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Reading evidence
Society, Politics & Law

Reading evidence

...changes in the economy can have significant impacts upon identities. [Please read the autobiography by clicking on the “View document” link below.] Click to view the John Greaves extract Activity 1 What does John Greaves's writing tell us about how identities are formed? How much control did he have in shaping his work-based identity? Does his account suggest that...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Microgravity: living on the International Space Station Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Microgravity: living on the International Space Station

...changes the scale of the image from 10 km to 1000 km. Activity 3 Exploring the ISS Timing: Allow approximately 5 minutes Now select the correct option to complete the following statements. There are also numerous apps about the ISS which can be downloaded to your mobile device. For example, there is a free app called ISS HD Live (Figure 5). You can even use this app to...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Asset allocation in investment
Money & Business

Asset allocation in investment

...changed over time, and now include hedge funds and commercial property to provide yet further diversification. Table 1 shows the percentages recommended in 2000. Table 1: FTSE/WMA index weightings for different risk portfolios in 2000 MODEL PORTFOLIO INCOME (%) BALANCED (%) GROWTH (%) UK equities 50 55 60 Non-UK equities 5 20 25 UK Bonds 40 20 10 UK Cash 5 5 5 Total 100...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
10 years of The Bottom Line
Money & Business

10 years of The Bottom Line

...changed in the world of business. Best bits Some of our highlights from the past ten years have been our special recordings with Evan Davis exclusively for OpenLearn. Still some our most popular videos on the subject, you can watch Evan's Reflections on the British Economy from 2011 and the audience questions he took afterwards - or remember when the OU Business School's...
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Article 5 mins
A question of ethics: right or wrong?
Health, Sports & Psychology

A question of ethics: right or wrong?

...change the player’s values? What would you do as the coach in this situation? Hardman et al. (2010, p. 345) acknowledge that the coach has a central role in influencing moral behaviour, stating ‘the coaching session, the training field, the changing room, the game, are all environments where children (and older athletes), alongside the presence of the coach, develop...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Leaving no stone unturned in the pursuit of female athletic performance
Health, Sports & Psychology

Leaving no stone unturned in the pursuit of female athletic performance

...climate for endurance running – not too hot, not too cold, not too humid. They found a route with the best surface for running at speed. Nike designed shoes that improve running efficiency by 4%. On the day there were 42 pacers (all phenomenal runners in their own right) who took turns to run, at the exact pace required to break 2 hours, in a specific formation that...
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Article 15 mins
Diagramming for development 2: exploring interrelationships
Digital & Computing

Diagramming for development 2: exploring interrelationships

...change and development, or violent conflict and post conflict reconstruction, or project design and management. Diagramming serves three general purposes. To note down your thoughts on a particular problem, situation or issue (sometimes called your system of interest) in a way that organises those thoughts so you can see links and relationships between the different...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
Microbes – friend or foe?
Nature & Environment

Microbes – friend or foe?

...change in the normal situation, caused for example by a wound, which gives them a chance to grow and become a menace rather than remain a harmless natural inhabitant. Commensals also maintain a natural microbial balance in the body and help prevent pathogens from becoming abundant. One of the most important groups of commensal bacteria is the genus Streptococcus, which...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs