http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/41 HE - Social studies http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/16050 DeSTRESS Film 10: The Chebyshev Theorem destress project DeSTRESS films combine live-action explanation and interviews, filmed in a variety of locations, with narrated animations that take the viewer through a worked example. Lasting 11'48", this film uses an Icelandic fish processing plant and a market research firm as examples of how the mean and standard deviation, in conjunction with Chebyshev's Theorem, help people understand variation and control costs and quality. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:32:43 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/16020 DeSTRESS Film 9: Decision Analysis: Uncertainty and Climate Change destress project DeSTRESS films combine live-action explanation and interviews, filmed in a variety of locations, with narrated animations that take the viewer through a worked example. Lasting 25'36", this film uses the question of a policy response to climate change as an example of decision making using a regret matrix. It also illustrates Present Value calculations. Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:31:48 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/16019 DeSTRESS Film 8: Developing Index Numbers destress project DeSTRESS films combine live-action explanation and interviews, filmed in a variety of locations, with narrated animations that take the viewer through a worked example. This film, lasting 19'39", examines how we compare the well-being of people in different societies. It discusses, with examples, the Human Development Index (HDI) and its components Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:00:26 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/16018 DeSTRESS Film 7: Index Numbers destress project DeSTRESS films combine live-action explanation and interviews, filmed in a variety of locations, with narrated animations that take the viewer through a worked example. This film focuses on changes in prices. It explains, with examples, the difference between Laspeyres and Paasche price indices. It discusses the measurement of inflation and gives as an example the German hyperinflation of 1923. Duration 21'04" Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:39:00 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/16017 DeSTRESS Film 6: Introducing averages destress project DeSTRESS films combine live-action explanation and interviews, filmed in a variety of locations, with narrated animations that take the viewer through a worked example. This film (duration 15'55") discusses the distribution of wealth, and the relation between wealth and happiness. It distinguishes three kinds of "average"; the mean, mode and median. Includes an interview with Nobel Prize winner Gary Becker of the University of Chicago. Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:26:29 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/16016 DeSTRESS Film 5: Variance and Standard Deviation - Investing your savings destress project DeSTRESS films combine live-action explanation and interviews, filmed in a variety of locations, with narrated animations that take the viewer through a worked example. This film talks about variation in the context of different ways of saving for the future, and in the context of the varying output of a firm. It explains step-by-step the formula for standard deviation and related formulae. Duration 19'43" Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:11:03 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/16015 DeSTRESS Film 4: Percentages destress project DeSTRESS films combine live-action explanation and interviews, filmed in a variety of locations, with narrated animations that take the viewer through a worked example. This film shows how percentages are useful in a succession of situations: designing a robust wastewater treatment plant, working out the value of discounts in a book shop, voting margins in an election and rating the return on investment on machinery in a chicken processing plant. Duration 14'37" Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:58:40 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/16014 DeSTRESS Film 3: Understanding Formulae: Part Two destress project DeSTRESS films combine live-action explanation and interviews, filmed in a variety of locations, with narrated animations that take the viewer through a worked example. This film (duration 13'41") shows how simple formulae illuminate the processes of trading in a market and lending by banks. Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:44:12 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/16013 DeSTRESS Film 2: Understanding Formulae: The Middleman destress project DeSTRESS films combine live-action explanation and interviews, filmed in a variety of locations, with narrated animations that take the viewer through a worked example. The middleman is often thought of as a useless parasite who charges fees for unnecessary services. By using a simple formula this film shows how a 'middleman" can be very productive by minimizing transactions costs. Duration 15'16" Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:37:52 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/16012 DeSTRESS Film 1: Interpreting and Using Data destress project DeSTRESS films combine live-action explanation and interviews, filmed in a variety of locations, with narrated animations that take the viewer through a worked example. This first film in the series looks at descriptive statistics. Pie charts, bar charts, graphs, and graphs can be used to illuminate ideas but they can also obscure and deceive. Includes an interview with Nobel Prize winner Gary Becker. It is 19'02" long. Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:27:31 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/15997 SEA and ‘good governance’: A governmentality approach Caroline Scott Powerpoint presentation from conference on Strategic Environmental Assessment at Strathclyde University on May 7th, 2010. Summarises initial analysis and case studies from PhD research into the contribution of SEA to 'good governance' in Scotland. Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:04:14 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/15995 Learning to Teach Inclusively OER Videos in Social Work University of Wolverhampton At the University of Wolverhampton under the Open Educational Resources Programme, jointly supported by JISC and the HEA, we are developing a multi-media open access module for HE staff - Learning to Teach Inclusively. As part of the project we are sharing series of video clips. This series of video clips was selected from two sessions of a Social Work module, Preparing for Practice, and an interview with the lecturer after these sessions. The topic of the first session was to prepare students for the potential risks that social workers face in the course of their work and to consider avoidance and protection strategies. This session is highly relevant to the group of students who are about to go on placement (see clip Social Work - Classroom session - Subject relevance to students lives.mp4). This topic is potentially alarming and distressing, particularly for those who may have been victims of abuse or violence, so the teacher revisits the ground rules for sharing and disclosing personal information negotiated with the group at the outset (see clip Social Work - Classroom session - Setting inclusive ground rules.mp4). The second classroom session focuses on assessment. The assessment has been designed in line with what Boud and Falchikov (2006) call ‘sustainable’ assessment, in so far as it is aligned with lifelong learning, to encourage student engagement with authentic assessment practices embedded within their communities of practice. This fair, sustainable and participative approach to assessment is also embedded within normal teaching sessions as illustrated in the following clips:- The action takes place in a session to develop social work students’ report writing and communication skills and to develop their skills in assessing and evaluating their own and others’ reports. The report evaluation exercise simulates authentic assessment within the community of social work practice (see clip 01 Social work practice-Assessment -Aligning with life.mp4). The first stage of this activity is to critique a social work report. Following instruction for the second stage of the activity, we hear small groups of students discussing criteria and considering their relative values. By working together, students try out different ways of approaching the assignment, they get the opportunity to ask questions and get immediate responses and feedback both from their peers and tutor (Burke, & Pieterick, 2010) (See 02 Social work practice- Assessment- Developing shared understanding.mp4). In a plenary following this small group activity the teacher asks a volunteer to summarise her groups’ discussions about the report (see clip 04 Social work practice-Assessment-Summarising & justifying priorities.mp4) Finally, as a whole group they consider the value of this exercise in terms of approaches to the assignment (05 Social work practice- Assessment- articulating different approaches.mp4). The interview with the teacher covers a number of issues around inclusive learning and teaching, including the challenges of engaging all students within large groups, the challenges and benefits of mixing students with different sets of knowledge and experiences, the need for safe space and ground rules to build trust and confidence among the group, especially when discussing sensitive subjects. Project web-site – www.wlv.ac.uk/teachinclusively e-mail: oer@wlv.ac.uk Videos are in .mp4 format (H.264 compression) and are playable with most media players. If you have any problems with the playback we recommend free open source VLC media player – www.videolan.org or all of our published videos can be viewed online on www.vimeo.com/oer/videos in your browser. Please contact us if you need any help oer@wlv.ac.uk, or fill in Problem Report form - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEg4a1h6T0ZzenRkVnlIcW1iYXpadHc6MQ Boud, D., & Falchicov, N. (2006). Aligning assessment with long-term learning. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 31(4), 399-413. Burke, D., & Pieterick, J. (2010). Giving students effective written feedback. Maidenhead: Open University Press. Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:44:52 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/15994 DataTrain: research data managmeent training modules in Social Anthropology Irene Peano Looking after digital data is central to good research. We all know of horror stories of people losing or deleting their entire dissertation just weeks prior to a deadline. Even before this happens, good practice in looking after research data from the beginning to the end of a project makes work and life a lot less stressful. Defined in the widest sense, digital data includes all files created or manipulated on a computer (text, images, spreadsheets, databases, etc). With publishing and archiving of research increasingly being online, we all have a responsibility to ensure the long-term preservation of our research data, while at same time being aware of issues of sensitive data, intellectual property rights, open access, and freedom of information. The DataTrain teaching materials have been designed to familiarise post-graduate students in good practice in looking after their research data. A central tenet is the importance of thinking about this in conjunction with the projected outputs and publication of research projects. This teaching package is focussed on data management for Social Anthropology. Mon, 31 Oct 2011 12:02:19 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/15989 UK4/SS/10 ‘A Toolkit for Embedding Methods Teaching within a Sociology Field Trip’ Alison Anderson Carole Sutton UK4/SS/10 ‘A Toolkit for Embedding Methods Teaching within a Sociology Field Trip’ A workbook for a Soicology Stage One Field Trip/ Tue, 25 Oct 2011 12:21:41 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/15988 Statistics for Geography and Environmental Science: Correlation and Regression Rich Harris Relational statistics ask whether two or more sets of data – variables – are related. Scatter plots are a simple and effective way of detecting a relationship and if it is linear. If it is, a measure of linear correlation can be calculated. A regression model produces a line of best fit summarising the relationship. Multiple regression extends the approach to allow more that one variable to explain another. In this session you will 1) Learn how to calculate correlations in R. 2) Learn how to fit regression models in R and about the various tests and visual diagnostics that support the decision-making process. Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:25:40 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/15987 Statistics for Geography and Environmental Science: Inferential Statistics and Hypothesis Testing Rich Harris A commonly used idea in statistics is that the data we are describing are (unbiased) samples of a wider population. For example, a survey on voting behaviour does not ask all the population how they intend to vote, and nor does it need to do so to get precise estimates of the likely election day result, provided those who are asked are together representative of the population whole. Inferential statistics look beyond describing data in their own right to gathering information about the properties of the system, process or structure that have been measured. They also introduce the distinction between a sample of the population and its characteristics, and the population itself and its characteristics. In this session you will l earn how to undertake hypothesis testing in R, with a focus on t tests and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:20:49 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/15986 Statistics for Geography and Environmental Science: The Normal Curve Rich Harris The Normal curve is so called because it is how many social and scientific data appear distributed. This session looks at the properties of a Normal curve, ways to detect Normality, and examples of skewed data. In this session you will 1) Learn about the Normal curve and how to make visual checks for Normality in R. 2) Learn how to calculate the area under a Normal curve. 3) Learn how to transform data and to check them for skew and kurtosis. Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:14:02 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/15985 Statistics for Geography and Environmental Science: Descriptive Statistics Rich Harris Descriptive statistics are those that summarise key characteristics of the variables in a data set. They include measures of average and of variation around that average, and are supported and presented in summary tables or by using graphics. This session looks at simple ways to make sense of and present data in R. Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:12:06 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/15984 Statistics for Geography and Environmental Science: an introduction in R: Getting Started Rich Harris Nine-page document to accompany the textbook 'Statistics for Geography and Environmental Science' by Richard Harris and Claire Jarvis (Prentice Hall, 2011). Explains the importance of students in geography, environmental science and related disciplines having a reasonable knowledge of statistics and of quantitative approaches for research, and for social and scientific debate. Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:09:48 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/15981 Learning to Teach Inclusively OER Videos in Sport Sociology University of Wolverhampton At the University of Wolverhampton under the Open Educational Resources Programme, jointly supported by JISC and the HEA, we are developing a multi-media open access module for HE staff - Learning to Teach Inclusively. As part of the project we are sharing series of video clips. An inclusive curriculum seeks to disturb our taken for granted ways of thinking and expose imbalances of power and partial understandings of the subject. However, concerns about teachers’ skills in handling potentially sensitive issues have been raised in a number of studies. These studies suggest that some teachers avoid a more critical approach to the topic because it could be ‘risky’ or they ‘sideline’ topics such as racism and poverty, and ‘suppress’ discussions around them to avoid the conflict that might arise. These studies highlight the need for teachers to develop strategies for teaching sensitive topics and dealing constructively with potential conflict. The series of video clips in this collection was selected from a session on Power Relations in Sport in which the Sports Studies students were applying Foucauldian analysis to a case to explore discourses of sport, gender and sexuality. The aim of the session was to identify examples of gendered performances, assess the effect of a sporting culture on gendered performances, make judgements about the impacts and offer recommendations. This session required students to take a more critical view of sport (see clip 01 Sport sociology – Curriculum – critical view of Sport.mp4) The video clips show the teacher introducing the topic (see 03 Sport sociology session – Instructions for a debate.mp4 and also power point presentation). They show how she sensitively encourages the students to debate the issues of sexuality and sexual harassment in a challenging case study (based on an article by Douglas and Carless, 2009). Given the sensitivity of the topic and the effect this might have on individuals within the group, the teacher takes care to set the ground rules for respect and trust (see clip 02 Sport sociology session - Sensitive subject – setting ground rules.mp4). This group of students is predominantly young. The tutors know them very well as individuals and as a group as indicated in the interview with tutors (see clip 04 Sport - teacher interview - knowing students - introducing sensitive topics objectively.mp4). During the session the students are organised into small groups. Half of them take the female protagonist’s side (Val), the other half take the male’s side (Graham). They are required to consider the role of the culture of sport in the events that unfold from these two perspectives and then to develop a set of questions and/or line of defence for an open debate. They are permitted to share their own experiences within sport if they feel it is appropriate and helpful to the understanding of the issues in the case but this is handled with great care (see for example see 04 Sport sociology session - Facilitating group discussion & debate of sensitive issues.mp4). Students are also encouraged to take a more critical, Foucauldian, view of the issues in the case and this is evident in the students’ discourse. Once the small groups have agreed their line of questioning, the room is divided between ‘Val’ groups and ‘Graham’ groups and a debate ensues, chaired by the teacher (see clips 05 Sport sociology session – Setting up a debate of sensitive issues.mp4 and 06 Sport sociology session - Peer to peer questioning – debating sensitive issues.mp4). Following this session, the teachers talk about their reasons for including this topic in the curriculum and the ways they went about handling sensitive topics particularly in mixed groups (see series of clips from the interviews). These clips may help colleagues think about ways handle sensitive topics and take a more critical approach to their subjects. Project web-site – www.wlv.ac.uk/teachinclusively e-mail: oer@wlv.ac.uk Videos are in .mp4 format (H.264 compression) and are playable with most media players. If you have any problems with the playback we recommend free open source VLC media player – www.videolan.org or all of our published videos can be viewed online on www.vimeo.com/oer/videos in your browser. Please contact us if you need any help oer@wlv.ac.uk , or fill in Problem Report form - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEg4a1h6T0ZzenRkVnlIcW1iYXpadHc6MQ Wed, 12 Oct 2011 10:48:54 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/15939 In-depth Interviewing Alison Anderson Gayle Letherby These resources are focused on qualitative research methods. They are particularly intended for those who are learning at and from workand support a University of Plymouth module, which can contribute to the University's Continual Professional Development (CPD) framework. Through this framework learners can achieve a Bachelors in Professional Developments or a Masters in Professional Development. Within the University's CPD programme the resources will be introduced and used by a tutor who will support and facilitate student learning through use of the resources. This will be in the form of blended learning; a mixture of face to face and use of these on-line resources. Information in this document and the tutor notes included within the PowerPoint presentations are intended to support the wider use and reuse of these Open Educational Resources. Wed, 28 Sep 2011 08:22:39 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/15935 Reflecting on Professional Development - a module summary Melanie Parker Annie Watts Jane Campbell-Baigrie A module summary for 'Reflecting on Professional Development', with links to all of the module resources, Tue, 27 Sep 2011 16:59:17 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/15934 Numeracy and Quantitative Methods - a module summary Laura Lake A module summary for 'Numeracy and Quantitative Methods', with links to all of the module resources Tue, 27 Sep 2011 16:56:02 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/15910 Numeracy for Professional Purposes - A module summary Laura Lake Numeracy for Professional Purposes - a module summary, with links to all of the module resources Thu, 15 Sep 2011 13:16:27 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/15903 Research Methods: Final Year Project Toolkit: Reporting Laura Lake These resources are particularly intended for those who are learning at and from work. They support a Plymouth University module, which can contribute to the University's Continual Professional Development (CPD) framework. Through this framework learners can achieve a Bachelors in Professional Developments or a Masters in Professional Development. Within the University's CPD programme the resources will be introduced and used by a tutor who will support and facilitate student learning through use of the resources. This will be in the form of blended learning; a mixture of face to face and use of these on-line resources. Information in this document and the tutor notes included within the PowerPoint presentations are intended to support the wider use and reuse of these Open Educational Resources. Thu, 01 Sep 2011 16:16:27 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/15902 Research Methods: Final Year Project Toolkit: Bivariate Analysis Laura Lake These resources are particularly intended for those who are learning at and from work. They support a Plymouth University module, which can contribute to the University's Continual Professional Development (CPD) framework. Through this framework learners can achieve a Bachelors in Professional Developments or a Masters in Professional Development. Within the University's CPD programme the resources will be introduced and used by a tutor who will support and facilitate student learning through use of the resources. This will be in the form of blended learning; a mixture of face to face and use of these on-line resources. Information in this document and the tutor notes included within the PowerPoint presentations are intended to support the wider use and reuse of these Open Educational Resources. Thu, 01 Sep 2011 16:14:34 