Young researchers are invited to contemplate and discuss a wide range of VGI-related topics, including but not limited to: - Trust: metrics of trust for individuals - Organizational structures: moderators, editors - Synthesis: techniques for synthesizing disparate VGI - Issues in time-critical VGI
The topic of this week will be Process Ontology and its applications to the analysis of processes in the human environment, in engineering, and in business.Goals and Contents:Understanding processes has become one of the key challenges to society: how much does our climate change, and why? how can
What is a value? Why do value conflicts arise? How should we react to them? Does 'intercultural dialogue' present a convincing solution to value conflicts? Drawing on the theoretical foundations of the notion of dialogue and the results of empirical conflict research, we investigate whether and
US Europe - this title alludes to three associations: First, it is about European identity: we Europeans; we in Europe. This identity cannot only be defined with the cultural achievements of the past in mind, but it also requires dealing with heterogeneity and cosmopolitanism. Europe and what
During the course, the student will be introduced to, and gain confidence with, the structure, principles and rules of the CISG and at the end of the course must be able to apply the CISG to concrete cases. The whole convention and its rules will be examined and the interplay between the general
The course will introduce the basics of the European Union and describe and explain the processes of widening and deepening of this unique political entity. This will cover an overview of European Union history, of its evolution in economic and political terms as well as of its institutional
In this course, students will acquire basic knowledge in attitude theory, with a focus on the distinctions between explicit and implicit attitudes. They will also learn the principles of implicit measurement, and learn how to read, understand, and design studies using the Implicit Association Test.
Intensive Courses (in the morning) - International Human Resource Management - Organizational Behavior - Managing Social ChangeIntensive courses are held from Monday through Friday in the mornings. Period 11-07-2011 - 29-07-2011 (3 weeks) Target group Undergraduate students Course aim The main
Intensive Courses (in the morning) - Accounting and Finance - International Marketing ManagementEnrichment Courses (on selected afternoons) - Business Ethics - International Business Undergraduate Programs are taught in English and each consist of one intensive course and one enrichment
The course analyses a variety of transitional justice mechanisms, from amnesties and restorative rituals to truth commissions and formal trials, by situating them in their historical and normative context and assessing their empirical expressions. As such, the course will engage critically with the
