International Terminology Summer School 6-10 July 2009, Germany

International Terminology Summer School 2009

Cologne University of Applied Sciences
Institute for Information Management
6-10 July 2009

TSS is a practice-oriented one week training course for terminology management. TSS is for practitioners, students, scientists who are looking for a comprehensive, state-of-the-art introduction to terminology theory and practice.

Students receive 6 ECTS for their participation.

Topics are:

Terminology work
• Theory: Models, Objects, Concepts, Terms
• Applied Principles of Terminology Work
• Retrieving and validating relevant online information for terminology work

Data Modelling, TMS, Databases
• Data Categories for Terminology Management
• A closer look at Terminology Management Systems
• Creating a database for terminology work
• From Terminologies to Ontologies

Terminology Project Management
• Project Management for Translators, Terminologists
• Copyright Issues for Terminology Management
• Standards and Quality Assurance

Case Studies
• Terminology and Software Localization
• Terminology and Technical Documentation
• Economic Issues of Terminology Management

The above are taken from the website. For further information about this summer school you could visit http://www.termnet.info/english/events/tss_2009/index.php