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Organisations, environmental management and innovation
Nature & Environment

Organisations, environmental management and innovation

...determining purpose becomes central to understanding their structure and the ways in which an organisation might act, with implications for innovation and environmental management. Activity 2 Purpose Timing: Allow about 5 minutes Identify the different purposes of the organisations you considered while developing your answer for Activity 1. Provide your answer......
Introduction to Planetary Protection
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to Planetary Protection

...determine that it is indeed formed by life, i.e. that it is biotic, and was not formed by other natural processes that might operate in the environment, i.e., is abiotic. It is therefore critically important that we do not inadvertently carry organisms or substances that might give us a false positive result (i.e. that suggest life is present, but it is in fact from...
Introduction to finite element analysis
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to finite element analysis

...determine the various stresses or strains acting at all points in the body, in all directions, for all conditions of loading and use, and for the actual characteristics and properties of the materials of construction. For all but the most simple of shapes and conditions, this task is humanly impossible, hence the need for setting up simulations and modelling the...
A tour of the cell
Science, Maths & Technology

A tour of the cell

...determines cell shape, while protists are diverse in this respect; some, such as amoebae, do not have a rigid cell wall, but many do. All cells, however, have a cell membrane, which acts as a barrier and an interface with the external environment. The cell membrane is composed predominantly of phospholipids, arranged in a bilayer. A schematic diagram illustrating the main...
Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Introduction to differentiation
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to differentiation

...determine the nature of stationary points and ends by looking at rates of change, including the real-life situation, using differentiation to find acceleration...This free course is an introduction to differentiation. Section 1 looks at gradients of graphs and introduces differentiation from first principles. Section 2 looks at finding derivatives of simple functions....
Level 1: Introductory 18 hrs
Company law in context
Society, Politics & Law

Company law in context

...determine what are the assets and liabilities of a business using numeracy skills...Company law in context: 1.1 ‘Company law’ - Before embarking on this course, it is important to take some time to think about the implications of its title: Company law in context. In particular, what constitutes ‘company law’, and what is the context in which we are thinking about...
Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Surfaces
Science, Maths & Technology

Surfaces

...determine whether two given surfaces are homeomorphic. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of Level 3 study in Mathematics...Surfaces: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: explain the terms surface, surface in space, disc-like neighbourhood and half-disc-like neighbourhood explain the terms n-fold torus, torus with n holes, Möbius...
Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Following Jareth through the Labyrinth: How Bowie influenced my research
Languages

Following Jareth through the Labyrinth: How Bowie influenced my research

...determined, multifarious and playful approach to the process of finding a voice, contemplating fantasy worlds, investigating modes of performance and wrestling with the concept of identity. Bowie’s exploration of feelings of estrangement and his embodiment of alien creatures from the outer cosmos speak to all of us who, for many different reasons, may experience...