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Studying mammals: A winning design
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: A winning design

...Simple graphs have two axes, one running horizontally across the page, and the other vertically up the page. They are labelled in the same way as the column headings of a table (see Section 5.2) and the data points are then plotted. The text here talks you through that process. You will also notice the use of a type of scientific 'shorthand' in this section, where letters...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Studying mammals: Return to the water
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: Return to the water

...simple form of 'language'. Dolphins can be trained to respond to commands and perform tricks - and they can develop and vary these routines and imitate each other's behaviour. On the other hand, the large brain and the folding of the cerebral cortex may be simply a function of the size of these animals, or a consequence of the need to produce and process such complex...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Estimating the cost of equity
Money & Business

Estimating the cost of equity

...simple difference between the two. Based on the historical data on nominal returns for the period 1900–2000 (Dimson et al., 2002) and using Treasury bills as the risk-free investment, the equity risk premium was 12.1% – 5.1% = 7%. If, instead, long-term government bonds were used as the risk-free benchmark, the market premium was somewhat lower: 12.1% – 6.1% = 6%....
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
Data analysis: visualisations in Excel
Science, Maths & Technology

Data analysis: visualisations in Excel

...simple terms, ungrouped data is raw data that has not been categorised or grouped in categories. For example, a manager in a firm knows that 100 employees work in their firm; this is raw data because it does not tell you how many employees work in each department (e.g. buying, production, sales, distribution). However, if you have raw data that is categorised, it is...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
The Enlightenment
History & The Arts

The Enlightenment

...Code and introduced it across much of Europe, inspired by the Enlightenment idea of laws and principles of universal application. Beneath all of these spheres of enquiry covered in the course, there lay a terrific confidence in all-embracing explanations. This desire to extend and increase knowledge was evident in concerns of a less overtly practical nature. Edmund Burke...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
How to compare income across countries
Science, Maths & Technology

How to compare income across countries

...simple examples. What happens if we look at the total GDP (in PPP $) over the last thirty years on a scatterplot? We'll use China as an example. First, using a linear scale. From about the year 2000, the vertical space between consecutive yearly values seems to be increasing year on year. But what does that mean in terms of the percentage increase year on year? If you...
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Video 45 mins
An education in Religion and Worldviews
History & The Arts

An education in Religion and Worldviews

...simple things you can do and lots of resources to help you. Some of these are listed on the next page. Good quality RE is not about absolute agreement or consensus, but it is about valuing dialogue and mutual respect and preparing our children to be better able to face future challenges in our diverse and interconnected world...An education in Religion and Worldviews: 4.2...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Managing virtual project teams
Money & Business

Managing virtual project teams

...simple phrase ‘light, not heat’. Use technology to simulate reality In other words, use information technology to bring people together in the virtual realm. In the teams surveyed by Majchrzak et al., many teams found email and video conferencing to be poor ways to communicate and collaborate. Instead, most teams used conference calls and shared websites. It is...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs