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Starting with maths: Patterns and formulas
Science, Maths & Technology

Starting with maths: Patterns and formulas

...physics or other sciences, you will find lots of examples like this. How do you think these formulas have been derived? How reliable do you think these estimates are? Notice that to find the relative stride length here, we tackled the problem by using the two formulas step by step, but you could also have combined these two formulas into one: and used this new formula...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Understanding different research perspectives
Money & Business

Understanding different research perspectives

...physical harm. Human rights and the law must be respected by researchers with regard to the safety and wellbeing of their participants at all times. Research ethics is also concerned with identifying high standards of research conduct and putting them into practice. Cameron and Price (2009) suggest that researcher conduct is guided by a number of different obligations:...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
Social media and networks in health and social care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Social media and networks in health and social care

...physical and yet they can’t look at naked pictures or pornography. That is one that comes up all the time and to be honest I’m honest with the young people and say I actually don’t know but what I do know is that you are breaking the law and you will get yourself in trouble if you do these things, if you look at pornography or you send naked pictures. Having a...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
What do we mean by digital health and social care?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What do we mean by digital health and social care?

...physical systems, radio frequency identification, wireless network, Wi-Fi, transport, aerospace, autonomous care, health care, wearables, industry 4.0, manufacturing, agriculture, smart city, building management, retail, surveillance, smart home, smart energy, smart meter, smart media, consumer electronics, mobile devices, security.] Figure 1 28 Internet of things icons...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
EPQs: why give a presentation?
Education & Development

EPQs: why give a presentation?

...physical objects. You don’t want to have too few, but you don’t want to waste resources by preparing too much. The format There are many different ways to present, so which kind of presentation should you choose? That depends on the kind of project you have done and the material you are presenting. Every format has advantages and disadvantages. You will want to choose...
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Article 5 mins
Inheritance of characters
Science, Maths & Technology

Inheritance of characters

...physical appearance of the bulk of the human genome is 46 long, thin structures known as chromosomes. The genome of all individuals (with a few exceptions) looks like that in Figure 1.1. It is along the length of each chromosome that the genes are located. The term genome is a combination of the two words ‘gene’ and ‘chromosome’. Chromosomes are built up from a...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
The problem with crime
Society, Politics & Law

The problem with crime

...physical violence were nowhere near as common in the 1930s as they are now, so it is hardly surprising that ''No Mean City" made some impact. I am not denying that there was sectarianism,or gangs, or violence. All of these things existed. But they also existed in London and Manchester and Liverpool. How many of you would know that there were razor gangs in Sheffield in...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Science and society: A career and professional development course
Education & Development

Science and society: A career and professional development course

...Physics at the University of Sheffield. He is an experimental polymer physicist concentrating on the properties of polymers at surfaces and interfaces. His interests in nanotechnology include its potential impact on society, which has involved collaboration with social scientists, and involvement in ‘upstream public engagement’ activities. Jeff Thomas is a senior...
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Level 1: Introductory 30 hrs