The course will consist of lectures and seminar discussions. The lectures will cover the essentials of the main readings, while the seminar discussions will explore them at more depth. Upon completion of the course, the students should be able to describe important episodes in the history of
This course introduces non-technology-oriented students to Web 2.0 technologies. The course is strictly designed for those students who are not computer programmers, but still have a desire (or need) to participate in the Web 2.0 wave as either content providers or facilitators of such systems.
Multivariate data analysis (chemometrics) can be used to solve problems involving large amounts of multivariate data generated by e.g. spectroscopy, chromatography or time series of many variables. In chemometrics informative patterns are found and interpreted instead of looking at classical, and
International construction law is an area of law which is gaining increasing popularity. Participants in large construction projects frequently come from different jurisdictions. In such cases the use of domestic construction agreements is often inappropriate, and parties often resort to the use of
When you check the international news you will commonly see terms such as genocide, war crimes, bribery, CISG, contracts, trade embargos, International business disputes, tariffs, favored nations, sanctions, mediation, environmental disasters, the United Nations, and the World Trade Organization
Recent trends in international trade have accelerated moves towards the globalisation of communication issues. This process of globalisation offers a topical illustration of the interaction between linguistic and cultural factors in the construction of discourse, both within specialised domains and
Almost every current Western democracy can be characterized by cultural, religious, and ethnic diversity. These "circumstances of multiculturalism" has given rise to a number of identity and recognition political conflicts. Citizens, politicians and commentators fiercely debate the
The course will provide an overview of botanical terminology with special emphasis on diverse families. It is divided into two modules: 1) Lab exercises at Aarhus University, which introduce the students to the descriptive terminology used in botanical identification keys (2 ECTS). 2) Field
The content of the course: 1) The evolving concept of health literacy 2) Health literacy in the Danish and EU contexts 3) Why low health literacy causes problems for patients and health professionals 4) How to modify and improve health systems to address health literacy 5) How to evaluate the
During the ongoing process of globalization many countries, both developed and emerging, are creating opportunities for the development of extremely large projects. These projects are in excess of $500 million US dollars and are very difficult to design, build and operate successfully. In order to
