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Science, Maths & Technology

Mathematics for science and technology

...analysis of data from population samples. You can now go to Week 8...Week 7: Statistics and repeated measurements: Acknowledgements - This course was written by Maria Townsend/The Open University STEM faculty. It was first published in October 2019. Except for third party materials and otherwise stated (see terms and conditions), this content is made available under a...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
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Education & Development

Teaching and learning tricky topics

...data from your needs analysis...Week 2 Identifying tricky topics: 2.3 Planning an effective needs analysis activity - When conducting a students’ needs analysis in order to identify their (mis)understandings it is useful to consider how you are going to: structure an activity to best capture students’ thoughts record the students’ thoughts and understanding analyse...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Hacking under your skin?
Digital & Computing

Hacking under your skin?

...data is exchanged between the implant and its programmer are not published, and crucially, in this case, not encrypted. The researchers did not have access to the inner workings of the implant software, so they used what is known as black-box reverse-engineering to work out what was going on. In this context, the implant and its communications are the black box, and...
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Money & Business

Understanding your sector

...analysis, which will help you identify the political, economic, social and technological factors that could affect your organisation in the future. This will help you consider what opportunities might exist in your own job or elsewhere. As with Week 1, you’ll need the Toolkit or your notebook to jot down your thoughts and responses to the activities. By the end of this...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
An introduction to leadership for school governors (Wales)
Education & Development

An introduction to leadership for school governors (Wales)

...data and explanation of school approaches. This is part of your role as a Governor...3. Leadership and school improvement: 3. Leadership and school improvement - Estyn’s extensive report Leadership and Primary School Improvement (2016) includes an important acknowledgment that all schools have room to improve, and that leadership is the most significant factor in...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Remembering Thatcherism
Society, Politics & Law

Remembering Thatcherism

...analysis of the ‘swing to the right’ that was taking place in British society. In this article, Hall outlined the way in which Thatcher and the radical right had put together a critique of the post-war social democratic consensus and were attempting to construct a new consensus drawn from some of the ‘common sense’ hopes and fears of ordinary people and based...
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Census stories: bringing statistics to life in Milton Keynes
History & The Arts

Census stories: bringing statistics to life in Milton Keynes

...data to life by highlighting the vibrant stories of the diverse residents of Milton Keynes. This ‘new town’ with an increasingly mixed population, serves as a rich case study for understanding demographic changes in ethnicity and religion across the UK. The approach can be applied in any local context. It encourages reflection upon personal lived experience and its...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs