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Employee engagement
Money & Business

Employee engagement

...statistics vary markedly between the three stages of the engagement life cycle. The young and promiscuous (aged 18-24) demonstrate the lowest levels of engagement (48 per cent), motivation (65 per cent), job satisfaction (59 per cent) and commitment (60 per cent). This is not surprising when you consider that this group has grown up in a period where it is not unusual to...
Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Introducing technology and innovation management
Science, Maths & Technology

Introducing technology and innovation management

...Statistical Office of the European Communities. Organisation for Economic Co-operation Development (OECD) (2015) System innovation: Synthesis report. Paris: OECD Publishing. Available at: http://www.innovationpolicyplatform.org/www.innovationpolicyplatform.org/sites/default/files/general/SYSTEMINNOVATION_FINALREPORT_0/index.pdf (Accessed: 15 December 2020). Organisation...
Applying your community engagement skills
Society, Politics & Law

Applying your community engagement skills

...statistics and specific measures taken by the police. However, you are conscious that you will need to tailor your presentation to meet the needs of the audience and to ensure that your key points are communicated effectively. Activity 5 Adaptive and maladaptive behaviours In Sure, I know how to talk to people!, you learned about the Interpersonal Circle. Revisit your...
Step up to leadership
Money & Business

Step up to leadership

...statistic. I think because sometimes- or I'd say in a lot of cases- we don't do the legwork at the start. So we don't really research what the problems are and we don't really effectively research what the best solutions are. I think, secondly, we then fail to communicate the reasons for change, and ensure a really broad base of buy-in from people. And I think, thirdly,...
Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Meiosis and mitosis
Science, Maths & Technology

Meiosis and mitosis

...statistical ones; that is, they are to do with probability, as explained in Box 1, Chance and probability in genetics. Box 1 Chance and probability in genetics When tossing a coin there is an even chance that heads or tails will turn up, i.e. each is equally likely. The probability of throwing heads is described mathematically as 1 out of 2, or ½. In general, the...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Introducing research in law and beyond
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing research in law and beyond

...statistical data that are potentially useful to the researcher. Be aware of the possibility of political or economic bias or the reflection of a situation that has since changed. Internal company or organisation reports These may be useful in a few situations but should be used sparingly, particularly if they are not readily available to the wider community of...
English: skills for learning Badge icon
Education & Development

English: skills for learning

...statistics, definitions Academic journals The most specialised and up-to-date research, theories and debates in your subject area, written by academics Newspapers and magazines Up-to-date developments, current issues and events, written by journalists Specialist organisations’ websites Online specialist information on a topic Academic books Key principles, facts and...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Understanding science: what we cannot know Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding science: what we cannot know

...statistics and one which commonly arises in the study of data, especially in nature...Week 1: Chance and chaos: 2 Chaos - When rolling a die, you don’t know in advance how the die is going to land. You simply roll the die and hope for the best. As you’ve seen though, when you roll two or more dice, some outcomes are more likely than others. But what if we could...