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Understanding management: I'm managing thank you!
Money & Business

Understanding management: I'm managing thank you!

...Analysis in this way helps us to understand how we might improve the performance of the task in some way. Let us use the simple example of preparing a sandwich to illustrate analysis. Using the process approach we can analyse the job as having the inputs, sub-processes and outputs seen in Figure 3. [Figure 3] Figure 3 An example transformation model In Figure 3, you can...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Design
Science, Maths & Technology

Design

...analysis. [Sketch of the Aston Martin V12 Vanquish used at the conceptual stage and an image of the finished vehicle] Figure 6 (a) Sketch drawing used at the conceptual stage of the Aston Martin V12 Vanquish (b) The finished vehicle Ian Callum and the V12 Vanquish Designer Ian Callum, originally from Dumfries in Scotland, studied at the Glasgow School of Art and at the...
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Level 1: Introductory 28 hrs
Icy bodies: Europa and elsewhere
Science, Maths & Technology

Icy bodies: Europa and elsewhere

...analysis of motion paved the way for Isaac Newton's work. He used one of the first telescopes to discover the four largest of Jupiter's satellites and the phases of Venus. His consequent support for the theory that the Earth moves around the Sun led to his imprisonment for heresy in 1633. All the giant planets have satellites. Jupiter's four largest satellites were...
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Level 2: Intermediate 17 hrs
The problem with crime
Society, Politics & Law

The problem with crime

...data we would look for in methodological terms that would tell us something about external perceptions of Glasgow. A key source would have to be literary representations of Glasgow, in both fictional and non-fictional forms. In 1799 Glasgow was perceived as a thriving town dominated by the textile industry. It was a prosperous town of considerable architectural elegance....
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Introducing healthcare improvement
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing healthcare improvement

...data collected on these services to determine the healthcare quality. Take a look at these graphs showing the waiting time for diagnostic tests or procedures (Quality Watch, 2016). Diagnostic tests or procedures are often required before a patient can be referred to another service and so shorter waits on these tests or procedures are indicative of better quality care....
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs
Making social media work in Higher Education
Education & Development

Making social media work in Higher Education

...data, as was seen in the Cambridge Analytica scandal which has been linked to the 2016 US Presidential campaign and the Brexit referendum. For this reason, some universities and individuals have been reluctant to engage with it...Session 3: The most popular social platforms in Higher Education: 1.1 Students’ use of Facebook - The majority of students who join social...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Exploring the history of prisoner education Badge icon
History & The Arts

Exploring the history of prisoner education

...data derived from studying prisoners...Session 1: The origins of prison education: 11 This session’s quiz - Well done – you have reached the end of Session 1. You can now check what you’ve learned this session by taking the end-of-session quiz. Session 1 practice quiz Open the quiz in a new or window and come back here when you have finished...Session 1: The origins...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Researching Antarctic ice sheets
Nature & Environment

Researching Antarctic ice sheets

...data confirmed that the grounding line in the Amundsen Sea Embayment in West Antarctica is showing sustained and widespread retreat, and two modelling studies of the great Pine Island Glacier (shown on the map) and next door Thwaites Glacier predicted this retreat is indeed unstable, driven by warm “Circumpolar Deep Water” coming onto the continental shelf. It’s...
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