Digital Entrepreneurship (openHPI)

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This course is based on the openHPI course Digital Entrepreneurship by Prof. Dr. Katharina Hölzle, Dr. Robert Rose, Valeska Maul and Nina Bachmann, available for reuse under a CC BY-NC-SA licence. What exactly does digital entrepreneurship mean, and how does it differ from “classic” entrepreneurship? How does digital entrepreneurship influence the economy and society? How […]

Critical Media Literacy: Tackling Information Disorder in the Digital Age

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Living and working in our modern world, we are confronted with a constant stream of ‚alternative facts ‘, propaganda, hoaxes, rumours, and advertising – while it becomes more and more difficult to distinguish fact from fiction to navigate the digital media world successfully. Efforts to exploit media’s technical, social, economic, and institutional configurations can catalyze […]

Sustainability Marketing

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Whether it is coping with ‘Peak Oil’, meeting the challenge of climate change, helping farmers in poorer countries through fair trade, or finding ways to keep discarded products out of the landfills, sustainability issues are the biggest challenges facing businesses. The course shows how the complexities of sustainability issues can be integrated into marketing. The […]

Digital Humanities: an introduction to methods

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This practice-oriented seminar introduces a variety of methods from the growing field of Digital Humanities. The focus is placed on the reflective application of digital methods, from data acquisition to analysis, visualisation and communication of research. • When does it make sense to collect data, and when is it appropriate to use archives and publicly […]

Сommunication with patients in crisis situations

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The course will offer discussions on some critical skills when communicating with patients and their families in crisis – communicating serious illness, death of family member, donor situation, medical errors. The course includes 6 hours of lectures and discussions and 6 hours of practical activities – case discussions, simulation of situations. Course schedule  17.07.2023 10.00 […]

Developmental language disorder and learning difficulties – theory and practice

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The course will offer an introduction to developmental language disorders and learning disabilities – clinical features, assessment methods and research.  The signs and symptoms of the disorders will be presented and different assessment methods, interviews and observation instruments. The course includes 6 hours of lectures and discussions and 6 hours of practical activities – case […]

Developmental Psychopathology – Autism Spectrum Disorders and ADHD – theory and practice

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The course will offer an introduction to the biological foundations of Autism Spectrum Disorders and ADHD – clinical features, assessment methods and research.  The signs and symptoms in the dynamics of the disorders will be presented from a neurobiological perspective and in the context of genetics, neuroimaging, neurochemistry, and disease biomarkers. Examples of tests and […]

Intellectual Disability – theory and practice

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The course will offer an introduction to genetics and neurobiology of Intellectual disabilities – clinical features, assessment methods and research.  The signs and symptoms of the disorders will be presented and different assessment methods, interviews and observation instruments. The course includes 6 hours of lectures and discussions and 6 hours of practical activities – case […]

Architectural Photography

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The online course aims at gaining specialized knowledge and professional skills in shooting architectural photography, as well as creating a corpus of photographic work on the campuses of ERUA. The theoretical work in the course of architectural photography comprises usage of proper equipment, settings of the camera and lens, preparation for the session, rules of […]

The Balkan Peninsula and the Eastern Mediterranean in Late Antiquity

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The study of the material culture of the Balkans and the Eastern Mediterranean in Late Antiquity requires an interdisciplinary approach, encompassing a series of humanities and social sciences. The course aims to present the archaeological evidence on a series of topics related with historical processes in Late Antiquity. We tackle topics such as the sphere […]