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Expert evidence and forensic science in the courtroom
Society, Politics & Law

Expert evidence and forensic science in the courtroom

...English and Welsh approach (Law Commission, 2011), but the government at the time declined to legislate. However, a subsequent practice directions (Criminal Practice Directions (2023) Footnote 8 covers much of the same ground and effectively requires courts to now perform an assessment of the reliability of proposed expert evidence. In the next activity, you will be asked...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Can renewable energy sources power the world? Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Can renewable energy sources power the world?

...English Nature has produced a guidance document (English Nature et al., 2001) for nature conservation organisations and developers when consulting over wind farm proposals in England. Similar documents have been produced for Wales and Scotland. In the case of offshore wind, there are concerns about the possible impact on fish, crustaceans, marine mammals, marine birds and...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Mastering systems thinking in practice Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Mastering systems thinking in practice

...English word Worldview). Using techniques such as diagramming The second way of getting a different perspective is to use techniques such as diagramming as a way to gather and capture different views. In Week 4 you were taken through some diagramming techniques that you could use by yourself, but these techniques and others like them can also be drawn collectively with...
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Level 3: Advanced 24 hrs
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Education & Development

Leadership and followership

...English Dictionary (2023) defines it as: Soundness of moral principle; the character of uncorrupted virtue, especially in relation to truth and fair dealing; uprightness, honesty. It might also be described as always doing the right thing and being honest. Amster (2015) offers the following tips to help you strengthen your integrity in the workplace: Fulfil your promises...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Principles and practices of peace education
Education & Development

Principles and practices of peace education

...English Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE) produces a regular report, Reflecting Realities, which looks at ethnic representation within UK children’s literature. Each report includes a set of questions to guide considerations for choosing books that reflect the diversity of UK communities...Session 5: Peace in the world: 5 Teaching for peace in the wider...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
An introduction to computers and computer systems
Digital & Computing

An introduction to computers and computer systems

...English alphabet, shown in Table 1. [The headings of the columns are “Binary”, Character”, “Binary”, “Character”. The first column contains the binary numbers 0100 0001 to 0100 1010 (inclusive). In each case the third binary digit (which is always a 0) is in blue. The second column contains the upper case characters A to J (inclusive). The third column...
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Level 1: Introductory 16 hrs
Desmond Morris - Earth In Vision
Nature & Environment

Desmond Morris - Earth In Vision

...English zoologist, ethologist, broadcaster and author. He has a zoology degree from the University of Birmingham and a Doctorate from the University of Oxford on the reproductive behaviour of the ten-spined stickleback. In the 1950s he present Zoo Time on Granada ITV, and in the 1960s he wrote and presented the programme Life in the Animal World for BBC2. Morris brought...
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Video 1 hr 40 mins
Social psychology and politics
Health, Sports & Psychology

Social psychology and politics

...English schools’, European Journal of Social Psychology, vol. 46, no. 2, pp. 171−84. Barbaranelli, C., Caprara, G. V., Vecchione, M., and Fraley, R. C. (2007) ‘Voters’ personality traits in presidential elections’, Personality and Individual Differences, vol. 42, pp. 1199–208. Barnes, R., Auburn, T., and Lea, S. (2004) ‘Citizenship in practice’, British...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs