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Successful IT systems
Digital & Computing

Successful IT systems

...de-legitimising those of others. Another strategy involves a stakeholder group (e.g. senior management, designers) using its power to structure an organisation in such a way that it then favours its interests over that of other groups (e.g. workers, users). At that point, power becomes institutionalised and virtually invisible. To ensure that goals are met requires...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
Understanding water quality
Nature & Environment

Understanding water quality

...adult mosquito hatches after a period of pupation and can transmit diseases such as malaria. Non-pathogenic bacteria are also part of the aquatic system. One such bacterium, Escherichia coli (E. coli), has various strains, most of which are non-pathogenic and exist in human and animal intestines in a symbiotic relationship, making substances needed by humans and animals....
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Fire ecology
Science, Maths & Technology

Fire ecology

...adult beetles have laid their eggs on trees killed by fire. It also nests in trees recently killed by fire (Collard, 2015)...Fire ecology: 3.3 Morphological traits for detecting fire - An interesting example of a morphological trait in animals that may be adaptive in fire-prone habitats is the presence of fire detectors in a number of insect species. The pyrophilic...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Seeing the light
Science, Maths & Technology

Seeing the light

...de Andalucía (Seville) © SENER Many new houses have solar panels built into the fabric of the building (for example those in Figure 10b, above) and it is an area that will become increasingly important in our future energy generation. The solar panel technology has been developing since the invention of photovoltaic technology (which is the technology used in solar...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Library of Alexandria
History & The Arts

Library of Alexandria

...De Rerum Natura used quite different methods to explore the natural world, not least in its use of poetry to explain such diverse topics as the weather, geological features, or the human body. The question of organising knowledge becomes even more pressing when we turn to the Library of Alexandria, for this was a collection that, many people believe, was intended to hold...
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Level 3: Advanced 7 hrs
Getting started with Chinese 1
Languages

Getting started with Chinese 1

...de (lit. should be) By saying this, the speaker thinks what he/she did is his/her duty. Note that people respond to xièxie with different expressions depending on the context. The important thing is to be polite and show your gratitude. Activity 4...Week 2: Responding to greetings: 4 Personal pronouns - Now have a go at Activity 5 below which looks at personal pronouns....
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Forensic science and fingerprints
Health, Sports & Psychology

Forensic science and fingerprints

...de España delivered its verdicts. Of the 28 defendants in the trial, 21 were found guilty on a range of charges from forgery to murder. In the early stages of the investigation a blue plastic bag containing detonators was found near the scene of the bombings at a railway station. A print was taken from the bag and the FBI in the USA was sent a digital copy of the print....
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Talking about the menopause: symptoms, support and the role of exercise
Health, Sports & Psychology

Talking about the menopause: symptoms, support and the role of exercise

...de-stigmatise the menopause, raise awareness of its impact and remove the embarrassment often experienced when people talk about it (Newson, 2019)...Session 1: What are we are talking about?: 5 Factors affecting the severity of the menopause - On average the menopause starts aged 51; however, the perimenopause that is described as ‘the change before the change’,...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs