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Systems engineering: Challenging complexity
Science, Maths & Technology

Systems engineering: Challenging complexity

...Adapted from Ormerod (1998) The greater the value of the factor, the more complicated and complex the system being considered or designed. In the case of what I have termed the degree of coupling, the tightness of coupling is inversely correlated with complication and complexity. The six factors combine to determine, in part, the degree to which the behaviour of the...
Reading visual images
Society, Politics & Law

Reading visual images

...et al., 1998, pp. 96–7), does this mean that a photograph can somehow offer a deeper truth about society and history? And is it a different sort of truth from that disclosed by other social science data? Activity 1 Now look closely again at Nick Ut's photograph and try to jot down what information you think it provides about the time, place, events, and people it...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Capacity and demand management
Society, Politics & Law

Capacity and demand management

...et al., 2017) so when we look at decisions such as numbers of police needed we are missing most of the workload. Thirdly, it does not usually tell us when or where officers are needed. The next section looks at an alternative way of understanding patterns in crime...Capacity and demand management: 2 Crime pattern theory - Criminologists can look at why crimes occur and...
Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Why riot? Community, choices, aspirations
Education & Development

Why riot? Community, choices, aspirations

...Adapted from: Twenty Statements Test by Kuhn and McPartland, 1954) Table 1: ‘Who am I?’ HIGHLIGHTEDWHO AM I? I am … Words: 0 Now write down your thoughts in answer to the following questions: How many of the ways you described yourself were things that connected you to other people or groups? How many were things that you value most about yourself personally? Did...
Learning, thinking and doing
Science, Maths & Technology

Learning, thinking and doing

...adapt our ideas and understandings to take into account new learning...Learning, thinking and doing: 1.5 Making the most of your reflections - The value of the work you do on all the activities in this course will be strengthened if you can keep track of it and follow the development of your own ideas as they build up. It helps to keep your notes in one place, together...
Level 1: Introductory 16 hrs
Wales and rugby
Society, Politics & Law

Wales and rugby

...et al., 1999). It is often said that the mood or confidence of the people of Wales, and Wales as a nation, rises and falls with the fortunes of the national rugby team. Perhaps remarkably, it is not the case that large numbers of people play, or even watch, rugby in Wales – except when the national squad is playing (especially in the Six Nations championship). Rugby...
Understanding mortgages
Money & Business

Understanding mortgages

...adapted from Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) (2017b) ‘Mortgage arrears fell in third quarter’. https://www.cml.org.uk/ news/ press-releases/ mortgage-arrears-fell-in-third-quarter/ © Council of Mortgage Lenders 2017 Figure 9: adapted from Nationwide Building Society (2019) ‘UK House Prices Adjusted for Inflation’. https://www.nationwide.co.uk/ about/...
Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Creative writing and critical reading
History & The Arts

Creative writing and critical reading

...adapted extract from the Open University course MA in Creative Writing...Creative writing and critical reading: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the importance of reading as part of a creative writer’s development engage analytically and critically with a range of literary and media texts recognise how critical reading...