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Defining your research methodology
Education & Development

Defining your research methodology

...techniques There are many methods available for you to collect your data. Robson (2011, pp. 232-233) outlines the following rule of thumb for selecting which method is more suitable for you when collecting data from participants: Use direct observation to find out what people do in public Use interview or questionnaires to find out what they do in private Use interviews,...
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The Arts and Creativity
Education & Development

The Arts and Creativity

...would also consider studying the following course I found on Coursera. It does have a fee attached to it, but there is financial aid offered, so I would look into this to help me study the course: Creative Thinking: Techniques and Tools for Success [Banner for Making your learning count – Example study pathways (YXM130) ] Click on the banner above to view other pathways...
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A reader's guide to Ulysses
History & The Arts

A reader's guide to Ulysses

...technique enables us to follow the flow of their inner thoughts and feelings. Joyce's fiction has had an enormous impact, as these quotes demonstrate: Leslie Fiedler: 'Ulysses was for my youth and has remained for my later years not a novel at all, but a conduct book, a guide to salvation through the mode of art, a kind of secular scripture.' T.S. Eliot: 'It is the book...
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Brass Instruments
History & The Arts

Brass Instruments

...are challenged to make an authentic trumpet using techniques from before the Industrial Revolution – and they have one week to do it. Manufacture and Mass Production A process by process example of brass instrument production in a UK company Future Brass Instrument Technology A New Sound World - developments in music and brass instruments through computer technology....
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Living with visual Impairment
Health, Sports & Psychology

Living with visual Impairment

...techniques they can use. Guide dogs and White Canes Andy explains the use of guide dogs and white canes as Mobility aids to the visually impaired. Unimpaired Vision Entering an office from the point of view of someone with unimpaired vision. Blurred Vision Entering an office from the point of view of someone with blurred vision. Tunnel Vision Entering an office from the...
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Can rugby be made safer - and still be rugby?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can rugby be made safer - and still be rugby?

...technique. Increased muscular development allows players to better resist force and is something all players can easily attain. But it can also make them heavier and faster, so the impact forces can be greater. Ironically, it is the most highly trained, strongest and fittest players who are most frequently injured because of the increased collision energy. Unfortunately,...
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Laser beam welding
Science, Maths & Technology

Laser beam welding

...technique, welding speeds of up to 30 m min-1 have been reported for 3 mm Al sheet (600 W CO2 laser, 70 A GTA). Wide range of applications, particularly in the aerospace, electronics and nuclear industries. Materials: A wide range of materials can be laser welded, but many have specific problems: Aluminium 1100: Welds well, no cracking Aluminium 2219: Welds with no cracks...
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Studying the arts and humanities
History & The Arts

Studying the arts and humanities

...techniques for studying at a distance...Studying the arts and humanities: 1.1 Introducing the arts and humanities - This course is an introduction to studying the arts and humanities. It takes you through a series of exercises designed to develop your approach to study and learning at a distance and improve your confidence as an independent learner. So this introductory...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs