Courses

The programme offers a series of short courses (4 weeks' length, 1.5 ECTS*) and long courses (7 weeks' length, 3 ECTS).

* 1 ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) corresponds to an average of 25-30 hours of study commitment (including class attendance, homework and projects).

Short courses

Economics for Cultural Heritage
Teachers: Ilde Rizzo, University of Catania, Italy; Alan Peacock, Heriot Watt University, UK

eTourism: Foundations of Travel System Design
Teacher: Daniel Fesenmaier, Temple University, USA

Legal Issues in Technological Communication
Teacher: Bertil Cottier, Università della Svizzera italiana, Switzerland

Museums and the Social Web
Teacher: Jim Spadaccini, IDEUM, USA

Semiotics of the Interface
Teacher: Nicoletta Di Blas, Politecnico of Milan, Italy

Long courses

Communication for Cultural Heritage
Teacher: Nicoletta Di Blas, Politecnico of Milan, Italy

Cyber-archaeology 
Teacher: Maurizio Forte, University of California Merced, USA

Educational Programs for Cultural Heritage Institutions 
Teacher: Kris Wetterlund, Sandbox Studios / Museum 2.0 USA

Immersive Architectures for Cultural Heritage Visualization
Teacher: Sarah  Kenderdine, Victoria Museum, Australia

Introduction to eLearning
Teacher: Lorenzo Cantoni, Università della Svizzera italiana, Switzerland

Mobile Interpretation for Museums: from Web 2.0-3.0
Teacher: Nancy Proctor, Smithsonian American Art Museum, USA

Multichannel Communication Laboratory
Teacher: Paolo Paolini, Politecnico of Milan, Italy

Research Methods
Teacher: Peter J. Schulz, Università della Svizzera italiana, Switzerland

Semiotics of Culture
Teacher: Peter J. Schulz, Università della Svizzera italiana, Switzerland

Usability for Interactive Digital Applications
Teacher: Davide Bolchini, Indiana University, USA