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Literacy, social justice and inclusive practice
Education & Development

Literacy, social justice and inclusive practice

...analysis in his work, he drew on quantitative rather than qualitative data. You may also have been interested in his argument that if he were undertaking this analysis today, he would use both quantitative and qualitative data to explore the historical resources. In our reading of this article,we, the authors of this course were struck by Graff’s comments that implied...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Investigating psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Investigating psychology

...analysis Margaret Wetherell Two lists follow, match one item from the first with one item from the second. Each item can only be matched once. There are 4 items in each list. Cognitive Mary Ainsworth 1980s social changes Discourse analysis Match each of the previous list items with an item from the following list: a.Stephen Reicher b.Margaret Wetherell c.Elizabeth Loftus...
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Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs
Social science and participation
Society, Politics & Law

Social science and participation

...data, of, in his case, mapping the data. So you actually began to see patterns and causes of poverty. NARRATOR Booth colour- coded his maps of London, marking the poor areas in blue, and those he called vicious, semi-criminal, in black. JOANNA MACK Here we have a map Stepney in East London. You can certainly see on this map that whole streets get that classified as...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Understanding and managing risk
Money & Business

Understanding and managing risk

...analysis leads to the collection of data on: why the organisation is exposed and whether the risk is avoidable the size of the risk – graded perhaps from 1 to 10 (an exercise that is admittedly difficult if you are solely relying on qualitative assessments) the warnings of possible catastrophic outcomes the costs of accepting or avoiding risks the identification of...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Animals at the extremes: hibernation and torpor
Nature & Environment

Animals at the extremes: hibernation and torpor

...analysis of variations on conventional endothermy. Whilst most hibernating endotherms lower the temperature of all or parts of their bodies by between 5 and 25° C, many ectotherms and some mammals are characterized by their ability to depress their T b to below the freezing point of water. In either situation, physiological adaptations must include: thermoregulatory...
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Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs
World Environment Day 2016: Local engagement, global celebration
Nature & Environment

World Environment Day 2016: Local engagement, global celebration

...You can check the communities, from the British Isles, to Hong Kong, South Africa and Chile. Study with The Open University Environment: Journeys through the changing world (U116) - plus, there are many other modules in the environment, development and management context - visit the prospectus site for more. The data behind the day [Information related to the environment]...
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Article 5 mins
The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: The Volkswagen Scandal
Money & Business

The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: The Volkswagen Scandal

...data to VW’s response to whether this problem extends to the car industry as a whole. The BBC provided a nice primer for understanding the full breadth of this scandal in their article “Volkswagen: The Scandal Explained”. On a purely business level, this event has created unprecedented challenges for the leaders of VW. Already, both the US and Switzerland has...
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Billions are spent on educational technology, but we don’t know if it works
Education & Development

Billions are spent on educational technology, but we don’t know if it works

...data they daily collect on users. In my research work with colleagues, I have argued for a focus on the rigour and validity of various research types. New initiatives, such as the International Certification of Evidence of Impact in Education, have begun to consolidate the different research approaches, standards and certifications related to evidence of EdTech impact...
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