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Capacity and demand management
Society, Politics & Law

Capacity and demand management

...change, leading to over- or under-supply of critical resources. The next section looks at the influence of timescales on how demand and capacity decisions are made...Capacity and demand management: 6 Demand Analysis: four components of demand - Simple models of demand break down the total demand into four components: Long-term growth or decline patterns Demand is rarely...
Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Early modern Europe: an introduction
History & The Arts

Early modern Europe: an introduction

...change. At the same time, early modern Europe was rooted in and retained many of the customs of medieval times. In this free course, Early modern Europe: an introduction, you will explore some of the fundamental characteristics of this fascinating period of history...The early modern period from 1500 to 1780 is one of the most engaging periods for historical study....
Applying your community engagement skills
Society, Politics & Law

Applying your community engagement skills

...changes associated with the redevelopment process. As an area of urban regeneration, old terraced housing is being cleared away for modern social housing developments. Most recently a modern block of flats has been built on behalf of a local housing association. The nearby university is also investing in new student accommodation in association with a private company who...
Hybrid working: starting in the workplace
Money & Business

Hybrid working: starting in the workplace

...change. In 2005 Halford defined hybrid working as: ‘Being employed to work both at home and also in an organisational setting, using ICTs to maintain workloads and relationships across both domestic and organisational spaces.’ (Halford, 2005, p. 20). While the definition of hybrid work remains fairly similar in the 2020s, higher-speed broadband, better quality webcams...
Introducing mammals
Nature & Environment

Introducing mammals

...changing the climate. Thus, the mass extinctions enabled the early mammals to expand into new habitats, producing an increase in diversity. The wide range of forms that we see today could be attributable to the asteroid impact that ended the age of the dinosaurs. However, recent genomic evidence (Liu et al., 2017) has suggested that mammalian diversification started...
Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
What is The Wilson Doctrine? The one minute guide
Society, Politics & Law

What is The Wilson Doctrine? The one minute guide

...change in the general policy, I would, at such moment as seemed compatible with the security of the country, on my own initiative make a statement in the House about it. I am aware of all the considerations which I had to take into account and I felt that it was right to lay down the policy of no tapping of the telephones of Members of Parliament. This promise - The...
Chinese at the tip of your tongue: Culture behind the numbers
Languages

Chinese at the tip of your tongue: Culture behind the numbers

...changes in the universe. There are eight diagrams in bā guà representing eight related concepts, such as heaven, lake, fire, water. At the centre of bā guà is the yin and the yang symbol. The bā guà was seen as guidance of life in the old days, and has been given numerous applications such as planning the layout of the city and diagnosing in traditional Chinese...
Connecting unseen dots
Education & Development

Connecting unseen dots

...changes in pedagogic practices, and therefore there is more to do in shaping the narratives about what we are doing, why and how. We explored these issues through a series of interactive response sections to three key questions: Why is interdisciplinary learning important? Where and how does interdisciplinary learning work well? What enables interdisciplinary learning?...