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Particle physics
Science, Maths & Technology

Particle physics

...account of subatomic structure would have ended with these particles, but now a deeper layer of structure is known. It is believed that protons and neutrons are composed of structureless particles known as quarks, while electrons and electron neutrinos are merely examples of a broader class of particles known as leptons. Furthermore, there are other fundamental...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Critical criminology and the social sciences
Society, Politics & Law

Critical criminology and the social sciences

...account in setting interest rates. However, insufficient account was taken of the risk of economic events, leading to much higher than expected rates of default. Now any banker knows there's a fairly straight line relationship between risk and return. If you're making unusually high levels of return, when profits are high, then you're most often carrying unusually high...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
An introduction to digital simulation in healthcare
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to digital simulation in healthcare

...account for human factors, such as stress and fatigue, which can impact performance. By training in realistic scenarios, healthcare professionals can develop strategies to manage these factors and maintain high standards of care. Standardised training: digital simulations provide a consistent training experience for all learners, ensuring that everyone meets the same...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Listening for form in popular music
History & The Arts

Listening for form in popular music

...account other aspects of the song, including the meaning of the lyrics. More generally, it is helpful to conceptualise form in larger, rather than smaller, groupings, since this helps a broader picture to emerge from the detail...Listening for form in popular music: 5 Song structure and meaning - Table 4 presents a complete picture of ‘Midnight Special’, showing how...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Hybrid working: skills for digital transformation
Digital & Computing

Hybrid working: skills for digital transformation

...account manager who was able to provide us with a wealth of advice as to what Jisc could provide us with to get us started. They also were able to provide us with case studies and feedback from other institutions who had already done what we were trying to do. They have communities of practice that we were able to join and to learn from the experiences of others. The key...
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Level 1: Introductory 11 hrs
The range of work with young people
Education & Development

The range of work with young people

...account the similarities and differences that will arise within a ‘family of practices’. In this way, we will continue to develop our ability to recognise and discriminate between the different kinds of provision on offer to young people...The range of work with young people: Examining diversity - By now you will be aware that work with young people uses a variety of...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
The Byzantine icon
History & The Arts

The Byzantine icon

...account for the shortage of named artists in Byzantium. This, however, began to change with the Renaissance appreciation of artists with an outreach even to Byzantine icon painters who started signing their work (Lymberopoulou, 2007c, p. 175)...Week 1: Introducing the Byzantine icon: 3.4 Secular II: Icons in the market - It should be clear by now that icons are the most...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
A short introduction to the English language
Languages

A short introduction to the English language

...account, to assess their claims, and to call out when they’re not telling it straight. TONY THORNE: And this is where I think that the mainstream media, again, whichever side you’re on, whether you’re pro-Brexit, pro-Trump, pro-Boris Johnson, pro-Theresa May, or pro-Jeremy Corbin, the mainstream media has been complicit in a sense in all of these untruths and...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs