University of Silesia in Katowice

From the first class students will have access to the whole learning package, with the result that it would not be necessary any additional material. It would be fomented the discussion on managerial skills (with a previous overview with cases and examples). An important part of the time will be dedicated to outline actual cases of firms for its discussion. It would be proposed cases to discuss them to be able to get a continuous knowledge of the different techniques for managing people in the global context.

Syllabus and Objectives of the course

The course provides students with the basic theories and concepts regarding innovation management. 

In the first part of the course, we will deepen the concepts of “innovation”, “platform innovation”, “discontinuous innovation”, “disruptive innovation”. We will understand what each innovation type means to firms and discuss the many ways through which firms can innovate. 

Then the course will move to the antecedents of innovation. In particular, organizational antecedents will be discussed. Then, innovation strategies will be deepened. The discussion on organizational and strategic aspects of innovation ends the first part of the course. 

In the second part of the course the operational aspects of the innovation management process will be presented. Techniques for ideas generation and selection will be presented. Advantages and limitations of each mode will be discussed with the students. 

The concept of “Open innovation” and “User innovation” will be then discussed in depth. 

A discussion on the stage-gate model for selecting new ideas and on innovation diffusion theory will conclude the course. 

Name of Professor: Guido Bortoluzzi 

guido.bortoluzzi@deams.units.it 

The concepts and ideas presented in the course provide a basis for an appraisal of contrasting perspectives on the structure, operation and management of organisations and interactions among people who work in them. It is hoped that this will encourage a greater level of awareness and sensitivity to organisational factors and management processes influencing the behaviour and performance of people at work. The underlying theme of the course is the need for organisational effectiveness based on an understanding of organisational behaviour, the people resource and the role of management as an integrating activity. Adopting a managerial perspective the course provides a clear focus of attention and helps to overcome any perceived distinction between organisational behaviour and organisational analysis.

Name of professor: Francesco Venier, venier@units.it

Economic Geography represents the study of the location, distribution and spatial organization of economic activities across the Earth. The course examines the way in which individuals and enterprizes organize their economic activities in space and the extent to which society recognizes the socio-economic impacts of such activities across space and uses its institutions to influence these interdependencies and impacts. The course is focused on how geographic and economic conditions affect the products, industries, commerce and resources in a variety of regions. The course tackles the concepts, theories, and methodologies used by geographers to analyze economic change.
Name of professor: Giuseppe Borruso, giuseppe.borruso@deams.units.it

Podcasting is one of the fastest-growing forms of online content. Vlogging, meanwhile, can shed light on facts and topics that would otherwise remain hidden.

This course explores how to make podcasts and vlogs that are meaningful and interesting to a wide audience. Students will learn the practical skills needed to be able to make their own podcasts and vlogs, and they will also gain skills they can use in generating and creating original content.

With examples of successful content, the class will examine the value in podcasting and vlogging, why it has become so popular, and what skills are specific to the medium. The course will then give a thorough grounding in how to write, produce, and edit podcasts and vlogs, using readily available software, and hardware already available to the student.

Students will get the chance to work in small groups on their own podcast or vlog, using the skills they have learned. If a student does not enjoy public speaking or presenting, they are welcome to write or edit content instead of appearing on the programme.

Note: the student will NOT be asked to purchase any software subscriptions or new equipment in order to take part in this course. All that is needed is a normal computer and a phone with a free voice recorder app and camera.

Focus topics:

• How to market yourself and your skills / interests through audio or video.
• The basic free software needed, and how to use it, step-by-step from the start.
  Planning and scheduling programmes.
• How to present a programme.
• The best podcasts and vlogs, and why they have a significant audience.
• Why podcasting and vlogging gives you an advantage in the arts and design world.
• Create and share your own podcast or vlog and share it with the class, taking their suggestions on how to improve it.

There is no exam for this course – it will be continuously assessed based on students’ participation in lectures, and group work. Students will work on creating their own podcast or vlog as part of a small group, with part of the course assessment based on this being submitted to the lecturer, and presented to the rest of the group in the final lecture.

Video intro: https://vimeo.com/749530667/1d701fcf2b.

Introductory seminar in German language

Seit dem Jahr 2014 hat sich die saarländische Landesregierung mit ihrer Frankreichstrategie zum Ziel gesetzt, das Saarland bis ins Jahr 2043 als „multilinguale[n] Raum deutsch-französischer Prägung“ (Frankreichstrategie 2014, 9) zu etablieren. Diverse Studien haben in den letzten Jahren jedoch gezeigt, dass Frankreich im saarländischen Alltag bisher eher eine geringe Rolle spielt (vgl. Polzin-Haumann/Reissner 2020) und sich die Relevanz des Französischen in der Region auf den schulischen Alltag beschränkt (vgl. Schwender 2018).

Um das Interesse an der Nachbarsprache und -kultur zu steigern, kann die Auseinandersetzung mit der historisch geprägten Interkulturalität des ‚französischsten‘ deutschen Bundeslandes und den französischen Einflüssen in der saarländischen Sprache und Kultur dienlich sein.

Zugleich müssen im Rahmen einer umfassenden Mehrsprachigkeitsförderung in der Region neben den Schulfremdsprachen auch die Herkunftssprachen ausreichend Berücksichtigung finden (vgl. Sprachenkonzept (2019)) und Bildungssettings sprachen- und kultursensibel gestaltet sein, um die Teilhabe aller hier lebenden Menschen zu garantieren. Das Aufzeigen der mehrkulturellen Prägung des Saarlandes als einer historischen Kontinuität kann vor diesem Hintergrund auch dazu führen, dass sich Menschen mit plurikulturellen Bezügen stärker mit der Region identifizieren.

Nach einer Einführung in relevante fachliche, begriffliche und konzeptuelle Grundlagen begeben wir uns in diesem Seminar auf eine Spurensuche nach französischen und anderen kulturellen Einflüssen in der saarländischen Geschichte, Sprache und Kultur. Den übergeordneten Rahmen bilden dabei die theoretischen Konzepte ‚Erinnerungsort‘ (Nora 1985-1992) und ‚Begegnungsort‘, die wir auf den regionalen Kontext anwenden. Die Auseinandersetzung mit verschiedenen Erinnerungs- und Begegnungsorten mündet in die Erarbeitung eines interaktiven Ebooks, das sowohl in schulischen wie außer-schulischen Bildungskontexten als Instrument zur Vermittlung sprachlicher, (inter-)kultureller und historischer Lernziele eingesetzt werden kann. Daher ist auch die Vermittlung praktischer Kenntnisse zur Erstellung digitaler Bildungsmaterialien Bestandteil des Seminars.

Further information is available here: www.lsf.uni-saarland.de.

Course in German language

Im Zentrum der Veranstaltung steht die Interkomprehension in der romanischen Sprachenfamilie. Sie stellt ein zentrales Werkzeug zur Überwindung (einzel-)sprachlicher Grenzen und von Kommunikationshindernissen dar, indem sie – als einer der sog. pluralen und sprachenübergreifenden Ansätze zum (Mehr-)Sprachenlernen – einen schnellen Einstieg in den Erwerb zunächst rezeptiver Kompetenzen in einer ganzen Sprachengruppe ermöglicht. Auch der Übergang in die germanische und slavische Sprachenfamilie wird in der Lehrveranstaltung thematisiert und in die Praxis umgesetzt. Gegenstand des praxisorientierten Seminars sind neben sprachwissenschaftlichen und lerntheoretischen Grundlagen des transferbasierten interkomprehensiven Spracherwerbs insbesondere die dafür zentralen Konzepte (Transferstrategien, Sprach(en)bewusstheit, Sprachlernbewusstheit, Lernerautonomie usw.). Eigene Lernerfahrungen mit dem Interkomprehensionskonzept und deren Analyse und Reflexion stehen im Zentrum, u.a. finden Ansätze der Aktionsforschung und Introspektion Anwendung. So werden neue Impluse für den Umgang mit der eigenen und der Mehrsprachigkeit anderer gesetzt, und Instrumentarien für das sprachenvernetzende Unterrichten vermittelt.

Das HS ist als Blended-Learning-Veranstaltung konzipiert, also alternierend in Präsenz an der Uni oder online, daneben sind auch Selbstlernphasen vorgesehen. Die gemeinsamen Termine finden vierzehntäglich jeweils montags von 8 bis 12h statt. Alle weiteren Details werden zu Vorlesungsbeginn in der ersten Sitzung geklärt, die am 31. Oktober von 8.30h bis 12h stattfindet.

