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The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: Financial Engineering
Money & Business

The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: Financial Engineering

...management. Cooperatives, for instance, a potentially exciting alternative to established corporate financial structures. They emphasize shared ownership, job security, long term investment, sustainability and social justice. Tellingly, the techniques of financial engineering can be repurposed possibly to assist and strengthen such cooperatives. Race Mathews investigates...
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Welcome to the Health and Social Care CPD hub
Health, Sports & Psychology

Welcome to the Health and Social Care CPD hub

...management or communication. Accredited and endorsed learning Successfully finishing a course on OpenLearn will earn you a free statement of participation on completion. You can use this to provide evidence of your engagement with an online course, but these are not accredited courses. The 24-hour badged courses on OpenLearn, such as Leadership and Followership,...
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Astronomy: images of the Universe
Science, Maths & Technology

Astronomy: images of the Universe

...project. On the left is a globular cluster and on the right is a nearby galaxy. The two objects span a similar number of pixels on the Survey’s CCD detector. [Described image] Figure 5 Images of (a) a globular cluster and (b) a galaxy. Using an astronomy software tool, the star cluster and galaxy are measured to span 540 pixels and 900 pixels, respectively. What...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Volkswagen scandal will send costly ripples through auto industry
Money & Business

Volkswagen scandal will send costly ripples through auto industry

...management (SCM) includes just in time (JIT) delivery of parts to the auto manufacturers. A company like VW also buys the majority of each part from a single supplier. Common sense (and a popular cliche) has long dictated that when faced with uncertainty, you “don’t put all your eggs in one basket.” The auto industry’s mantra, in light of SCM and JIT, might be...
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African and Caribbean coaches in international football: is there enough progress?
Health, Sports & Psychology

African and Caribbean coaches in international football: is there enough progress?

...manager just before the knockout rounds began. He then orchestrated a remarkable and miraculous run as the host nation’s leader, which culminated in a 2-1 victory over Nigeria in the final, making Faé the first manager in history to win a major tournament after taking over mid-competition. For this achievement, he was named the Best Coach of the 2023 AFCON. Following...
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Stress and Burnout in Aviation
Health, Sports & Psychology

Stress and Burnout in Aviation

...managed. It is characterized by three dimensions: feelings of energy depletion or exhaustion; increased mental distance from one’s job, or feelings of negativism or cynicism related to one's job; and reduced professional efficacy. Burnout can result in mental fatigue, (emotional and physical) exhaustion, anxiety, and disconnection and can have serious implications for...
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Data analysis: visualisations in Excel
Science, Maths & Technology

Data analysis: visualisations in Excel

...managers need to see a clear picture of their data, which provides them with all the relevant information. Therefore, it is good practice to organise and present data in a way that makes it useful for decision making and problem solving. Microsoft Excel is the most attractive and useful tool for data analysis. Researchers and analysts alike use this tool for various...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Working with our environment: an introduction
Nature & Environment

Working with our environment: an introduction

...management and the social sciences. (Tip: Whenever the key concepts 'environment', 'technology' and 'sustainability' are discussed in the text, keep a record of where this happens and make your own notes on how each term is described or defined.) As you read through the text you will come across different technical ideas and terms. While you may well be familiar with some...
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Level 1: Introductory 11 hrs