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Wilberforce
History & The Arts

Wilberforce

...economics of overseas trade and British strategic interests in the West Indies. It was in the early years of the Revolutionary Wars that Wilberforce, currently stalemated in his campaign against the slave trade and increasingly concerned about the condition of society at home, began work on the Practical View. Before looking more closely at this text, however, we set the...
Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Software development for enterprise systems
Digital & Computing

Software development for enterprise systems

...economics). The term architecture is, again, reminiscent of its use in buildings. Architectural patterns (also known as architectural styles) codify recurrent software architectures by describing the key elements of the architecture and how they fit together (Buschmann et al., 1996). They also describe the qualities of systems that are assembled following the pattern...
Introduction to bookkeeping and accounting
Money & Business

Introduction to bookkeeping and accounting

...economic resources belonging to a business. Assets could be money in a cash register or bank account, or items such as property, fixtures and furniture, equipment, motor vehicles, and stock or goods for resale. An important asset in businesses which sell goods or services on credit is money owed to the enterprise by customers. This asset is known as debtors. Capital is...
An introduction to floodplain meadows
Nature & Environment

An introduction to floodplain meadows

...economic aspects of floodplain meadows UK Food Security Report 2024 5 Connection to nature Springtime renewal: Transform eco-anxiety into eco-action by following our flip book Springwatch Mindful Moments. Free OpenLearn course: Introducing climate psychology: facing the climate crisis. 6 Water quality Floodplain nutrients Depleting soil nutrients through frequency and...
AI fluency
Digital & Computing

AI fluency

...economic opportunities. The video explores how AI creates these new opportunities, highlighting its potential to enhance your professional goals and everyday tasks. From automating routine tasks to giving personalised career advice, AI is changing the landscape. Whether you’re aiming to improve your current role or explore new career directions, AI offers tools and...
Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Personal branding for career success Badge icon
Money & Business

Personal branding for career success

...economic backgrounds with an equal opportunity to succeed. The answers to the questions don’t require you to have multiple examples from extracurricular activities or internships – examples that might be easier for students from more advantaged backgrounds to obtain. They go on to list some typical strengths-based interview questions, including: What motivates you?...
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Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring learning disabilities: supporting belonging

...economically viable because some people with mild or moderate learning disabilities did unpaid work when they lived there. Watching the video you can see that Gloria didn’t resent taking on this role of ‘carer’ – indeed she was very happy to care for Muriel in this way. But the film also shows that the relationship between them was not only about caring. Gloria...
Energy in buildings
Nature & Environment

Energy in buildings

...economic thickness that is worth using. For example, a domestic roof space in the UK might have 80 mm of existing insulation. Adding a further layer of 200 mm of glass wool will save heating energy, but it is likely to take between two and three years to recoup the energy used to make the insulation...Energy in buildings: 2.2.4 Conductivity and U-values – the basics -...
Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs