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The ethics of cultural heritage
History & The Arts

The ethics of cultural heritage

...accounts of proportionality (that is, on deciding whether or not there is a feasible alternative to damaging cultural property)...This free course, The ethics of cultural heritage, will provide the basic theory behind the protection of cultural property in war zones. It is structured in three parts: the protection of cultural property; the legal basis for that protection;...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Practising science: Reading the rocks and ecology
Science, Maths & Technology

Practising science: Reading the rocks and ecology

...account for these differences in terms of the processes that produce these rocks classify igneous rocks according to their grain size and mineralogical composition recognise the difference between a body fossil and a trace fossil...Practising science: reading the rocks and ecology: 1 Earth Sciences: reading the rocks - The Earth Sciences concern every part of our planet...
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Level 1: Introductory 14 hrs
Marketing communications in the digital age
Money & Business

Marketing communications in the digital age

...account or page. Organic reach refers to the number of people who see an organic post’s content. This number can be quite low, particularly for posts that are overtly sales-focused, which most social media algorithms regard as low-quality content. This means the social media platform, say Facebook, will only share these posts with a small percentage (about 10 per cent)...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Rounding and estimation
Science, Maths & Technology

Rounding and estimation

...accounts and shows you her calculation to check. Is she correct? £ Float from last outing + 0.40 Discount voucher for restaurant + 5.00 Contribution from Ali (who left early) + 8.00 Food − 36.98 Drinks beforehand − 5.10 Taxi − 3.50 Tip − 3.00 Total − 35.18 Share among the remaining four of us ÷ 4 − 8.795 Round up to nearest 10p − 8.80 Everybody owes...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Political ordering
Society, Politics & Law

Political ordering

...account of someone’s (hectic) morning. And yet, during this account our protagonist encounters and experiences the state in numerous ways. Moreover, her experience is not unusual. As individuals, most of us will bump up against the state on a daily basis in many areas of our lives, although we might not always notice that we do so. This is because state actors,...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Exploring ancient Greek religion
History & The Arts

Exploring ancient Greek religion

...account provides us with one of the most detailed literary descriptions of the city and sanctuary which survives from the ancient world. Read the following passage in English translation taken from Pausanias’ Description of Greece in which he describes the communities interested in Oropos and the mythological tradition of Amphiaraos. As you read, make a list of the...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Seeing the light
Science, Maths & Technology

Seeing the light

...account the surrounding landscape and other buildings. For example, if houses are built in terraces on either side of a road, one side will always get more Sun than the other side. Activity 6 Sunlight and orientation Timing: Allow about 5 minutes Take a good look at the picture below, which shows a bird’s eye view of streets and buildings. The image is oriented so that...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
The social nature of being human
Society, Politics & Law

The social nature of being human

...account. c) Politics always determines how crowds perceive themselves. d) All social scientists are apolitical when it comes to studying crowds. a. a) There is no relationship to speak of. b. b) Politics are often a concern for crowds or groups – any social scientific analysis should take this into account. c. c) Politics always determines how crowds perceive...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs