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Business Maths Foundations. Marie Bassford, 25-26 April 2001 Faculty of Engineering Teaching and Learning Support Centre. Overview. Faculty of Engineering Teaching and Learning Support Centre (Eng TLSC) Teaching Quality Enhancement Fund (TQEF) Project
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Business Maths Foundations Marie Bassford, 25-26 April 2001 Faculty of Engineering Teaching and Learning Support Centre
Overview • Faculty of Engineering Teaching and Learning Support Centre (Eng TLSC) • Teaching Quality Enhancement Fund (TQEF) Project • Mathematics Learning Support Centre (MLSC) • Business Maths Foundations web site • - http://learn.lboro.ac.uk/mlsc/business_school • - Interactive on-line tutorials
Eng TLSC, TQEF & MLSC • The Faculty of Engineering Teaching and Learning Support • Centre (Eng TLSC) offers support to staff, who wish to integrate innovative learning technologies into the curriculum. • The Teaching Quality Enhancement Fund (TQEF) demonstrates a commitment to the enhancement, embedding and dissemination of good practice in C&IT to support learning and teaching as part of HEFCE funding. • The Mathematics Learning Support Centre (MLSC) provides a range of services designed to support any undergraduate student in the university in their learning of mathematics
Business Maths Foundations Web Site: http://learn.lboro.ac.uk/mlsc/business_school/ • Originated from the need for basic foundations in Maths for students in Singapore • Developed by Tony Croft, Clare Trott & Marie Bassford • Pilot web site for Business School September 2001 • Develop and disseminate the resource across Loughborough University
Six main areas: • Number • Notation, symbols and algebra • Linear relationships • Common functions • Mathematics of finance • Statistics • Within each area there is a variety of topics. • Each topic is a self-contained interactive on-line document.
Interactive on-line Maths Foundations • Key mathematical concepts • Worked examples • Problems, with • worked solutions • Graded quizzes
An on-line document called ‘Getting Started’ provides tips as well as technical help. • Colour is used consistently throughout: • Greentext: An internal jump within the document • Browntext: An external jump to another document or web site • Red text: Guidelines for using the Exercises and Quizzes
Have a go... • Have a look at the site: • http://learn.lboro.ac.uk/mlsc/business_school • In particular, link to: • Comments and suggestions ?
Further Information • TQEF Project Officer: Marie Bassford • E-mail: m.l.bassford@lboro.ac.uk • Ext: 7194 • http://learn.lboro.ac.uk/mlsc/business_school • The Mathematics Learning Support Centre (MLSC) is located in: • The Department of Mathematical Sciences Room W2.08 • Centre Manager : Tony Croft • Department of Mathematical Sciences • Room W2.84 • E-mail: a.c.croft@lboro.ac.uk • Ext: 3185 • http://learn.lboro.ac.uk/sci/ma/mlsc/