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Rounding and estimation
Science, Maths & Technology

Rounding and estimation

...English mathematician Charles Babbage, father of modern computing, once wrote to Tennyson regarding one of his poems: ‘In your otherwise beautiful poem,’ Babbage wrote, ‘one verse reads, Every moment dies a man, Every moment one is born. ‘If this were true, the population of the world would be at a standstill. In truth, the rate of birth is slightly in excess of...
Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
‘Problem’ populations, ‘problem’ places
Society, Politics & Law

‘Problem’ populations, ‘problem’ places

...English. Banlieues are generally suburban districts around the major French cities, but they do not equate with suburbs as the term is generally used in the UK. As French Marxist philosopher Etienne Balibar notes: There are banlieues and banlieues, often geographically very close to one another but separated by a social abyss and a permanent antagonism …: some are rich,...
Nationalism, self-determination and secession
Society, Politics & Law

Nationalism, self-determination and secession

...English nation: a young football fan watches England v. Iceland We can see that the problem with so-called objective approaches to defining a nation is finding sound criteria by which one might judge which groups form nations and which do not. How can we weigh different histories, traditions, religions, languages? Any attempt at objective demarcation of national...
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...
An introduction to death, dying and grief
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to death, dying and grief

...English end-of-life care (doctoral thesis). Available at: https://doi.org/ 10.17863/ CAM.16252 (Accessed 30 March, 2018). Chapple, A., Ziebland, S., McPherson, A. and Herxheimer, A. (2006) ‘What people close to death say about euthanasia and assisted suicide: a qualitative study’, Journal of Medical Ethics, vol 32, no. 12, pp. 706–710. Cottrell, L., & Duggleby, W....
How to be a critical reader
Languages

How to be a critical reader

...English for academic purposes online...How to be a critical reader: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: consider the importance of examining attitudes to texts understand the organisation of argument texts distinguish between facts and opinions in texts examine hedging as a technique used by writers to express opinions and avoid making...
Level 2: Intermediate 7 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...
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...