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Working with charts, graphs and tables
Science, Maths & Technology

Working with charts, graphs and tables

...writing these down before you read on. One student has said: I am never quite sure that I have understood what the figures mean. I tend to skip over the graphs or charts that I come across, hoping that I can get the information I need from the text. This is one course in a series of Student Toolkits; there are (or will be) others to help you with such things as effective...
More working with charts, graphs and tables
Science, Maths & Technology

More working with charts, graphs and tables

...writing down what you think are the reasons why we choose to present data in this way before you read on. One student has said: If an exam or assessment question asks me to draw a chart or a graph, my heart sinks. I don't like tackling tables either. I only ever draw a graph if I absolutely have to. This course assumes that you have some experience in drawing conclusions...
Language and thought: introducing representation
History & The Arts

Language and thought: introducing representation

...write shopping lists and diary entries, repeat nursery rhymes by rote, solve logical or arithmetical problems, make promises, tell stories, sign our names, etc. Impressive though it is, this variety in the uses of language is a potential distraction from our main interest, which is in the use of language to represent. It will therefore help if we abstract away from this...
Software development for enterprise systems
Digital & Computing

Software development for enterprise systems

...writing (2005), several new approaches to software development have been established that may become significant during the lifetime of this course. These include Model Driven Architecture (MDA) (see http://www.omg.org/mda/) and agile development (see http://agilemanifesto.org/). MDA defines an approach whereby business-oriented decisions and specifications can be...
Digital humanities: humanities research in the digital age
History & The Arts

Digital humanities: humanities research in the digital age

...Writing your own articles/assignments Reading articles/books Listening to sounds/music Analysing articles/books/images/sounds with digital tools Saving online resources to your own computer/device Sharing articles/books/images/sounds that you created with others Discussion If you have experience of any of these, congratulations! You’re already becoming a researcher in...
Exploring how migration changes the places where we live
Society, Politics & Law

Exploring how migration changes the places where we live

...writing and finds that this can help create more coherent and liveable lives by communicating life stories. Transcript Finally, in the video below, Victoria Canning suggests that there are more and more solidarity movements and also everyday practices of solidarity of making sure friends and neighbours are doing well; solidarity is about looking out for each other....
Intermediate Spanish: Understanding spoken Spanish
Languages

Intermediate Spanish: Understanding spoken Spanish

...write them down in the box. Edad Nacionalidad Lugar de origen Nombre Profesión Lugar de residencia Answer Any of these types of information could be used by someone providing basic information about themselves so in situations such as introductions to other people you need to get ready to listen to relevant language in those areas. Actividad 2 Which expressions would you...
Describing language Badge icon
Languages

Describing language

...writing, signing – all day, every day, but we don’t often think about what language is and how it works. This week you’ll have a chance to do just that. You’ll start by thinking about how words work and how they are made and you’ll consider whether something can be ‘putdownable’, just a ‘guesstimate’, or ‘googlicious’. You’ll have an opportunity to...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs