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Estimating the cost of equity
Money & Business

Estimating the cost of equity

...writing down of the face-value of Greek bonds - of €206bn, accompanied by a second bailout package (a new €100 billion loan and a retroactive lowering of the bailout interest rates), was agreed. Investors were asked to write off 53.5% of the face value of the Greek sovereign bonds they were holding. * The International Monetary Fund (IMF) describes itself as an...
Systems thinking and practice
Digital & Computing

Systems thinking and practice

...writings of noted systems thinkers. But the essence of systems is not just communicated by these words and ideas. The essence of systems thinking and practice is in ‘seeing’ the world in a particular way, because how you ‘see’ things affects the way you approach situations or undertake specific tasks. And how you ‘see’ things is influenced heavily by the...
Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Microbes – friend or foe?
Nature & Environment

Microbes – friend or foe?

...Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Licence. The material acknowledged below is Proprietary and used under licence (not subject to Creative Commons Licence). Grateful acknowledgement is made to the following sources for permission to reproduce material in this course: Course image: Heiti Paves in WikiMedia made available under Creative Commons...
Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
The formation of exoplanets
Science, Maths & Technology

The formation of exoplanets

...write: d cap p sub gas of z divided by d z equals negative rho sub gas of z times g sub z full stop Referring to Figure 4, the vertical component of the stellar gravity at a point A located a distance d from the star is g sub z equals left parenthesis cap g times cap m sub asterisk operator solidus d squared right parenthesis times sine of theta , where G is the...
Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Ageism and age discrimination
Society, Politics & Law

Ageism and age discrimination

...Write to the company telling them that ageism is the reason they’ve lost your business. Online reviews can be a powerful way of making your views known and can sometimes get a more favourable response from the company if they fear losing more business...Ageism and age discrimination: 3.2 Case studies and helpful resources - Case studies and lived experiences The Centre...
Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Everyday maths 2 (Wales)
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 2 (Wales)

...Write down your conversion rate with the single unit on the left-hand side: £1 = €1.15 Next, you write down the figure you are converting under the correct side. In this case it is the £300 cash you are changing, so this figure needs to go under the pounds (£) side: £1 = €1.15 £300 = €? This will help you to work out whether you need to go forwards (in which...
Level 1: Introductory 48 hrs
Approaching leadership with care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Approaching leadership with care

...write a short description which aims to cover your person, position, process and purpose as a leader reflect also on how you demonstrate care as a leader identify an area of strength and an area you would like to develop as a leader For example: ‘My position at work is ‘team leader’ – so I have leader in my title! As a person I always try to be inclusive and...
Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Microgravity: living on the International Space Station Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Microgravity: living on the International Space Station

...Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Licence. The material acknowledged below is Proprietary and used under licence (not subject to Creative Commons Licence). Grateful acknowledgement is made to the following sources for permission to reproduce material in this free course: Course Image: ©NASA https://creativecommons.org/ licenses/ by-nc/ 2.0/ Figure...