Courses – Communication and Media

Courses and Content

Communication and Media II

This module focuses on knowledge of topic-based structuring techniques and information architecture as a basis for the distribution of target group-specific content and information.

German for Communication

The aim of this module is to sensitize students to efficient communication and to provide them with the skills to evaluate and write texts for different media.

Communication and Media II

In the module Communication and Media II students acquire knowledge on topic-based structuring techniques, and information architecture as a basis for the distribution of target group-specific content and information.

After successfully finishing this module, students will be able to recognize the advantages of topic-based structuring and good information architecture and evaluate and design their own information architectures. The courses also feature basics in Video Editing with a specific software as well as an introduction to Word Press. Students will be able to demonstrate the tools and apply the acquired competences in their own projects.

Courses in this module are:

Introduction to Information Architecture

Introduction to Word Press

Video Basics in DaVinci Resolve

Applying Topic-based Structuring using AsciiDoc

Website Localisation

German for Communication

In this module, students will get an introduction to efficient communication for various media types that are target group oriented, standardized, consistent, adapted to the language area and understandable. The focus is on the German language, however courses in English and Swahili for Communication will be offered as well.

By the end of this module students will be able to demonstrate the use of the German language in basic communication, more specifically to read and demonstrate comprehension of elementary and basic german texts. Another aspect is a relation to the cultural norms of communication in the German speaking world.

Courses in this module are: