Erasmus and Incoming Students

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Overview of courses that the Design & Product Management Programme (Bachelor) offers in English for incoming exchange students.

For further information on academic issues, courses, course selection and provisional learning agreements, please, contact the International Academic Advisor at the Department Green Engineering and Design, Günter Berger (guenter.berger@fh-salzburg.ac.at).

For administrative issues, please, contact the Incoming Students Coordinator at International Office.

Course Offer

Course Title: Visual Communication (Course)
Course Code:
DPMB1VCPIL
Number of Credits: 2 ECTS
Observation: Please make sure to bring all necessary drawing materials to the first class meeting, ask the International Academic Coordinator for the drawing material list (ulrike.szigeti@fh-salzburg.ac.at).
Course Contents: Sketching in various media

Course Title: Visual Communication & Project
Course Code:
DPMB1VCPPR
Number of Credits: 1 ECTS
Observation: Visual Communication and Visual Communication & Project are offered together and cannot be taken separately (you cannot take Visual Communication Project without having done Visual Communication Course)
Course Contents: Visual communication in connection with an actual design process along a project topic in either Furniture or Industrial Design.

Course Title: Image Design & Story Telling - Project
Course Code: DPMB2STOIL
Number of Credits: 1 ECTS
Course Contents: The course IMAGE DESIGN & STORYTELLING combines the elements image, text and sound and should increase students’ creativity and deepen their technical understanding when using different communication tools. They should be able to achieve a higher quality of their productions as well as develop their competencies for using media and presentation tools. Students should expand their design repertoire in marketing, communication and public relations.

Course Title: Freehand Drawing
Course Code: DPMB3DMMIL
Number of Credits: 1 ECTS
Observation: Ca. 5 places available
Course Contents: The students obtain a basic knowledge for multimedia presentations, HTML and website programming, animated vector graphics and 2D animation, as well as integrating animations into websites.

Course Title: International Design Workshop
Course Code:
DPMB5IDWIL
Number of Credits: 1 ECTS
Course Contents: Development of project content in interdisciplinary teams on the basis of a comprehensive subject area - The teams are interculturally made up of students and lecturers from the network of partner universities - Consideration of cultural influences on the communication and design processes - Presentation of the developed content and reflection.

Course Title: Project Management 1
Course Code: DPMB3PMGIL
Number of Credits: 1 ECTS
Course Contents:  The students are capable of organising and managing projects. The course includes content such as project planning and project management, as well as types of project, requirements of project managers and team members, and requirement specifications.

Course Title: Brand Development 
Course Code: DPMBINC
Number of Credits: 4 ECTS
Course Contents: In this course you will get a good understanding about brand strategy and management: the value of brands, how we set up brands strategically from scratch and how we then create a coherent and distinct, attractive experience of the brand across multiple touchpoints. You will learn to analyze existing brands, experience outstanding brand touchpoints in real life, learn from them and create a new brand in small interdisciplinary teams. We will work at the intersection of brand management, marketing and customer experience design and bring together strategic thinking and design.

Course Title: Graphic Design Project
Course Code:
DPMBGDPIL
Number of Credits: 7,5 ECTS
Exam Modalities: Project
Course Contents: Graphic Design Project is a hands on class teaching visual communication skills through a variety of , group activities exercises and lectures. It focuses on a project in the field of Corporate Design and integrates the competencies of a wide range of student skill sets. The unit will explore the basic principles of visual communication, theoretically (in the lectures) and practically (through a group project consisting of several small individual activities, leading towards a single major outcome). During the lectures, students will learn a range of techniques for graphic design, along with being shown recent examples of well implemented design strategies, in order to learn about processes and methods of operation. This unit is suitable for both beginner and advanced capabilities.

Course Title: English 1
Course Code:
DPMB1ENGUE
Number of Credits: 2 ECTS
Language Level: B1/B2 (CEFR)
Course Contents: Introducing yourself and others in formal business situations – clarity, accuracy and verbal self-confidence. Frequently used design terminology, writing a CV. Formulating product descriptions – practice in the use of adjectives and adverbs. Comparing and contrasting room layout. Reading and listening comprehensions about contemporary British culture – describing modern buildings and innovative design.

Course Title: English 3
Course Code:
DPMB3ENGUE
Number of Credits: 2 ECTS
Language Level: B2 (CEFR)
Course Contents: Describing a company, the language of presentations, differentiating between various styles using authentic material e.g. company literature, advertising material, technical instructions. The use of the passive voice in formal technical and scientific descriptions. Vocabulary exercises relating to the forest products industry and advanced business English. Students prepare general conversation topics using relevant phrases.

Course Title: English 5
Course Code:
DPMB5ENGUE
Number of Credits: 2 ECTS
Language Level: B2/C1 (CEFR)
Course Contents: Interview questions and answers – clarity, accuracy and verbal self-confidence. Frequently used technical terminology, introducing yourself in formal business situations. Comparing and contrasting business and technical processes.

Course Title: Cambridge Advanced English 1
Course Code:
DPMB3AELUE
Number of Credits: 2 ECTS
Language Level: C1 (CEFR)
Course Contents: Exercises to help students develop high-level skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing, as well as training students’ word power. Therefore there are regular detailed vocabulary exercises relating to specific themes, including idioms and phrases, all of which are practised in conversation. Grammar is also a focal point, whereby students are expected to have Cambridge First Certificate level knowledge of grammar before enrolling on this course.  Grammar training is in the form of refresher exercises covering aspects such as tenses, prepositions, the passive voice, indirect speech etc. Students will be required to practice writing skills and revise and consolidate their knowledge of register and style by writing letters, reports, articles and summaries.

Course Codes:
Italian: HTBB1ITAUE, DPMB1ITAUE
Russian: HTBB1RUSUE
Swedish: DPMB1SWEUE
Spanish: HTBB1SPAUE, DPMB1SPAUE
Number of Credits: 2 ECTS
Language Level: A1 (CEFR)
Course Contents: The use of everyday expressions and simple sentences, both spoken and written, in order to be able to describe people, places and countries, to be able to give a detailed account of themselves and their own environment, as well as the ability to express their objectives and interests.

Second Foreign Language 3: Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian

Course Codes:
Italian: DPMB3ITAUE
Russian: HTBB3RUSUE
Swedish: DPMB3SWEUE
Spanish: DPMB3SPAUE, HTBB3SPAUE
Number of Credits: 2 ECTS
Language Level: A2 (CEFR)
Course Contents: Developing communication skills; different topics such as: describing a usual day; describing places/destinations; talking about preferences, clothes, travel, means of transport, climate etc.

Course Codes:
Italian: DPMB3ITAUE
Russian: HTBB3RUSUE
Swedish: DPMB3SWEUE
Spanish: DPMB3SPAUE, HTBB3SPAUE
Number of Credits: 2 ECTS
Language Level: A2 (CEFR)
Course Contents: Developing communication skills; different topics such as: describing a usual day; describing places/destinations; talking about preferences, clothes, travel, means of transport, climate etc.

Course Codes:
Italian: DPMB5ITAUE
Russian: DPMB5RUSUE
Swedish: HTBB5SWEUE
Spanish: DPMB5RUSUE, HTBB5SPAUE
Number of Credits: 2 ECTS
Language Level: A2 (CEFR)
Course Contents: Advanced conversation skills. Particular attention is paid to developing language improvisation techniques. The application of past tense is further expanded.

Course Title: Visual Communication
Course Code:
DPMB1VCPIL
Number of Credits: 2 ECTS
Observation: Please make sure to bring all necessary drawing materials to the first class meeting, ask the International Academic Coordinator for the drawing material list (ulrike.szigeti@fh-salzburg.ac.at).
Course Contents: Sketching in various media.

Course Title: Visual Communication & Project
Course Code:
DPMB1VCPPR
Number of Credits: 1 ECTS
Observation: Visual Communication and Visual Communication & Project are offered together and can not be taken individually (not possible to take only 1 of them)
Course Contents: Visual communication in connection with an actual design process along a project topic in either Furniture or Industrial Design.

Course Title: Advanced Marketing and Sales Management
Course Code: DPMM2INCIL
Number of Credits: 3,5 ECTS
Course Contents: Core Competences, empowerment, Sales & Marketing Team Drive, Advanced Sales, Marketing & Service-Mix, The Balance in the Unbalance as Sales & Marketing Manager

Course Title: Image, Design & Story Telling (Project)
Course Code: DPMB2STOIL
Number of Credits: 1 ECTS
Course Contents:  The course combines the elements image, text and sound and should increase students’ creativity and deepen their technical understanding when using different communication tools. They should be able to achieve a higher quality of their productions as well as develop their competencies for using media and presentation tools. Students should expand their design repertoire in marketing, communication and public relations.

Course Title: CAD & Digital Prototyping 4: 3D Studio Max advanced
Course Code: DPMB4CADIL
Number of Credits: 2 ECTS
Prerequisits: having completed CAD & Digital Prototyping 3 / intermediate skills in working with 3D Studio Max
Observation: 3 - 4 places available (restricted number of LAB places)
Course Contents: The students deepen their knowledge in the chosen software, can create complex models and photo-realistic renderings.

