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Developing (as) a research team
Education & Development

Developing (as) a research team

...study of earring wearing in North London (I made that up)? What has that got to do with equality, diversity and inclusion? A simple answer is (perhaps) the diverse group of people who are undertaking the research. Transcript. The advantages of having a diverse group of people involved in any activity are well documented and underpin many of the arguments behind EDI...
Facilitating group discussions
Money & Business

Facilitating group discussions

...skills that you need to develop to become more effective in this role. Then you’ll be asked to watch a series of video clips showing facilitation in action. You’ll meet Alan as he tries to facilitate a meeting of an established group – a chaotic meeting. Next you will listen to a dialogue between Alan and a more experienced facilitator, Lisa, to see how she handled...
Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
The UK votes out: Instant reaction
Society, Politics & Law

The UK votes out: Instant reaction

...skills-based points system imposed. For skilled workers, seeking better job opportunities than elsewhere, it’s worth considering that immigration has contributed to UK growth and this impetus may now be weakened. The economy continues to grow, but slowly. The government has failed to meet the targets it set for deficit reduction, and this can’t all be blamed on...
Data analysis: hypothesis testing
Science, Maths & Technology

Data analysis: hypothesis testing

...study the principles of hypothesis testing, including the specification of significance levels, as well as one-sided and two-sided tests. Finally, you will learn how to perform a hypothesis test of the mean of a variable, as well as the proportion of individuals in a dataset with a certain characteristic. You will use spreadsheets throughout the course as the central tool...
Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
An introduction to design engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to design engineering

...studying this course you should be able to: understand the broad scope of design engineering recognise the main drivers for design engineering describe how human variation impacts on design engineering apply some basic concepts and methods from design engineering to explore creative solutions to clearly defined real world problems demonstrate skills in communication,...
Software and the law
Science, Maths & Technology

Software and the law

...studying this course, you should be able to: explain the differences between various types of intellectual property and the legal frameworks that apply to each type understand the issues that arise when drawing up contracts relating to acquiring or developing software explore the legal frameworks relating to software systems in a specific context...Software and the law: 1...
Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
World Social Work Day
Health, Sports & Psychology

World Social Work Day

...studying in the field or you're just interested in social work or health and social care, select from our fantastic range of free resources on the subject. You can: Try a day in the life of a social worker with our interactive. Take our quiz 'How much do you know about children in care?' Listen to our podcasts on social work practice, work and law. Take a look at our free...
Week 2 Civilisations: The debate
History & The Arts

Week 2 Civilisations: The debate

...Studies, will be reflecting on episode two of Civilisations on Friday 9th March between 12pm - 2pm. Let us know your thoughts in this discussion hub...[Terracotta Army (BBC programme use)] The Terracotta Army 210 BCE Welcome to this post-viewing discussion of Civilisations! Episode 2 ('How do we look?') was presented by Mary Beard, and addressed ancient representations of...