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Developing good academic practice
Education & Development

Developing good academic practice

...et al., 2002). With the full reference listed at the end of the work, e.g. Jackson, N., Tadhunter, C. and Sparks, W.B. (2002) ‘Cynus A: stars, dust and cones’, Monthly Noticesof the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 301, no. 1, pp. 131–141...Developing good academic practice: 4.2.5 Social Sciences - The notion of ‘common knowledge’ draws us into difficult...
Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Introduction to cyber security: stay safe online Badge icon
Digital & Computing

Introduction to cyber security: stay safe online

...circulation. It also became clear that the people who had stolen user data had also gained access to Adobe’s development servers – program code, potentially worth billions of dollars, had also been stolen. Adobe was forced to change the log in details of every one of its users and to greatly improve its own security. And, of course, users sued Adobe for not protecting...
Gamified Intelligent Cyber Aptitude and Skills Training (GICAST) Badge icon
Digital & Computing

Gamified Intelligent Cyber Aptitude and Skills Training (GICAST)

...circulation. It also became clear that the people who had stolen user data had also gained access to Adobe’s development servers – program code, potentially worth billions of dollars, had also been stolen. Adobe was forced to change the log in details of every one of its users and to greatly improve its own security. And, of course, users sued Adobe for not protecting...
Everyday maths 1
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 1

...double bed cost in the sale? Method In order to identify the new price of the double bed, you need to find out what 20% ( 20 divided by 100 ) of £300 is. To do this, first you need to find out one divided by 100 of £300: 300 ÷ 100 = 3 So 20 divided by 100 of £300 is: 20 × 3 = 60 The discount is £60, so the sale price of the double bed is: £300 – £60 = £240 Use...
Free course 48 hrs
Exploring Homer’s Odyssey
History & The Arts

Exploring Homer’s Odyssey

...sang of the Achaeans’ return home, a bitter ordeal, sent them by Pallas Athena after they left Troy. In her upstairs room the daughter of Icarius, circumspect Penelope, heard and understood his divinely inspired song, and came down the tall staircase from her part of the house, [330] not on her own, but attended by two women servants. When she, glorious among women,...
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Seeing the light
Science, Maths & Technology

Seeing the light

...double line for walls that have windows in. See below for an example, which is a terraced house. [Described image] Figure 13 Establish where north is in relation to your home. The simplest way to do this is to use Google Maps, which has north at the top of the screen, but you could also use a compass, or observe where the Sun is at midday (13:00 in British Summer Time),...
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Doping: a contemporary sports issue case study
Health, Sports & Psychology

Doping: a contemporary sports issue case study

...double quote marks will search for ‘doping sport’ as a phrase), limiting the results to the last five years using the ‘custom range’ option on the Google Scholar results screen. Try to categorise the first 20 results from this search. Here are two categories to get you started: The science of, or physiological impact of doping. The psychology/behaviour/attitudes...
Working mathematically
Science, Maths & Technology

Working mathematically

...double twist in it. Ford Fordsen was convinced. He went out and started cutting the big belt in two. And, at this point, a man called Loud Mouth Johnson arrived to see how Paul’s enterprise was coming along, and to offer any destructive criticism that might occur to him. Loud Mouth Johnson, being Public Blow-Hard Number One, found plenty to find fault with. ‘If you...
Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs