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An introduction to computers and computer systems
Digital & Computing

An introduction to computers and computer systems

...determined by its sampling rate sampling and depth. As with image files, audio files can quickly become very large as the sampling rate and depth increase. Similarly, there are many standards to encode and compress audio files to make them more manageable, such as MP3 (the third audio standard from the Moving Pictures Expert Group) and flac (an open source format from...
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Level 1: Introductory 16 hrs
Working with charts, graphs and tables
Science, Maths & Technology

Working with charts, graphs and tables

...determine the lifetime of each battery, the mean result would be appropriate as a measure of the possible lifetime any of the batteries and could be used to promote the product. Activity 12 A sample of 15 batteries was tested. The batteries lasted, in hours: 23, 28, 25, 30, 18, 29, 23, 19, 30, 24, 25, 21, 26, 25, 23 Calculate the mean life of a battery, correct to one...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Wilberforce
History & The Arts

Wilberforce

...determined and uncompromising commitment to Evangelical Christianity. Wilberforce regards this as a matter of patriotism as well as of religion if the perceived moral poison arising in France is to be contained. The advance of true religion would bring substantial moral and political benefits quite apart from the providential blessing of God...Wilberforce: 4.6...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Working in groups and teams
Money & Business

Working in groups and teams

...determining how that task should be completed. Reason: Exercising too little or too much authority: a typical mistake is giving a team too much autonomy early in its life when direction is needed and then intervening too heavily later when the team is not performing well. Remedy Work closely with the team at the outset Draw up ground rules, including the amount and timing...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Grammar matters
Languages

Grammar matters

...determine how it is or needs to be organised: Is it planned or spontaneous? Is it interactive or more of a monologue? Does the verbal message stand alone or does it work with other modes of meaning – e.g. images, pointing and gesture? These three variables form a spectrum of possibilities which in SFL is called a mode continuum. At one end of this spectrum, face-to-face...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
So, you want to be a nurse? A brief introduction to nursing
Health, Sports & Psychology

So, you want to be a nurse? A brief introduction to nursing

...determination and the roles that they do. What I most enjoy about my role is being able to support nursing staff in their nursing journey which enables them to deliver the best care for our patients. I'm really lucky being in the position that I'm in and being a senior nurse. Staff can approach me whenever they have any questions or queries. And I can help be their...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Information technology: A new era?
Society, Politics & Law

Information technology: A new era?

...determining economy-wide growth and the growth of firms and industries. We have seen that many issues surrounding the new economy are really issues around the dynamics of technological change: rapid increases in productivity, the emergence of many small firms, new products and new processes, and so on. The main lesson of the course has been to provide a historical...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
History of reading: An introduction to reading in the past
History & The Arts

History of reading: An introduction to reading in the past

...determining the impact books make on readers. Click here to return to the beginning of this course and select another essay to read...History of reading: An introduction to reading in the past: 2 Charles Dickens and his readers - By Mary Hammond Love him or hate him, it is widely accepted now that Charles Dickens was one of the giants of Victorian literature, far...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr