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An introduction to software development
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to software development

...health or statistics, and a vast literature exists on the subject. One important role of software development processes is to reduce risk, particularly in relation to two fundamental categories: Problem-related risks: these are risks associated with misunderstanding the problem and the stakeholders’ requirements, or making inappropriate assumptions as to the context of...
Art and visual culture: medieval to modern
History & The Arts

Art and visual culture: medieval to modern

...mentality that looked to precious materials for ostentation, and suggests that prestige lies in the prowess of the artist alone. Alberti goes further, however, in claiming that painting was pre-eminent in the arts: ‘Who can doubt that painting is the master art … all the smiths, sculptors, shops and guilds are governed by the rules and art of the painter. It is...
Managing and managing people
Money & Business

Managing and managing people

...health and safety training officers in a large chemicals company. Although he has a general responsibility for ensuring that staff receive appropriate training, he has little influence on the content of training sessions as a result of health and safety legislation laid down by country laws and when training takes place, but he can influence how the training is provided...
Practising systems thinking in practice (STiP)
Science, Maths & Technology

Practising systems thinking in practice (STiP)

...Health Service (NHS). The ongoing climate crisis provides a more global example of systemic failure. In all cases, these are not simple, isolated errors but complex failures with social, technical and political dimensions, with multiple and sometimes conflicting perspectives about what the nature of the problem and its possible solutions. Systemic failure often happens as...
Basic science: understanding numbers
Science, Maths & Technology

Basic science: understanding numbers

...health a few years ago. However, no convincing scientific evidence has been produced to prove this effect. We’ve left the section on plastics in the video because it’s important to understand that science advances by testing hypotheses. This is a process which includes scientific study and debate, and can take several years, during which time scare stories continue to...
Professional relationships with young people
Health, Sports & Psychology

Professional relationships with young people

...health and fitness’ agenda, sometimes with a ‘community development’ orientation. You may associate such activities more with group work, but they are also useful as a tool and, as a context, for developing relationships. Engaging young people in activities that they find pleasurable means they are more likely to be relaxed and to chat with people around them. In...
Introduction to business agility
Money & Business

Introduction to business agility

...health facilities, manufactured products, distribution and financial services all leverage software to solve human needs. Whereas in a factory 1,500 cars might be produced every day, one car a minute, repeating the same processes over and over again, in the Age of Digital, you do not write the same software thousands of times. Software is written once and then runs...
Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Diagramming for development 2: exploring interrelationships
Digital & Computing

Diagramming for development 2: exploring interrelationships

...health (the lack of water or use of polluted water can generate ‘water-related diseases’). The WWP therefore actively addresses the impoverishment of black South Africans, which is a serious issue. 14 million South Africans currently have no or inadequate water supplies. In 1997, unemployment stood at 37%, and 50% of the population was classified as ‘poor’. With...