This guide explains how to find out whether an individual piece of music is found within the complete works of a composer or within a thematic collected edition.
Presentation notes supporting a presentation of OER support provided by libraries and non-library departments within Scottish HEIs. A discussion of the cross-case analysis and findings of Seth Thompson's MSc dissertation. Presentation delivered to the edShare user group at University of Glasgow.
A presentation of OER support provided by libraries and non-library departments within Scottish HEIs. A discussion of the cross-case analysis and findings of Seth Thompson's MSc dissertation. Presentation delivered to the edShare user group at University of Glasgow.
In this final lecture in Seminar Series 15, influential architect and urban planner, Riccardo Marini, introduced his thoughts about architecture, ‘place-making’, health and wellbeing. He argued that the path to health, happiness, wealth and wellbeing is one that puts people, their culture and art central to our planning process.
As an architect who would define himself as a modernist, Riccardo is acutely aware of the destructive nature of architecture, which does not know where it belongs and who it is there to serve. Over the years he has observed an inability of professionals to listen and learn from past mistakes. Meaningful engagement ensures that people are central to the process of creating our future settlements, and in our endeavours to rethink our existing ones.
Driven by his passion for design and designing, he is fascinated by what makes places work and has come to a simple conclusion that places are a reflection of the culture of the people who created them. A good place is one in which people feel happy. Feeling happy, like being well, is a relative state.
Riccardo has for many years endeavoured to show that the real value of place is far more profound than monetary value alone, but that the economic indicators which drive a lot of the current decision-making can only be achieved and sustained if you create the genuine article: a place that makes people happy.
Riccardo was born in Pistoia, Tuscany, and graduated from Glasgow’s Mackintosh School of Architecture. After working for many years as a senior city officer, he joined Gehl architects in Copenhagen as a director – with whom he still collaborates – and founded Marini Urbanismo in 2017.
Lack of core standardised outcomes and associated measures impacted potential for meta-analysis of results from empirical non-pharmacological, non-surgical stroke secondary prevention (SSP) research. This in turn impacts development of evidence-based clinical guidelines. To facilitate consensus a group of like-minded experts was assembled ... This presentation introduces the core members of INSsPiRe and the group's aims
Annually in the UK > 46,000 people have a Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA)
>1:12 will have a stroke within a week
Early diagnosis & medical management is essential
This qualitative review aimed to understand people's experience of TIA diagnosis and secondary prevention 'behaviour'
Presentation overview: Stroke: Key features
Qualitative study: My friends tell me - the stroke’s not affected your football career!
Systematic review
Implications for Occupational Therapy practice
The presentation is informed by my PhD research
Yoga and Mindfulness are introduced; the therapeutic benefits are considered and the questions are asked 'is it rehabilitation?' and 'if so, do we need stroke-specific adaptations? Two published systematic reviews and an empirical research study inform the presentation
We present an overview of using the Medical Research Council (MRC) Guidance for developing and evaluating complex interventions in 3 empirical studies:
1. A family centred approach to the management of lifestyle risk factors for recurrent stroke
2. Addressing the tobacco and alcohol-related health promotion needs of people with learning disabilities
3. Developing and testing smoking cessation support for people with severe and enduring mental health problems
This form is completed by the Director of Studies, and includes details of proposed examiners and chair for the viva exam, for approval by RDC. Students have no involvement in in the appointment of examiners or exam arrangements, other than setting a suitable date.
The RDC4 form is completed for approval of any formal changes in the supervisor team eg. if a member of academic staff leaves the university and a new supervisor is added to the team
Extension of study time: this is required where students are unable to submit their thesis before the maximum time limit (5 years full time and 6 years part time for PhD/Prof D; 3 years full time and 4 years part time for MPhil). Application for extension is made through your Director of Studies to the School Research Committee for the RDC
Suspension of study time: if the student and Director of Studies are in agreement, suspending registration involves submitting the RDC3s form to the HDC via the School Head of Research. The period of suspension, if approved, will be deducted from the time allowed for completion of the thesis. Suspensions are for a fixed period of time (normally no longer than 1 year). Fees are not applied during periods of suspension, but you may not, if you are a funded student, be paid any studentship during this period.
Cardiovascular effects of exercise explained for the general public, including simulations, videos and scientific papers. Used to inform and provoke the general public live healthier and learn more.
The concepts explained can facilitate the teaching and learning process. Some of the concepts covered are: Risks factors and causes of cardiovascular disease. The way cardiovascular disease causes chronic kidney disease and problems with other organs such as the lungs. The videos created explaining heart adaptations can also be used to facilitate the teaching and learning process. The scientific blog can showcase the type of work first year Applied Medical Sciences, Cancer Biomedicine and Nutrition are expected to create.
Archaeological archives are excellent ex situ resources for learning, however it is generally acknowledged that they are traditionally underused due to a variety of complex factors. The present study investigates how this situation has changed over the past for museums in England with stored archaeological collections, particularly to what extent they are used as a learning tool for formal education in universities and informal education for adult learners today.
The idea of transforming a “difficult” problem into an “easier” problem is one that is used widely in mathematics. There are many types of transforms available to mathematicians, engineers and scientists. In this unit we are going to examine one such transformation, the Laplace transform, which can be
used to solve certain types of differential equations and also has applications in control theory.
These guidelines are intended to provide general guidance to supervisors of research students and should be read in conjunction with the regulations for the award of the University’s degrees of Master of Philosophy, Doctor of Philosophy, Professional Masters and Professional Doctorate. The regulations take precedence over these guidelines and in the event of any inconsistencies the regulations rather than the guidelines will apply.
For functions of a single variable there are two types of integration. The first is indefinite integration, which is effectively “differentiation in reverse”, and the second is definite Integration. Before we consider how to integrate functions of two variables, we shall consider the “construction” of definite integrals and extend this idea to double integrals.
This guide is intended to provide an overview of some of the methodological and practical considerations required when undertaking the search component of a systematic review. The guide signposts to resources to aid the process of undertaking a systematic review and enhance a review’s quality and reporting standards. The guide should, therefore, not be seen as extensive nor a handbook.
This resource is not necessarily intended to be read in a linear fashion. As an example, if your search skills require development then you may wish to review the resources in the ‘Developing a search strategy’ section prior to undertaking a scoping search.
A differential equation is an equation that contains an unknown function, which we need to solve for, and its derivatives.
Technically they are ordinary differential equations (ODEs) since they contain ordinary derivatives as opposed to partial derivatives. An equation that contains partial derivatives is called a partial differential equation (PDE). In this module we shall only consider ordinary differential equations. Differential equations are extremely important in science and engineering as they can mathematically describe physical processes such as current flow in electrical systems, motion of mechanical systems, fluid flow, chemical reactions, population
dynamics, the spread of infectious diseases, and many other natural phenomena.
Functions of a single variable, i.e. y = f(x) , are useful in representing a variety of physical phenomena. However, in many real-world situations quantities depend on more than one
variable giving rise to functions of several variables.
A flyer detailing a series of short search engine/Google tasks for Primary school age children to try at home (building on a session delivered at GCU Citizen Science Day 2019). Tasks introduce the use of phrase searching, using a search engine to search a specific website and setting a date range within a search strategy.
A session plan detailing a series of short search engine/Google tasks for Primary school age children to try at the GCU Citizen Science Day 2019. Tasks introduce the use of phrase searching, using a search engine to search a specific website and setting a date range within a search strategy.
This dissertation was submitted as part of the MSc Infrastructure Investment and Finance at the University College London Bartlett School of Construction and Project Management. The dissertation is a study of the potential for an allocation to listed infrastructure to provide diversification against global equities.
This unit introduces the theory and application of mathematical structures known as matrices.
With the advent of computers matrices have become widely used in the mathematical modelling of
practical real-world problems in computing, engineering and business where, for example, there is a
need to analyse large data sets. Applications of matrices occur:
• in all areas of science to solve (large) systems of equations.
• in computer graphics to project three dimensional images onto two dimensional screens and apply transformations to rotate and move these screen objects.
• in cryptography to encode messages, computer files, PIN numbers, etc.
• in business to formulate and solve linear programming problems to optimise resources subject to a set of constraints.
The aim of this project is to gather, contextualise and digitise oral testimony from men and women who sought sanctuary in Scotland to escape the racism of Nazi-dominated Europe. Initially we are focusing on 'survivors' living in the Glasgow area. Esperance David reflects on integration.
The aim of this project is to gather, contextualise and digitise oral testimony from men and women who sought sanctuary in Scotland to escape the racism of Nazi-dominated Europe. Initially we are focusing on 'survivors' living in the Glasgow area. Esperance David reflects on life.
The aim of this project is to gather, contextualise and digitise oral testimony from men and women who sought sanctuary in Scotland to escape the racism of Nazi-dominated Europe. Initially we are focusing on 'survivors' living in the Glasgow area. Esperance David reflects on life.
The aim of this project is to gather, contextualise and digitise oral testimony from men and women who sought sanctuary in Scotland to escape the racism of Nazi-dominated Europe. Initially we are focusing on 'survivors' living in the Glasgow area. Edith Forrester reflects on life.
The aim of this project is to gather, contextualise and digitise oral testimony from men and women who sought sanctuary in Scotland to escape the racism of Nazi-dominated Europe. Initially we are focusing on 'survivors' living in the Glasgow area. Edith Forrester reflects on life.
The aim of this project is to gather, contextualise and digitise oral testimony from men and women who sought sanctuary in Scotland to escape the racism of Nazi-dominated Europe. Initially we are focusing on 'survivors' living in the Glasgow area. Edith Forrester remembers settling in.
The aim of this project is to gather, contextualise and digitise oral testimony from men and women who sought sanctuary in Scotland to escape the racism of Nazi-dominated Europe. Initially we are focusing on 'survivors' living in the Glasgow area. Edith Forrester remembers immigration.
The aim of this project is to gather, contextualise and digitise oral testimony from men and women who sought sanctuary in Scotland to escape the racism of Nazi-dominated Europe. Initially we are focusing on 'survivors' living in the Glasgow area. Edith Forrester remembers life before the war.
This collection contains the presentation and resources for the plagiarism workshop, as well as a research paper (found alongside the presentation) which details the use of both.
These are the resources that are used in face-to-face sessions in conjunction with the plagiarism workshop presentation. You may download the resources and use in your own teaching contexts.
This PPT presentation is used for the plagiarism prevention workshops as delivered by Nicole Brown and Rosalind Janssen. The slides take the audience through the different stages of the workshop, from the sorting activity through to the final plenary. For a detailed description of how to use the presentation, please, download the published article from http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1544425/
The aim of this project is to gather, contextualise and digitise oral testimony from men and women who sought sanctuary in Scotland to escape the racism of Nazi-dominated Europe. Initially we are focusing on 'survivors' living in the Glasgow area. Bob MacKenzie talks about discovering SAROK.
The aim of this project is to gather, contextualise and digitise oral testimony from men and women who sought sanctuary in Scotland to escape the racism of Nazi-dominated Europe. Initially we are focusing on 'survivors' living in the Glasgow area. Dorothea Brander reflects on life.
The aim of this project is to gather, contextualise and digitise oral testimony from men and women who sought sanctuary in Scotland to escape the racism of Nazi-dominated Europe. Initially we are focusing on 'survivors' living in the Glasgow area. Dorothea Brander reflects on life.
The aim of this project is to gather, contextualise and digitise oral testimony from men and women who sought sanctuary in Scotland to escape the racism of Nazi-dominated Europe. Initially we are focusing on 'survivors' living in the Glasgow area. Dorothea Brander reflects on integration.
The aim of this project is to gather, contextualise and digitise oral testimony from men and women who sought sanctuary in Scotland to escape the racism of Nazi-dominated Europe. Initially we are focusing on 'survivors' living in the Glasgow area. Dorothea Brander remembers settling in.
The aim of this project is to gather, contextualise and digitise oral testimony from men and women who sought sanctuary in Scotland to escape the racism of Nazi-dominated Europe. Initially we are focusing on 'survivors' living in the Glasgow area. Dorothea Brander remembers immigration.
The aim of this project is to gather, contextualise and digitise oral testimony from men and women who sought sanctuary in Scotland to escape the racism of Nazi-dominated Europe. Initially we are focusing on 'survivors' living in the Glasgow area. Dorothea Brander remembers life before the war.
The aim of this project is to gather, contextualise and digitise oral testimony from men and women who sought sanctuary in Scotland to escape the racism of Nazi-dominated Europe. Initially we are focusing on 'survivors' living in the Glasgow area. Dorothea Brander reflects on her life.
The aim of this project is to gather, contextualise and digitise oral testimony from men and women who sought sanctuary in Scotland to escape the racism of Nazi-dominated Europe. Initially we are focusing on 'survivors' living in the Glasgow area. Bob Kutner reflects on his life.
The aim of this project is to gather, contextualise and digitise oral testimony from men and women who sought sanctuary in Scotland to escape the racism of Nazi-dominated Europe. Initially we are focusing on 'survivors' living in the Glasgow area. Bob MacKenzie reflects on his life.
The aim of this project is to gather, contextualise and digitise oral testimony from men and women who sought sanctuary in Scotland to escape the racism of Nazi-dominated Europe. Initially we are focusing on 'survivors' living in the Glasgow area. Bob MacKenzie reflects on his life.
The aim of this project is to gather, contextualise and digitise oral testimony from men and women who sought sanctuary in Scotland to escape the racism of Nazi-dominated Europe. Initially we are focusing on 'survivors' living in the Glasgow area. Bob MacKenzie shares memories of integration.
The aim of this project is to gather, contextualise and digitise oral testimony from men and women who sought sanctuary in Scotland to escape the racism of Nazi-dominated Europe. Initially we are focusing on 'survivors' living in the Glasgow area. Bob MacKenzie shares memories of life during the war.
The aim of this project is to gather, contextualise and digitise oral testimony from men and women who sought sanctuary in Scotland to escape the racism of Nazi-dominated Europe. Initially we are focusing on 'survivors' living in the Glasgow area. Bob MacKenzie shares memories of settling in.
The aim of this project is to gather, contextualise and digitise oral testimony from men and women who sought sanctuary in Scotland to escape the racism of Nazi-dominated Europe. Initially we are focusing on 'survivors' living in the Glasgow area. Bob MacKenzie shares memories of Immigration.
The aim of this project is to gather, contextualise and digitise oral testimony from men and women who sought sanctuary in Scotland to escape the racism of Nazi-dominated Europe. Initially we are focusing on 'survivors' living in the Glasgow area. Bob MacKenzie shares memories of Life Before The War.
The aim of this project is to gather, contextualise and digitise oral testimony from men and women who sought sanctuary in Scotland to escape the racism of Nazi-dominated Europe. Initially we are focusing on 'survivors' living in the Glasgow area. Alice Malcolm reflects on life.
The aim of this project is to gather, contextualise and digitise oral testimony from men and women who sought sanctuary in Scotland to escape the racism of Nazi-dominated Europe. Initially we are focusing on 'survivors' living in the Glasgow area. Alice Malcolm remembers life before the war.
The aim of this project is to gather, contextualise and digitise oral testimony from men and women who sought sanctuary in Scotland to escape the racism of Nazi-dominated Europe. Initially we are focusing on 'survivors' living in the Glasgow area. Alice Malcolm reflects on integration.
The aim of this project is to gather, contextualise and digitise oral testimony from men and women who sought sanctuary in Scotland to escape the racism of Nazi-dominated Europe. Initially we are focusing on 'survivors' living in the Glasgow area. Alice Malcolm remembers immigration.
A guidance document on how to connect your ORCID to your University profile, importing publications from ORCID to Enlighten and how to export publications from Enlighten to ORCID.
Much progress has been made locally, nationally and globally in developing and delivering policies and interventions to prevent obesity. Yet the effectiveness of existing actions remains modest. Importantly, the latest data from Scotland and elsewhere indicates that inequality is rising, with the proportion of children at risk of being affected by overweight or obesity increasing in the most deprived areas while it declines in the least deprived places. This
indicates new thinking is needed to tackle the challenge. But how does the thinking - and the doing - really need to change to tackle the problem? Based on 20 years of working in the field, Corinna will outline her thinking on what needs to be done differently to tackle obesity, equitably. She will explore the fundamentals of what this means for acting differently, through engaging with people affected by the problem, taking a more systems-based approach and aligning with economic goals. She will highlight not just what needs to be done, but how it needs to be done differently. Corinna will draw on both her research and practice and provide, as an example of the new thinking, the work of the London Child Obesity Taskforce.
Corinna Hawkes is Professor of Food Policy and Director, Centre for Food Policy at City University of London. She is Vice Chair of the London Child Obesity Taskforce and a Distinguished Fellow at the George Institute for Global Health. She is Co-Investigator of the NIHR-funded Obesity Policy Research Unit and was a Commissioner on the Lancet Commission on Obesity. Between 2015-18 she was Co-Chair of the Global Nutrition Report. Her expertise lies in the development and design of public policies and actions throughout the food system to improve diets around the world.
The aim of this project is to gather, contextualise and digitise oral testimony from men and women who sought sanctuary in Scotland to escape the racism of Nazi-dominated Europe. Initially we are focusing on 'survivors' living in the Glasgow area. Alice Malcolm reflects on her life.
Pure allows you to add a person - internal or external - to the content you create. This guide explains how to add a co-investigator, co-author or other collaborator, or a person with some other role.
Professor Stephen Sinclair, co-director of the Scottish Poverty and Inequality Research Unit at Glasgow Caledonian University, delivered his inaugural Professorial Lecture on Tuesday, May 14.
The lecture outlined the harmful and divisive social and economic effects of widening inequality and argued that the Common Good can only truly be advanced by rejecting the current amoral economic model, based on spurious ‘individualism’ and a misrepresentation of so-called ‘free’ markets.
Professor Sinclair called on policymakers and economic systems to reconnect with the same moral philosophy seen in the work of Adam Smith.
He said: “Widening economic inequality and political divisions pose very real threats to social cohesion and in fact to democracy. It is essential to understand the ideologies which have generated these threats, and what is required to re-moralise our political and economic systems so that they truly benefit the common and not merely aggregate good."
“The lecture is not technical nor aimed at a specialist audience. It will be of interest to anyone concerned about the economic factors underlying today’s febrile and toxic political climate, and the economic and moral principles required to address these."
JDI Open is an open science journal-club & peer-mentoring group at the UCL Jill Dando Institute of Security and Crime Science. Our bi-weekly seminars provide the opportunity for students and staff at the department to learn about open science and discuss ideas to implement open science practices in their research. We recorded our session on data sharing for those who couldn't make it.
Sustainable Manufacturing promotes the creation of products using processes that are non-polluting, conserve energy and natural resources, and are economically sound and safe for employees, communities, and consumers.
In this lecture, Professor Anjali De Silva explores how sustainable manufacturing allows industry to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.
She draws on her own, and global, research and developments in advanced machining which enhance environmental sustainability by curbing the consumption of vital resources and reducing CO2 and other emissions.
Hadi Larijani, Professor of Computer Networks and Intelligent Systems in Glasgow Caledonian University’s Department of Computing, delivered his inaugural Professorial Lecture on March 26.
In his lecture, Professor Larijani helped the audience make sense of Artificial Intelligence (AI) by explaining how we use it in everyday life and what the future looks like.
He also revealed how his AI research at GCU is helping to change people’s lives for the better – not just here in Scotland – but in developing countries like Rwanda, as part of the University’s Common Good goals.
Professor Larijani said: “In my lecture I want to demystify Artificial Intelligence (AI) because a lot of people don’t know what it is and might be anxious or worried about it.
“I will look at the positive side of it and how it’s impacting our lives. I think the future is bright as long as we are able to have safety incorporated in how we use AI.
“AI has been around for years, it’s nothing new, but the difference is that in the last 10 years we’ve had a very good speed increase in central processing units (CPUs) and specifically graphical processing units (GPU) – the brains of the computers - and computers and the costs have reduced considerably. The second main development is availability of vast amounts of data.
“One of the most important areas in AI is artificial neural network (ANN), an interconnected group of nodes, similar to the vast network of neurons in a brain.
“Most people use AI but don’t even know it. It has been used very successfully in the last couple of years for example in voice recognition, Google maps, Siri and Google Assistant.
“Most people are not aware of the huge benefits to AI such as in internet fraud detection. If your bank sees that out of the blue you’ve spent £1,000 on something you would never usually do, AIs will flag that up and then your bank can try to stop the transaction.
“AIs can improve your quality of life and your health. Just one example is that AIs can help the speedy recognition of cancerous cells in your brain. The AI will flag it up quicker with the less probability of error.”
Paralympic gold medallist and two times grand slam singles winner Gordon Reid will be giving a talk about how he overcame adversity at a young age to achieving his dream of being a world class athlete.
Born in Alexandria, Scotland in 1991, Gordon was a fit, keen and talented tennis player until the week before his 13th birthday, when he was tragically struck down by a rare condition called Transverse Myelitis.
Despite being paralysed from the waist down, Gordon bounced back and started playing the game he loved, only this time, in a wheelchair. As a junior on the world wheelchair tennis circuit, Gordon was ranked number 1 and won multiple titles. He has represented GB at the Invacare World Team Cup for the past seven years and led the first British Team to win the World title, beating the French in the final.
At the London 2012 Paralympic Games, he reached the quarterfinals of both the singles and doubles events. In 2013, Gordon was the Doubles Masters champion and during the same year, a doubles finalist at Roland Garros. He also became the first British men’s player to win a Super Series singles title at Sydney International and then went on the reach the doubles final at the Australian Open in 2014.
In 2016, Gordon won his first ever Grand Slam singles wheelchair title at the Australian Open, followed by the doubles title at Roland Garros. In July, he followed this with his second Grand Slam victory in the inaugural men’s singles wheelchair event at the Championship Wimbledon as well as winning the men’s doubles. And at the Rio Paralympics 2016, representing GB, Gordon won the Gold medal in the men’s wheelchair tennis singles and the Silver medal in the doubles
‘Week 4’ information from the Information and Literature Searching for MPhil/PhD Students guide (found at: https://open-education-repository.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/464). The IOE LibGuide is found at: https://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/onlineinfolit/.
‘Week 3’ information from the Information and Literature Searching for MPhil/PhD Students guide (found at: https://open-education-repository.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/464). The IOE LibGuide is found at: https://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/onlineinfolit/.
‘Week 2’ information from the Information and Literature Searching for MPhil/PhD Students guide (found at: https://open-education-repository.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/464). The IOE LibGuide is found at: https://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/onlineinfolit/.
‘Week 1’ information from the Information and Literature Searching for MPhil/PhD Students guide (found at: https://open-education-repository.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/464). The IOE LibGuide is found at: https://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/onlineinfolit/.
‘Week 0’ information from the Information and Literature Searching for MPhil/PhD Students guide (found at: https://open-education-repository.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/464). The IOE LibGuide is found at: https://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/onlineinfolit/.
‘Course Readings’ information from the Information and Literature Searching for MPhil/PhD Students guide (found at: https://open-education-repository.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/464). The IOE LibGuide is found at: https://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/onlineinfolit/.
‘Core IOE LibGuides’ information from the Information and Literature Searching for MPhil/PhD Students guide (found at: https://open-education-repository.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/464). The IOE LibGuide is found at: https://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/onlineinfolit/.
‘Course Structure’ information from the Information and Literature Searching for MPhil/PhD Students guide (found at: https://open-education-repository.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/464). The IOE LibGuide is found at: https://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/onlineinfolit/.
‘About’ information from the Information and Literature Searching for MPhil/PhD Students guide (found at: https://open-education-repository.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/464). The IOE LibGuide is found at: https://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/onlineinfolit/.
‘Welcome’ information from the Information and Literature Searching for MPhil/PhD Students guide (found at: https://open-education-repository.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/464). The IOE LibGuide is found at: https://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/onlineinfolit/.
This course focuses on the centrality of the literature review in the dissertation/thesis and aims to develop the information and digital literacy skills of students. The full collection of materials is found here: https://open-education-repository.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/464/. The IOE LibGuide is found at: https://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/onlineinfolit.
This course focuses on the centrality of the literature review in the dissertation/thesis and aims to develop the information and digital literacy skills of students. The full collection of materials is found here: https://open-education-repository.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/464.
This resource has been created to:
1. support students in understanding the skills gained by completing the assessed components of their degree
2. support staff in updating their assessment methods to help embed assessments that develop a wider range of skills, including digital ones, in their practice.
Workshop recording, slides and exercises from the systematic review workshop presented to Doctorate in Clinical Psychology candidates. This workshop covers search formulation templates, including developing inclusion and exclusion criteria, undertaking scoping searches and practical searching exercises. Slides best viewed in Slide Show mode. This is the workshop counterpart to the lecture "Introduction to systematic reviews" (https://edshare.gla.ac.uk/135/). The resources "Formulating a research question and structuring a literature search" (https://edshare.gla.ac.uk/38/) and "Developing literature search strategies" (https://edshare.gla.ac.uk/76/) cover the elements of literature searching in more detail.
OER19 poster (Microsoft Publisher version). Back to basics – asking difficult questions about Open Education. An investigation into academic library support of Open Educational Resources: a case study of Scottish universities.
OER19 poster. Back to basics – asking difficult questions about Open Education. An investigation into academic library support of Open Educational Resources: a case study of Scottish universities.
The scale and impact of health inequalities in Scotland is well understood: the gaps in healthy life expectancy between our communities are unjust and avoidable. Much of the work on health inequalities has tended to focus on socioeconomic circumstances as a fundamental cause. However a wide range of social circumstances impact on health, including visible identities and the impact of prejudice and discrimination.
In this seminar, Professor Laura Serrant explores the issue of health inequalities though the lens of race and inter-sectional identities. She draws on both her personal and professional experience as a Black practitioner to explore why the experiences of some groups and individuals are missing from health
research, professional leadership and service development. She uses her considerable experience to explore the importance of breaking silences to develop our understanding and ask whether we need to reflect more on our own identities as part of our practice, as well as that of our communities. The everyday experiences of racism can impact on the health and wellbeing of those racialised. It is important that policy-makers, researchers, service-planners and employers acknowledge the need for a
deeper understanding of what is required by organisations in order to serve diverse perspectives in our systems of healthcare.
An interactive knowledge transfer resource for farmers containing information on the common causes of abortion in sheep and methods of control (currently designed for European farmers)
Programs developed in Java with a Graphical interface have a specific thread which handles the interaction between the user and the graphical interface. This imposes certain restrictions on the use of developer defined threads which need to interact with the graphical interface.
Faced with the fast-growing development of the electronics industry, students entering the corporate environment must be able to solve practical problems, work as a team and communicate well. This course was therefore designed to meet the needs of industry and the IET accreditation requirements. In particular, this handbook is intended to answer many questions related to Glasgow University’s flagship course on Team Design and Project Skills. It contains invaluable information about the UESTC 3010 course and what is required from students to be awarded the appropriate credits. Students should remember to keep this handbook safe, since it will be a useful reference throughout the course. This handbook is updated annually and students are advised to take time to study it again. Team Design and Project Skills (TDPS) is a mandatory course of the joint Glasgow College UESTC programme. The course is based on a team learning activity that aims to cultivate students’ professional knowledge, practical skills and core competencies in electronic and communications engineering. Students taking this course should be able to build experience of working in a team to design and construct electronic systems that must perform specific tasks within a specified budget.
All users are able to personalise their content summary screens, making it easier to organise their content. This user guide shows how to find the content summary screen and filter the results.
As discussed on week 2 presentation, the graphical user interfaces should have user interface (UI) components created specifically for users in order to allow them interact with the apps. Android studio has a range of built in UI modules such as menus, dialogs and UI components such as layout objects and UI controls. The aim of these built in UI features is to enable developers to easily create the state of the art graphical user interface (GUI).
Additionally, a range of standard platform resources can be used for designing and programming user interfaces. For instance, classes in the Java language can be used in android applications to shape apps behaviour by implementing various functionality of graphical components. Other than Java class files, XML data can also be used to declare screen layouts.
As discussed on week 1 presentation part 2, the Android platform has been designed to run on a different types of device, screen sizes, and screen resolutions. This impose lots of challenges to android developers in terms of providing rich components of user interfaces (UI) in response to the need of the specific applications. To overcome this, Android provides a user interfaces(UI) toolkit that can be used by developers to customise UI components of an applications. Android developers relies heavily on using XML framework to create liquid layout that can adapt to these environmental changes.
In this week, we are going to use practical ways to shape this framework to fit your specific development needs. There are two important classes in the construction of graphical user interfaces, these are:
Views
ViewGroups
Video transcript, an alternative method of accessing the content of the following video recording: Using Panopto to produce "How to" resources - MS Word - YouTube.
The ‘strong and balanced offer’ project was developed to explore whether improvements could be made to leisure and health programmes aimed at middle-aged and older adults in Wigan Borough, using engagement with scientific research underpinned by a ‘co-creative’ approach as a foundation for making change. This project was funded by the Wellcome Trust. Project partners were: Inspiring healthy lifestyles, Wigan Council, Glasgow Caledonian University and Manchester Metropolitan University.
This Wikibooks chapter was produced as part of the 2018-19 Issues in Interdisciplinarity module on the UCL BASc's Approaches to Knowledge module. It is an example of student-generated work from the course. The full Wikibooks chapter can be found at this location: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Issues_in_Interdisciplinarity_2018-19/Truth_in_the_Diagnosis_of_Depressionhttps://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Issues_in_Interdisciplinarity_2018-19/Imperialism_in_the_study_of_children%E2%80%99s_toy_preferences.
This Wikibooks chapter was produced as part of the 2018-19 Issues in Interdisciplinarity module on the UCL BASc's Approaches to Knowledge module. It is an example of student-generated work from the course. The full Wikibooks chapter can be found at this location: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Issues_in_Interdisciplinarity_2018-19/Evidence_in_the_Gender_Pay_Gap.
This Wikibooks chapter was produced as part of the 2018-19 Issues in Interdisciplinarity module on the UCL BASc's Approaches to Knowledge module. It is an example of student-generated work from the course. The full Wikibooks chapter can be found at this location: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Issues_in_Interdisciplinarity_2018-19/Disciplinary_Categories_and_Their_Effect_On_Gender_Perception.
This Wikibooks chapter was produced as part of the 2018-19 Issues in Interdisciplinarity module on the UCL BASc's Approaches to Knowledge module. It is an example of student-generated work from the course. The full Wikibooks chapter can be found at this location: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Issues_in_Interdisciplinarity_2018-19/Truth_in_the_Diagnosis_of_Depression.
This is a collection of the four best Wikibooks chapters produced by students on the UCL BASc Issues in Interdisciplinarity 2018-19 module, and includes the instructions and assessment rubric for the course.
A big part of this module is about programming!
You will have to demonstrate programming skills in relation to building an Android App for a device such as a Smartphone.
Programming Activities
Android Application Structure
Basic Graphical Components
Laying out the Components in an Application
Algorithms and Data Structures
Location Services
Android
Android is the target platform
Support for development is provided via specific API’s
Applications are run on an “Emulator"
Android Studio
Android Studio is a special tool called an Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
Android Studio provides wizards to take the “drudgery” out of developing applications
Download Android Studio using the link below or using steps shown on the getting started workbook provided at the footnote.
What is the Mobile Platform?
Any portable device plus the software needed to run applications on a mobile device.
Portable probably means on the move rather than just being small enough to carry.
Late 1980s Compaq Portables!
As can be seen on the pictures below some of the first portable devices that were introduced in the late 1980s, it was commonly known as the “Compaq luggable” and some called it “suitcase computer”.
Presentation notes from a presentation delivered to Robert Gordon University (RGU) MSc Information and Library Studies students on Friday 15th March 2018. Presentation discusses: definitions of OER; OER origins; Open Licenses; Why make educational resources open?; Issues relating to OER, and how libraries can support OER
Presentation notes from a presentation delivered to Robert Gordon University (RGU) MSc Information and Library Studies students on Friday 15th March 2018. Presentation discusses: definitions of OER; OER origins; Open Licenses; Why make educational resources open?; Issues relating to OER, and how libraries can support OER
A presentation delivered to Robert Gordon University (RGU) MSc Information and Library Studies students on Friday 15th March 2018. Presentation discusses: definitions of OER; OER origins; Open Licenses; Why make educational resources open?; Issues relating to OER, and how libraries can support OER
This presentation provides a case study of how OER was used to teach students in medical sciences and how students created educational output through a medical sciences module. This was presented at #Learn 5.0 Open Education on 5 and 6 November 2018.
This presentation provides a case study of how OER was used to teach students in medical sciences and how students created educational output through a medical sciences module. This was presented at #Learn 5.0 Open Education on 5 and 6 November 2018.
This is the programme for the 'Opening UCL: An Afternoon Symposium on Open Education' event which was held at UCL on 13 March 2019. It was designed by the Communications Team within UCL Library Services.
This is a collection of the presentations and posters/flyers from the 'Opening UCL: An Afternoon Symposium on Open Education' event held at UCL on 13 March 2019.
This is a poster designed by the Communications Team within UCL Library Services to promote the 'Opening UCL: An Afternoon Symposium on Open Education' event which was held at UCL on 13 March 2019.
This form is for postgraduate research students who would like to change their mode of study. All requests must be submitted to graduateschool@edgehill.ac.uk.
This guide on teaching practice in higher education points to resources on good practice in teaching and learning in higher education. It is to be used in conjunction with the training provided by the UCL Arena Centre for Research-based Education (Arena Centre)) and by the sessions put out by Arena. If there are aspects of teaching and learning that are not covered in this guide, please let us know by sending a message to ioe.information-literacy@ucl.ac.uk. The full collection is found here: https://open-education-repository.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/252. The IOE LibGuide is found at: https://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/heteaching.
‘Open Access Content’ information from the Teaching Practice in Higher Education guide (found at: https://open-education-repository.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/252). The IOE LibGuide is found at: https://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/heteaching.
‘Topical Issues for Practitioners’ information from the Teaching Practice in Higher Education guide (found at: https://open-education-repository.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/252). The IOE LibGuide is found at: https://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/heteaching.
‘Current Journal Articles’ information from the Teaching Practice in Higher Education guide (found at: https://open-education-repository.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/252). The IOE LibGuide is found at: https://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/heteaching.
‘Journals’ information from the Teaching Practice in Higher Education guide (found at: https://open-education-repository.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/252). The IOE LibGuide is found at: https://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/heteaching.
‘Education Databases’ information from the Teaching Practice in Higher Education guide (found at: https://open-education-repository.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/252). The IOE LibGuide is found at: https://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/heteaching.
Introductory information from the Teaching Practice in Higher Education guide (found at: https://open-education-repository.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/252). The IOE LibGuide is found at: https://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/heteaching.
This guide on teaching practice in higher education points to resources on good practice in teaching and learning in higher education. It is to be used in conjunction with the training provided by the UCL Arena Centre for Research-based Education (Arena Centre)) and by the sessions put out by Arena. If there are aspects of teaching and learning that are not covered in this guide, please let us know by sending a message to ioe.information-literacy@ucl.ac.uk. The full collection is found here: https://open-education-repository.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/252.
This guide provides information about copyright and IPR. The full resource is found at https://open-education-repository.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/281 and the IOE LibGuide is found at: https://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/copyright. Please also see the UCL Library Services pages on IPR: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/library/ucl-copyright-advice.
This guide provides an overview of the different kinds of resources available to track the expansion of elementary education through the voluntary sector at the start of the 19th century, the increasing involvement of the state in its funding and organisation, as well as the development of a professional knowledge base to support these activities. Over this period the resources for literacy teaching in use in schools changed, developing in tandem with the growth of the elementary sector and the specific pedagogic challenges it poses for teaching. The guide represents a selection of the historical resources used by Professor Gemma Moss (https://iris.ucl.ac.uk/iris/browse/profile?upi=PJGMO52) for her ESRC Fellowship on Literacy Attainment and Data Discourse (http://literacyattainmentdataanddiscourse.blogspot.com/). There are links to the Library's Special Collections (http://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/specialcollections) scattered throughout the guide as well as links to relevant resources held at Senate House, the University of London's main library. The URL link to the current live guide (to December 2018) is found here: https://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/literacyattainment.
Information about the ‘Research Project Blog’ from the Literacy Attainment: Historical Resources guide (found at: https://open-education-repository.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/224). The IOE LibGuide is found at: https://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/literacyattainment.
Information about ‘Reading Pedagogy’ from the Literacy Attainment: Historical Resources guide (found at: https://open-education-repository.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/224). The IOE LibGuide is found at: https://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/literacyattainment.
Information about ‘The Revised Code’ from the Literacy Attainment: Historical Resources guide (found at: https://open-education-repository.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/224). The IOE LibGuide is found at: https://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/literacyattainment.
Information about ‘Education Policy’ from the Literacy Attainment: Historical Resources guide (found at: https://open-education-repository.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/224). The IOE LibGuide is found at: https://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/literacyattainment.
Information about ‘Shaping Education’ from the Literacy Attainment: Historical Resources guide (found at: https://open-education-repository.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/224). The IOE LibGuide is found at: https://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/literacyattainment.
Information about ‘Spreading the Word’ from the Literacy Attainment: Historical Resources guide (found at: https://open-education-repository.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/224). The IOE LibGuide is found at: https://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/literacyattainment.
Information about ‘Education Reform’ from the Literacy Attainment: Historical Resources guide (found at: https://open-education-repository.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/224). The IOE LibGuide is found at: https://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/literacyattainment.
The 'Welcome' information from the Literacy Attainment: Historical Resources guide (found at: https://open-education-repository.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/224). The IOE LibGuide is found at: https://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/literacyattainment.
This guide provides an overview of the different kinds of resources available to track the expansion of elementary education through the voluntary sector at the start of the 19th century, the increasing involvement of the state in its funding and organisation, as well as the development of a professional knowledge base to support these activities. Over this period the resources for literacy teaching in use in schools changed, developing in tandem with the growth of the elementary sector and the specific pedagogic challenges it poses for teaching. The guide represents a selection of the historical resources used by Professor Gemma Moss (https://iris.ucl.ac.uk/iris/browse/profile?upi=PJGMO52) for her ESRC Fellowship on Literacy Attainment and Data Discourse (http://literacyattainmentdataanddiscourse.blogspot.com/). There are links to the Library's Special Collections (http://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/specialcollections) scattered throughout the guide as well as links to relevant resources held at Senate House, the University of London's main library. The URL link to the current live guide (to December 2018) is found here: https://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/literacyattainment.
In this lecture, Faisel Rahman OBE talked about his experience of building Fair Finance, how his clients have changed over the last 15 years, what he has learnt about financial products in poor communities, and why he thinks financial exclusion is probably the wrong term for this work. Faisel also touched on financial wellbeing and why a holistic approach is needed to be successful in this work.
Faisel Rahman has worked in the field of financial exclusion for nearly 20 years. Initially with the Grameen and World Bank in Bangladesh, for the last 17 years he has focused his work in the UK and Europe. In 2000 he set up the first microcredit programme in London’s east end, and in 2005 launched Fair Finance, a social enterprise tackling financial exclusion in the UK.
Faisel was the elected President of the European Microfinance Network (2010-2015), was elected an Ashoka Fellow in 2007, and was recognised as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2009. In 2014 he was awarded an OBE for services to Community Finance. In 2015 he was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of East London.
Setting up groups. Groups can be used with Qwickly, for submission dropbox management, to enable targeted communications or for teaching a learning group activity.
The little-known history of Chinese seamen who were secretly deported from the UK after the Second World War is to be revealed in an exhibition from Rosa Fong from Edgehill University at the Williamson Art Gallery in Birkenhead.
In 1946, the Liverpool Constabulary carried out orders from the British government to deport Chinese sailors in Merseyside, many of whom had travelled to England as part of the war effort. They were forcibly repatriated to China.
“More than 1,300 Chinese sailors were put on specially assigned ships and sent to the Far East without notice.”
The wives and children of the men believed they had been deserted. It wasn’t until the release of declassified records 50 years later that it was revealed that more than 1,300 Chinese sailors had been put on specially assigned ships and sent to the Far East without notice.
Now Edge Hill University, working with local community group "The Dragons of the Pool", will document the stories of the surviving children of the seamen for the first time.
Thanks to a £10,000 HLF grant, this year-long project will record video interviews with the seamen’s descendants, now in their seventies, and capture this important part of British Chinese history for future generations. The project’s research will be then be archived in Birkenhead Library.
The project will culminate in an exhibition at the Williamson Art Gallery in Birkenhead, inviting the local community to share their stories of the Liverpool Eurasian community. Chinese seamen began to settle in Liverpool from the end of the 1880s and by the start of the 20th century Liverpool had the largest settlement of Chinese in the UK.
It is hoped the project will help participants to find out the stories behind their fathers’ disappearance and educate the wider community about the shocking events of 1946.
10 February - 18 March 2018
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The aim of this project is to gather, contextualise and digitise oral testimony from men and women who sought sanctuary in Scotland to escape the racism of Nazi-dominated Europe. Initially we are focusing on 'survivors' living in the Glasgow area. Lore Lucas reflects on her life.
Short presentation given to students that is aimed at helping them use feedback more effectively. Helps students to understand and make the most of feedback.
Ivy St is a virtual community and caseload of patients for educational use in teaching palliative and end of life care without the emotional involvement of the real life situations of actual patients and families. It allows the use of standardised situations and the development of a news feed around the activities of the street, to enable the community of practice undertaking a course together to discuss and suggest management plans.
The previous unit introduced the term exponent to represent the repeated multiplication of a number by itself. For example, the exponent tells us how many times we need to multiply the number 10 by itself to obtain 1000, i.e. three times as 10 × 10 × 10 = 1000. Here the base is 10 and the exponent is 3. We now consider the closely related topic of what power a number must be raised to in order to obtain another number. The number being raised to the power is called the base and value of the power is called the logarithm.
This section introduces indices, also known as powers or exponents. Indices provide a shorthand method for representing the repeated multiplication of an expression by itself. A good understanding of indices, and the associated laws of indices, is essential when it comes to applying algebraic manipulation to simplify and solve mathematical expressions and equations.
In this section we introduce the concept of an equation and present techniques for solving different types of equations.
We firstly look at the algebraic solution of linear equations in one variable before moving on to simultaneous linear equations and then quadratic equations. In all cases a geometric interpretation is presented along with details on how to graph the relevant functions.
At appropriate locations throughout the document links are provided to enable access to further resources at the Mathcentre and the Khan Academy websites.
Entrepreneurship Guest Lecture Series October 9th, 2008 presented by Jeff Skinner from London Business School who talks about his experiences in being an entrepreneur.
Entrepreneurship Guest Lecture Series October 30, 2008 featuring Dan Brown from MegaNexus, Alla Ouvarova co-founder of Two Chicks and Brad Backus founder of Audio3 who all talk about their experiences of starting their own companies and offer advice to budding entrepreneurs.
Entrepreneurship Guest Lecture Series October 2, 2008 presented by Jason Kingdon, a UCL alumni who went on to form his own algorithm company called Searchspace. He talks about his experiences and lessons that he learned.
Entrepreneurship Guest Lecture Series October 29, 2009 featuring young business mentor Jamie Murray Wells founder of Glasses Direct who gives his advice on how to create a successful company and take on large rivals.
Entrepreneurship Guest Lecture Series December 10th 2009 featuring Charlie Osmond co-founder of Fresh Minds online recruitment website. Charlie talks about why he set-up his own company and offers tips and advice to future entrepreneurs.
Entrepreneurship Guest Lecture Series November 5th 2009 featuring Dragons' Den star Levi Roots founder of Reggae Reggae Sauce who gives his advice on how to became a successful entrepreneur.
Entrepreneurship Guest Lecture Series February 11th 2010 featuring Daniel Hume and Alastair Moore co-founders of Satalia a recently formed algorithm company. Daniel and Alastair talk about their experiences in becoming entrepreneurs and trying to make their business a success.
Entrepreneurship Guest Lecture Series February 4th 2010 featuring Danvers Baillieu and Barry Vitou from Bootlaw, who are lawyers and offer legal advice to start-ups.
Entrepreneurship Guest Lecture Series March 18th 2010 featuring Jake Hayman from The Social Investment Consultancy who talks about how he set up his social enterprise business and offers advice to other entrepreneurs.
Entrepreneurship Guest Lecture Series February 25th 2010 featuring Akbar de'Medici and Barrington Bent co-founders of Evexar Compression Advisory Ltd. who make compression socks that are used by athletes to prevent injuries. They talk about their experiences of entrepreneurship and offer their advice to budding entrepreneurs.
Entrepreneurship Guest Lecture Series January 28th 2010 featuring Keith Day from Ubiquisys. Keith tlaks about his experiences of being an entrepreneur and offers others his advice.
Entrepreneurship Guest Lecture Series March 19, 2009 featuring David McMeekin from the Technology Fund, which provides investments to innovative technology based start-up companies. He offers his advice on how to attract this sort of investment. David McMeekin from the Technology Fund: Entrepreneurship Guest Lecture Series
Entrepreneurship Guest Lecture Series January 29 2009 featuring Stephen Crampton from Swarm Systems who is a serial entrepreneur in the field of technology. He offers his tips and advice on how to make a bootstrap company work.
Entrepreneurship Guest Lecture Series December 4, 2008 featuring a panel of entrepreneurs who are Tim Stonor, Daniel Hume and Sally Broom from Space Syntax, NP Complete and YourSafePlanet respectively. They talk about their experiences as entrepreneurs.
Entrepreneurship Guest Lecture Series, November 20, 2008 featuring venture capitalist Graham O'Keefe from Atlas Ventures. Graham talsk about what venture capital firms look for in an investment and how they make a profit and other information to help entrepreneurs get funding.
Entrepreneurship Guest Lecture Series October 14th 2010 featuring Richard Reed from Innocent. Richard talks about how he first set up his company with his friends and became a successful and ethical business.
Entrepreneurship Guest Lecture Series October 7th 2010 featuring Dimitar Stoyanov and Kes Thygsen from Inovaz talking about their experiences of setting up their new company and selling their new product OVIA, an online interviewing program.
Entrepreneurship Guest Lecture Series October 21st 2010 featuring UCL alumnus Sally Broom, co-founder of Tripbod, an online travel agency with a difference. Sally talks about how she set up her own business and offers her advice to potential entrepreneurs.
UCL Knowledge Transfer Partnership Award 2011 awarded to UCL Bartlett School of Graduate Studies and Max Fordham at the 2011 UCL Awards for Enterprise.
Entrepreneurship Guest Lecture Series Autumn 2010: Ed Freyfogel, Nestoria. Nestoria aggregates real estate listings from property portals and provides location-based search to Internet users. Results can be sorted by relevance, freshness, distance and type of property.
Sumit founded Kulu Valley in 2002 to help businesses share important ideas and information more effectively by using engaging, interactive visual communications. He is responsible for developing Kulu Valley’s award-winning visual communications platform, which is now used by major corporations such as Deutsche Bank, Apple, RBS and City Wire to share breaking news, ideas and information with global audiences.
Oral testimonies from men and women who sought sanctuary in Scotland to escape Nazi-occupied Europe. This collection is a work in progress with new content being added as it becomes available.
Rob Fitzpatrick from Dex. io for the UCL Entrepreneurship Guest Lecture Series on October 4th, 2012. Rob talks about the challenges of scaling a new business.
Jo Goodson from Any Friend of Ours for the Entrepreneurship Guest Lecture Series on October 11th, 2012. Jo talks about her corporate experience and financial options for entrepreneurs.
Gordon McQuoid from Job in Network for the Entrepreneurship Guest Lecture Series on October 25th, 2012. Gordon talks about his entrepreneurial motivations and the importance of networking.
Inma Martinez from OPUS for the Entrepreneurship Guest Lecture Series on November 15th, 2012. Inma talks about small businesses and the assets required to succeed.
Alex Macpherson from Octopus Ventures for the Entrepreneurship Guest Lecture Series on November 22nd, 2012.Alex talks about life as a venture capitalist and how to to attract investment.
Jack Jackman from DRFP Holdings for the Entrepreneurship Guest Lecture Series on November 1st, 2012. Jack talks about business models and entrepreneurial sustainability.
Jon Bradford from Springboard for the Entrepreneurship Guest Lecture Series on December 6th, 2012.Jon talks about venture capital and the changing face of entrepreneurship.
Starting from more than 200 student, staff and recent graduate sign ups Phase 1 of the UCL Bright Ideas Challenge came to a close following two extraordinary days of business idea pitches.
Workshop recording, slides and exercises from Discovering Information and Developing Rigour and Validity in Literature Searches at Doctoral Level. This is a workshop delivered as part of the College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences Research Training Programme. Please note that watching the class recording and undertaking the exercises does not qualify you for the class credits. The workshop aims are that by the end of the workshop you should… - Understand the various literature review styles available and strengths and weaknesses of each - Be able to structure a search strategy for effective literature searching - Utilise advanced search techniques to find relevant information in your research field - Use basic text mining techniques to improve the precision and sensitivity of searches - Use article data to identify prominent literature and authors within your field.
Find out more about the team's CPD and Training for Trimester B, vital information for you and students on our VLE Refresh and what project has it's first nomination for the Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence (CATE). All in in our first 2019 Newsletter.
A collection of information derived from the Seniors USP study intended to help researchers and practitioners tailor and target their sedentary behaviour interventions to modifiable determinants or preferences and needs of the older person.
Ulexite is a naturally occurring mineral with an unusual optical property. The internal fibrous structure of the rock act as naturally occurring optical fibres, transmitting light along their lengths by internal reflection. When a piece of ulexite is cut perpendicular to the orientation of the fibres and polished, it will display an image of whatever surface is adjacent to its other side. This optical property is common for synthetic fibres, but not in minerals. This strange behaviour makes the surface of the rock appear like a screen with the image of what is beneath the rock, projected onto the surface, giving rise to the material’s nick name of ‘TV rock’. Explore ulexite on the Institute of Making website: https://www.instituteofmaking.org.uk/materials-library/material/ulexite.
This metallic wire shaped in a form of a spring is made of a special alloy of nickel and titanium (commonly termed a shape memory alloy) that is able to contract 4% or more when heated and then return to its original shape when cooling. This material’s ability to contract upon heating makes it useful in mechanical devices where heat, which is usually precisely delivered through an electric current, is used to generate some kind of motion. Shape memory actuators (SMA) are found in a wide variety of applications, from medical devices (portable insulin pumps) to computers and vending machines. Explore shape memory actuators on the Institute of Making website: https://www.instituteofmaking.org.uk/materials-library/material/shape-memory-actuator.
When a rubber tree is tapped, a white liquid called latex bleeds from a fresh cut in the bark, the major constituent of which is a small carbon based molecule called isoprene. As the latex dries, the isoprene molecules begin to bind to one another and form long chains called polyisoprene. The long chains are intertwined and entangled, and they are quite happy to sit coiled up together due to an electrostatic attraction between them. When rubber is stretched, the individual polymer chains are stretched and line-up, and the order of the molecules is increased. This means that the entropy of the system is decreased and represents the force you feel in the rubber. When the rubber is released, all the chains pull back because this increases the entropy of the system. Explore natural rubber on the Institute of Making website: https://www.instituteofmaking.org.uk/materials-library/material/natural-rubber.
This is a rare sample of silica aerogel which is essentially a glass foam whose nano-structure contains up to 99.8% air, making it the world's lightest solid. It was made by Steve M. Jones, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory as part of the Stardust research project, which involved sending a spacecraft containing a large piece of aerogel on a close approach to the comet Wild 2 in order to collect space-dust. What made aerogel ideal for the mission was that, this ultra fine foam can gradually decelerate and capture dust particles in pristine condition. The process of then sifting through the aerogel, micron by micron, to identify and collect the space-dust was the world’s largest collaborative microscopy activity. The material appears to be much more invisible than glass despite being less transparent for there is no hint of reflection on its surfaces, giving it the appearance of not being fully solid. Its azure colour is not due to any pigmentation, but is caused by the same phenomenon that gives colour to our Earth's atmosphere, namely Raleigh scattering of light. In other words, it is blue for the same reasons that the sky is blue. Explore aerogel on the Institute of Making website: https://www.instituteofmaking.org.uk/materials-library/material/aerogel.
This slightly green tinted blob is a sample of extruded high-density polyethylene (HDPE) that is produced during the recycling process. HDPE is a type of polymer that is now commonly recycled and is used predominantly in the making of plastic bottles. Bottles arrive at the recycling plant and are passed through a giant shredder that chops them up to produce flakes of plastic. The flakes are then passed through a colour sorter to separate out dyed and non-dyed plastics. The white flakes are then heated to temperatures of over 200°C, which turns them into a molten form and eliminates any contamination. The molten plastic is then extruded, filtered, cut into small pellets, and cooled. These pellets are then sold on to make new food-containers and bottles of various recycled content (commonly between 25% and 50%). It is during this final extrusion process where waste material, such as this sample, is excreted out of the extrusion machine, spilling out onto the factory floor. These blobs of plastic, initially very warm to the touch, are collected and sold on for use within non-food safe grade recycled products. The reason that this blob has a slightly green colour to it is that occasionally a coloured flake makes it through into the white flakes pile. The most common colour of plastic is green, so the resultant white can often take on a slight green tinge. In order to reduce the greening effect of the white recycled plastic, the amount of green dye in British semi-skinned milk bottle lids has now been reduced. Explore HDPE plastic waste on the Institute of Making website: https://www.instituteofmaking.org.uk/materials-library/material/hdpe-plastic-waste.
This thin fragile tile of ceramic material conducts the heat from your hand efficiently enough to cut through ice as if it were butter. Heat generated by the fingers is gathered from the two sides of the tile and conducted towards its edges, meaning that when an edge is placed against ice, the concentrated body heat melts the ice away. It is the speed of the conduction of heat that marks this ceramic out as a high performance material. If you hold it carefully between thumb and forefinger and then touch the edge onto you lip you will feel the rapid conduction of heat. Although the existence of this substance has been known of since 1862, it was not developed as a commercial product until the 1980s when its potential for use in electronics was recognised. Even then, early versions of this material were inconsistent. Although its performance has been greatly improved by technologists, its uses have thus far been fairly limited, largely to electronic and military applications, perhaps as a result of its high cost. Explore aluminium nitride wafer on the Institute of Making website: https://www.instituteofmaking.org.uk/materials-library/material/aluminium-nitride-wafer.
These super fine wisps of grey fluff are in fact tiny filaments of stainless steel. Each strand is around a 10th of the thickness of a human hair and make for form of steel like no other – one that is soft and able to be spun into yarns and woven into cloth. If you hold a magnet against the fibres you can see each little hair rise and fall. It still has the weight of steel and is for some a skin irritant as the super fine fibres can tickle. The fibres can be combined with other materials to produce a variety of effects like embedded conductivity and structural reinforcement. Explore fibrous stainless steel on the Institute of Making website: https://www.instituteofmaking.org.uk/materials-library/material/fibrous-stainless-steel.
This glass bowl is made from sand containing uranium, which not only gives the glass its characteristic green colour, but makes it radioactive and strongly fluorescent. Uranium has long been used as a glass colourant, dating back to the first century AD. Uranium glassware was very popular in the early 20th century; however, production was curtailed when countries started conserving uranium supplies when the world entered the nuclear age during the Second World War. The rim of this particular bowl, which dates from around 1950 and comes from Australia, has been whitened by exposure to mercury. Explore uranium glass on the Institute of Making website: https://www.instituteofmaking.org.uk/materials-library/material/uranium-glass-bowl.
On first inspection ferro fluid is easily mistakable for oil, given its dark colouration and ability to flow. But when placed in a magnetic field, it becomes a gel and forms complex geometrical patterns that reflect the magnetic field lines. These rippling, intricate geometries take shape because ferro fluid is composed of 1) a liquid - typically an oil – which allows it to flow when there is no magnetic field, and 2) nanoparticles of iron oxide that align with a magnetic field to restrain the fluid flow. Ferro fluid is a mixture of solid and liquid using an emulsifier to ensure they mix together perfectly to achieve this unusual material behaviour. Ferro fluid was developed in collaboration with NASA in the 1960s to address the issue of moving fuels in zero gravity. Today it’s used in lubricants, as a seal in hard disks, and car suspensions. Ferro fluid also has a strong following of artists who apply its unique properties to generate unique shapes in their work. Explore ferro fluid on the Institute of Making website: https://www.instituteofmaking.org.uk/materials-library/material/ferro-fluid.
Aluminium honeycomb structures can take many different forms – from regular hexagons, to partially compressed diamonds, to elongated, reinforced shapes. Mimicking the geometry of natural honeycomb, these widely varied structures all have one common feature - an array of hollow cells between two thin vertical walls. The combination of strong side panels with light-weight honeycomb core, commonly referred to as sandwich construction, makes for a very solid form through the use of minimal material. With a high strength-to-weight ratio and minimal density honeycomb structures exhibit structural integrity as well as insulative qualities. By increasing the depth, such as this sample, one can increase structural strength along the shape’s Y plane, but if compressed along the X plane this shape will easily deform due to its thin walls. Aluminium honeycomb is widely used throughout aerospace applications (including aircraft and rockets), as well as within architectural applications. But it can also be found in everyday products like packaging material and cardboard. Explore ridged aluminium honeycomb on the Institute of Making website: https://www.instituteofmaking.org.uk/materials-library/material/ridged-aluminium-honeycomb.
In the future we may be surrounded by concrete structures, which are able to self-heal cracks in their structure, with special bacteria doing the job for us. Tiny cracks in concrete do not necessarily affect structural integrity in the short term, but they do allow water and other chemicals to seep into the structure, which may cause big problems over time. Self-healing concrete has dormant bacteria and a food source (starch) embedded in the concrete. When a crack appears in the concrete, water seeps in and reactivates the bacteria. After they awaken, the bacteria eat their packed lunch and then conveniently excrete calcite, which heals the crack. The bacteria can survive dormant in the material for 50 years. Explore self-healing concrete on the Institute of Making website: https://www.instituteofmaking.org.uk/materials-library/material/self-healing-concrete.
In the previous section we saw how to add and subtract binary numbers provided the numbers and the corresponding results are non-negative. We now look at how negative numbers are represented by computers and how calculations involving negative numbers are performed.
Professor Smith explains how fluorescence emission from a molecule can be used to interrogate the surrounding environment and hence how sensors based on fluorescence can be developed for a wide range of applications.
For more than 30 years, she has been involved in the research of optical-based sensing technologies and has published widely in this area with a particular interest in fluorescence-based sensors applicable to industrial applications.
She said: “Fluorescence-based sensing technologies have widespread application, therefore an understanding of how these sensors work and the potential benefits for industry is important.”
In this unit we provide a general introduction to number systems and discuss how numbers are represented by computers. We start with a look at the three main systems that occur in computing applications; decimal (base 10), binary (base 2) and hexadecimal (base 16) and describe methods for converting between these three bases. A (very) brief discussion is also presented on conversions involving other bases such as octal (base 8). We then apply the basic techniques we use to add and subtract decimal numbers to enable us to perform these operations manually for binary numbers. The discussion moves on to look at how computers store and represent positive and negative numbers and the concept of signed and unsigned binary numbers is introduced. We present different approaches used by computers for storing numbers with the focus on two’s complement representation. The unit closes with a brief look at a selection of bitwise operators, supported in programming languages such as Java and C, to operate on binary numbers at the bit-level by treating them as strings of bits.
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The laws of logic, given in the tables of logical equivalences, provide an alternative method for: proving whether or not compound propositions are logically equivalent. proving a proposition is a tautology, or a contradiction, or neither of these. simplifying compound propositions.
VERB is an online animal diversity resource designed to accompany undergraduate degrees in the Biosciences. In this package, entitled VERB Eutherians, the groups discussed are the living placental mammals. Contained are a series of web pages outlining the diversity of the eutherians from an evolutionary perspective. The topics of focus are phylogeny (evolutionary history) and functional anatomy, but subjects as wide as genetics, ecology, physiology, and developmental biology are discussed where relevant. This file is provided as na .elp file, allowing modification in eXe content packaging software, in addition to subsequent packaging in the desired format (e.g., IMS Content Package, Web Pages).
The following web-book contains a series of information chapters broadly outlining the diversity of living vertebrates, with a few notes on their fossil relatives. Below is a collage of specimens from UCL's Grant Museum of Zoology illustrating the wide diversity covered in this web-book – from jawless vertebrates, sharks, and ray-finned fishes, to amphibians, reptiles, and mammals. To download this resource as a single file, see the collection page: https://open-education-repository.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/204. Also see the related resource Vertebrate Palaeontology and Evolution study pack here: https://open-education-repository.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/195. Disclaimer: 'Vertebrate Diversity' was originally designed by UCL staff as an internal teaching resource. The subsequent release of 'Vertebrate Diversity' as an OER means that any changes to the product received relative to the original content may not reflect the desires of UCL teaching staff, or the original quality of the resource. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 International Licence: 'Vertebrate Diversity' has been released as an open educational resource (OER) on a Creative Commons 'Attribution Non-commercial Share Alike' license. This means that once downloaded, content can be modified and improved to complement a particular course. This requires, however, that improvements are recycled back into the OER community, and full attribution is made to UCL. All content present at the time of download must be accordingly credited and, in turn, novel content must be appropriately licensed. For more information, please refer to the license deed by visiting: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/legalcode.
This resource is designed to familiarise you with the structure, diversity and evolutionary history of vertebrates through analysing images of specimens held at UCL’s Grant Museum of Zoology. It contains seven chapters: an introduction to vertebrate diversity, Fishes, the fish-tetrapod transition, Amphibians and Amniotes, Lepidosaurs and Chelonians, Archosaurs, and Birds and flight. All images have accompanying text, including information about the specimen plus hints about what to look for and the questions to consider when analysing the images. Please note that this resource does not look at mammals in detail – instead, this fascinating group are given a more thorough treatment in another Object Based Learning for Higher Education (OBL4HE) resource entitled ‘Vertebrate Diversity’ and the Virtual Educational Resource for the Biosciences (VERB) resource ‘Eutherians’. • Verb Diversity: https://open-education-repository.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/204. • Eutherians (VERB): https://open-education-repository.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/210. Scalebars are provided throughout (except for models). Please note that there are two different scale bars used, one with 1cm divisions and one with 0.5cm divisions. Multiple images of specimens are provided to try to illustrate the various anatomical features. However, please note that the limitations of photography (especially for specimens in cases or bottles) means that some distortion may occur or parts may be concealed or generally hard to determine. To download this resource in its entirety, see the resource's collection page: https://open-education-repository.ucl.ac.uk/195/. Disclaimer: 'Vertebrate Palaeontology and Evolution' was originally designed by UCL staff as an internal teaching resource. The subsequent release of 'Vertebrate Palaeontology and Evolution' as an OER means that any changes to the product received relative to the original content may not reflect the desires of UCL teaching staff, or the original quality of the resource. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 International Licence: 'Vertebrate Palaeontology and Evolution' has been released as an open educational resource (OER) on a Creative Commons 'Attribution Non-commercial Share Alike' license. This means that once downloaded, content can be modified and improved to complement a particular course. This requires, however, that improvements are recycled back into the OER community, and full attribution is made to UCL. All content present at the time of download must be accordingly credited and, in turn, novel content must be appropriately licensed. For more information, please refer to the license deed by visiting: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/legalcode.
This chapter will look at lepidosaurs and Chelonians. When you look at the various specimens, focus on the femestration of the skulls, and their kinetic joints [if present].
This chapter allows you to take a second look at some of the early tetrapods (temnospondyls, baphetids, nectrideans etc.), and introduces you to the modern amphibians and some amniotes. The chapter includes some extant material, especially frogs, salamanders and turtles.
This chapter will introduce you to various early vertebrates and fish. In particular, it covers some jawless forms, acanthodians, placoderms, sharks and rays, and several ray-finned fish. It is not essential that you look at the specimens in any particular order.
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In this unit we present an introduction to propositional logic, a branch of science that is fundamental in the study of mathematics and computer science. The origin of logic dates back to the 3rd century BC and the Greek philosopher Aristotle who developed the earliest form of logical theory through rules for deductive reasoning. Modern mathematical logic is generally recognised as having started with the work of German mathematician Gottfried Leibniz in the 17th century. In the 19th century two English mathematicians, George Boole and Augustus De Morgan, are credited with extending the work of Leibniz and introducing symbolic logic. Other notable contributors to the development of propositional logic include the mathematicians, Gottlob Frege in Germany and Charles Pierce in the USA.
The unit begins with a brief overview of some of the terminology that features in propositional logic and the main logical operators (connectives) that are used in the construction of propositions are discussed in detail. Two special types of proposition known as tautologies and contradictions that are respectively always true or false are then described. The concept of logical equivalence is presented before we look at translating propositions from English to their corresponding symbolic form and vice-versa. The idea of a truth table, introduced earlier during the discussion on connectives, is then presented in further detail and we demonstrate how these tables can be used to prove properties such as logical equivalence. We then discuss how logical equivalence can be used to simplify propositions, identify tautologies and contradictions and prove identities. Next we look at how to determine whether a mathematical argument is valid or invalid based on how well the premises support the conclusion. To close the unit we briefly look at the role logic in computing, including simplifying expressions in computer programming and system specification.
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In this final unit of the current block we introduce the mathematical concept of relations between sets. We look at how relations differ from functions while noting that a function is actually a special type of relation. Different ways in which relations can be represented are discussed and include ordered pairs, arrow diagrams, matrices and directed graphs. Inverse and composite relations are briefly addressed before we investigate different types of relations (reflexive, symmetric and transitive) and methods for their classification. The important concepts of equivalence relations and equivalence classes are then described along with their properties. In closing the unit we look at the connection between equivalence relations and partitions of sets. The text is supported throughout with relevant examples and where appropriate references for further reading are provided.
Man: A Course of Study (commonly referred to by the acronym MACOS or M.A.C.O.S.) is an American humanities curriculum project based on the theories of Jerome Bruner. Bruner believed that it was possible to teach children to be more humane and eliminate racism and ethnocentrism by studying another culture closely. This guide provides information about the project, the context and the controversy surrounding it. It also includes useful links to websites and resources on MACOS held at the Newsam Library. The bibliography at the end of the guide is a list of articles and reports on the MACOS project which has been obtained from a search on the database ERIC. The IOE LibGuide is found at: https://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/macos.
‘Audio and Visual Materials’ information from the Man: A Course of Study (MACOS) guide (found at: https://open-education-repository.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/233). The IOE LibGuide is found at: https://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/macos.
‘Printed Materials’ information from the Man: A Course of Study (MACOS) guide (found at: https://open-education-repository.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/233). The IOE LibGuide is found at: https://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/macos.
‘The Controversy’ information from the Man: A Course of Study (MACOS) guide (found at: https://open-education-repository.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/233). The IOE LibGuide is found at: https://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/macos.
‘Context’ information from the Man: A Course of Study (MACOS) guide (found at: https://open-education-repository.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/233). The IOE LibGuide is found at: https://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/macos.
‘Welcome’ information from the Man: A Course of Study (MACOS) guide (found at: https://open-education-repository.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/233). The IOE LibGuide is found at: https://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/macos.
The books in the Children’s Book Corner cannot be borrowed, but loan copies of these titles are available in the Curriculum Resources collection. Please ask a member of staff if you have difficulty finding what you need. Full resource information is found at: https://open-education-repository.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/259 and the link to the LibGuide is: https://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/childrensbookcorner.
The books in the Children’s Book Corner cannot be borrowed, but loan copies of these titles are available in the Curriculum Resources collection. Please ask a member of staff if you have difficulty finding what you need. Full resource information is found at: https://open-education-repository.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/259 and the link to the LibGuide is: https://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/childrensbookcorner.
The books in the Children’s Book Corner cannot be borrowed, but loan copies of these titles are available in the Curriculum Resources collection. Please ask a member of staff if you have difficulty finding what you need. Full resource information is found at: https://open-education-repository.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/259 and the link to the LibGuide is: https://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/childrensbookcorner.
The books in the Children’s Book Corner cannot be borrowed, but loan copies of these titles are available in the Curriculum Resources collection. Please ask a member of staff if you have difficulty finding what you need. Full resource information is found at: https://open-education-repository.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/259 and the link to the LibGuide is: https://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/childrensbookcorner.
The books in the Children’s Book Corner cannot be borrowed, but loan copies of these titles are available in the Curriculum Resources collection. Please ask a member of staff if you have difficulty finding what you need. Full resource information is found at: https://open-education-repository.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/259 and the link to the LibGuide is: https://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/childrensbookcorner.
The books in the Children’s Book Corner cannot be borrowed, but loan copies of these titles are available in the Curriculum Resources collection. Please ask a member of staff if you have difficulty finding what you need. Full resource information is found at: https://open-education-repository.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/259 and the link to the LibGuide is: https://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/childrensbookcorner.
The books in the Children’s Book Corner cannot be borrowed, but loan copies of these titles are available in the Curriculum Resources collection. Please ask a member of staff if you have difficulty finding what you need. Full resource information is found at: https://open-education-repository.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/259 and the link to the LibGuide is: https://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/childrensbookcorner.
The books in the Children’s Book Corner cannot be borrowed, but loan copies of these titles are available in the Curriculum Resources collection. Please ask a member of staff if you have difficulty finding what you need. Full resource information is found at: https://open-education-repository.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/259 and the link to the LibGuide is: https://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/childrensbookcorner.
The books in the Children’s Book Corner cannot be borrowed, but loan copies of these titles are available in the Curriculum Resources collection. Please ask a member of staff if you have difficulty finding what you need. Full resource information is found at: https://open-education-repository.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/259 and the link to the LibGuide is: https://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/childrensbookcorner.
The books in the Children’s Book Corner cannot be borrowed, but loan copies of these titles are available in the Curriculum Resources collection. Please ask a member of staff if you have difficulty finding what you need. Full resource information is found at: https://open-education-repository.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/259 and the link to the LibGuide is: https://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/childrensbookcorner.
The books in the Children’s Book Corner cannot be borrowed, but loan copies of these titles are available in the Curriculum Resources collection. Please ask a member of staff if you have difficulty finding what you need. Full resource information is found at: https://open-education-repository.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/259 and the link to the LibGuide is: https://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/childrensbookcorner.
The books in the Children’s Book Corner cannot be borrowed, but loan copies of these titles are available in the Curriculum Resources collection. Please ask a member of staff if you have difficulty finding what you need. Full resource information is found at: https://open-education-repository.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/259 and the link to the LibGuide is: https://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/childrensbookcorner.
The books in the Children’s Book Corner cannot be borrowed, but loan copies of these titles are available in the Curriculum Resources collection. Please ask a member of staff if you have difficulty finding what you need. Full resource information is found at: https://open-education-repository.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/259 and the link to the LibGuide is: https://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/childrensbookcorner.
The books in the Children’s Book Corner cannot be borrowed, but loan copies of these titles are available in the Curriculum Resources collection. Please ask a member of staff if you have difficulty finding what you need. Full resource information is found at: https://open-education-repository.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/259 and the link to the LibGuide is: https://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/childrensbookcorner.
The books in the Children’s Book Corner cannot be borrowed, but loan copies of these titles are available in the Curriculum Resources collection. Please ask a member of staff if you have difficulty finding what you need. Full resource information is found at: https://open-education-repository.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/259 and the link to the LibGuide is: https://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/childrensbookcorner.
The books in the Children’s Book Corner cannot be borrowed, but loan copies of these titles are available in the Curriculum Resources collection. Please ask a member of staff if you have difficulty finding what you need. Full resource information is found at: https://open-education-repository.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/259 and the link to the LibGuide is: https://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/childrensbookcorner.
The books in the Children’s Book Corner cannot be borrowed, but loan copies of these titles are available in the Curriculum Resources collection. Please ask a member of staff if you have difficulty finding what you need. Full resource information is found at: https://open-education-repository.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/259 and the link to the LibGuide is: https://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/childrensbookcorner.
The books in the Children’s Book Corner cannot be borrowed, but loan copies of these titles are available in the Curriculum Resources collection. Please ask a member of staff if you have difficulty finding what you need. Full resource information is found at: https://open-education-repository.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/259 and the link to the LibGuide is: https://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/childrensbookcorner.
The books in the Children’s Book Corner cannot be borrowed, but loan copies of these titles are available in the Curriculum Resources collection. Please ask a member of staff if you have difficulty finding what you need. Full resource information is found at: https://open-education-repository.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/259 and the link to the LibGuide is: https://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/childrensbookcorner.
The books in the Children’s Book Corner cannot be borrowed, but loan copies of these titles are available in the Curriculum Resources collection. Please ask a member of staff if you have difficulty finding what you need. Full resource information is found at: https://open-education-repository.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/259 and the link to the LibGuide is: https://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/childrensbookcorner.
The Children's Book Corner is a collaborative project between the PGCE Primary English team and the UCL IOE Library. It aims to: Expand students' knowledge of children's literature; Provide guidance in selecting books for class focuses and as 'read alouds'; Indicate the wide range of books which should be available for children in the primary and early years classroom, and; Demonstrate the importance of the teacher's role in promoting reading for pleasure. The area includes a model book corner which gives some ideas for how books might be displayed in a classroom setting. The books on display will change through the academic year. Full resource information is found at: https://open-education-repository.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/259 and the link to the LibGuide is: https://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/childrensbookcorner.
In his lecture, Professor Ahmed Al Bulushi examines Transnational Education (TNE) Partnerships, looking at the academic collaboration between Glasgow Caledonian University and Caledonian College of Engineering in Oman.
TNE can be a successful story if challenges are faced with a wise leadership approach. At the same time, potentially successful International Higher Education collaborations can fail if details are ignored.
Professor Ahmed Al Bulushi asserts that management of TNE is strategic in its nature; however, every minute operational detail plays a vital role in the success or failure of such collaboration and hence should be given appropriate attention. Human dynamics, financial interest and the global objectives of the collaboration have to be given equal attention and this requires multidisciplinary skills and knowledge.
Under Professor Ahmed Al Bulushi’s leadership, CCE has positioned itself as one of the largest private providers of higher education engineering programmes in Oman with a reputation for producing high quality graduates contributing significantly to the economic development and social capital of Oman.
Poverty and disadvantage have become synonymous with the city of Glasgow. In tackling these problems, Professor McKendrick will assert that we must not lose sight of the human resource that is suggested by the city’s favourite marketing mantra: People Make Glasgow. A more prosperous Glasgow need not to be one that dismisses the importance of the resources that enriched the Glasgow of yesteryear.
The lecture will draw on autobiographical accounts of professional footballers who grew up in Glasgow, passing conversations overheard on the street and in the pub, the cartography of the city’s changing urban fabric, evidence of poverty and multiple deprivation and a lifetime of being in and around the city.
Professor McKendrick will consider the ways in which the city has been portrayed and understood through the seminal accounts of Sidney Checkland, Michael Pacione, Carol Craig and the Glasgow Centre for Population Health, among others. Taking account of the challenges that the city faces today and tomorrow, he will then reflect on the ‘common wealth’ of Glasgow’s past, present and future.
In her inaugural Professorial Lecture, Professor Cassidy explores the potential of Personal Music Technology as a powerful tool for wellbeing in everyday life and health-care contexts including dementia.
The talk draws upon a growing body of evidence, including Professor Cassidy’s own research and insights through projects such as the Playlist for Life app for wellbeing in dementia, RockBand and musical identity, and the SingFit app for singing in healthy aging.
Professor Cassidy argues that to maximise potential wellbeing benefits of Personal Music Technologies, we need to increase multidisciplinary dialogues and develop co-designed and evidence-based technologies.
Such technologies, she argues, should also be evaluated for their impact in contemporary health-care contexts, and related to both existing and novel frameworks of care.
Man: A Course of Study (commonly referred to by the acronym MACOS or M.A.C.O.S.) is an American humanities curriculum project based on the theories of Jerome Bruner. Bruner believed that it was possible to teach children to be more humane and eliminate racism and ethnocentrism by studying another culture closely. This guide provides information about the project, the context and the controversy surrounding it. It also includes useful links to websites and resources on MACOS held at the Newsam Library. The bibliography at the end of the guide is a list of articles and reports on the MACOS project which has been obtained from a search on the database ERIC.
In this unit, we look at the concept of a function and introduce some important functions that are fundamental in the study of mathematics and computing. The basic idea of a function is illustrated with a simple example before presenting some more formal definitions and terminology.
A function defines a relationship between the elements of two sets and we present different ways to express this relationship including arrow diagrams, formulae, graphs and lists of ordered pairs. We look at how to identify whether a relationship is a function before considering whether functions meet specific criteria that classify them as one-to-one and/or onto functions. The idea of an inverse function is then presented and we illustrate how to calculate an inverse function when it exists and interpret the results graphically. The process of combining two, or more, functions through composition is then discussed. The unit closes with a brief look at some functions that commonly occur in computing and mathematics.
In her lecture, Professor Booth explores developments in continence care and the effective management of urinary bladder symptoms in older adults and stroke survivors.
Bladder problems are common in older adults, affecting more than half of older women and a third of older men. The symptoms can have a devastating effect on the person’s quality of life, severely affecting their family and social life. However, up to three-quarters of these people can be helped – or even cured – using simple approaches that support them to understand and self-manage their symptoms. New techniques are also being developed which can help sufferers to actively treat their symptoms.
Using evidence from past and current research, Professor Booth explores older adults and stroke survivors’ experiences of bladder problems, and presents new approaches to treatments that could change how they are perceived in the future.
In her lecture, Professor Andrew examines aspects of academic identity, exploring a contemporary conception of nursing as an academic and professional discipline.
Nurses need professional and academic capability to adapt to changing circumstances and to survive and thrive in unfamiliar and challenging contexts and environments. The way we achieve capability is through education.
Professor Andrew asserts that society needs nurses who are both academically and clinically able. She will explore the argument that nurses should not only be immersed in the concept of compassionate caring, but also socially aware and politically savvy; able to influence government policy and impact on the health and wellbeing of the communities they serve.
Video overview of the Full Blood Count blood test. The video is used as a component part of teaching for podiatry students at Glasgow Caledonian University.
In her lecture, she explores the challenges faced by the construction industry and its focus on producing sustainable, more eco-friendly and cost-effective cementitious materials.
The construction industry is faced with an ever-rising demand for safer and more cost-effective infrastructure, as well as more environmentally-friendly products and processes. To meet these expectations, numerous new composite materials with reduced carbon footprint have been developed over the past couple of decades. However, these materials are often very sensitive to environmental conditions and proper curing is essential to enhance their performance.
Thanks to their high capacity to absorb and release water, SAPs can help to control cement’s hydration processes and to avoid cracking during the hardening process. Therefore, it can significantly improve the material’s durability and sustainability.
VERB is an online animal diversity resource designed to accompany undergraduate degrees in the Biosciences. In this package, entitled VERB Eutherians, the groups discussed are the living placental mammals. Contained are a series of web pages outlining the diversity of the eutherians from an evolutionary perspective. The topics of focus are phylogeny (evolutionary history) and functional anatomy, but subjects as wide as genetics, ecology, physiology, and developmental biology are discussed where relevant. This file is provided as na .elp file, allowing modification in eXe content packaging software, in addition to subsequent packaging in the desired format (e.g., IMS Content Package, Web Pages).
The following web-book contains a series of information chapters broadly outlining the diversity of living vertebrates, with a few notes on their fossil relatives. Below is a collage of specimens from UCL's Grant Museum of Zoology illustrating the wide diversity covered in this web-book – from jawless vertebrates, sharks, and ray-finned fishes, to amphibians, reptiles, and mammals. To download this resource as a single file, see the collection page: https://open-education-repository.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/204. Also see the related resource Vertebrate Palaeontology and Evolution study pack here: https://open-education-repository.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/195. Disclaimer: 'Vertebrate Diversity' was originally designed by UCL staff as an internal teaching resource. The subsequent release of 'Vertebrate Diversity' as an OER means that any changes to the product received relative to the original content may not reflect the desires of UCL teaching staff, or the original quality of the resource. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 International Licence: 'Vertebrate Diversity' has been released as an open educational resource (OER) on a Creative Commons 'Attribution Non-commercial Share Alike' license. This means that once downloaded, content can be modified and improved to complement a particular course. This requires, however, that improvements are recycled back into the OER community, and full attribution is made to UCL. All content present at the time of download must be accordingly credited and, in turn, novel content must be appropriately licensed. For more information, please refer to the license deed by visiting: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/legalcode.
This chapter will look at the anatomy of birds, especially with regard to the structure of their skulls and locomotor systems. Some non-birds are also included for revision and comparison.
This resource is designed to familiarise you with the structure, diversity and evolutionary history of vertebrates through analysing images of specimens held at UCL’s Grant Museum of Zoology. It contains seven chapters: an introduction to vertebrate diversity, Fishes, the fish-tetrapod transition, Amphibians and Amniotes, Lepidosaurs and Chelonians, Archosaurs, and Birds and flight. All images have accompanying text, including information about the specimen plus hints about what to look for and the questions to consider when analysing the images. Please note that this resource does not look at mammals in detail – instead, this fascinating group are given a more thorough treatment in another Object Based Learning for Higher Education (OBL4HE) resource entitled ‘Vertebrate Diversity’ and the Virtual Educational Resource for the Biosciences (VERB) resource ‘Eutherians’, both of which can be found on JORUM by searching for the key words OBL4HE and VERB respectively. Scalebars are provided throughout (except for models). Please note that there are two different scale bars used, one with 1cm divisions and one with 0.5cm divisions. Multiple images of specimens are provided to try to illustrate the various anatomical features. However, please note that the limitations of photography (especially for specimens in cases or bottles) means that some distortion may occur or parts may be concealed or generally hard to determine. To download this resource in its entirety, see the resource's collection page: https://open-education-repository.ucl.ac.uk/195/. Disclaimer: 'Vertebrate Palaeontology and Evolution' was originally designed by UCL staff as an internal teaching resource. The subsequent release of 'Vertebrate Palaeontology and Evolution' as an OER means that any changes to the product received relative to the original content may not reflect the desires of UCL teaching staff, or the original quality of the resource. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 International Licence: 'Vertebrate Palaeontology and Evolution' has been released as an open educational resource (OER) on a Creative Commons 'Attribution Non-commercial Share Alike' license. This means that once downloaded, content can be modified and improved to complement a particular course. This requires, however, that improvements are recycled back into the OER community. All content present at the time of download must be accordingly credited and, in turn, novel content must be appropriately licensed. For more information, please refer to the license deed by visiting: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/legalcode
A formative assessment tool – a personal record where students record, structure, reflect on and develop their own learning; it contains students’ reflections about how what they have learned is relevant to them and how they will develop or use the new information in the future
Despite the strength of the evidence, and the clear health benefits for taking action; health professionals have been reluctant and inconsistent in framing climate change and unsustainable development as health issues. The science concerning the problems of pollution, loss of biodiversity, and dangerous climate change grows daily. However, this seems not to be matched by the science of how best to implement what actually works best in protecting all living systems at the same time as promoting health, wellbeing and social justice across time and space. David used specific case studies to illustrate both the problems and opportunities associated with the transformational change that is needed at all levels of society. He highlighted the more creative, diverse methods and business models being used – legally, economically, and behaviourally, both within health and care systems, and more broadly. These case studies are largely drawn from the first ten years’ experience of the NHS / Public Health England Sustainable Development Unit, and some from more global initiatives.
In the sets we have seen up to now the elements are not listed in any particular order. An ordered n-tuple is a list of n elements arranged in a specified order and enclosed in parenthesis rather than curly brackets.
Video overview of the blood glucose and HBA1c test. The video is used as a component part of teaching for podiatry students at Glasgow Caledonian University.
Video overview of the C-Reactive Protein test. The video is used as a component part of teaching for podiatry students at Glasgow Caledonian University.
Video overview of the liver function blood test. The video is used as a component part of teaching for podiatry students at Glasgow Caledonian University.
Video overview of the urea and electrolytes blood test. The video is used as a component part of teaching for podiatry students at Glasgow Caledonian University.