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Multiple Correspondence Analysis for the Social Sciences

This course offers an introduction to MCA, which is a method that allows researchers to observe the patterning of complex data sets through representing categorical variables as points in N-dimensional space. Although it was developed from the later 1960s, MCA has not previously had a large

Qualitative Research Methods

This course presents the fundamentals of qualitative research methods. It covers the classic sources of qualitative data: interviews, focus groups, participant observation and documentary and historical work. It also discusses the challenges and opportunities of new media including visual images

Digital Analytics in Marketing

Consumers nowadays leave a data trail that streams from daily life: when using their smartphones or credit cards, when watching TV or browsing online, but also when entering sensor-equipped buildings, or when using satellite navigation in their cars. On the one hand, this data revolution provides

Audiens venatione

The world is full of sounds, some big but many of them tiny, that we just need to focus our ears to appreciate. The sound of a coffee pot, a tram passing, even snow falling, can be a revelation if we just listen carefully. Sound hunting is a pastime that anyone can enjoy. As part of this course,

Social Entrepreneurship Summer School

Live your passion to make a difference!The Social Entrepreneurship Summer School at Maastricht University is designed to help you to kick-start your social venture. In this one-week programme you will develop a product or service idea that addresses a social (or ecological) problem into a concept

The Art of Making Objects

The Art of Making Objects is a course designed by Korean-Canadian visual artist Helen Cho and is intended for participants who are interested in strengthening their conceptual approach to their practice as well as for those who want to gain a better understanding of what it means to %E2%80%9Cthink

How to Curate a Building

The course How to Curate a Building is led by Dutch art historian and curator Renske Janssen. The aim is to build an online exhibition in the form of a blog or archive through %E2%80%9Ccurating.%E2%80%9D Curating is a form of thinking with a critical eye. Writing is one of its outputs. What is

European Campus of Intercultural Perspectives

Intercultural competence has become an essential skill for all people involved, be it in working life abroad or in multicultural teams in one%E2%80%99s home country. But what is intercultural competence? What is a culture shock? What options are there to deal with intercultural misunderstandings?

Banking and Financial Management 2015

Design of the school persuades combination of workshops, targeted to specific domains of banking and finance, and team discussions on research projects of participants. Section leaders will deliver advanced knowledge and expertise on different domains of modern banking and finance.2015 year Summer