheeconomicdevelopmentandsustainabilityoftheeconomies;• Globalemergingeconomies,marketsandtheopportunitiesandvariousrisksrepresentfordoingbusinessbyinternationalandmultinationalfirms;

• Movementofupcominggiantsfromemergingmarketstothegloballocationsforbusinessintegration;

• 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.

- HarvardBusinessReviewonEmergingMarkets,“HarvardBusinessSchoolPublishing,2008.- EmergingMarkets:LessonsforBusinessSuccessandtheOutlookforDifferentMarkets,“byNenadPacekandDanielThorniley,ProfileBooksLimitedfor„TheEconomist,“SecondEdition,2007.

- TheEmergingMarketsCentury:HowaNewBreedofWorld-ClassCompaniesisOvertakingtheWorld”byAntoinevanAgtmael,Simon&Schuster,2007.

- Ghemawat,Pankaj.2010.Findingyourstrategyinthenewlandscape.HarvardBusinessReview,88(3):54-60.

- D‘Andrea, Guillermo,Marcotte, David, &Morrison, Gwen D. 2010. Let emergingmarketcustomersbeyourteachers.HarvardBusinessReview,88(12):115-120.

- Black,J.S.,&Morrison,AllenJ.2010.Acautionarytaleforemergingmarketgiants.Harvardbusinessreview,88(9):99-103.

Didactic conception:• Sessionlecturesandseminars• Reflectivediscussions• Questionnairepreparationanddiscussionforframework• Casediscussions

Evaluation criteria:• Examination• CaseDiscussion• DiscussionandParticipation• MarketEntryFrameworkDevelopment




GLOBAL COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT

ECTS:3ECTS(one-week-course)

Instructor Bio: Gudrun ReimerthstudiedGermanicLanguagesandLiterature,Linguistics,PoliticalScienceandCommunicationattheUniversityofViennaandtheUniversityofIllinoisinChampaign-Urbana.AftergraduatingsheworkedinPublicRelations:FirstasamanagerofthePublicRelationsOfficeattheUniversityofKlagenfurt,thenasaseniorconsultantinaPRfirmatVienna,theree.g.campaigningfortheStarbucksMarketEntrytoAustria,whichwasawardedwiththe“StaatspreisPR”.Since2003shehasbeenteachingPublicRelationsatFHJOANNEUM,UniversityofAppliedSciencesinGraz.HermainareasofinterestareIntegratedCommunication,CSRManagementinPublicRelations,InternationalizationofPublicRelationsandVisualCommunication.SheisalsoanactivecontributingmemberoftheAustrianPublicRelationsSociety,EUPRERA,theEuropeanPublicRelationsEducationandResearchAssociation,ECREAandICA.

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.

Prerequisites:None

Course objectives:Attheendofthiscourse,studentswillbeableto:• Identifypublicrelationsprinciplesinvariousculturalsettings;• Defineallpartsofacommunicationplan;• Interpret(global)publicrelationspractice;• Dealwithtasksintherealmofdiversityandcommunication;• Usesocialmediainstrumentsforcommunicationmeans;• ExplaintheuseofacontentstrategyforonePR;• Designanexercisecommunicationplanwithglobalreach.

Dates:May21–May25,2013

Literature and Supplemental Materials: Various e-books and papers – to be provided at thebeginningofthecourse.

Didactic conception: This course combines lecture andworkshop sessions. Participation andcontributionbystudentsisrequired.Alaptopwillhavetobeusedduringworkshopsessions.

Evaluation criteria: • 30%attendance• 30%assignmentsduringtheweek• 40%finalpaperandpresentation(communicationplan)

Instructor Mag.HeinzWittenbrink

Instructor Mag.GudrunReimerth

INTERNATIONAL MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING


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.

Course description:• Introduction;• CostAccountingBasics(Cost/Volume/ProfitRelationships,CostAllocations);• ManufacturingCost(JobandProcessCosting);• RelevantCostandSpecialDecisions(MakeorBuy,Breakeven,ContributionMargin);• PricingandInternationalTransferPricing;• Budgeting(Fixed/FlexibleBudgets);• VarianceAnalysis(Price,Efficiency,Yield,MixandQuantityVariances);• CapitalBudgeting(NPV,ROI,IRR).

Prerequisites:None

Course objectives:Thiscourseisanintroductionintocostandmanagementaccountingfordecisionmakingandcontrolinaninternationalbusinesssetting.Thefocusisonrealworldmanagerialdecisionproblemsillustratedbyproblemsetsandcasestudies.

Dates:May27–June07,2013

Literature and Supplemental Materials:

LecturenotesandotherrequiredmaterialwillbemadeavailablethroughFHJOANNEUMs´MoodleSystem,inadditionthefollowingtextbookisrequired:- Bhimani/Horngren/Datar/Foster,“ManagementandCostAccounting”,4thed.,FTPrenticeHall,

ISBN9780273711490.

Didactic conception:Lectures,readingassignments,groupandindividualassignments.

Evaluation criteria:• Attendanceandparticipation• Groupassignments• Individualassignments• Finalexam

Instructor Mag.Dr.ManfredKohlbach




INTERNATIONAL MARkETING (PART 1)


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 Mag.HildegardLiebl

INTERNATIONAL MARkETING (PART 2)

ECTS: 5ECTS(Part1andPart2)

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


Didactic conception:Thiscourseusesacombinationofclassroomlecture,casestudyanalysis,andin-classdiscussiontoexplorethegiventopics.Assignmentsincludethedraftingofaninternationalmarketingplan,sothatstudentscanimplementwhattheyhavelearnedinthiscourse.


Instructor HelenaChiu,PhD.




ECONOMIC DEvELOPMENT IN ASIA

ECTS: 2.5(one–week–course)

Instructor Bio:Dr.CarolCabal is aneconomistwithmanyyearsofprofessionalexperience inAsia,Africa,andtheUnitedStates.Shespecializesininternationaldevelopmentandhasworkedat ILRI-Ethiopia(an internationalresearchorganization),CDC-Atlanta(aUnitedStatesfederalgovernmentagency),PASAR-Manila(acoppersmelterandrefinery),andatuniversities intheUnitedStatesandSingapore.SheiscurrentlyAssociateProfessorofEconomicsatSPJainSchoolofGlobalManagement–Singapore.Dr.CabalisalsotheDirectorofSPJain’sInternationalExchangeProgram.InEthiopiaDr.CabalworkedattheInternationalLivestockResearchInstituteoftheConsultativeGroupofInternationalAgriculturalResearch(CGIAR-ILRI).UponcompletingherworkinEthiopia,Dr.CabalwentbacktotheUnitedStatesandjoinedtheUnitedStatesCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention(CDC)inAtlanta,Georgia.Dr.Cabal’sworkprovidedquantitativebackingforpublichealthpolicy-makingintheUnitedStates.In2004,Dr.CabalmovedtoSingaporeandreturnedtoacademiabyjoiningSingaporeManagementUniversityandthenSPJainSchoolofGlobalManagement.

Course description: Thisone-week-courseisapracticalcoursefromwhichstudentsoftheGlobalBusinessProgram(GBP)atFHJOANNEUMwilllearnaboutsomeoftheeconomics“adventuresandmisadventures”inthetropics.Studentswillbeintroducedtohistoricalandcurrentdevelopmentexperiencessuchas:• TheAsiangrowth“miracle”;• Howcorruptionmayfuelgrowth;• WhytropicalAsiaispoorwhiletemperateAsiaisrich;• HowBangladeshprofitedfromEuropeantraderestrictions.Studentswillbeexposedtoimportanteconomicdevelopmentproblemsfacingrealpeople,beyondwhatmaybediscussedintextbooksandwhatmayoftenbe“hushed”inpoliticaldiscussions.

Prerequisites:None

Course objectives: Duringthecourse,studentsareencouragedtothinkcritically.Attheendofthecourse,studentsshouldhaveagreaterknowledgeoftheAsiandevelopmentexperienceandshouldbeabletodrawsomeparallelswithEuropeandotherregionsoftheworld.

