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Music and its media
History & The Arts

Music and its media

...Central questions in the study of music...Music and its media: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: demonstrate knowledge of the main ways in which music is transmitted understand how the means of communicating a particular piece can change over time examine examples of musical media from different historical periods and geographical...
Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Understanding organisational value
Money & Business

Understanding organisational value

...central location. So as opposed to where traditionally you might have a workshop where you're making all your wheelchairs, and then you ship those wheelchairs to the customer, we're looking at actually how can we take that manufacturing process much closer to the customer. So how could somebody go to their local maker space or their local manufacturer and have something...
Political ordering
Society, Politics & Law

Political ordering

...central to it – the state claims to be dominant (it claims to say what goes) within a defined territory, or within a country’s borders. [Figure 3 Acitizenship ceremony for immigrants who become British citizens] Figure 3 A citizenship ceremony for immigrants who become British citizens And yet, the relationship between state and nation, or nations, is not a given –...
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Using data to aid organisational change
Money & Business

Using data to aid organisational change

...central in defining the scope and direction of the study, including the methodology. Your research question(s) do not necessarily have to be expressed as question(s); they can be statements of purpose. The research question is so called because it is a problem or issue that needs to be solved or addressed. Here are some examples of research questions that focus on...
Nationalism, self-determination and secession
Society, Politics & Law

Nationalism, self-determination and secession

...centrality of certain tracts of land to them, to their people, to their collective history, traditions, cultures and sufferings: When a hundred thousand nationalists march down Sherbrooke Street [in Montreal] chanting ‘Le Quebec aux Quebecois’, they are not just talking about the establishment of a public language or about the protection of Quebecois culture. They are...
IT: Information
Science, Maths & Technology

IT: Information

...Système International. The SI unit for length is the metre and for time is the second. In SI units, therefore, speed is expressed as metres per second. There is more about SI units in The Sciences Good Study Guide (Northedge et al., 1997). Activity 30 For a communications satellite to be in a geostationary orbit it has to be about 36,000 km above the Earth. How much...
Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
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Education & Development

Take your teaching online

...central presentation or video with voiceover...Take your teaching online: 1.8 RSS feeds and aggregators - RSS is a type of web feed that allows users to view updates to online content, such as news or blog discussions. Often this is used to receive updates from news websites of interest, but it can also have a useful purpose in online teaching. For example, RSS feeds can...
Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Managing my money
Money & Business

Managing my money

...central to the determination of whether your standard of living is improving or declining...Week 2: Income, taxation and benefits: 2.2 Taxation and benefits - Take a look at deductions that are made to income in the UK in the form of Income Tax and National Insurance. Consider the income that comes in the form of state benefits and review the current overhaul of the UK...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs