Winter Term 2025/26

After successfully completing the course, you will understand key economic concepts: microeconomics (markets, welfare, elasticities), macroeconomic data (GDP), economic development factors, the monetary system (money growth, inflation, deflation), and the roles of fiscal and monetary policy.

Topics:
→ Introduction to Macroeconomics 
→ Market Forces and their Efficiency 
→ The Data of Macroeconomics 
→ Economic Growth - Productivity and Public Policy 
→ IS-LM Model 
→ AS-AD Model 
→ Savings, Investment Spending & Financial System 
→ Monetary Policy, Inflation and Deflation 

Dates
10.10.2025 10:00 13:15 / Campus Steyr
31.10.2025 10:00 12:55 / Campus Steyr
07.11.2025 12:10 15:25 / Campus Steyr
08.11.2025 10:00 13:15 / Campus Steyr
14.11.2025 12:10 15:25 / Campus Steyr
21.11.2025 10:00 13:15 / Campus Steyr
22.11.2025 10:00 13:15 / Campus Steyr
05.12.2025 12:10 13:45 / Campus Steyr

This course has been cancelled and will unfortunately not take place in WS 25/26.

Upon successful completion of the course, you will understand financial statements, you will be able to interpret key financial documents, you will understand asset and liability concepts, be able to calculate financial ratios, and to use financial information for decision-making.

Main Topics:
→ Introduction to Financial Accounting
→ Balance Sheet
→ Double-Entry Accounting
→ Profit & Loss Statement
→ Other Components of Financial Statements
→ Cash Flow Statement
→ Financial Statement Analysis and Ratios

This course has been cancelled and will unfortunately not take place in WS 25/26.

This course gives you hands-on learning through real-world case studies, immersing you in the complexities of global B2B marketing. You’ll apply strategic marketing knowledge to solve business challenges, integrating theory with current industry insights. You’ll explore cross-national strategies, tackle the realities of international trade, and navigate the dynamics of multinational enterprises.  

Through practical exercises, you’ll develop essential skills in product management, branding, pricing, and communication strategies for today’s and future business environments. Additionally, you’ll gain awareness of cultural and linguistic influences on international B2B marketing, helping you craft effective global strategies.

This course is part of the bachelor degree program GSM.ba

Dates 
The course dates are still being coordinated and are expected to be available on our homepage by the end of July.
There are only a few available places for this course, which are allocated on a first-come-first-served basis.

InnoCamp36 is a 36-hour innovation competition at Campus Steyr, organized by the Global Sales and Marketing (GSM) program. Open to all FH OÖ students, it allows participants to apply their knowledge to real business challenges.
Interdisciplinary teams of 5-10 students tackle future - oriented problems, creating solutions through intense collaboration. They present their ideas in a start-up pitch to a jury, with the top three teams winning prizes sponsored by partner companies. Optionally, promising ideas can be further developed within the participating companies.

More info here.

This program fosters hands-on experience, collaboration, and strategic problem-solving in a dynamic innovation environment.
By the end of InnoCamp36 you will be able to
→ apply the Design Thinking process, innovation tools, and business modeling to real-world challenges.
→ work effectively in interdisciplinary teams to solve complex, cross-functional problems in B2B industries.
→ accept and integrate constructive feedback to refine and adapt solutions based on real-world effectiveness.

This course is part of the master degree program GSM.ma

Dates
November 5, 2025: start 8 am (all day)
November 6, 2025: start 8 am (all day)

This course takes place over two full days, starting in the morning and continuing into the evening. The end time is flexible and determined by each team based on their progress and schedule.

Please note that the course title has been changed to ‘International Business’.

In this lecture, students will understand the economic mechanisms driving financial markets and their instruments. They will learn methods to discuss, analyze, and solve financial issues for households, investors, corporations, and financial institutions. Graduates will master models for investment decisions and managing portfolio risks, including stocks, bonds, and derivatives.

Dates
17.10.2025 09:00 to 12:30 / Campus Steyr
24.10.2025 09:00 to 12:30 / Campus Steyr
07.11.2025 09:00 to 12:30 / Campus Steyr
14.11.2025 09:00 to 12:30 / Campus Steyr
28.11.2025 09:00 to 12:30 / Campus Steyr
05.12.2025 09:00 to 12:30 / Campus Steyr
19.12.2025 09:00 to 10:35 / Campus Steyr (exam)

This course is designed to provide an overview concerning leadership concepts in order to teach you to challenge and develop your leadership style and behavior with conceptual foundation. 

By the end of the term you will be able to:
→ distinguish between management behavior and leadership style
→ analyze leadership theories critically and challenge simple solutions to leadership based on the theoretical framework given
→ understand the implications and consequences of different leadership styles
→ assess the effectiveness of leadership styles based on the development stage of an organization based on the level of managerial requirements
→ understand reasons for resistance to change and have a framework of how to deal with this resistance productively
→ know about the function fundamental leadership tools, such as appraisal, counselling and MbOsystems.

Dates
23.10.2025 08:00 12:05 / Campus Steyr
30.10.2025 08:00 12:05 / Campus Steyr
12.11.2025 08:00 12:05 / Campus Steyr
13.11.2025 08:00 12:05 / Campus Steyr
25.11.2025 08:00 12:05 / Campus Steyr
25.11.2025 13:00 17:05 / Campus Steyr

In this course, students gain a comprehensive overview of data mining methods and models, learning to apply selected techniques effectively to structured data. They develop the ability to create superior customer solutions through insightful customer analysis and informed decision-making.

→ Basics and overview
→ Analytical CRM
→ Data Warehousing, quality and preparation of the analysis data
→ Data Mining Methods (Machine Learning) e.g. Predictive Modelling, Clustering and Market Basket Analysis 
→ Simulations and What-if-Analysis

Dates 
The course dates are still being coordinated and are expected to be available on our homepage by the end of July.
There are only a few available places which are allocated on a first-come-first-serve basis.

This course is a self-study course and can be started any time from October on. See detailed information and course description here.

You will attend a student‘s workshop and the e-learning modules SAS Base programming Specialist (2 e-learning modules and 1 certification to pass) as well as SAS Machine Learning (1 e-learning module and 1 certification to pass). The course results in a dedicated, jointly signed certificate and badge (FH OOE and SAS).

The key learning outcomes of the course are:
→ Handling data and business projects
→ Understanding analytics trends, life cycle, and SAS Viya
→ Learning SAS Base Programming for data analysis
→ Mastering data manipulation with SAS DATA steps
→ Using SAS Visual Data Mining and Machine Learning for
analytics tasks

Infosession SAS Specialization – why SAS and why this might be a great move for your career path

16.10.2025: 16:30 to 17:15

Meeting Link:
https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_N2ZkYzZiZWUtZmYwYS00ZjM0LWE0OWMtNjM5MTRiY2FlOGQ4%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22f88d4b73-6bb2-4b9a-abc7-eb96e5a6407c%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22cfb3db17-e17e-4a26-84d3-924f8c3aed4e%22%7d
Besprechungs-ID: 338 405 453 502 
Kennung: XB6hA6Er 
 

In this course, students put their Agile Coach training into practice by supporting a real-world project in the role of an Agile Coach. The foundational knowledge for this hands-on experience is drawn primarily from the courses Hybrid Innovation Management, Leadership Competence, and Change Management.

Topics:
→  Agile methods and principles
→  Agile project management
→  Agile roles and ceremonies
→  Building and coaching agile teams
→  Creativity techniques in Agile Management
→  Communication and conflict management in Agile Teams

This course is part of the master degree programs IPM.ma.

In coordination with TÜV Austria, this training entitles students to take the certification examination for the TÜV „Agile Coach“. Please note that certification is only possible if all the necessary entry requirements have already been met. Please contact electives@fh-ooe.at for more information.

Dates*
04.12.2025 08:55 to 16:05 / Campus Wels
05.12.2025 08:50 to 14:50 / Campus Wels
15.01.2026 08:55 to 16:05 / Campus Wels
16.01.2026 08:00 to 14:00 / Campus Wels
*Please note that there may still be changes before the start of the semester.

There are only a few available places which are allocated on a first-come-first-served basis.

This course aims to provide you with key concepts, state of the art tools and practical applications of presentation to create appealing business presentations.

→  Design fundamentals for business presentations
→  Basics of visual composition and arranging information in a visually appealing way.
→  Using media and diagrams to enhance audience engagement.
→  AI powered text-to-picture generation (Adobe Firefly)
→  Introduction to text-to-picture tools and features.
→  Exercises on generating images
→  Refining generated images to ameliorate their appeal and relevance to presentation contents

Dates
13.11.2025 16:00 - 20:00 / online
28.11.2025 16:00 - 20:00 / Campus Steyr / DigiSpace

This lecture introduces students to key ethical, legal, and societal issues related to artificial intelligence. It emphasizes human-centered perspectives, fundamental ethical principles, and the responsible development and deployment of AI systems. Students will develop the ability to critically reflect on the tensions between technological innovation and ethical responsibility and to apply these insights to real-world examples.

After finishing the lecture you will be able to 
Identify and apply key ethical principles and human factors in AI development and deployment
Understand the structure and objectives of the EU AI Act
Assess AI systems based on legal and ethical requirements
Contribute to the design of responsible, human-centered AI solutions in interdisciplinary teams

Dates
23.09.2025    16:00    20:00    Online
25.09.2025    16:00    20:00    Online
26.09.2025    16:00    20:00    Online

This course has been cancelled and will unfortunately not take place in WS 25/26.

This course is designed to provide an overview of applied psychology basics to prepare yourself for behavioral sciences, leadership, change management and human resources management activities. Furthermore, a brief overview on industrial sociology is given.

This course provides knowledge in the field of:
→ Psychology 
→ Limits of Performance 
→ Development and performance of Groups 
→ Communication and Applied Linguistics 
→ Conflict Management & Conflict Escalation 
→ Industrial Sociology 
→ Group Dynamics  

This course has been cancelled and will unfortunately not take place in WS 25/26.

This course enables you to analyse the key psychological and organisational contexts of change in organisations and, building on this, to actively shape change processes.

The main focus is on:
→ Models and processes in change management
→ Change strategies
→ Resistance to change
→ Analysis tools for change situations
→ Learning organisation
→ Corporate culture, role models

Dates
06.10.2025    16:00    20:00    online
13.10.2025    16:00    20:00    online
17.11.2025    16:00    20:00    online
01.12.2025    16:00    19:40    online

This seminar aims at achieving tools for handling different kinds of conflicts in different fields of life (living together, different nationalities, working together, etc.). It ranges from cognitive understanding to practical exercises and “field studies” of actual conflicts; the ultimate goal is to know what to do and how to solve / ease a conflict-ridden situation.

The main topics are:

Understand the reasons of conflict
Understand the difference between perception and     judgement and the influence of (national, racist etc.)     prejudices
Raise awareness for different kinds of communication,     role of the subconscious
Learn about different kinds of conflicts
Be able to make a conflict analysis
Get to know different models of conflict resolutions
Develop strategies of solving / dealing with the conflict
Get to know mediation and the role and purpose of a mediator

Dates / On-site at Campus Steyr
27.11.2025 08:00 to 16:15
28.11.2025 08:00 to 16:15
29.11.2025 08:00 to 16:15

In this course, you will analyze recent trends in the hypercompetitive global arena through texts and case studies. You will evaluate cross-cultural management and competitive strategies in the context of global changes, expanding trade, and rapidly growing Asian economies, necessitating new management approaches.

The course will concentrate on the following topics:

→ Culture, cultural differences, and their boundaries
→ Cultural dimensions and Cultural standards
→ Managing Interdependence „Social Responsibilities and         Ethics“
→ Intercultural communication, International Negotiation
→ Teamwork with diverse team members
→ Formulating Strategy in Multicultural Environments
→ Sending employees on foreign assignments “Expatriation”
→ Current issues in intercultural management and potential solutions

Dates
16.10.2025 14:00 to 17:55 / Campus Steyr
17.11.2025 14:00 to 17:55 / Campus Steyr
27.11.2025 14:00 to 17:55 / Campus Steyr
01.12.2025 14:00 to 17:55 / Campus Steyr
11.12.2025 14:00 to 17:55 / Campus Steyr
19.01.2026 14:00 to 17:55 / Campus Steyr

Learn to use Python programming language and get ready to start scripting using PyCharm (IDE) and Jupyter Notebook.

Topics:
→ Basics (data types, collections, functions, …) in programming
→ OO programming
→ Selected modules (os, re, sys, pandas, random, etc.)
→ Django (web application)
→ Regular expressions in Python
→ Turtle/Graphics in Python

Dates
03.12.2025    15:30    17:45    online
10.12.2025    15:30    17:45    online
17.12.2025    16:15    17:45    online
14.01.2026    16:15    17:45    online
21.01.2026    16:15    17:45    online
28.01.2026    16:15    17:45    online

In this course we discuss the following:
→ quantum states
→ superposition
→ entanglement
→ quantum gates (quantum operations)
→ quantum measurements
→ quantum computing
→ problems that can be solved more efficiently by quantum computers
→ potential applications to real-world problems
→ state-of-the-art of quantum computers
→ quantum key distribution
→ quantum communication.

Throughout the course you will do exercises on a real quantum computer. Don‘t worry, the exercises will be simple - even if you haven‘t programmed before - , but will help you get a feeling as what quantum computing is. Exercises are optional. 

Dates
07.10.2025    18:00    21:30    online
14.10.2025    18:00    21:30    online
21.10.2025    18:00    21:30    online
28.10.2025    18:00    21:30    online
04.11.2025    18:00    21:30    online
11.11.2025    18:00    21:30    online
18.11.2025    18:00    20:45    online
25.11.2025    18:00    20:45    online

In this course, participants will acquire fundamental knowledge of the principles and concepts behind neural networks and develop the ability to design and train them effectively. They will learn to apply deep neural networks and convolutional neural networks to practical tasks and utilize various types of neural networks in Python using TensorFlow/Keras to solve real-world problems. Additionally, they will gain insights into advanced architectures such as recurrent neural networks and generative adversarial networks, deepening their understanding of more sophisticated artificial intelligence methods.

→ Basics and overview
→ Multi-layer perceptrons and the backpropagation algorithm 
→ Deep networks
→ Practical tips and tricks for training neural networks
→ Convolutional neural networks and their application to image classification and object detection
→ Recurrent neural networks and their applications in natural language processing Overview of further topics (e.g., generative adversarial networks)

Dates
09.09.2025    08:00    10:25    Campus Linz
10.09.2025    08:00    10:25    Campus Linz
11.09.2025    08:00    11:15    Campus Linz
16.09.2025    08:00    10:25    Campus Linz
17.09.2025    08:00    10:25    Campus Linz
18.09.2025    08:00    11:15    Campus Linz
23.09.2025    08:00    10:25    Campus Linz
24.09.2025    08:00    10:25    Campus Linz
25.09.2025    08:00    11:15    Campus Linz

In this course, you will gain a solid understanding of the physical and engineering principles of electromobility. You will explore the key challenges of integrating electric vehicles into existing energy systems, including the influence of regulatory frameworks and their role in the energy transition. You will learn how to develop basic calculations for the expansion of electromobility and how to conduct relevant simulations.

Focus
→ Drive Technology and E-Mobility
→ Conventional and Alternative Drive Systems
→ Strategies for Powertrain Optimization
→ Methods and Systems for the Storage and Supply of Electrical Energy in Vehicles
→ Electric Traction Drives
→ Vehicle Concepts of Electric Road Vehicles
→ Public Transport
→ Energy Utilization in Electric Vehicles
→ Charging Infrastructure
→ Integration into Residential Complexes
→ Simultaneity Factors

This course is part of the master degree programs AET.ma and SES.ma.

Dates*
03.10.2025    08:50    to    12:15 / Campus Wels
10.10.2025    08:50    to    12:15 / Campus Wels
15.10.2025    09:50    to    11:30 / Campus Wels
16.10.2025    14:25    to    17:00 / Campus Wels
23.10.2025    13:30    to    16:05 / Campus Wels
30.10.2025    09:50    to    11:30 / Campus Wels
05.11.2025    09:50    to    11:30 / Campus Wels
06.11.2025    14:25    to    17:00 / Campus Wels
13.11.2025    09:50    to    11:30 / Campus Wels
19.11.2025    09:50    to    11:30 / Campus Wels
27.11.2025    09:50    to    12:25 / Campus Wels
*There may still be changes before the start of the semester.
 

In this course you will gain detailed knowledge of the development, construction, design and manufacture of vehicles and you can implement this in the „Formula Student“ project. You will get to know methods for independently organizing a team and learn how to evaluate the development using business methods of cost accounting.

Main focus:
→ Conception,
→ Design,
→ Development and
→ Construction of a FSAE racing car

The teams of the international Formula Student event series will participate in a global engineering competition along with teams from other universities.

Dates
Meetings every Wednesday at Campus Wels 4 - 5.30 pm starting from October 8th 2025.

Registration
1. Please register through our form AND send your application to the Formula student team: formula.student@fh-ooe.at
2. if accepted: clarify with your degree programme director whether ECTS can be credited as a compulsory elective course.
3. if yes, enrolment in the elective course and activation for all project-relevant systems (MS teams, CAD) follows.

Please note!
→ Max. 8 consecutive semesters
→ Binding declaration of participation (disclaimer)
→Entails membership of the registered association ‘FHOOE Racing Team - Studentischer Verein zur Förderung von Forschung, Bildung und Entwicklung für die österreichische Wissenschaft’ with all rights and obligations.
 

The course aims to raise awareness of sustainability and to provide knowledge and tools for sustainable design, especially in the field of medical engineering. It covers frameworks, such as the sustainable development goals (SDGs) of the U.N. and the EU Green Deal, guidelines and reporting standards, and how these regulatory efforts drive innovation. There is a focus on ecological design and life cycles of medical products, also in the form of an in-class project.

You will gain knowledge in the most important frameworks of sustainability, reporting standards and regulations, as well as ecological design in the medical engineering area. The course provides tools for implementing sustainability in the design and life cycles of medical products.

Dates
Monday    13.10.2025    15:30    18:45 Campus Linz
Monday    20.10.2025    15:30    18:45 Campus Linz
Monday    27.10.2025    15:30    18:45 Campus Linz
Monday    03.11.2025    15:30    17:55 Campus Linz