Dates: June17–June21,2013

Literature and Supplemental Materials: - William Easterly (2002). The Elusive Quest for Growth: Economists’ Adventures andMisadventuresintheTropics.Cambridge:MITPress.

Didactic conception:• Inter-activeseminarandclassdiscussions• Fieldwork

Evaluation criteria:• Attendance 20points• Participation(oralandwritten) 40points• FinalFieldProject 40points

CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION – DOING BUSINESS IN AUSTRALIAECTS: 2.5(one–week–course)

Theentirecoursedescriptionwillbeannouncedatalaterpointoftime.

Instructor CarolR.Cabal,PhD.

Instructor

Prof.AnneSeitz




GLOBAL BUSINESS PROGRAM GERMAN AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE AND SPECIAL COURSES SPRING 2013

GermancoursesareavailableforexchangesstudentsfromalldegreeprogramsatFHJOANNEUM.Apartfromthecourses,wealsoofferfilmevenings,visitstotheoperaandexcursionstogiveyouaculturalinsightintoyourhostcountry.Inaddition,wealsoofferthepossibilityofÖSD(GermanLanguageDiploma)examinations.

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)

• ...aplacementtest,speciallydevelopedinlinewiththecurriculum

• …intensivepreparationfortheAustrianÖSDlanguagediplomaatnoextracharge

• …action-orientedgrammarlearning,adjustedtoallknowledgelevels

• …hands-on learning, integrating topical issues relevant to study (e.g. CVandapplicationwritingetc.)

• …smalllearninggroups

• …individualsupportandhelp

• …motivatedandqualifiedlecturersexperiencedinuniversitylevelteaching

• … effective up-to-date teaching material that is tailored to the special requirements ofuniversitylevellanguagelearners

• …anopenandculturallyvariedenvironment(withpeoplefromsome30differentcountries)

• …an intercultural focus:coursesoncultureandcivilisation, tandemlearningschemesandvisitstooperaandfilmensurevaluableandstimulatingexchangesbetweeninternationalandAustrianstudents.




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.).

• ÖSD-Preparation Course:DoyouwanttotestyourGermanskillsandsetthisdownforposterityinyourcurriculumvitae?Orperhapsincludeaninternationallyrecognisedlanguagediplomainyourapplication?ThentheGermanLanguageDiploma(ÖsterreichischesSprachdiplom–ÖSD)isjusttherightthingforyou!Inthepreparationcourse(twoafternoons)youwillstudydifferenttypesofquestionsthatwillcomeupintheexaminationandyouwillbepreparedfortheexaminationwithsampletests.

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.

Claudia BiernatzkistudiedLatin,RussianandGermanasaForeignLanguageatKarl-Franzens-UniversityGrazandtheUniversityofVienna.ShehasextensiveexperienceinteachingGermanasaForeignLanguage,includingtenyearsofteachingandworkingonEU-projects(Socrates,Leonardo),responsiblefordevelopmentoflanguagelearningmaterialinGreece.Since2000ClaudiaBiernatzkihasbeenteachingatKarl-Franzens-UniversityGrazatthe“Sprachzentrum”.

Natascha BradlergratuatedinEnglishandacombinationofstudies(marketing,lawandFrench)atKarl-Franzens-UniversityGrazin2004,whereshealsocompletedtheuniversitycourse“Germanasaforeignlanguage”in2006.InJuly2010,shecompletedherbachelorstudiesinlogopedicsatFHJOANNEUM.Inadditiontoworkingasaspeechtherapist,shealsoteachesGermanatFHJOANNEUM.

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.

veronika ReiterstudiedGermanandAppliedCulturalSciencesatKarl-Franzens-UniversityGraz.Shealsoholdsauniversitycertificatein“GermanasaForeignLanguage”.InadditiontoteachingatFHJOANNEUM,VeronikaReiterworkedattheFranz-Nabl-InstitutforliteratureresearchinGrazuntil2007andhasbeenprojectmanageratCreativeIndustriesStyriasince2008.

TEAMOurlecturersaremotivatedandhighlyqualifiedexpertsinGermanasaForeignLanguagewithexperienceinanacademicteachingenvironment.




