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An introduction to software development
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to software development

...business and its processes; also, models are platform-independent and hence decoupled from specific technology. Well defined syntax (how models should be defined) and semantics (how they should be interpreted) allow code to be derived from models through transformations and a suite of automated tools are being developed to support the approach. With model-driven...
52 things you never knew about OpenLearn
Miscellaneous

52 things you never knew about OpenLearn

...Money for Young Adults, with the wonderful Bobby Seagull from University Challenge. We’ve partnered with some well-known companies to deliver top-notch learning such as CISCO in our Internet of Everything free course and Money Saving Expert in MSE's Academy of Money. In the wake of heightened concerns over black lives, after George Floyd’s murder in May 2020, and in...
Privatising Thames Water
Money & Business

Privatising Thames Water

...money against householders’ future water bills, as a way of creating a ‘human revenue stream’, at the cost of incurring higher debts for Thames Water Utilities Limited. The financial engineering, at the heart of this model, re-engineered the supply of water to a captive audience, for financial gain. The Thames Water customer after all has no choice but to use the...
53 things you never knew about OpenLearn
Education & Development

53 things you never knew about OpenLearn

...Money for Young Adults, with the wonderful Bobby Seagull from University Challenge. We’ve partnered with some well-known companies to deliver top-notch learning such as CISCO in our Internet of Everything free course and Money Saving Expert in MSE's Academy of Money. In the wake of heightened concerns over black lives, after George Floyd’s murder in May 2020, and in...
How did United Airlines get their PR response so wrong?
Money & Business

How did United Airlines get their PR response so wrong?

...Businesses live and die on the backs of their reputation with customers. Their brand value is built on the quality of service they deliver and the stories people tell about them. The stories people are telling now about United are largely negative. The apology eventually issued by CEO Munoz appeared heartfelt and genuine, but it was too late. The damage, across social...
Messaging apps – managing relationships at a distance
Languages

Messaging apps – managing relationships at a distance

...busy at work and did not want to be distracted by getting into a long chat with Hazel. Not only is her interaction with Hazel shaped by what she is doing at the time – getting ready for a busy work day – but she deliberately delays sending a response as a tactic to avoid initiating a conversation. If we look more closely at Hannah’s message to Hazel, sent at 8:31am...
Year of the Rabbit: Chinese New Year
Languages

Year of the Rabbit: Chinese New Year

...business circles. If you want to be more specific and say ‘Happy Year of the Rabbit’, you need to say: 兔年快乐!tù nián kuài lè! Here is how the character for ‘Rabbit; (兔) is written (a total of 8 strokes and notice the direction in which each stroke is made). Clever pun and some common proverbs that contain 兔 tù: (rabbit) To welcome the coming of the...
Matt Ridley - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Matt Ridley - Stories of Change

...money from coal mining and then I can say what I really think, which is that coal is wonderful! RH: OK, well – MR: RH: Let’s get back onto that in a moment, because I’d like to start, if you would, with your history on climate change, because you’ve moved about a bit, can you just talk us through your journey? MR: Well I first came across the climate...