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An introduction to software development
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to software development

...changes over its life-cycle, with changes often triggered by changes in context and in stakeholders’ needs. As a consequence, software development activities typically carry on post-deployment as new releases of the software are developed and deployed. Activity 3 Do a web search for ‘software development processes’. Name three such processes that recur in your...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Why maps are made
Society, Politics & Law

Why maps are made

...change the way we looked at and record the UK. The intention was to take imagery of the entire country thus producing an immediate snapshot of life in the new Millennium. In many ways this imitated the Domesday Book of 1089 when William the Conqueror attempted to record all aspects of his new kingdom. The Millennium Mapping company, unlike William, produced more than...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Design
Science, Maths & Technology

Design

...changes. Other user feedback might imply a more significant rethink of the whole project. There are two lessons here: Designers have to formulate problems and needs as best they can at the outset of design activity, and yet sometimes they cannot completely define problems and needs before embarking on creative design activities. Designing means getting the correct type...
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Level 1: Introductory 28 hrs
Wilberforce
History & The Arts

Wilberforce

...change in Britain in the years after the French Revolution...Wilberforce: 1.1 Early influences - In the early summer of 1771, the clergyman and writer John Newton (1725–1807) was visited at Olney by two of his admirers, William and Hannah Wilberforce, a wealthy childless couple, and their 11-year-old nephew and heir, also named William. Newton made a profound impression...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Studying mammals: A winning design
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: A winning design

...changes over time. However, biologists remain ignorant about what the ancestors of monotremes looked like and what historic relationship they had with the evolutionary lines that gave rise to marsupial and placental mammals. In the section you have just read, there were a number of references to pages in LoM given in square brackets [ ]. Indeed, unless stated otherwise,...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Entrepreneurship – from ideas to reality Badge icon
Money & Business

Entrepreneurship – from ideas to reality

...change to be successful...Session 3: Creating value: 1 Practice and theory - While it’s tempting to dismiss theory and go straight to creating your product or service, you may quickly run into problems with cash-flow, HMRC, suppliers and customers, amongst others, if you haven’t first established your legal status and your business model. A little planning and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
A global dimension to science education in schools
Education & Development

A global dimension to science education in schools

...changes you think necessary. Use the activity as part of a lesson. Evaluate the effectiveness of the activity by reflecting on the lesson, talking to pupils and assessing their work. Did the activities motivate students? Share your experiences with colleagues. The UPD8 resource site contains numerous activities for secondary school pupils. Click on Topics in the top...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
What is heritage?
History & The Arts

What is heritage?

...changes. It somehow becomes a place, object or practice ‘outside’ the everyday. It is special, and set apart from the realm of daily life. Even where places are not officially recognised as heritage, the way in which they are set apart and used in the production of collective memory serves to define them as heritage. For example, although it might not belong on any...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs