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An introduction to software development
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to software development

...working code is valued above other types of artefact, such as models or other documentation. Extreme Programming (XP) (Beck, 2000) and Scrum (Schwaber and Beedle, 2001) are two well-known Agile development approaches. Within the same timescale of Agile development, model-driven-development (Selic, 2003) also arose. This approach sees models and not code as the key...
Rounding and estimation
Science, Maths & Technology

Rounding and estimation

...working out what calculation you want to do; Stage 2: working out roughly what size of answer to expect from your calculation; Stage 3: carrying out the calculation; Stage 4: interpreting the answer – Does it agree with the rough estimate? Does it make sense in terms of the original problem? This course focuses on Stages 2 and 4. This OpenLearn course provides a sample...
Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Studying mammals: A winning design
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: A winning design

...work through the course. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of level 1 study in Environment & Development...Studying mammals: A winning design: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: explain the distinctive biological features of monotremes distinguish contrasting modes of reproduction in monotremes, marsupials and placental mammals...
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Using a scientific calculator
Science, Maths & Technology

Using a scientific calculator

...working in ‘Math’ mode, and the word Math will be shown near the right-hand side of the top of the calculator display, as shown in Figure 4 below. Math mode is the recommended way of using your calculator during this course as it allows mathematics to be entered and displayed in a similar way to how you would write it on paper. [The figure shows the display on a...
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
The science of alcohol Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

The science of alcohol

...work and why this is important to our choice of drinks, and go in search of the best hangover cure. The Open University would really appreciate a few minutes of your time to tell us about yourself and your expectations for the course before you begin, in our optional start-of-course survey. Once you complete the course we would also value your feedback and suggestions for...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Speeches and speech-making
History & The Arts

Speeches and speech-making

...work through this course you will frequently be thinking about the audiences (or readers) for written texts. But for the purposes of the next activity we will move away from the printed page so that we can listen to some examples of famous speeches, and begin to analyse their effects. Listen to the following audio, ‘Speeches and speech-making’, and then answer the...
Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
Diagrams, charts and graphs
Science, Maths & Technology

Diagrams, charts and graphs

...work with a diagram length of 1 cm. As 2 cm represent 1 m, 1 cm will represent 0.5 m. Then 6 cm represent 0.5 × 6 m = 3 m, 0.2 cm represent 0.5 × 0.2 m = 0.1 m, 3 cm represent 0.5 × 3 m = 1.5 m, 3.6 cm represent 0.5 × 3.6 m = 1.8 m, 0.5 cm represent 0.5 × 0.5 m = 0.25 m. (b) Here 1 m in reality is represented by 2 cm on the diagram. So 2.3 m are represented by 2.3 ×...
Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Cloning
Nature & Environment

Cloning

...working in Texas, succeeded in cloning a sheep using a nucleus from a cell of an early embryo. This exciting result was soon replicated by others in a host of other organisms, but it only seemed to work when early embryo cells were used. Researchers began to think that animal embryo cells became irreversibly "committed" after the first few cell divisions and that nuclei...
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