This course starts at 8:30am and ends at 10:00am.

In this course we explore the idea of the future and use key future-studies methods to investigate how we can make our future more sustainable and avoid dystopias. Through the use of scenarios, predictions, visions, timelines and more, students gain new understandings of concepts about the future and how it is shaped. This weekly course is open to all students in the Profilierungsbereich and will be assessed by a presentation at the end.

Are sustainable communities:

• Places where people want to live and work, now and in the future?
• Places that offer high quality of life and contribute to national and global sustainability principles?
• really sustainable?

Join us in this english language block seminar as we explore sustainability and see if it's possible to live in a way that uses much less resources than our current lifestyle, while keeping a high standard of living. We will also take an excursion to the ecovillage of Lebensgarten Steyerberg for the last weekend June 28th-29th to see a sustainable community in action.

Typically, during the university studies, and later in one’s academic career, reading and understanding research articles is a requirement for becoming proficient in theories and research techniques. A research article is the outcome of–usually–a long process of study preparation, data analysis, and results interpretation. Therefore, one can say that to properly read and understand a research article is a trained skill. This class focuses on training such a skill.

Age-related changes in important life contexts in the 2nd half of adult life
The role of cognitive, motivational, and emotional development/aging in these changes
Examples in the work domain: age-related changes in work performance, motivation, and commitment as well as transition into retirement
Examples in the family domain: psychosocial adjustment during normative transitions (empty nest, grandparenting, widowhood) and nonnormative transitions (divorce, loss of a child)

This seminar is open to exchange students, this is why it has a double title in German and English. Depending on demand, specific sessions can take place in German, English, or a combination of both.

This seminar is open to exchange students, this is why it has a double title in German and English. Depending on demand, specific sessions can take place in German, English, or a combination of both.

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Die Modulbeschreibung zu diesem Modul finden Sie unter
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Die Modulbeschreibung zu diesem Modul finden Sie unter
www.uni-vechta.de/einrichtungen-von-a-z/sprachenzentrum/home/sprachkurse

Die Modulbeschreibung zu diesem Modul finden Sie unter
www.uni-vechta.de/einrichtungen-von-a-z/sprachenzentrum/home/sprachkurse

Die Modulbeschreibung zu diesem Modul finden Sie unter
www.uni-vechta.de/einrichtungen-von-a-z/sprachenzentrum/home/sprachkurse

Die Modulbeschreibung zu diesem Modul finden Sie unter
www.uni-vechta.de/einrichtungen-von-a-z/sprachenzentrum/home/sprachkurse

Die Modulbeschreibung zu diesem Modul finden Sie unter
www.uni-vechta.de/einrichtungen-von-a-z/sprachenzentrum/home/sprachkurse

The module is designed to fully understand the value and nature of democracy, civil society and citizenship. The module is contributing to the answer to the global question: What is the best way to participate effectively in democratic society building process as a citizen?. The topics to be covered:
• Emergence of democracy: from historical to contemporary justifications
• Models of democracy (e.g., Direct Democracy): Which model is the best?
• The development and concepts of civil society
• Citizenship- more than leaving in a country or having a passport
• Defining a citizen’s rights, responsibilities and role in society
• Active participation in a society as a citizen
• Challenges societies are facing and possible ways to deal with them

The module is designed for students who wish to get a leadership/management position in their future careers. The main focus of the module is to propose possible ways to apply the leadership theories to practice. The module is designed as a short intensive course and it includes active discussions, media usage, interactive group and pair work, discussions with experts such as scholars and etc.. The topics to be covered:
• Leadership: Person or Practice ?
• Distinguishing the concept of leadership from the concept of management and administration
• Leadership models and their applications
• Organizational culture and success
• Building and leading a team
• Motivation and individuals
• Power and conflict within organization/workplace
• Emotional intelligence and its importance for a leader