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Introducing ethics in Information and Computer Sciences
Education & Development

Introducing ethics in Information and Computer Sciences

...Maths, Computing, Science and Technology (COLMSCT –), part of the HEFCE-funded Open CETL. The authors would like to express their profound gratitude to the participants in the 2008 trial. We are thankful for the many things learnt in discussion with them, lessons that we have tried to incorporate into this course, and we are also grateful for their agreeing to share...
Start writing fiction: characters and stories
History & The Arts

Start writing fiction: characters and stories

...maths department. If it hadn’t been for this chance hospital encounter, accidental in all senses, Victor might never have courted a girl. He already felt well on his way to middle age and his social life was still limited to the chess club. Victor didn’t really feel the need for another person in his life, in fact he found the concept of ‘sharing’ a life bizarre....
Introducing social work: a starter kit
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing social work: a starter kit

...maths are very different. When you're one-to-one with a service user, you're one-to-one. When you're with a group, you've perhaps got six, eight, ten, or more other people who are there because of the circumstances that have brought them to the group, and you're there with a very different purpose. And it's very democratic, I guess, because you realise that the strength...
Introduction to Ukrainian language and culture
Languages

Introduction to Ukrainian language and culture

...maths or science). School education lasts 12 years. There are also colleges in Ukraine which provide secondary education and vocational training at the same time. Children who want to get vocational training and are not planning to study at university apply to colleges after Year 9. Ukrainians have always valued education. Although university diplomas do not guarantee...
Hybrid working: wellbeing and inclusion
Money & Business

Hybrid working: wellbeing and inclusion

...maths, are at that end of the scale. There’s nothing right or wrong about it. I’ve written several articles for somebody who’s a synesthesiac, so she sees text as colours. And it’s not just cognitive diversity. It’s also physical and experiential diversity. So one of the big things that we need to start to look at, at the moment, is to realise that consciousness...
Hybrid working: planning for the future
Money & Business

Hybrid working: planning for the future

...maths-technology/ computing-ict/ systems-thinking-and-practice/ content-section-0?active-tab=content-tab (Accessed: 14 October 2022). Turner, J. and Baker, M. (2022) Future of work trends post-Covid-19, 16 June [Online]. Available at: https://www.gartner.com/ smarterwithgartner/ 9-future-of-work-trends-post-covid-19 (Accessed: 13 October 2022). UNDP (n.d.) Human-centered...
Citizen science and global biodiversity Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Citizen science and global biodiversity

...maths Access module Currently an OU student? There are also a wide range of Open University courses from environmental studies to biology, technology and education, that integrate elements of citizen science (such as the iSpot and Treezilla platform) within the scope of teaching and learning. Courses are from undergraduate to postgraduate study: Environment: responding to...
The science of nutrition and healthy eating Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

The science of nutrition and healthy eating

...maths is slightly more complicated...Week 6: What do people eat?: 4.4 Different BMI classifications for some population groups - In 2004, new BMI categories were stated for many Asian populations as additional trigger points for public health action (see Table 2) with: 23 kg/m2or higher representing increased risk 27.5 kg/m2 or higher representing high risk. Table 2 BMI...