Micro-credentials

Course topics:

• Online academic text production and presentation skills: text and presentation structures, rhetorical strategies, ethical concerns (e.g. dis- and misinformation)
• Communication effectiveness in the digital space
• Digital tools and software for writing and audiovisual content creation
• Argumentation: fundamentals of argumentation, logic and argumentation, providing constructive feedback, self reflection

Learning objectives:

• Establish a foundational understanding of effective online communication and how academic texts, presentations and communication documents are structured in the digital space
• Apply interdisciplinary communication and design strategies to create content for various audiences and environments (in-person or online)
• Use various digital tools and software (e.g. artificial intelligence, writing/editing software) when communicating online
• Assess and reflect on one’s online communication abilities

This mostly asynchronous online seminar of about 20 to 25 hours of learning is designed to encourage and inspire you as a student to take a close look at the concept of Global Citizenship and to develop an understanding of Global Citizenship on an individual level. Within this supervised online course with 10% of synchronous online teaching and 90% of asynchronous self-paced learning on an online platform with open weekly coaching (on demand), you will have the opportunity to explore approaches to globalization and citizenship and engage with the Sustainable Development Goals. Furthermore, you’ll examine the concept of Cultural Intelligence and reflect on how to act in a culturally diverse context.