Further information is available here: www.lsf.uni-saarland.de.

European integration shapes all of our lives on a daily basis. This is most visible in the European Union. But would you have known that NATO, for instance, is also an example of European integration? Very basically speaking, behind this term lies the voluntary cooperation of States in a multitude of fields, such as politics, economy, sports or culture, in various for a: international organisations, ad hoc coalitions of States or informal groups. We want to dive a bit deeper into that topic together with you and find out why European integration exists, why it matters and how it is carried out, focussing on the European Union. In order to do that, we will take a look at historical ideas and the development of our subject matter – it is much older that just 75 years! We will also cover – in tiny bits and pieces – politics, philosophy, economy, sociology and – given both lecturers, Christina and Sebastian, are lawyers – a bit of law (just a bit). There is nothing you need to know in advance, you can participate in this course being an absolute beginner. We are very happy to welcoming you to this course and meeting an international class! Feel free to discuss with us on whatever you want to know more about, also ongoing issues and affairs you might have read about in the media.

Further information is available here: www.lsf.uni-saarland.de.

The 13 virtual classes (from which 7 can be selected and 5 are mandatory) are lectured by professors from the 7 partner universities of the Greater Region. Therefore, the students will attend classes thanks to virtual mobility from all partner universities: University of Luxembourg, Université de Lorraine, Saarland University, TU Kaiserslautern, Trier University, University of Liège and htw saar. The virtual seminar will be held with Online-Learning-Tool openOLAT. PLease log in with your moodle-acount. The class will be open by 15th october 2022.

Part I: European Values and Identities: Perceptions, social representations and cultural studies Sociology of religious and philosophical pluralisms Rule of law and fundamental rights in Europe European economic and Social History 1870-2020 History of Public Power in Europe 1870-2020 Art trends in Europe Europe in Anthropocene: EU and Climate Change European Labour Market

Part II: European Challenges and Actors: Actors and decision-making processes in Europe Actors and structures of European economies European geopolitical actors and issues European Union and sanction system European scientific and environmental challenges and issues The module was developed for Erasmus+-Projekt “EurIdentity Certificate” and will be evaluated after the testrun in winter semester 2022/23. Students are invited to evaluate the class and give detailed feddback to their experiences.

Find more information here: www.lsf.uni-saarland.de.

The seminar deals with the legal and political backgrounds of the EU enlargement. It looks at the history of the EU enlargement, studies the EU accession procedure and the scope of the ‘Copenhagen criteria’, tackles upon the Brexit phenomenon, forecasts the future of the EU enlargement. The participants of the course will present their views and findings on the most contemporary challenges of the EU enlargement.

Further information is available here: www.lsf.uni-saarland.de.

The objective of the seminar is to discuss possible scenarios of the reform of the European Union based on the results of the Conference on the Future of Europe (2019-2022). The participants of the course scrutinise proposals for the future of Europe in the following areas: climate change and environment; health; economy and social justice; EU in the world; European values and rights; digital transformation; European democracy; migration; education and sport and other. The participants of the course will present their views on the future of Europe within specific areas of the EU’s competence of their choice.

Further information is available here: www.lsf.uni-saarland.de.

The lecture covers legal, political and historical dimensions of the War in Ukraine. It comprises 3 modules. The first module focuses on the historical background of the Russo-Ukraine relations and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The second module looks at political and legal prerequisites of the War in Ukraine (Orange Revolution of 2004 and Revolution of Dignity in Ukraine of 2013-14, Annexation of Crimea, Russian aggression in the Donbas area and establishment of separatist entities in Donbas in 2014 and 2022). The third module scrutinises political, legal, security and military aspects of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24th 2022 and its impact on the EU’s security and beyond.

Further information is available here: www.lsf.uni-saarland.de.

Lithuanians, Poles, Belarusians, Ukrainians, Jews and many other nations coexisted in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Five hundred years of common statehood was halted by Russia. National movements that touched almost every nation in the region in the 19th century resulted in nation-stations that formed and thrived through the 20th century. How is the legacy of the Grand Duchy of Lithuanian being divided today? How and why is history teaching different in the schools of neighbouring states? Looking from this perspective, what is the context of contemporary propaganda wars and geopolitics tensions? Where are boundaries between national narratives and critical history, between story and science?

