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Dallas Campbell meets Frank Drake
Science, Maths & Technology

Dallas Campbell meets Frank Drake

...become a store room. Dallas Campbell: So where would you actually, where would you actually …? Frank Drake: When we were observing we had a counter here, and in fact here’s the original equipment here which was used to control the telescope. This is, goes back to 1958. So that’s 50 years old and probably still works. Dallas Campbell: Shall we turn it on? Frank...
Empowering communities
Money & Business

Empowering communities

...become a buzzword and has lost its meaning over time, with some people seeing it as just jargon and others finding it quite alienating. It can be difficult to measure the outcomes of ‘empowerment’ initiatives so a strong evidence base can sometimes be hard to establish. ‘Empowerment’ is a long-term process and most project evaluations are based on short- or...
Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Building relationships with donors
Money & Business

Building relationships with donors

...become donors. How do you change people's ideas about methods of giving, moving them from casual street donations to regular direct debit giving?...Legacy fundraising and big-gift seeking are part of the professional fundraiser's role. This free course, Building relationships with donors, will help you to gain the skills necessary to persuade individuals to become donors....
Approaches to software development
Science, Maths & Technology

Approaches to software development

...become familiar with the purpose of utilising these techniques and will also develop an understanding of when their systematic use may or may not be appropriate. With experience you will be able to make decisions on which is the right combination of techniques for a particular project. Software systems are built to meet requirements. (This leads to the developer’s...
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Education & Development

Leadership and followership

...becomes seen as a function of the follower, the leader and situational variables (Wortman, quoted in Crossman and Crossman, 2011). Followership is a relational role in which followers have the ability to influence leaders and contribute to the improvement and attainment of group and organisational objectives (Carsten et al., quoted in Crossman and Crossman, 2011). More...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Astronomy with an online telescope Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Astronomy with an online telescope

...OU study where remotely operable telescopes feature...PLEASE NOTE: After a hardware failure, COAST remains offline for now. All observing requests are being redirected to PIRATE. As Open University teaching and research commitments of PIRATE have to take priority, the observing time available for telescope.org requests is more limited and waiting times for images to...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Entrepreneurial impressions – reflection
Money & Business

Entrepreneurial impressions – reflection

...students, and with the textbook example identified in question 3. Looking beyond Fraser as an individual, it is possible to identify a number of what might be termed ‘social and ‘economic’ factors that have had a positive influence on the SuperJam venture. For example, Fraser’s family has provided a supportive environment in which he has been able to experiment...
Everyday maths 2
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 2

...become more confident too. You can work through the course at your own pace. To complete the course you will need access to a calculator, notepad, pen and protractor. The course has four sessions, with a total study time of approximately 48 hours. The sessions cover the following topics: numbers, measurement, data, and shapes and space. There will be plenty of examples to...
Free course 48 hrs