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Working with charts, graphs and tables
Science, Maths & Technology

Working with charts, graphs and tables

...changes in schools. He talks about the reduction in class sizes that was a pledge made by Labour at the 1997 election, and the baseline assessment tests. He suggests that the children who do least homework also watch the most television, but you can't see that from the figures given in the diagram. While the two activities do seem to be related, it is possible, for...
Understanding different research perspectives
Money & Business

Understanding different research perspectives

...change depending on the circumstances. For example, performance can mean different things to different people. For one it may refer to a hard measure such as levels of sales. For another it may include good relationships with customers. According to this latter view, a researcher can only take a subjective perspective because the nature of these concepts is the result of...
Does counting calories work?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Does counting calories work?

...change in the surrounding water. (Burning food is chemically similar to the ways in which our bodies break food down, despite being much faster and less controlled.) Versions of Andrews’s ‘bomb calorimeter’ are used to measure the calories in food today. At the Beltsville centre, samples of the meatloaf, mashed potatoes and tomato juice have been incinerated in the...
Understanding service improvement in healthcare
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding service improvement in healthcare

...change is sustained...This free course, Understanding service improvement in healthcare, will help you to understand what people mean by the terms ‘service’ and ‘improvement’ in relation to healthcare. The course will help you to think about how those involved in healthcare, whether as practitioners or service users, can monitor the progress of any initiative to...
Planning a better future
Education & Development

Planning a better future

...changing jobs, wondering how to move up the ladder or return to work after a break, and those who might be looking to aspire to better things...Planning a better future is an introductory course for anyone considering changing jobs, wondering how to move up the ladder or return to work after a break, and those who might be looking to aspire to better...
Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Exploring family health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring family health

...changing demands on families who care for one another during illness – for example, when a family member is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Finally the course considers 'young carers': those children who take on the major responsibility of caring for a family member. Alongside studying issues of family health, this course will introduce you to interpreting...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
How do I pitch an idea to a science editor?
Science, Maths & Technology

How do I pitch an idea to a science editor?

...change in leadership at the local health ministry is a much stronger pitch. Use various sources Include some information about who you are going to talk to, demonstrating a mix of independent sources and those involved in the story. Many editors like to see a minimum of two sources, at least one of them independent from the main source. Watch the detail Ensure clarity and...
Exploring immortality
History & The Arts

Exploring immortality

...changes along the way. They might forget their childhood, their personality traits and their interests and attachments might change. So would we really have the same person at the end as we had at the start? A second question concerns the desirability of immortality. Is immortality something we should want? It might be suggested that immortality would make our lives more...