Education

Looking to network with fellow peers and top industry experts? Want to know more about how an MBA can boost your career or need help choosing the right path for you? QS is here to help! Join us on our QS World MBA Tour in New York this May 5th, for an inspiring afternoon of face-to-face networking opportunities, advice and exclusive offers. Whether you're simply looking for more information on how to get ahead in your career or on your way to applying for business schools, the event is packed full of resources to help you on your professional journey.…

15th International Conference on Studies in Languages and Education (ICSLE-18) aimed at presenting current research being carried out in that area and scheduled to be held on May 8-9, 2018 Dubai (UAE). The idea of the conference is for the scientists, scholars, engineers and students from the Universities all around the world and the industry to present ongoing research activities, and hence to foster research relations between the Universities and the industry.

Good Looks Collective Industry Mixer @ Ainsworth (East Village location ) [May 10th 2018 @ 6:30pm EST]. Trade your computers and smart phones for cocktails and conversations. Festival season is coming, plus a jam packed summer full of amazing opportunities within the music industry. Join us to get involved! *Make sure to say "GOOD LOOKS" at the door for FREE entry & extended happy hour drink specials!* Happy Hour drink specials from 6:30-10pm! Time: 6:30pm-10:30pm. Location: The Ainsworth - East Village location (64 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10003) across the street from Webster Hall not far from Union Square,…

This is a 6 session live online programme, 11th,18th, 25th May and 8th, 15th, 22nd June 2018, 9.30-11.30am. DIR®/Floortime™ is a comprehensive, relationship-based Model of intervention for families with autistic children. Delivered by ICDL Training Leader Denise Wilson. She is an occupational therapist and play therapist. The course is interactive and aims to answer parents questions. DIR® stands for Developmental, Individual Differences, Relationship-Based: Developmental – The course gives an overview of Greenspan's Functional Emotional Developmental Capacities 1-6. These are the capacities a child must master for healthy emotional and intellectual growth. The capacities are, 1. To be regulated and interested…

Why has workplace mental health has risen to the top of the agenda? The seminar explores stress trends, recent reports and research, consequences for organisations and opportunities for professionals. Workplace Mental Health: Trends, Research, Consequences and Opportunities. In this networking event and seminar, Alan Bradshaw sets the scene for workplace mental health week. He explores the reasons why workplace mental health has now risen to the top of the agenda. Topics discussed include: The numerous and disturbing 'stress trends'. which have resulted in an unhealthy work-life balance and poor mental health at work. (This will include discussion of non-work stress…

There has been significant and fast moving changes since the Action Now: Classroom Ready Teachers report was released in February 2015. The implementation of the standards are coming into effect in 2018, the first batch of applicants have been declined, pre-service teachers will be assessed under TPAs and students will be graduating, now is the time for the sector to meet and learn from each other on how every education provider is implementing the reforms. The Implementing the Teacher Education Reforms conference will focus on: - Creating mutually beneficial partnerships between Universities and Schools - Embedding measurement of impact in…

This course is for you If you are being fascinated by the field of Machine Learning? Basic Course Description This course is designed to cover one of the most interesting areas of machine learning called classification. I will take you step-by-step in this course and will first cover the basics of MATLAB. Following that we will look into the details of how to use different machine learning algorithms using MATLAB. Specifically, we will be looking at the MATLAB toolbox called statistic and machine learning toolbox.We will implement some of the most commonly used classification algorithms such as K-Nearest Neighbor, Naive…

The First segment of the course is on creating apps in MATLAB using its graphical user interface utility called GUIDE. The GUIDE provides essential graphical components for converting your code into a meaningful software. The graphical components include radio buttons, tables, check boxes, sliders and many others. The main motivation for adding this segment is the observation that students and people put alot of effort in writing the code but little on its appearance. By completing this segment of creating apps in GUIDE, you will easily transform your code into a well understood piece of software that the users will…

Basic Course Description MATLAB (matrix laboratory) is a multi-paradigm numerical computing environment and fourth-generation programming language which is frequenlty being used by engineering and science students. While teaching to students and observing different MATLAB related courses on Simpliv for more than six months now. I realized that there is a need for a course which should cover the key data types such as Cells, tables, time tables, structures and Map containers which should provide the students with the essential skills for taking full advantage of MATLAB strengths in data analysis and programming. In this course we not only cover these…

Have you ever said to yourself: "I'd like to learn programming, but where should I start?” There are an overwhelming number of options that are available to those who want to learn. Introduction to Programming is designed to give you the foundation skills that will prove important for any type of programming you want to do. You’ll learn to code web pages, create a mobile application and use external data sources. (Mobile covered in Level II of the course) This course, which includes video lectures, lab exercises, and full program code will prepare your for entry level jobs in development--…

UNIX, Linux, and their variants are wonderful operating systems, with great capabilities of doing data processing. But they are often ignored when people think about solving data problems, or in general, Data Science. This short course provides a hands-on approach to using UNIX/Linux for solving various data problems from sorting and searching to extracting and manipulating information. And all of these without writing any code! That's right. With just a few commands of UNIX, and appropriate combinations of them, one could solve many data problems within seconds without writing thousands of lines or code or spending hours and days. Basic…

The course provides a detailed insight into the complex world of data licensing, highlighting the associated responsibilities and liabilities. As part of the course selected real world license contracts will be reviewed and dissected, in order to enable attendees to become familiar with the style and underlying structures of market data licensing contracts as they relate to data content and services provided. The course is of equal value to data vendors as well as data users as both sides need to have a clear understanding of the contractual commitments between them, which the training explores in detail. The final section…

Overview: This presentation will review the GMP guidance document and discuss how it may be integrated with the recommendations of the guidance documents on CMC requirements. Areas Covered in the Session: Discussion of the elements found in the guidance document for Phase 1 material What to do at really early stages What about special IND studies? What about preclinistudies? Who Will Benefit: Regulatory Affairs Personnel who Coordinate Activities for the CMC Sections of Submissions QA/QC Personnel who Need to Plan Work on Early Stage Material R & D Personnel who Will Contribute data to CMC Sections Project Managers for Product…

Social media has played an important part in creating our digital selves. How do we achieve a balance between privacy and better user experience? Join us, along with Echobox, Lobster and Motaword. We are excited to announce our inaugural event taking place on Wednesday 16th May at WeWork Old Street. Social media has played an important part in creating our digital selves. This has had an impact on the way we interact with each other; in the workplace, with our friends, families also how we relate to the world and our societies. There is now a growing awareness and consensus…

Come & enjoy learning to paint at Uptown Art, a social art class! We will take you through this painting step by step while you enjoy conversation, BYOB wine & laughter with your friends and family. Joins us as we celebrate Harry Potter by painting Starry night over Hogwartz as we enjoy Pizza and Laughs! Wear your house colors for extra punches on your punchcards! Pizza and Paint: Each participant will receive 2 slices of pizza upon check in to enjoy while painting. Pizza selection is on a first come first serve basis so arrive early for the best selection.…

Come & enjoy learning to paint at Uptown Art, a social art class! We will take you through this painting step by step while you enjoy conversation, BYOB wine & laughter with your friends and family. This class will be held at our Boca location, 6018 SW 18th Street, C4-5. The class will last between 2 1/2 and 3 1/2 hours and will be taught on a 17x21 WOOD PALLET. Choose your own colors! Reservations are highly recommended. Once you arrive to the studio seating is first come first serve, so please arrive no later than 6:45pm for check in.…

In this high quality training you prepare for the CIPP/E certification and learn all there is to know about the upcoming GDPR. Become a true privacy professional in this exclusive weekend session! International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) Certified Information Privacy Professional / Europe (CIPP/E) The global gold standard in European data protection certification. Are you mystified by the GDPR? Thought you knew data protection, but not sure anymore. Is your company preparing very hard to become GDPR compliant before the 25th of may 2018? Are you getting lost in all the free so called "expert" advice, have you had…

The Education Unit of ATINER will hold A Stream on “Online Education Incorporating and addressing Engaged and High Impact Practices”, 21-24 May 2018, Athens, Greece as part of the 20th Annual International Conference on Education, 21-24 May 2018, Athens, Greece sponsored by the Athens Journal of Education. This stream is designed to solicit participation from academics who have practical application of high impact and engaged practices designed to involve learners in intellectual and practical skills. These may include, but not be limited to: First-Year Experiences, Common Intellectual Experiences, Learning Communities, Writing-Intensive Courses, Collaborative Assignments and Projects, Undergraduate Research, Diversity/Global Learning,…

The financial cost involved in creating new spaces is extensive. A clear process for planning, designing, implementing and evaluating learning spaces is crucial for schools to maximise their budgets and effectively align pedagogy with space. The Designing and Implementing Innovative Learning Spaces conference will provide practical strategies for schools to optimise their spaces at every stage and equip learners with the necessary 21st century skills and knowledge. Hear insights from education experts, architecture firms, government bodies and leading schools to learn how you can ensure the success of innovative learning environments. Attend and learn practical strategies to: - Strengthen collaboration…

Stress Testing is now an important part of a banks day-to-day activities and must be continually monitored and reported on, with the annual Bank of England stress test ensuring that banks have the ability to withstand difficult possible risks and maintain sustainable capital. Risk Training has designed a course which will thoroughly delve into the latest stress testing best practices, providing participants with new ideas and comprehensive overviews of regulations and developments in the field. Expert industry professionals will present a range of key topics including: reverse stress testing, model risk and validation and stress testing under IFRS 9. URLs:…