Course for international guest/part time students
- Faculty
- Faculty of Humanities
- Organization
- BTK Institute of Germanic Studies
- Code
- BMI-NEMD-801D
- Title
- Topical Questions in Business, Politics and Culture
- Usual semester
- Autumn
- ECTS
- 4
- Language
- de
- Learning outcomes
- a) Knowledge: Knowledge of the economic, political and cultural situation in German-speaking countries. Knowledge of the political system, social issues and cultural and artistic trends in German-speaking countries. Knowledge of the political, economic, cultural, social and cultural aspects of German-speaking countries. Knowledge of current political, economic and cultural changes and their effects. b) Skills: The students understand the causes and effects of a given situation and changes. They nalyse the relationship between different phenomena in a contrastive way. They apply multimedia tools for knowledge acquisition. They can carry out independent research based on the knowledge acquired. . c) Attitudes: An open attitude to learning and passing on new knowledge. He/she continuously improves his/her knowledge. Senses similarities and differences between German-speaking countries. He/she is aware of and able to interpret the historical roots of the current situation. He/she is sensitive to the issues of regions where German is a regional or minority language.
- Course content
- The students apply their knowledge in ways that promote their own development and that of their environment. They pass on the knowledge acquired and the methods used to acquire it. They are autonomous and critical in their approach to questions and answers. they professionally develop and continue to develop their own professional awareness.
- Assessment method
- Written/oral examination
- Bibliography
- Becker, Michael (2022): Einführung in das politische System der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Leverkusen-Opladen. Gärtner, Reinhold / Hayek, Lore (2022): Das politische System Österreichs. Wien. Thomas, Karin (2012): Deutsche Kunst-Geschichten 20 Jahre nach der "Wende". https://www.bpb.de/themen/deutschlandarchiv/74971/deutsche-kunst-geschichten-20-jahre-nach-der-wende. Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz (2023): Die wirtschaftspolitische Entwicklung von 1949 bis heute. https://www.bmwk.de/Redaktion/DE/Textsammlungen/Ministerium/wirtschaftspolitik-seit-1949.html. Liebig, Stefan/ Gans, Sabine (2023): Soziale Gerechtigkeit. Bonn.