Open Science Toolkit
In 2018, the European Commission-funded project Facilitating Open Science Training for European Research (FOSTER) launched an online training toolkit with ten modules covering key topics of Open Science theory and practice. The introductory to advanced levels modules introduce OS and components of OS, including practical tips for getting started with OS, and provide information on […]
Digital Entrepreneurship (openHPI)
This course is based on the openHPI course Digital Entrepreneurship by Prof. Dr. Katharina Hölzle, Dr. Robert Rose, Valeska Maul and Nina Bachmann, available for reuse under a CC BY-NC-SA licence. What exactly does digital entrepreneurship mean, and how does it differ from “classic” entrepreneurship? How does digital entrepreneurship influence the economy and society? How […]
Critical Media Literacy: Tackling Information Disorder in the Digital Age
Living and working in our modern world, we are confronted with a constant stream of ‚alternative facts ‘, propaganda, hoaxes, rumours, and advertising – while it becomes more and more difficult to distinguish fact from fiction to navigate the digital media world successfully. Efforts to exploit media’s technical, social, economic, and institutional configurations can catalyze […]
Sustainability Marketing
Whether it is coping with ‘Peak Oil’, meeting the challenge of climate change, helping farmers in poorer countries through fair trade, or finding ways to keep discarded products out of the landfills, sustainability issues are the biggest challenges facing businesses. The course shows how the complexities of sustainability issues can be integrated into marketing. The […]
Digital Humanities: an introduction to methods
This practice-oriented seminar introduces a variety of methods from the growing field of Digital Humanities. The focus is placed on the reflective application of digital methods, from data acquisition to analysis, visualisation and communication of research. • When does it make sense to collect data, and when is it appropriate to use archives and publicly […]
Managing Diversity: Challenges of working in multicultural teams
“We need diversity of thought in the world to face the new challenges.” —Berners-Lee, inventor of the Worldwide Web, 2012 In a globalized world, working in an international environment with international teams is nothing unusual. Therefore, managing diversity and learning how to work in multicultural teams are two important/compulsory aspects in order to be successful […]
Сommunication with patients in crisis situations
The course will offer discussions on some critical skills when communicating with patients and their families in crisis – communicating serious illness, death of family member, donor situation, medical errors. The course includes 6 hours of lectures and discussions and 6 hours of practical activities – case discussions, simulation of situations. Course schedule 17.07.2023 10.00 […]
Corpus Methods in Linguistics – compilation, annotation, and quantitative analysis
Paris 8 University is pleased to announce their upcoming Summer Intensive Program “Corpus Methods in Linguistics–compilation, annotation, and quantitative analysis”, to be held 5-9 June 2023. This will be a 30h week-long course consisting of: –morning sessions devoted to data collection, extraction and organization, as well as DIY corpus building –afternoon sessions focusing on statistical […]
Developmental language disorder and learning difficulties – theory and practice
The course will offer an introduction to developmental language disorders and learning disabilities – clinical features, assessment methods and research. The signs and symptoms of the disorders will be presented and different assessment methods, interviews and observation instruments. The course includes 6 hours of lectures and discussions and 6 hours of practical activities – case […]
Developmental Psychopathology – Autism Spectrum Disorders and ADHD – theory and practice
The course will offer an introduction to the biological foundations of Autism Spectrum Disorders and ADHD – clinical features, assessment methods and research. The signs and symptoms in the dynamics of the disorders will be presented from a neurobiological perspective and in the context of genetics, neuroimaging, neurochemistry, and disease biomarkers. Examples of tests and […]