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/15901 Research Methods: Final Year Project Toolkit: Qualitative Thematic Coding – Different Traditions Laura Lake These resources are particularly intended for those who are learning at and from work. They support a Plymouth University module, which can contribute to the University's Continual Professional Development (CPD) framework. Through this framework learners can achieve a Bachelors in Professional Developments or a Masters in Professional Development. Within the University's CPD programme the resources will be introduced and used by a tutor who will support and facilitate student learning through use of the resources. This will be in the form of blended learning; a mixture of face to face and use of these on-line resources. Information in this document and the tutor notes included within the PowerPoint presentations are intended to support the wider use and reuse of these Open Educational Resources. Thu, 01 Sep 2011 16:13:27 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/15900 Research Methods: Final Year Project Toolkit: Primary Research Methods Laura Lake These resources are particularly intended for those who are learning at and from work. They support a Plymouth University module, which can contribute to the University's Continual Professional Development (CPD) framework. Through this framework learners can achieve a Bachelors in Professional Developments or a Masters in Professional Development. Within the University's CPD programme the resources will be introduced and used by a tutor who will support and facilitate student learning through use of the resources. This will be in the form of blended learning; a mixture of face to face and use of these on-line resources. Information in this document and the tutor notes included within the PowerPoint presentations are intended to support the wider use and reuse of these Open Educational Resources. Thu, 01 Sep 2011 16:11:29 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/15880 Research Methods: Final Year Project Toolkit: Collecting Data and Data Management – Quantitative Coding Laura Lake These resources are particularly intended for those who are learning at and from work. They support a Plymouth University module, which can contribute to the University's Continual Professional Development (CPD) framework. Through this framework learners can achieve a Bachelors in Professional Developments or a Masters in Professional Development. Within the University's CPD programme the resources will be introduced and used by a tutor who will support and facilitate student learning through use of the resources. This will be in the form of blended learning; a mixture of face to face and use of these on-line resources. Information in this document and the tutor notes included within the PowerPoint presentations are intended to support the wider use and reuse of these Open Educational Resources. Tue, 30 Aug 2011 13:00:54 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/15879 Research Methods: Final Year Project Toolkit: Literature Reviews Laura Lake These resources are particularly intended for those who are learning at and from work. They support a Plymouth University module, which can contribute to the University's Continual Professional Development (CPD) framework. Through this framework learners can achieve a Bachelors in Professional Developments or a Masters in Professional Development. Within the University's CPD programme the resources will be introduced and used by a tutor who will support and facilitate student learning through use of the resources. This will be in the form of blended learning; a mixture of face to face and use of these on-line resources. Information in this document and the tutor notes included within the PowerPoint presentations are intended to support the wider use and reuse of these Open Educational Resources. Tue, 30 Aug 2011 12:55:50 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/15874 Research Methods: Final Year Project Toolkit: Resources and Time Management in Research Laura Lake These resources are particularly intended for those who are learning at and from work. They support a Plymouth University module, which can contribute to the University's Continual Professional Development (CPD) framework. Through this framework learners can achieve a Bachelors in Professional Developments or a Masters in Professional Development. Within the University's CPD programme the resources will be introduced and used by a tutor who will support and facilitate student learning through use of the resources. This will be in the form of blended learning; a mixture of face to face and use of these on-line resources. Information in this document and the tutor notes included within the PowerPoint presentations are intended to support the wider use and reuse of these Open Educational Resources. Fri, 26 Aug 2011 09:29:42 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/15873 Research Methods: Final Year Project Toolkit: Mixed Methods Laura Lake These resources are particularly intended for those who are learning at and from work. They support a Plymouth University module, which can contribute to the University's Continual Professional Development (CPD) framework. Through this framework learners can achieve a Bachelors in Professional Developments or a Masters in Professional Development. Within the University's CPD programme the resources will be introduced and used by a tutor who will support and facilitate student learning through use of the resources. This will be in the form of blended learning; a mixture of face to face and use of these on-line resources. Information in this document and the tutor notes included within the PowerPoint presentations are intended to support the wider use and reuse of these Open Educational Resources. Fri, 26 Aug 2011 09:27:47 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/15872 Research Methods: Final Year Project Toolkit: Using Secondary Sources or Existing Data Sources Laura Lake These resources are particularly intended for those who are learning at and from work. They support a Plymouth University module, which can contribute to the University's Continual Professional Development (CPD) framework. Through this framework learners can achieve a Bachelors in Professional Developments or a Masters in Professional Development. Within the University's CPD programme the resources will be introduced and used by a tutor who will support and facilitate student learning through use of the resources. This will be in the form of blended learning; a mixture of face to face and use of these on-line resources. Information in this document and the tutor notes included within the PowerPoint presentations are intended to support the wider use and reuse of these Open Educational Resources. Fri, 26 Aug 2011 09:26:23 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/15871 Research Methods: Final Year Project Toolkit: Research Design Laura Lake These resources are particularly intended for those who are learning at and from work. They support a Plymouth University module, which can contribute to the University's Continual Professional Development (CPD) framework. Through this framework learners can achieve a Bachelors in Professional Developments or a Masters in Professional Development. Within the University's CPD programme the resources will be introduced and used by a tutor who will support and facilitate student learning through use of the resources. This will be in the form of blended learning; a mixture of face to face and use of these on-line resources. Information in this document and the tutor notes included within the PowerPoint presentations are intended to support the wider use and reuse of these Open Educational Resources. Fri, 26 Aug 2011 09:24:24 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/15870 Research Methods: Final Year Project Toolkit: Critical Thinking in Research Laura Lake These resources are particularly intended for those who are learning at and from work. They support a Plymouth University module, which can contribute to the University's Continual Professional Development (CPD) framework. Through this framework learners can achieve a Bachelors in Professional Developments or a Masters in Professional Development. Within the University's CPD programme the resources will be introduced and used by a tutor who will support and facilitate student learning through use of the resources. This will be in the form of blended learning; a mixture of face to face and use of these on-line resources. Information in this document and the tutor notes included within the PowerPoint presentations are intended to support the wider use and reuse of these Open Educational Resources. Fri, 26 Aug 2011 09:22:45 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/15869 Research Methods: Final Year Project Toolkit: Developing your research question/formulating hypotheses Laura Lake These resources are particularly intended for those who are learning at and from work. They support a Plymouth University module, which can contribute to the University's Continual Professional Development (CPD) framework. Through this framework learners can achieve a Bachelors in Professional Developments or a Masters in Professional Development. Within the University's CPD programme the resources will be introduced and used by a tutor who will support and facilitate student learning through use of the resources. This will be in the form of blended learning; a mixture of face to face and use of these on-line resources. Information in this document and the tutor notes included within the PowerPoint presentations are intended to support the wider use and reuse of these Open Educational Resources. Fri, 26 Aug 2011 09:21:43 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/15860 Qualitative Research Methods: A Module Summary Alison Anderson Kevin Meethan These resources are focused on qualitative research methods. They are particularly intended for those who are learning at and from workand support a University of Plymouth module, which can contribute to the University's Continual Professional Development (CPD) framework. Through this framework learners can achieve a Bachelors in Professional Developments or a Masters in Professional Development. Within the University's CPD programme the resources will be introduced and used by a tutor who will support and facilitate student learning through use of the resources. This will be in the form of blended learning; a mixture of face to face and use of these on-line resources. Information in this document and the tutor notes included within the PowerPoint presentations are intended to support the wider use and reuse of these Open Educational Resources. Thu, 25 Aug 2011 09:47:21 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/15855 Social Enterprise - a module summary Sarah Stevenson Social Enterprise - a module summary, with links to all of the module resources Thu, 25 Aug 2011 09:25:07 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/15802 Social Enterprise: Finance & Funding Sarah Stevenson This is a powerpoint from the module 'Social Enterprise'. This session aims to support the learner in understanding the importance of appropriate funding and finance in Social Enterprise. These resources are particularly intended for those who are learning at and from work. They support a Plymouth University module, which can contribute to the University's Continual Professional Development (CPD) framework. Through this framework learners can achieve a Bachelors in Professional Developments or a Masters in Professional Development. Within the University's CPD programme the resources will be introduced and used by a tutor who will support and facilitate student learning through use of the resources. This will be in the form of blended learning; a mixture of face to face and use of these on-line resources. Information in this document and the tutor notes included within the PowerPoint presentations are intended to support the wider use and reuse of these Open Educational Resources. Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:18:30 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/15801 Activities and supporting material for Social Enterprise: Finance & Funding Sarah Stevenson Activities and supporting material for Social Enterprise: Finance & Funding Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:09:42 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/15800 Social Enterprise: Bibliography Sarah Stevenson Bibliography to support module on social enterprise. Mon, 22 Aug 2011 13:33:03 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/15797 Understanding Public Management John Craig Georgina Blakeley This module was created as part of the Foundation degree in Community Governance and Public Sector Management, a course delivered by the Politics team at the University of Huddersfield between 2002 and 2009. The module was originally written by John Craig with Georgina Blakeley. The repurposing of the material was undertaken by John Craig with input from Mike Teague. The repurposing and publication of these learning materials as part of the OER project has been approved by the University of Huddersfield. The course was designed and delivered in partnership with local authority employers and third sector organisations. Students were either employed in the local governance sector or undertaking unpaid roles within organisations as, for example, community representatives. They studied 80 credits per year on a part-time basis, completing the course in three years and attaining a qualification that permitted direct entry into the final year of an honours degree in Governance and Public Management. The attached file titled "C-SAP report" is a research report outlining the process of developing the foundation course, focusing on issues related to curriculum innovation. Mon, 22 Aug 2011 10:15:09 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/15796 Doing Policy module John Craig Georgina Blakeley This module was created as part of the Foundation degree in Community Governance and Public Sector Management, a course delivered by the Politics team at the University of Huddersfield between 2002 and 2009. The module was originally written by John Craig with Georgina Blakeley. The repurposing of the material was undertaken by John Craig with input from Mike Teague. The repurposing and publication of these learning materials as part of the OER project has been approved by the University of Huddersfield. The course was designed and delivered in partnership with local authority employers and third sector organisations. Students were either employed in the local governance sector or undertaking unpaid roles within organisations as, for example, community representatives. They studied 80 credits per year on a part-time basis, completing the course in three years and attaining a qualification that permitted direct entry into the final year of an honours degree in Governance and Public Management. The attached file titled "C-SAP report" is a research report outlining the process of developing the foundation course, focusing on issues related to curriculum innovation. Mon, 22 Aug 2011 10:10:43 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/15795 Dulliau Ymchwil Meintiol Dr Delyth Morris Prifysgol Bangor Dr Dafydd Trystan Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol Mae'r adnodd yma yn hyfforddi myfyrwyr ar sut i ddefnyddio SPSS ac Excel. Mae e wedi ei ddatblygu dan nawdd C-SAP gan Brifysgol Bangor ac yn ail-ddefnyddio rhywfaint o gynnwys (wedi ei gyfieithu) gan y Brifysgol Agored. This cource is a set of reusable and repurposable Welsh medium resources designed to introduce students to the use of Excel and SPSS in quantitative research methods. The course has been developed with funding from C-SAP. Mon, 22 Aug 2011 07:55:10 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/15794 Cyflwyniad i Ddulliau Ymchwil Dr Delyth Morris Prifysgol Bangor Dr Dafydd Trystan Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol Mae'r adnodd hon yn darparu cyflwyniad i ddulliau ymchwil gan gynnwys cefndir deallusol ymchwil positifistaidd a deongliadol, ynghyd ag arweiniad penodol ar gynnal ymchwil meintiol ac ansoddol. Mae'r adnodd wedi ei ddatblygu dan nawdd C-SAP gan Brifysgol Bangor. This is Welsh Medium resource designed to provide a set of resusable and repusposable resources for students and lecturers to introduce research methods. Mon, 22 Aug 2011 07:45:40 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/15787 Learning path: London Riots Lisa Mansell Peter Robinson Patrick Lockley A series of pieces about the London riots Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:57:54 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/15786 Learning path: Arab Spring Patrick Lockley Peter Robinson Lisa Mansell OER content gathered together on the "Arab Spring" political events in Northern Africa and the Middle East. Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:54:48 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/15785 Collections of learning content on 'European Politics and Society' Lisa Mansell Patrick Lockley Peter Robinson An aggregation of OER, blog posts and podcasts based around the topic of "European Politics and Society" Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:49:38 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/15784 Collections of learning content on 'International Relations' Lisa Mansell Patrick Lockley Peter Robinson An aggregation of OER, blog posts and podcasts based around the topic of "International Relations" Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:47:38 GMT http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/15783 Collections of learning content on 'Comparative Government' Patrick Lockley Lisa Mansell Peter Robinson An aggregation of OER, blog posts and podcasts based around the topic of "Political theory" Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:44:15 GMT