DEUTSCH GRUNDSTUFE 1 / –GERMAN BEGINNERS 1* (WEEkLy) LEvEL A1/1*

Instructor:Tobeannounced

Level:A1/1*:Participantswithbasic knowledgeofGerman.

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*


Level:A1/3*:Participantswithbasic knowledgeofGerman.

Course Description:ThiscourseisdesignedforstudentswhoalreadyhavebasicknowledgeofGerman.Itfocusesontheskillsoflistening,speaking,readingandwritingandemphasizesoralcommunicationandlisteningcomprehensioninaculturallyauthenticcontext.Bytheendofthesemesterstudentswillbeabletotalkabouttheirwork,theirandtheother‘sstateofhealth,togivedirections,toasktheway,toexpressdateandtime,toexpresspreferencesandrepugnance.Grammar: recapitulationof Perfect (perfect tense); Preterit (past tense)of theauxiliary verbs;possessivearticles;modalverbs; imperative; localundtemporalprepositions;politeformwithsubjunctive II; personal pronounswithAccusative andDative; demonstrativepronouns; verbswithDative.

More info is available from www.fh-joanneum.at/daf. Credits:5ECTS Dates:Twiceweekly Literature:MenschenA1/2(HueberVerlag),E13,- Assessment:Informationtobeprovidedbyinstructoratbeginningofthecourse.





DEUTSCH GRUNDSTUFE 4 – GERMAN BEGINNERS 4* (WEEkLy) LEvEL A2/2*


Level:A2/2* :Participantswithmoderate knowledgeofGerman.

Course Description:Thiscoursewillfocusonenlargingthestudent’srangeofvocabularyandexpressionsandwillbeexposedtomorecomplexissuesofgrammaratlevelA2suchas:Pasttense(“Präteritum”), perfect tense (“Perfekt”) (recap); adjective declination; passive voice (presenttense);subjunctiveII(ofhaben,sein,modalverbs);temporalandlocalprepositions;subordinateclauseswith„wenn“,“weil”,“dass”;reportedquestions;wordformationetc.

More info is available from www.fh-joanneum.at/daf. Credits:3ECTS Dates:Weekly Literature:Youwillgetup-to-datestudymaterials(E13,-)whicharedesignedspecificallytomeettheneedsofyourlanguagelevel. Assessment: Informationtobeprovidedbyinstructoratbeginningofthecourse.


I. Basic Courses

Thesecoursesfocusonyourgrammarcompetencesandshouldbecombinedwithcourses“Lese-undSchreibtraining”(ReadingandWriting)and“HörverstehenundSprechtraining”(ListeningandSpeaking)ofthesamelevelinordertotrainallfourcompetences(seepointII.andIII.).

DEUTSCH MITTELSTUFE 2 – GERMAN INTERMEDIATE 2* (WEEkLy) LEvEL B1/2*


Level:B1/2*:Participantswithgood knowledgeofGerman.

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.


I. Basic Courses





DEUTSCH MITTELSTUFE 4 – GERMAN INTERMEDIATE 4* (WEEkLy) LEvEL B2/2*


Level:B2/2*:Participantswithvery good knowledgeofGerman.

Course Description:Thiscoursewillfocusonenlargingthestudents‘rangeofvocabularyandexpressionsandstudentswillbeexposedtomorecomplexissuesofgrammaratlevelB2suchas:pasttense(“Präteritum”),pastperfecttense(“Plusquamperfekt”);valenceofverbs;connectors;verbswithprefixes;passiveparaphrases;subjunctiveIIinthepassivevoice;subjunctiveI;modalverbswithsubjectiveuse;adjectivesandtheirendings;adjectivecomparisonetc.

More information is available from www.fh-joanneum.at/daf. Credits:3ECTS Dates:Weekly Literature:Youwillgetup-to-datestudymaterials(E13,-)whicharedesignedspecificallytomeettheneedsofyourlanguagelevel. Assessment:Informationtobeprovidedbyinstructoratbeginningofthecourse.


I. Basic Courses


I. Basic Courses


DEUTSCH OBERSTUFE 2 – GERMAN ADvANCED 2* (WEEkLy) LEvEL C1/2*


Level:C1/2*:Participantswithvery good knowledgeofGerman.

Course Description:ThiscourseaimsatstudentswhoalreadyhaveahighcommandofGermanandwould liketofocusonenlargingtheirrangeofvocabularyandexpressions.Theywillbeexposedtomorecomplex issuesofgrammarat levelC1suchas:useoftenses (recap);modalverbswithsubjectiveuse;alternativeformsforpassivevoice;comparisonofadjectives;verbswithprepositions;subjunctiveI(reportedspeech);connectorsandsyntax;attributions;infinitiveclauses;nominalstyle;relativeclauses;particlesetc.Moreinfoisavailablefromwww.fh-joanneum.at/daf

More information is available from www.fh-joanneum.at/daf.Credits:3ECTS Dates:Weekly Literature:Youwillgetup-to-datestudymaterials(E13,-)whicharedesignedspecificallytomeettheneedsofyourlanguagelevel. Assessment:Informationtobeprovidedbyinstructoratbeginningofthecourse.





LESE- UND SCHREIBTRAINING 1 – READING AND WRITING 1 (WEEkLy) LEvEL A2*


Level:A2*:Participantswithmoderate knowledgeoftheGermanlanguage.

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.


II. Reading and writing competences

Thesecoursesfocusonreadingandwritingcompetenceswithauthentictextsinordertoenlargeyourvocabularyandyourreadingandwritingcapacities.Theyareexcellentcomplementarycoursestothebasiccourses.Threelevelsareoffered:A2,B1-B2andC1.

LESE- UND SCHREIBTRAINING 2 – READING AND WRITING 2 (WEEkLy) LEvEL B1-B2*


Level:B1-B2*:Participantswithgood knowledgeoftheGermanlanguage.

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.

Credits:3ECTS Dates:Weekly Literature:Youwillgetup-to-datestudymaterials(E13,-)whicharedesignedspecificallytomeettheneedsofyourlanguagelevel. Assessment:Informationtobeprovidedbyinstructoratbeginningofthecourse.





LESE- UND SCHREIBTRAINING 3 – READING AND WRITING 3 (WEEkLy) LEvEL C1*


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.



HÖRvERSTEHEN UND SPRECHTRAINING 1 – LISTENING AND SPEAkING 1 (WEEkLy) LEvEL A2*


Level:A2*:Participantswithmoderate knowledgeoftheGermanlanguage.

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.


III. Listening and speaking competences

Thesecoursesfocusonlisteningandoralcompetenceswithauthenticaudioandvideomaterialsinordertoenlargelisteningandspeakingcapacities.Theyareexcellentcomplementarycoursestothebasiccourses.Threelevelsareoffered:A2,B1-B2andC1.




HÖRvERSTEHEN UND SPRECHTRAINING 2 – LISTENING AND SPEAkING 2 (WEEkLy)LEvEL B1-B2*


Level:B1-B2*:Participantswithgood knowledgeoftheGermanlanguage.

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.




HÖRvERSTEHEN UND SPRECHTRAINING 3 – LISTENING AND SPEAkING 3 (WEEkLy)LEvEL C1*


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.






AUSTRIA – PEOPLE AND CULTURE(IN ENGLISH, BLOCkED)


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).


Credits:2ECTS Dates:8weeks Literature:Youwillgetup-to-datestudymaterials(E13,-)whicharedesignedspecificallytomeettheneedsofyourlanguagelevel. Assessment:Informationtobeprovidedbyinstructoratbeginningofthecourse.


Iv. Special Courses

TheaimofthesecoursesistobringAustriaclosertoyouinallitsmultiplicityortoprepareyourselffortheGermanLanguageDiploma(ÖsterreichischesSprachdiplom-ÖSD).

ÖSTERREICHISCHE LANDES- UND kULTURkUNDE (IN GERMAN, BLOCkED) LEvEL A2-C1*


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.







GERMAN LANGUAGE FILM (IN GERMAN, BLOCkED) LEvEL B1-C1*


Level:B1-C1*

Course Description:Thespecialcoursein„GermanLanguageFilm“aimstofamiliarisestudentswithGermanlanguagefilmsandfocusesontopicsrelatedtotherecentpastorsocialphenomenainGermany,Austriaandthroughouttheworld.Youwillstudyaselection of German language films,acquiringtheappropriatelanguage skillstoanalysesocialphenomenaandhistoricalprocessesandtodrawconclusionsontheirrelationtothepresentday.Interpretationandanalysiswillhelpyoutodeducetherelevanceofafilm’scontentandtransferittootherareas(theeconomy,societyetc.).Thecoursealsoprovidesabasicunderstandingofthescientificmethodwhichwillhelpyoutoimproveyouroralandwrittenlanguageskillsaswellasextendyourvocabulary.




ÖSD – GERMAN LANGUAGE DIPLOMA AND EXAM PREPARATION (TWO AFTERNOONS, LEvELS A1-C2*)

Diploma and Course Description:Tobeannounced

Level:LevelA1-C2

Course Description:DoyouwanttoassessyourGermanskills,andsetthisdownforposterityinyourCV,orperhapsincludeaninternationallyrecognisedlanguagediplomainyourapplication?ThentheGermanLanguageDiploma(ÖsterreichischesSprachdiplom–ÖSD)isjusttherightthingforyou!TheÖSDexaminationisatfourlevels,orientedattheCommonEuropeanFrameworkofReference:

• ÖSDGrundstufeDeutschA1• ÖSDGrundstufeDeutschA2• ÖSDZertifikatDeutschB1• ÖSDMittelstufeDeutschB2• ÖSDOberstufeDeutschC1• ÖSDWirtschaftsspracheDeutschC2

Inthepreparationcourseyouwillstudythedifferenttypesofquestionsthatwillcomeupintheexaminationandyouwillprepareyourselffortheexaminationusingsampletests.

More information is available from www.fh-joanneum.at./osd

Dates:Twoafternoons,tobeannounced

Literature:Materialwillbeprovidedbythecourseinstructor.

Assessment: Noassessment,nocredits.





GLOBALBUSINESSPROGRAMCONTACTS

Department of International Management, FH jOANNEUM

Prof.Dr.DorisKiendl-Wendner,LL.M.Chair,DepartmentofInternationalManagementEggenbergerAllee11A-8020GrazAustria-EuropeTel:+43-316-5453-6800Fax:+43-316-5453-6801Email:[email protected]:www.fh-joanneum.at/mig

International Coordinator, FH jOANNEUM

Ms.IngridGehrke,M.A./Dr.Head,InternationalRelationsEggenbergerAllee11A-8020GrazAustria-EuropeTel:+43-316-5453-8875Fax:+43-316-5453-8801Email:[email protected]:www.fh-joanneum.at

Coordinator for German as a Foreign Language (DaF)

Mag.ChristophHofrichterInternationalRelationsEggenbergerAllee11A-8020GrazAustria-EuropeTel:+43-316-5453-8822Fax:+43-316-5453-9-8822Email:[email protected]: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:

• foreachFallTerm:June1stofthesameyear• foreachSpringTerm:November31stofthepreviousyear

Studentsfromnon-EUmembercountriesareurgedtoapplyasearlyaspossibleinordertobeabletoobtaintheappropriatestudentvisa.

StudentsfromuniversitieswithwhichFHJOANNEUMdoesnotmaintaininstitutionalrelationsmayapplydirectattheDepartmentofInternationalManagementatFHJOANNEUM(see“ContactInformation”).

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

10%oftheclasses.

• Academic honesty:acopyofthe“CodeofEthics”isavailableattheDepartmentofInternationalManagementandwillbehandedtoallGBPstudentsduringtheorientationweek.




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".

Fotos:©GrazTourismus

STYRIAAUSTRIA´S´GREENHEART´

HIGHLIGHTSOFGRAZ

Department of International Management, FH jOANNEUM

EggenbergerAllee11

A-8020Graz

Austria-Europe

Tel:+43-316-5453-6800

Fax:+43-316-5453-6801

E-mail:[email protected]

Web:www.fh-joanneum.at/mig

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