Workshop (disambiguation)
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A workshop
is a room or building used for manufacture or repair of goods.
Workshop may also refer to:
Workshop
A workshop is a room or building which provides both the area and tools that may be required for the manufacture or repair of manufactured goods...
is a room or building used for manufacture or repair of goods.
Workshop may also refer to:
- In mechanical engineering, workshopWorkshopA workshop is a room or building which provides both the area and tools that may be required for the manufacture or repair of manufactured goods...
is a room or building which provides both the area and tools required for the manufacture or repair of manufactured goods - In educationEducationEducation in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
, a workshop is a brief intensive course, a seminar or a series of meetings emphasizing interaction and exchange of information among a usually small number of participants:- such as a writing workshopWriting WorkshopWriting Workshop is a method of writing instruction developed by Lucy Calkins and educators involved in the Reading and Writing Project at Columbia University in New York City, New York. . This method of instruction focuses on the goal of fostering lifelong writers...
, a gathering of writers for critique and inspiration, - or an academic workshop, a smaller version of an academic conferenceAcademic conferenceAn academic conference or symposium is a conference for researchers to present and discuss their work. Together with academic or scientific journals, conferences provide an important channel for exchange of information between researchers.-Overview:Conferences are usually composed of various...
. - or a photography workshop, a master photographer leads photographers into the field to help them make images.
- or an educational workshop
- or a training workshop
- such as a writing workshop
- Related to music and cinema:
- Workshop Jazz Records, Motown's jazz subsidiary, active from 1962 to 1964;
- Workshop of the Telescopes (2-disc set)Workshop of the Telescopes (2-disc set)Workshop of the Telescopes is a 2-cd compilation album by the American band Blue Öyster Cult, released by Sony Music/Columbia Entertainment in 1995...
, greatest hits album by Blue Oyster Cult. - Workshop productionWorkshop productionWorkshop production is a term used to describe the first performance of a theatre production, similar to the term premiere, the difference being that a workshop production often pays less for the rights to perform the play, in exchange for losing the right to call its performance a premiere...
, a type of theatre performance. - Workshop (series)Workshop (series)Workshop is a comedic web series about the lives of struggling, young actors and actresses trying to make it in Hollywood. The series, written about actors by actors, contains many influences from the cast's personal lives...
, a web series focusing on struggling actor's lives in Hollywood.
- In art, a workshop can be another name for a large studio that involves assistants or can be the name given to lessons taught by an artist where skills are shared with students. It may include theoretical as well as practical tips and exercises for learning the art.
- In transport industries, workshops can be distinguished from garageAutomobile repair shopAn automobile repair shop is a place where automobiles are repaired by auto mechanics and electricians.- Types :The automotive garage can be divided in so many category....
s, which are primarily used for storage, servicing and minor repairs.
- In the development of organizations, concepts, products or services workshops are meetings in which groups apply methodologies for problem analysis, creative problem solvingCreative problem solvingCreative problem solving is the mental process of creating a solution to a problem. It is a special form of problem solving in which the solution is independently created rather than learned with assistance.Creative problem solving always involves creativity....
or decision making in order to cooperatively achieve a result.
- E- or online workshops make use of electronic meeting systemElectronic meeting systemAn electronic meeting system is a type of computer software that facilitates creative problem solving and decision-making of groups within or across organizations. The term was coined by Jay Nunamaker et al. in 1991. The term is synonymous with Group Support Systems and essentially synonymous...
s (EMS) which support groups with a range of interactive tools for problem solving and decision making over the Internet.
- Workshop system, or putting-out system, a means of subcontracting piecework.
- Sheltered workshopSheltered workshopThe term sheltered workshop refers to an organisation or environment that employs people with disabilities separately from others. The term 'sheltered workshop' is considered outdated in the U.K...