2,302 search results
Financial methods in environmental decisions
Nature & Environment

Financial methods in environmental decisions

...families lost their livelihood. Moving to the present day, ‘the commons’ has a wider meaning for environmental specialists. It refers to any resource held in common for the use or benefit of society as a whole such as air, water, land and eco-systems. In the modern context, the above quotation suggests that the commons can be degraded or removed at no cost to the...
View course Financial methods in environmental decisions
Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Managing and managing people
Money & Business

Managing and managing people

...family and roles associated with work. Other major sources of stress that are not confined to managers but affect them include: Relationship problems. People who have difficulties with their manager, their staff or their colleagues may exhibit symptoms of stress. Support. All staff need adequate support from colleagues and superiors. Career uncertainty. Uncertainty often...
View course Managing and managing people
Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Secondary learning
Education & Development

Secondary learning

...history but becoming historians. Similarly, your learning – seen through this theory – is about becoming a member of the community of teachers, feeling a sense of belonging and having an ability to communicate with others in the community through shared meanings. Teachers aligned with situated cognition theory: model the behaviours of the subject community, showing...
View course Secondary learning
Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Understanding water quality
Nature & Environment

Understanding water quality

...history of pollution problems. Before the 19th century, domestic waste from London was collected in cesspools and used as a fertilizer on agricultural land (the origin of the term 'sewage farm'). Water closets began to be introduced in the mid-19th Century, the waste flowing through sewers untreated to the Thames, and with the rise of industrial waste during the...
View course Understanding water quality
Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Everyday maths 2
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 2

...family and employers, and on social media. Badges are a great motivation, helping you to reach the end of the course. Gaining a badge often boosts confidence in the skills and abilities that underpin successful study. So, completing this course should encourage you to think about taking other courses, for example enrolling at a college for a formal qualification. (You...
View course Everyday maths 2
Free course 48 hrs
Astronomy with an online telescope Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Astronomy with an online telescope

...family and employers, and on social media. Badges are a great motivation, helping you to reach the end of the course. Gaining a badge often boosts confidence in the skills and abilities that underpin successful study. So, completing this course could encourage you to think about taking other courses...Introduction and guidance: How to get a badge - Getting a badge is...
View course Astronomy with an online telescope
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Rounding and estimation
Science, Maths & Technology

Rounding and estimation

...family of five. The presents cost £2.15, £3.02, £2.99 and two at £2.50. Estimate your share of this cost. However, when you used your calculator to calculate your share: using the calculator you got the answer £9.41. Why doesn’t this answer make sense? Investigate what you might have done wrong. Answer The cost of the presents is roughly £2 + £3 + £3 + £5 (= 2...
View course Rounding and estimation
Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Using data to aid organisational change
Money & Business

Using data to aid organisational change

...family may help as they may have suggestions that you have not considered. This activity will help you to visualise, structure and refine your research topic for your project. Moving from a general research topic to a research question is a crucial step. The formulation and selection of research questions often involves a considerable amount of uncertainty and intuition...
View course Using data to aid organisational change
Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs