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An introduction to software development
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to software development

...working code is valued above other types of artefact, such as models or other documentation. Extreme Programming (XP) (Beck, 2000) and Scrum (Schwaber and Beedle, 2001) are two well-known Agile development approaches. Within the same timescale of Agile development, model-driven-development (Selic, 2003) also arose. This approach sees models and not code as the key...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
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Society, Politics & Law

The Scottish Parliament and law making

...work of MSPs and MPs. It discusses the characteristics of the constitution, the importance of the concept of the rule of law, how an Act of Parliament is structured and considers how and why members of the public are encouraged to become involved with the work of the Scottish Parliament...This free course, The Scottish Parliament and law making, explores the law making...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Do people really behave in a rational way?
Money & Business

Do people really behave in a rational way?

...worked, our results appear to go against psychologists' findings about incidental emotions and instead endorse rational choice. Why? It might be because people were being asked to make choices over a public good where many people would benefit. Emotions may have a different effect on our choices over public goods than private goods. Or it could be because our participants...
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Methods in Motion: What does Open Methodologies mean?
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: What does Open Methodologies mean?

...work] The starting premise is that open methodologies do not assume a reflective person as the originator of knowledge and meaning, but neither do they wholly relinquish the notion of the human, or favour anonymous forces. Central to the approach is a concern with the formation and nature of subjectivities that are set in motion by methods, as well as the social worlds...
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London’s great smog prompts link with Delhi
Nature & Environment

London’s great smog prompts link with Delhi

...work on the street in both cities, those who drive taxis, are runners, work professionally to tackle air pollution, and those who live with its health consequences. Over 4,000 people are thought to have died in London’s 1952 smog. By today 8,700 people in London will have died prematurely in 2017 because of major air pollutants, with more than one person an hour dying...
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The importance of person-centred approaches to nursing care
Health, Sports & Psychology

The importance of person-centred approaches to nursing care

...works with the person’s definition of the situation, as well as that presented through a medical or other diagnosis’. There are a number of different frameworks that have been developed by nurse academics to help practising nurses implement person-centred care. While these frameworks are all slightly different, they all share some key components: knowing the patient...
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Park Hill Estate
History & The Arts

Park Hill Estate

...working-class industrial city, whose best days were behind it, the city fathers of Sheffield hoped that Park Hill would signal the rejuvenation of the town and provide quality homes in a deprived area. Streets in the Sky The council turned to two young Modernists to realise their vision. Ivor Smith and Jack Lynn were graduates of the Architectural Association and heavily...
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"That's so gay!" Homophobic language and school
Languages

"That's so gay!" Homophobic language and school

...works. Write down the ideas he suggests. Is this something that could be done in your school? Who can you talk to (management, peers) to get things started? It goes beyond homophobia The word 'gay' has many meanings. Many of those meanings are positive. Don’t ban the word 'gay' from your school. Teach children how to use it well. Involve the children. In this final...
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