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Learning, thinking and doing
Science, Maths & Technology

Learning, thinking and doing

...Analysis, application of general principles, problem solving and so on are all capabilities required for learning effectively both in higher education and in the workplace. It is these various abilities to learn which are now seen as priority outcomes for graduates. Ability to pass examinations does not guarantee that a graduate has a critical grasp of knowledge or can...
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Level 1: Introductory 16 hrs
Questioning crime: social harms and global issues
Society, Politics & Law

Questioning crime: social harms and global issues

...analysis, whether or not it happens to be against the law (Hillyard and Tombs, 2007). A transnational or global focus can be found in some criminology, but the social harm approach lends itself particularly well to the study of harmful actions, policies and events which are not confined within individual countries. For example, harms done to the environment often cross...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
Fundamentals of accounting
Money & Business

Fundamentals of accounting

...data the production of useful information from that data and its presentation to stakeholders of a business such as owners, lenders and the tax office. In today’s electronically enabled business world most organisations produce their financial accounts using a computer program known as an accounting package. Such accounting software produces, at the click of a button,...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
What is openwashing - and how can you avoid it?
Digital & Computing

What is openwashing - and how can you avoid it?

...data, or government - but only for the kudos without making good on the open promise can undermine the whole movement. Patrick Masson from the software Open Source Iniative explores those whose doors say open, but their attitudes remain closed...It's great to see where open source software and the communities that support it are today. Many of those who have worked over...
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Article 5 mins
Is English squeezing out local languages in Uganda?
Languages

Is English squeezing out local languages in Uganda?

...data, we can only paint a picture on its usage. The language has a fraught history in Uganda. By the time European Protestant explorers arrived in Buganda in 1877, followed by Catholics in 1879, Swahili was used as a language for inter-ethnic communication, in the courts and as a language for trade in East Africa. In 1928 it was declared the official language in education...
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Are old voting machines a threat to democracy?
Science, Maths & Technology

Are old voting machines a threat to democracy?

...data collected by the Verified Voting Foundation. Based on this research, we project that in November 43 states will use voting machines that are at least a decade old. [ Diebold Elections System AccuVote-TSx DRE voting machine with a VVPAT attachment] Diebold Elections System AccuVote-TSx DRE voting machine with a VVPAT attachment That’s a problem for three big...
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Article 5 mins
Why do voters allow corrupt politicians to stay in office?
Society, Politics & Law

Why do voters allow corrupt politicians to stay in office?

...data with detailed information on more than 130 corruption cases among House and Senate members over three-and-half decades. The cases vary in scope and seriousness, from ‘in-house’ transgressions, such as Representative Irving Whalley expropriating salaries of 17 staff members for his own use, to criminal enterprises like the Koreagate case involving ten members of...
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Belfast: Racing to the top for the Grande Partenza
Health, Sports & Psychology

Belfast: Racing to the top for the Grande Partenza

...data from 2001-2011 reports that Belfast saw a 60% rise in the number of people cycling to work, while this number fell by 12% across the rest of Northern Ireland. Figures from the Department for Regional Development for this same period show that cycling has increased in key locations in the city by up to 152%, with activity in some of the most popular areas such as...
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Article 5 mins