Course Title: Anthropology and Design
Course Code:
DPMB6IPRRC
Number of Credits: 1 ECTS
Course Contents: Similarities of Design and Anthropology: Design in Nature, Natural Selection vs. Productselection, Natural Selection vs. Sexual Selection; Responsibilities of Designers: Sustainability, Durability; Society Problems and Design Solutions: Distribution, Education, Health

Course Title: Brand Development 
Course Code: DPMBINC
Number of Credits: 4 ECTS
Course Contents: In this course you will get a good understanding about brand strategy and management: the value of brands, how we set up brands strategically from scratch and how we then create a coherent and distinct, attractive experience of the brand across multiple touchpoints. You will learn to analyze existing brands, experience outstanding brand touchpoints in real life, learn from them and create a new brand in small interdisciplinary teams. We will work at the intersection of brand management, marketing and customer experience design and bring together strategic thinking and design.

Course Title: Graphic Design Project
Course Code:
DPMBGDPIL
Number of Credits: 7,5 ECTS
Exam Modalities: Project
Course Contents: This unit combines lectures and exercises that aim to teach graphical design to students with varying levels of expertise. The lectures and discussions are orientated towards students learning new processes and methods in order to build their graphical language, through individual and group exercises that explore a range of industry relevant and experimental strategies for building a contemporary visual identity. The self directed project component will allow students to achieve this in a way that is relevant to their practical interests.

Course Title: English 2
Course Code:
DPMB2ENGUE
Number of Credits: 2 ECTS
Language Level: B1/B2 (CEFR)
Course Contents: Expanding students’ vocabulary in a variety of specialised areas, for example: introduction to financial English, the language used in formal technical texts. Students give presentations on topics of interest to them from their future professional field.

Course Title: English 4
Course Code:
DPMB4ENGUE
Number of Credits: 2 ECTS
Language Level: B2/C1 (CEFR)
Course Contents: Business English – reading comprehensions relating to themes such as marketing and lifestyles, financial English, letter writing, emails. Students practice telephone techniques, the language used in written and verbal complaints, orders, enquiries, technical explanations.

Course Title: Cambridge Advanced English 2
Course Code:
DPMB4AELUE
Number of Credits: 2 ECTS
Language Level: C1 (CEFR)
Course Contents: Exercises to help students develop high-level skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing, as well as training students’ word power. Therefore there are regular detailed vocabulary exercises relating to specific themes, including idioms and phrases, all of which are practised in conversation. Grammar is also a focal point, whereby students are expected to have Cambridge First Certificate level knowledge of grammar before enrolling on this course. Grammar training is in the form of refresher exercises covering aspects such as tenses, prepositions, the passive voice, indirect speech etc. Students will be required to practice writing skills and revise and consolidate their knowledge of register and style by writing letters, reports, articles and summaries.

Course Title: Second Foreign Language 2: Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian
Italian:    HTBB2ITAUE
               DPMB2ITAUE
Russian:  HTBB2RUSUE
Swedish: DPMB2SWEUE
Spanish:  HTBB2SPAUE,
                DPMB2SPAUE
Observation: Some of the foreign languages might not be offered in the upcoming term. Ask the International Academic Coordinator for more information (Ulrike Hofmann, ulrike.hofmann@fh-salzburg.ac.at)
Course Credits: 2 ECTS
Level: A1 (CEFR)
Course Contents: The use of everyday expressions and simple sentences, both spoken and written, in order to be able to describe people, places and countries, to be able to give a detailed account of themselves and their own environment, as well as the ability to express their objectives and interests.

Course Title: Second Foreign Language 4: Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian   
Italian:    DPMB3ITAUE
Russian:  HTBB3RUSUE
Swedish: DPMB3SWEUE
Spanish:  DPMB3SPAUE
               HTBB3SPAUE
Observation: Some of the foreign languages might not be offered in the upcoming term. Ask the International Academic Coordinator for more information (Ulrike Hofmann, ulrike.hofmann@fh-salzburg.ac.at)
Number of Credits: 2 ECTS
Level: A2 (CEFR)
Course Contents: Write a Curriculum Vitae and an application letter. Reinforcing communicative competence in the following areas:
Making a phone call, make an appointment, accept or reject suggestions, give your opinion, speak about your preferences

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International Departmental Coordinator

Porträt von: FH-Prof. Mag. Berger Günter
FH-Prof. Mag.
Senior Lecturer
International Academic Advisor
Department Green Engineering and Circular Design
Standort: Campus Kuchl
Raum: Kuchl - 1.03
T: +43-50-2211-2018
E: guenter.berger@fh-salzburg.ac.at