As the complex societal and technological challenges of the 21st century cannot be addressed by solutions from just one field of expertise, academics are increasingly expected to cross the disciplinary boundaries. Interdisciplinary Learning Activities contains concrete suggestions in the form of examples of learning activities that university teachers can use to teach and foster interdisciplinary skills in graduate and undergraduate students. These skills for interdisciplinary understanding i...

Making Media uncovers what it means and what it takes to make media, focusing on the lived experience of media professionals within the global media, including rich case studies of the main media industries and professions: television, journalism, social media entertainment, advertising and public relations, digital games, and music. This carefully edited volume features 35 authoritative essays by 53 researchers from 14 countries across 6 continents, all of whom are at the cutting edge of med...

Hi, my name is David Beckett, I’m a pitch coach, and I’m here to ensure your ideas have a voice.

The big pitch is coming up. You’ve got just a few minutes to convince that investor or your Board, that your idea is worth investing money, time and people in. What should you say? How should you say it? And how do you beat those nerves that are already building up inside?

David Beckett has coached over 700 startups to raise over €170 million in investment. And he has trained thousands of pr...

BARENDS & PIJNAPPEL PHOTO COLLECTION - 776 PAGINA'S - ENGELS/NEDERLANDS

Toen grafisch vormgever HENRIK BARENDS in 1975 zijn eerste foto aanschafte, White Door, een handgekleurde silverprint van Paul de Nooijer, kon hij niet vermoeden dat die aankoop de eerste zou zijn in een lange [en nog altijd niet voltooide] reeks die later zou uitgroeien tot de omvangrijke Barends en Pijnappel fotocollectie.

BARENDS & PIJNAPPEL PHOTO COLLECTION bevat een selectie van ca. 500 fotowerken, waarin verbeelding ...

Dit boek gaat over ‘moedige burgers’: denkers, kunstenaars, activisten en collectieven die via hun gedachten, ideeën en acties een centrale rol spelen in de strijd voor een rechtvaardige samenleving. Het zijn burgers (met of zonder officieel burgerschap) die moed en doorzettingsvermogen tonen door zich, te midden van complexe maatschappelijke ontwikkelingen en processen, dagelijks in te zetten voor het bouwen van een inclusieve, gezamenlijke toekomst.

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When you need something done, you can take the long route and do everything yourself, or you can do the smart thing and build on work that already exists. If you own a business, time is money, so being smart about that time investment is extremely important. If you are drafting all of your contracts from scratch, you are wasting time - and a lot of money.The 40 contract templates that you will find in this book incorporate internationally recognized standards and laws for most business situat...

Encyclopedia of Cancer, Third Edition, provides a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of the multiple facets of the disease, including research, treatment and societal impact. This new edition comprises 180 contributions from renown experts who present the latest in Mechanisms, Hallmarks of Cancer, Causes of Cancer, Prevention and Control, Diagnosis and Therapy, Pathology and the Genetics of specific Cancers. Readers will find a comprehensive overview of the main areas of oncology, including e...