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Giving trees the open data treatment

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Introductory Level Updated 18 Jun 2013
Discover some unlikely open data releases that are opening up opportunities for innovation and adventure around our towns and cities.

Emergency news - A changing communications landscape

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Introductory Level Updated 16 Apr 2013
What role does communication technology play in emergency events such as the Boston Marathon explosions? 

A dark future for warehousing?

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Introductory Level Updated 14 Mar 2013
Dr Tony Hirst asks: If robots are at work, do we need to have the lights on?

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Diagramming for development 2 - Exploring interrelationships

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Masters Level Duration 4 hours Updated 20 Jun 2013
This unit introduces you to the following systems diagramming techniques - Influence diagrams, Multiple Cause Diagrams and Cognitive Maps. Using a case study project based...

Systems thinking: Understanding sustainability

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Intermediate Level Duration 15 hours Updated 20 Jun 2013
In the increasingly complex world of change and uncertainty, particularly in the context of climate change, the notion of sustainability is often raised as the...

Living with the internet: learning online

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Introductory Level Duration 4 hours Updated 20 Jun 2013
Learning online is one of the great advantages of information technology. This unit will help you establish a safe and comfortable working environment to ensure...

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MSc in Computing

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Duration 1800 hours Updated 30 May 2013
This family of qualifications combines modules from a variety of computing and related fields, with an independent project to showcase your abilities.With the ability to...

Software requirements for business systems

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Masters Level Duration 150 hours Updated 26 Apr 2013 Register by 30 Sep 2013
Investigate requirements engineering – a disciplined approach to eliciting, analysing, communicating and agreeing requirements as the essential first step in the development of software.There are...

Algorithms, data structures and computability

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Intermediate Level Duration 300 hours Updated 26 Apr 2013 Register by 05 Sep 2013
You will learn how to take a problem and state it precisely using an algorithm so that it can be solved with a computer.This course...