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10 years of The Bottom Line
Money & Business

10 years of The Bottom Line

...tables on Evan way back in 2009 to ask what he'd learned about management from presenting The Bottom Line over the years? Watch Read Martin Bean: Lord Reith famously said that the BBC’s mission should be to educate, to inform and to entertain. In Evan Davis, the BBC has found someone who can do all three with remarkable ease and wonderful effectiveness. The mission to...
Literacy, social justice and inclusive practice
Education & Development

Literacy, social justice and inclusive practice

...tables. These, in turn, have shaped policymakers’ conceptions of equity and ‘deficits’ in relation to adult literacy among specific social groups. Hamilton and Pitt (2011) highlight key themes that run throughout this course. They argue that the social, economic and cultural contexts which have surrounded literacy acquisition across the globe since 1945 are not...
The business of football
Money & Business

The business of football

...Table 1). Table 1 Stages of team development Forming the pre-team stage where people are still working as individuals Storming the stage of conflict that many teams need to go through to achieve their potential. During this stage the team becomes more aggressive and challenges previously agreed or taken-for-granted rules and restrictions Norming the consolidating phase in...
Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Moons of our Solar System Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Moons of our Solar System

...de force, watch this Waltz Around Saturn video produced by Fabio Di Donato who edited together highlights from the Cassini mission during its orbital tour of Saturn. Turn your sound on, because we think that fitting the pictures to this music was a work of genius. [This is an image taken from the Waltz around Saturn video.] Figure 27 Highlights from the Cassini mission...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Introduction to differentiation
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to differentiation

...Table 1 gives the gradients of some of the lines found by doing this. Table 1 The gradients of lines through left parenthesis one comma one right parenthesis and a second point close to left parenthesis one comma one right parenthesis on the graph of y equals x squared x -coordinate of second point 0.8 0.9 0.99 0.999 1.001 1.01 1.1 1.2 Gradient of line 1.8 1.9 1.99 1.999...
Level 1: Introductory 18 hrs
Returning to STEM Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Returning to STEM

...tables and documents which are useful to work on directly and keep. By the end of this week you should be able to: reflect on your own career journey identify your key experiences and attributes know what some of the main strategies for returning to work look like be prepared and motivated to make a change. The Open University would really appreciate a few minutes of your...
Level 3: Advanced 24 hrs
Hybrid working: starting in the workplace
Money & Business

Hybrid working: starting in the workplace

...Table 1. Table 1 Classic interview questions ‘Why do you want this job?’ Your answer should demonstrate how you meet the job description, and why you want to work for that organisation. ‘What is your biggest weakness?’ Your answer should demonstrate awareness of your weakness, how you mitigate the impact, and how it can be used as a strength. ‘Which three words...
Data analysis: hypothesis testing
Science, Maths & Technology

Data analysis: hypothesis testing

...Table 1 Level of alpha LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE (C) Α 90% 95% 99% Words: 0 Discussion Table 1 Level of alpha (completed) LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE (C) Α 90% 10% 95% 5% 99% 1% α is calculated as 1 − C. 1 − 90% = 10% 1 − 95% = 5% 1 − 99% = 1% There is an inverse relationship between confidence levels and alpha levels, as increasing the confidence level leads to a decrease...
Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs