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An introduction to minerals and rocks under the microscope
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to minerals and rocks under the microscope

...economically when they are concentrated in mineral deposits. They often occur as vein mineralisation, deposited by hot, watery fluids passing through fractures, fault zones and permeable rocks. Some are formed by segregation processes in sulfur-rich magmatic systems. Mining followed by smelting of the sulfide minerals allows the metals to be extracted. Examples of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Understanding ADHD
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding ADHD

...economic burden of ADHD’, Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation, 3(1), p. 5. Moffitt, T.E., Houts, R., Asherson, P. et al. (2015) ‘Is adult ADHD a childhood-onset neurodevelopmental disorder? Evidence from a four-decade longitudinal cohort study’, The American Journal of Psychiatry, 172(10), pp. 967–977. Mofokeng, M. and van der Wath, A.E. (2017)...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Financial statement analysis and interpretation
Money & Business

Financial statement analysis and interpretation

...economic activity during the period of analysis. Ratio analysis can be used in several different ways to provide useful insights. For example, the ratios for one accounting period can be compared with: the ratios from preceding period(s) the ratios of other segments within the company the ratios of competitors or other companies within the same industry industry...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Starting with maths: Patterns and formulas
Science, Maths & Technology

Starting with maths: Patterns and formulas

...economics and computing, particularly in compressing images. [Figure 31] Figure 31 You can generate part of a fractal yourself, by using Pascal's triangle that you constructed earlier in the course. If you shade in (or cover) all the odd numbers in the triangle, a pattern starts to emerge as shown below. [Figure 32] Figure 32 This is part of a fractal known as...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
What do we mean by digital health and social care?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What do we mean by digital health and social care?

...economic benefits (cost versus benefit). Figure 2 provides a summary of the different ‘levels’ and ‘purpose’ of digital technology. [The figure shows a table with four distinct sections. The top section describes Evidence tier 3a which is Preventative behavioural change (Address public health issues: smoking, eating, alcohol, sexual health, sleeping and exercise)...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Revision and examinations
Education & Development

Revision and examinations

...economical way. Assignments can be a very useful starting point for producing summaries. It can be very useful to look through them as you revise, and compare exam and assignment questions on the same topic. How do the questions differ? What would the key differences be between an assignment and an exam answer on the same topic? Think how you could use these ideas in an...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Goya
History & The Arts

Goya

...economic stranglehold. (After Nelson's victory at Trafalgar in 1805, Napoleon accepted that he could not defeat Britain at sea.) In 1807 he sent French troops through Portugal with the co-operation of the corrupt Spanish minister, Manuel Godoy (‘the Prince of Peace’), in order to close Lisbon to British trade, enforce the Continental Blockade and break Britain's links...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Accessibility of eLearning
Education & Development

Accessibility of eLearning

...economic discrimination against disabled people. In reality, although we lean towards the social model more than the medical model, neither is a perfect fit for our approach to creating accessible eLearning. We should adopt the social model approach that an impairment only becomes a disability when society does not adequately cater for that impairment, and by extension,...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs