Seminar vs. Workshop

Seminarnoun

A class held for advanced studies in which students meet regularly to discuss original research, under the guidance of a professor.

Seminarnoun

A meeting held for the exchange of useful information by members of a common business community.

Seminarnoun

A group of students engaged, under the guidance of an instructor, in original research in a particular line of study, and in the exposition of the results by theses, lectures, etc.; - formerly called also seminary, now seldom used in this sense.

Seminarnoun

any meeting for an exchange of ideas

Seminarnoun

a course offered for a small group of advanced students

Seminar

A seminar is a form of academic instruction, either at an academic institution or offered by a commercial or professional organization. It has the function of bringing together small groups for recurring meetings, focusing each time on some particular subject, in which everyone present is requested to participate.

Workshopnoun

A room, especially one which is not particularly large, used for manufacturing or other light industrial work.

Workshopnoun

A brief, intensive course of education for a small group, emphasizing interaction and practical problem solving.

Workshopnoun

An academic conference.

Workshopverb

(transitive) To help a playwright revise a draft of (a play) by rehearsing it with actors and critiquing the results.

Workshopverb

To improve through collaboration.

Workshopnoun

A shop where any manufacture or handiwork is carried on.

Workshopnoun

small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done

Workshopnoun

a brief intensive course for a small group; emphasizes problem solving

Workshop

Beginning with the Industrial Revolution era, a workshop may be a room, rooms or building which provides both the area and tools (or machinery) that may be required for the manufacture or repair of manufactured goods. Workshops were the only places of production until the advent of industrialization and the development of larger factories.