002 The UK A-Levels fiasco: was it right to use an algorithm and where did it all go wrong?
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English - September 02, 2020 20:43 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MBTechnology News Tech News technology tech news banter interviews business fun Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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DDK Pod Episode 2 - We discuss the recent A-Levels fiasco in the UK and examine the use of an algorithm to determine student's grades. Was it right to use one? How could proper IT engineering best practice have avoided a damaging U-turn for the UK government? What will be the impact on future cohorts of students? We offer our take. Also covered is our pick of the IT industry news and a few recommendations for our listeners.
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00:24 - The News
12:58 - The UK A-Levels Fiasco
31:30 - DDK Recommends Stuff
39:55 - Get in touch
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