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The Drama Works

This comprehensive four day workshop guides you through a series of precisely patterned exercises that demonstrate the essential elements of the dramatist%E2%80%99s craft. The Drama Works is for all those, beginners or more experienced writers, with a serious interest in dramatic and performance

Financing, Touring and Co-Producing Performing Art Projects

A three-day course on cultural funding in Germany. Course content includes application writing, project calculation, networking and distribution, and touring of work. For young or emerging artists, managers or producers in the field of performing arts.Emerging artists often have a lot of questions

Visual Methods Seminar

The 2015 IVMS will emphasize visual studies of urban cultures and the application of visual methods in general to research and teaching. Seminar activities are designed and led by veteran scholars whose research, leadership and teaching have contributed substantially to the International Visual

International Cyber Security Summer School

From the 25th until the 27th of August 2015 the NCI Agency invites 40 young professionals and students from around the world to participate in an exclusive 3-day summer course on International Cyber Security Innovation in The Hague (The Netherlands), powered by The Hague Security Delta and the

Nutrition and Biodiversity as tools of Well Being

The term Well Being refers to a lifestyle which focuses on improving human living conditions and personal welfare and prosperity at all levels. It is considered as the supreme good which presupposes physical and mental health in harmony with the natural and social environment and according to the

DigiMediaL_Music: The Business of Music in Germany

This seminar gives an overview of the characteristics and developments of the German music market, the third largest in the world. Experts will present proven emerging business concepts and best practices. Newcomers as well as established creatives and industry reps will benefit from these

Sampling, Weighting and Estimation

This course will cover: methods of sample selection; creation of analysis weights that adjust for nonresponse and undercoverage; and analysis of complex survey data. The emphasis of the course is more applied than theoretical, but students are expected to be comfortable with statistics and to have

Testing Survey Data for Measurement Equivalence across Countries and Time

Determining whether people in certain countries, or at different time points score differently in measurements of interest, or whether constructs relate differently to each other across nations can indisputably assist in testing theories and advancing our sociological knowledge. However, meaningful

Mixed-Mode and Mixed-Device Surveys

Currently, a large variety of data modes such as telephone interview, personal interview, mail or web (PC, tablet, mobile) survey are available for social surveys, which leads to methodological questions, such as, which mode or online device is best? Each mode has its advantages and disadvantages;