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David Hume
History & The Arts

David Hume

...account of what set this new scientific age apart from the pre-Enlightenment era was and is empiricism (a nineteenth-century term). The backbone of empiricism is a simple claim: Empiricism (roughly characterised): opinions are reasonable if, and only if, they are supported by evidence that is ultimately grounded in experience. ‘Experience’, here, can mean everyday...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Integrated safety, health and environmental management: An introduction
Digital & Computing

Integrated safety, health and environmental management: An introduction

...account of a road accident, which is not atypical of many we see in the newspapers or hear about on news bulletins: Two vehicles were involved in an accident on the Anytown bypass late last night. X was travelling north and was in collision with another vehicle turning right from the southbound carriageway into a petrol filling station. The driver, Y, of the second...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Pluralism in Economics: inequalities, innovation, environment
Society, Politics & Law

Pluralism in Economics: inequalities, innovation, environment

...account of a renowned feminist macroeconomist, Professor Jayati Ghosh, on the importance of Economics in creating and sustaining but also in tackling global challenges. Transcript In Session 1, you will explore the extent to which climate change and other environmental degradations raise the question of whether there are biophysical limits to economic activity. In Session...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Studying mammals: The social climbers
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: The social climbers

...account, of about 150 words, to compare and contrast the situations in marmosets and in marmots. Include in your answer any benefits to the mother and the young females that arise from this behaviour. Answer Young female marmosets remain with their mother to carry younger siblings, allowing the mother to devote her energy to foraging. The presence of their mother...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Waste management and environmentalism in China
Nature & Environment

Waste management and environmentalism in China

...accounting for nearly one-quarter of the amount of MSW expected to be generated by the entire world (Hoornweg and Bhada-Tata, 2012). [Described image] Figure 8 Estimated past and predicted annual growth of MSW in China in million tonnes per year from 1980 to 2025 (adapted from Zhang et al., 2010; Hoornweg and Bhada-Tata, 2012) Activity 3 Growth of MSW Timing: Allow about...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Psychological research, obedience and ethics
Society, Politics & Law

Psychological research, obedience and ethics

...accountant, who was chosen for the role because he appeared mild-mannered and likeable. He was not the sort of person one would want to see hurt. The drawing of slips of paper was fixed to ensure that the ‘naive participant’ was always cast in the role of the ‘teacher’, and the ‘shock generator’ was simply a simulator. The sounds (the moans and cries) that the...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Do you trust forensic science in the criminal justice system?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Do you trust forensic science in the criminal justice system?

...account of what happened. Narrator The victim, Dave, was found unconscious in the locker room by Rob, a member of the cleaning team. The police arrived to secure and preserve the scene, gather materials of potential evidence, follow all lines of enquiry, and coordinate between Dave, the forensic scientists, and the eyewitness. Dave was taken to the hospital. Rob reported...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Open education
Education & Development

Open education

...account and do the activities associated with it if at all possible, as this does add a great deal of value to your networking practice. We will look at pedagogy associated with open learning itself in Week 5 of this course. The course is set out week by week as many learners prefer to structure their study this way. However, it is not essential that you study it in this...
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Level 3: Advanced 40 hrs