Data Modeling Made Simple will provide the business or IT professional with a practical working knowledge of data modeling concepts and best practices. This book is written in a conversational style that encourages you to read it from start to finish and master these ten objectives:

Know when a data model is needed and which type of data model is most effective for each situation

Read a data model of any size and complexity with the same confidence as reading a book

The Routledge Companion to the Study of Religion is a major resource for courses in Religious Studies. It begins by explaining the most important methodological approaches to religion, including psychology, philosophy, anthropology and comparative study, before moving on to explore a wide variety of critical issues, such as gender, science, fundamentalism, ritual, and new religious movements. Written by renowned international specialists, this new edition:includes eight new chapters, includin...

Binnen de archeologie is de laatste jaren veel veranderd door nieuwe wet- en regelgeving. De werelden van de professionele archeologie en de amateurarcheologie zijn in de praktijk steeds meer uit elkaar gegroeid. Maar met de juiste voorbereiding is er voor amateurarcheologen nog steeds een centrale rol weggelegd in de archeologie. Amateurarcheologen beschikken over waardevolle historische en archeologische kennis van de streek. Bovendien hebben zij vaak veel ervaring en deskundigheid. Zij kun...

Cradle-to-grave analyses are becoming the norm, as an increasing amount of corporations and government agencies are basing their procurement decisions not only on initial costs but also on life cycle costs. And while life cycle costing has been covered in journals and conference proceedings, few, if any, books have gathered this information into an easily accessible resource. Eliminating the need to consult many different sources, Life Cycle Costing for Engineers brings together up-to-date li...

Zo maak je een kwaliteitsplan biedt de student een praktisch, gedegen en samenhangend stappenplan om te komen tot een kwaliteitsplan. Het boek biedt per stap eerst de noodzakelijke informatie over kwaliteitsmanagement en zet de student vervolgens aan het werk. Het stappenplan begint met het organiseren van het project (intakegesprek met de opdrachtgever, het maken van een planning en het samenstellen van een projectteam). Vervolgens inventariseert en analyseert de student de huidige situatie....

The second edition of Arts Management has been thoroughly revised to provide an updated, comprehensive overview of this fast-changing subject. Arts managers and students alike are offered a lively, sophisticated insight into the artistic, managerial and social responsibilities necessary for those working in the field. With new cases studies and several new chapters, Derrick Chong takes an interdisciplinary approach in examining some of the main impulses informing discussions on the management...

With this dictionary students learn the most important collocations they need to know. The dictionary also guides them to the right word combination for their context. The CD-ROM includes the complete dictionary and practice exercises.

The word combinations are based on analysis of the Oxford English Corpus, a collection of three billion words of text from the English-speaking world that show the words that really do go together.