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More working with charts, graphs and tables
Science, Maths & Technology

More working with charts, graphs and tables

...working with charts, graphs and tables, will help you to develop the skills you need to do this, and gain the confidence to use them. This free course builds on our other free course 'Working with charts, graphs and tables'...When you encounter maths or technical content you'll need to know how to interpret this information, and possibly to present your own findings in...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Assessing risk in engineering, work and life
Science, Maths & Technology

Assessing risk in engineering, work and life

...work and life, investigates how we can manage risks at work, in the home and in the wider community. Risk is tied in with accidents so it is vital to understand how accidents arise, how likely they are to occur and how they can be prevented. These subjects are all covered in this course...Risk is something that must be taken into account at all times when practising as an...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Telephone bereavement support: does it work?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Telephone bereavement support: does it work?

...working out how to eventually ‘let go’ and ‘move on’. It’s more about working out how we can live with the loss, continue relating to the memories of the person who has died, and carry on functioning as friends, parents, partners, work colleagues, neighbours, and so on. Findings from research tell us that, when we experience bereavement, around 60% of us will...
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Article 10 mins
How does an MRI scanner work?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How does an MRI scanner work?

...diagnostic tools in use today. They are used to create detailed images of the inside of the human body - without the need for surgery or X-rays. In this video, experts at Neath Port Talbot College’s Academy of Sports explain how MRI technology works, how it helps diagnose injuries and illnesses, and why it’s especially important in sports science and healthcare....
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Video 7 mins
Social housing and working class heritage
History & The Arts

Social housing and working class heritage

...working class residents of one such estate fighting for its survival. By doing so, they may be challenging some of our fundamental assumptions and preconceptions about heritage. The album also contains academic perspectives from Rodney Harrison, Lecturer in Heritage Studies at The Open University; and Alan Powers, Professor in Architecture and Cultural History at the...
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Audio 1 hr 30 mins
EdTech Evidence: What works and why
Education & Development

EdTech Evidence: What works and why

...works in children’s EdTech? Currently, numerous EdTech evaluation frameworks exist (65 frameworks for efficacy and effectiveness alone). The various frameworks do not necessarily negate each other. A robust evaluation routine for EdTech considers a diverse range of questions and methods, including both qualitative and quantitative approaches. Furthermore, a robust...
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Article 5 mins
Does handing a company on to the children work?
Money & Business

Does handing a company on to the children work?

...worked to remedy some of this gap is the World Management Survey (WMS). The WMS uses a survey tool covering 18 management topics scored on a scale of 1 to 5 (worst to best). Having worked on this project for nearly a decade, we noticed one stubborn pattern across countries: family firms consistently placed in the bottom of the management quality rankings. Figure 1: Firms...
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Article 5 mins
Should Economics and the Environment work together?
Society, Politics & Law

Should Economics and the Environment work together?

The recent UK general election saw many parties pledge to ‘improve’ the environment. Vicky Johnson considers progress can be measured by more closely connecting the environment to economics...Transcript Economics and the environment have a reputation for not getting along! For many, economics is viewed as capitalism and profits, whilst the environment is something...
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Audio 10 mins