Workshop-based subject for Internet Art explores internet art scene, its forms of expression, thematic peculiarities and history of it. Course has practical orientation and students focus on creating their actual internet art artefacts. Students are encouraged to use the mediums they know the best, mix these mediums with affordances and topics brought by the internet and exhibit in a conceptually meaningful way. Physical mediums, such as sculpture or jewelry, also fit internet art context since post-internet art branch accounts for internet-conscious art that is being brought to galleries and museums. Students are also offered individual consultation times for creating their artwork.

Main topics:

• Introduction. What’s cool about internet art?
• Early net.art;
• Late net.art;
• Post-internet art;
• Spatiality of internet (art);
• Tools for creating internet art;
• Multimodal webpage as an expression;
• Computer art prior to the internet;
• Internet as a technology;
• Curating and preserving internet art;
• Final presentations.

Students will have to present their artworks what is going to be the basis of their non-distinctive evaluation (pass/ fail).

The goal of the course “Information Technologies and Systems” is to provide students with basic principals in the area of information technologies and systems needed to each and every student in business administration. The program covers management information systems, office systems, and other applications of information technologies and systems in the business. The program aims students to acquire hands-on experience working with state-of-the-art office applications.

The course Digital Business Models and Processes investigates how new technology trends shape and transform strategic planning and the company strategy. It investigates the unique features of the digital strategies and explicates on the new sources of differential value creation. The course then further focuses on business modelling and management, drawing upon examples such as the use of AI, blockchain, and big data.

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are one of the leading technologies of our time. Through GIS we are collecting, processesing, analyzing and visualizing geospatial data and generating geospatial information, which is a critical resource in the preparation of decision-making in the planning and management of the territory. The aim of the current course is to provide knowledge and practical skills for the development of geodatabases, analytical methods in GIS, as well as the ability to publish and access geospatial information via the Internet.

Digitisation and the associated technological breakthroughs offer enormous challenges and opportunities. Given the rapid pace of technological change, questions arise: How can newly emerging business opportunities be identified and realized? Start-ups are predestined to take advantage of business opportunities in this context due to their flexibility and decreasing resource requirements, which digital technologies often make possible. This theory-based and action-oriented course provides an overview of digital core technologies and how strategies and instruments such as digital-focused start-ups can be founded and established on the market.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: (1) explain why, when and how digital start-ups develop, (2) explain why and how some digital start-ups effectively integrate digital technologies and some are more successful than others, (3) systematically choose between different approaches to how digital start-ups are created and deployed.

Further information is available here: www.uni-saarland.de.

Part I) Data and databases. History of databases. Principal database types. Relational databases and ternary logic. Database systems, distributed DBMS and federated DBMS. Part II) Biodiversity data: complexity and digitalisation. Intarnational and National projects on biodiversity data. Organisation of primary data in centralised,distributed and federated databases. Protocols in federated database systens::DIGIR, TAPIR and BioCASE. Data standards: DarwinCore and ABCD. Natural History collections and their digitalisation. Species realted data::complexity and problems. Federated networks of species related data. Part III) Ecological and distributional niche modelling: strategies, approaches and problems. Use of digital tools for the development of EN models. Part IV) Digital identification keys: history andcurrent developments. DELTA and IntKey. FRIDA (FRiendly IdentificAtion). Digital identification keys: structures and interfaces. Biodiversity Infromatics and Citizen Science.48 hours lectures.

Name of professor: Stefano Martellos, martelst@units.it

The main purpose of the course is to teach students how to write a scientific article in a formally and stylistically correct way. Each year, an open scientific problem will be chosen, whose precise formulation will be discussed in a collegial manner, as well as the construction of a rigorous sampling project and the acquisition of data by the students. The next step is focused on data processing. In this part, when necessary, the basics of multivariate analysis, classical statistics, and computer mapping will be provided. Students will need to learn how to use different packets of data processing programs. They will also be introduced to the writing style appropriate to a scientific article and will learn the basics of structuring a scientific article correctly. Finally, students will have to write individually a complete scientific article in English. The individual articles will be subjected to critical review by the whole group of students under the guidance of the teacher.

Pierluigi Nimis, nimis@units.it

The subject relates to ethical, social and legal implications of Artificial Intelligence. It challenges the concept of AI by examining its occurrence in domestic, EU and international frameworks. Specific research areas involve discriminatory algorithms, autonomous weapons systems, AI in courts, data analysis, as well as international approaches to regulating AI.

This course aims to develop basic understanding in information society (knowledge society) and modern communication technologies. The content includes: concepts of information society (knowledge society); information and telecommunication technologies; information encoding, collection, processing, storage, retrieval and dissemination; global networks; human-computer interaction; activities and services in electronic space; information systems and registries; information reliability and security; legal, social, and ethical aspects and strategies of information society. On completion this subject students should perceive basic concepts and processes of information society. Teaching methods are lectures, individual and group work.

Great technological advances in such areas as computer sciences, artificial intelligence (AI), and robotics are currently changing – and will continue to change – our social and political life substantially. This interdisciplinary seminar on AI is a comprehensive introduction into some of the most important issues of AI related to the important fields of computer sciences, philosophy/ethics, law, and economy.

The discipline introduces students to current regional dimensions of contemporary environmental challenges in a diverse political, economic or geographical context directly linked to the problems of spatial planning, regional development, and territory management.

The lecture material places particular emphasis on regional solutions to global environmental problems. It draws attention to the potential of the new concept of “protected territories” in their renewed qualities of objects with innovative spatial-organizational structures, integrating functions (geopolitical, economic, socio-cultural, preserving biodiversity, and the gene pool). It also implements ideas of active business management approaches with the direct participation of the local population and, above all – as experimental sites of new resource management forms.

The selection of lectures and exercises includes analyzes of: “Transboundary parks” and their reflection on geopolitical conflicts, “Protected landscapes” and the active role of local business ventures, “Biosphere reserves” and the conservation of ecosystem services in support of human well-being (Ecosystem Services Concept), “Marine areas” and the management of genetic resources, the System of sites from the “World Cultural and Natural Heritage” and their importance, maintaining the traditions and identity of the regions.

The analytical material, which is the basis of this discipline, supports to a high degree a subsequent master’s specialization oriented to the theme of green policies, original nature-based solutions (Nature Based Solutions Concept), and other innovations for sustainable planning and management of territories and resources.

The aim of the course is to introduce students to the basic principles, technology and application of GIS in natural resource and environmental management. The emphasis of the lecture material is on the methodology for the creation, management and implementation of environmental GIS-projects and GIS-projects aimed at the rational use and conservation of components of the natural environment. The basic requirements for the hardware and software support of GIS-projects, as well as for the conceptual and logical organization of databases for environmental management are clarified. Criteria for the assessment of natural resources and the state of the environment, sources of environmental information and methods for its integration into GIS-projects are considered. A separate place is devoted to the possibilities of modeling and analytical functions of GIS in the inventory, assessment and forecasting of the state of the environment and individual types of natural resources – land, water, mineral, bioresources, etc. The features of expert systems and the possibilities for their integration in GIS are characterized. Students gain knowledge about the technology of development and use of object-oriented GIS in decision-making in environmental and natural resource management. With the help of numerous examples in a separate section, a critical analysis of the accumulated global experience in the development and implementation of environmentally oriented GIS projects is provided. Due to the practical orientation of the course, during the exercises students acquire skills in the use of specialized software products for the construction of GIS-projects in the field of environmental management.

The concept of the ecological footprint is a modern and increasingly used approach to assessing the impact of man on the environment. Students will get acquainted with the direct and indirect impact of various activities on the environment. The course focuses on the different types of fingerprints, the ways to calculate them and the measures to reduce the impact on the environment. The footprints (ecological, carbon and water) will be considered in detail depending on the consumed resources and the emitted emissions and depending on the branches (plant growing, animal breeding, industrial sectors, etc.). Students will also be introduced to the footprints left by various events, the activities of companies, as well as their individual footprint. In the practical classes, students will be able to calculate the various fingerprints, make comparisons and analyzes of the data obtained.

The course presents the fundamental interactions between organisms and the natural world. It is focused on understanding the interconnections among different concepts and facts, such as the structure, function and productivity of populations, communities and ecosystems. Central in the course is to give an understanding of the abiotic and biotic ecological mechanisms that determine the distribution and abundances of populations in nature. The course introduces the importance of abiotic factors, competition, predation, herbivory, dispersal, diseases and harvesting strategies for fluctuations in population sizes. The course also deals with community and ecosystem theories, including structure and temporal dynamics (succession) of ecological communities, community patterns of species richness and diversity, food webs and trophic interactions.

The course presents the fundamental interactions between organisms and the natural world. It is focused on understanding the interconnections among different concepts and facts, such as the structure, function and productivity of the supra-individual biosystems – populations, communities and ecosystems. The course which include the importance of abiotic factors, competition, predation, herbivory, dispersal, diseases and harvesting strategies for fluctuations in population sizes. The course also deals with community and ecosystem theories, including structure and temporal dynamics (succession) of ecological communities, community patterns of species richness and diversity, food webs and trophic interactions, data analysis methods. The second part of the course deals with environmental protection/management presents modern population ecology as an interesting and dynamic field. The course is centered on the understanding of the abiotic and biotic mechanisms that determine the distribution and abundances of populations in nature. The course introduces central theories within population ecology and sustainable development. The class focuses on the relationships between basic ecological science and current environmental problems, such as global warming, pollution, deforestation, soil erosion, landfills, or depletion of Earth’s natural resources. The topics will introduce students to the biological effects of air, soil and water pollution, and will explore methods for minimizing pollution impacts.

The course will provide insights into the basic principles and concepts of ecology, with a particular focus on the relationships among organisms and the environment, biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, and the interaction between man and nature.

Name of professor: Stanislao Bevilacqua, sbevilacqua@units.it

This course explores the diversity of life and how organisms, including humans, function and interact in the biological world. Topics include how scientists identify and evaluate questions and the genetics, evolution, ecology, physiology, and cellular biology of living organisms. Also, some attention is given to new biological sciences as biotechnology, bionics and regeneration medicine.

In this course students are introduced to key psychological principles behind formation and change of human behavior. The main facts and laws of psychology are presented in a way to enable students to understand impact of psychological factors on human behavior in various practical situations. Students are taught to interpret psychological experience from various perspectives. For this purpose classical schools of psychology – psychoanalysis, humanism, behaviorism, and cognitive psychology – are introduced.

The course will explore the central historical and contemporary debates in the sociology and anthropology of gender, including the search for universal principles underlying the male dominance; relationship between gender, sex and sexuality; how gender articulates with other forms of difference such as race, class and nation; gendered perspectives on power; the interaction of agency and structure in the production of femininities and masculinities; issues of cultural representation and expression; gender and body politics across a range of cultural, historical and institutional contexts; gender and the state and gendered modernities.

The aim is to develop students’ ability to apply sociological concepts of civil society and the main theoretical approaches for the analysis of civic participation, trust-building, civic engagement, public interest, interorganizational cooperation issues; build the capacities of voluntary work in the community; promote skills such as effective communication in teams, creative work individually and in groups, the ability to identify and solve practical problems of non-governmental organizations; also develop practical skills using the knowledge of civil society in its relations with the state and the business sector.

The course focuses on religion as social institution and its expression and development in contemporary society. It discusses the issue of the definition of religion, the distinction between religiosity and spirituality, the phenomenon of non-belief and atheism, religious diversity and fundamentalism. It also analyzes the interaction of religion with other public institutions such as politics, law, gender and family, education and science, medicine and ecology, media, etc. Strategies and opportunities of empirical research of religion, ethical problems, differences of insider/outsider perspectives will also be discussed during the course. After the course students will be able to understand the trends and tendencies of religious change in contemporary society and to critically evaluate the manifestations of religion and their transformations. Students will learn to prepare and conduct the empirical research of religion, communicate with the representatives of various religious communities and understand their perspectives as well as prepare research and applied social projects aimed at addressing emerging issues of religious diversity.

This course provides an introduction to key topics of qualitative research methods in sociology. Main goal is to introduce students to the main qualitative data collection and analysis techniques. Students will be aware of gathering, analyzing and interpreting social information. This course introduces to central concepts of qualitative social research: aims and place in social knowledge; differences of theoretical and methodological basis; triangulation; role of “field work”. The course proceeds with introduction to various research methods: ethnographic; biographical; participant observation; qualitative interview (types, role of interviewer); group interview; case study method. As well students will be introduced to qualitative data analysis. During the course will be discussed ethical issues in qualitative research.