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Multidisciplinary study: the value and benefits Badge icon
Education & Development

Multidisciplinary study: the value and benefits

...architecture, science, music, mathematics, and engineering. The list goes on. Beatrix Potter's inspiration was drawn from a range of different disciplines, from recording observable data, art, and she was a student of natural history from a young age. She was also interested in geology, archaeology, entomology, and mycology. "What was rare was how Potter used her gifts in...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
A day at Doncaster - and an hour out of Durham
History & The Arts

A day at Doncaster - and an hour out of Durham

...architecture, or if not a sin, a bore. What chiefly remains to me of my impression of Durham Cathedral is, strangely enough, an objection: I did not like those decorated pillars, alternating with the clustered columns of the interior, and I do not suppose I ever shall: the spiral furrows, the zigzag and lozenge figures chiselled in their surfaces, weakened them to the eye...
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Article 5 mins
What is a metal?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is a metal?

...architectural parts such as roofs and gutters, due to its durability and appearance. As discussed, metals are good conductors and play an important role in electronics. For example, copper is commonly used in electrical wiring; gold is used in many computer technologies and silver is often used in electronic circuitry. Aluminium has become one of the most commonly used...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
The Roman Empire: introducing some key terms
History & The Arts

The Roman Empire: introducing some key terms

...architecture, art and literature had captivated Roman elites long before there was a Roman empire. So what happened in Greece and Asia Minor when they succumbed to Roman domination? How could the great traditions of Classical Greece be reconciled with the new demands of Roman rule? To what extent did Greek communities maintain their distinctive identities? On the northern...
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Level 3: Advanced 14 hrs
Developing business ideas for drone technologies Badge icon
Money & Business

Developing business ideas for drone technologies

...architecture components Demand: single product or service Institutions: eligibility for intellectual property rights Jump to the next stage Is there enough knowledge for offering a commercial product? Yes: first commercialisation No: delay or abandon Fruitful interactions between ‘technology developers’ (e.g. drone manufacturers) and users are key for the industry to...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Energy resources: solar energy
Nature & Environment

Energy resources: solar energy

...architectural design can enhance all three effects for space heating, hot water supply and heat storage. Such passive solar heating relies on short-wave radiation being absorbed by materials so that they heat up and then slowly re-emit long-wave radiation. The most obvious example is inside a greenhouse, where solar radiation that passes through the glass heats the inside...
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Level 2: Intermediate 2 hrs
Systems engineering: Challenging complexity
Science, Maths & Technology

Systems engineering: Challenging complexity

...architecture’. The architecture of a system can be deconstructed to reveal its constituent elements. I suggested in Section 1 that an existing knowledge base has an important bearing on the way in which a change problem is perceived. The way that this is conceived by one armaments system integrator is illustrated in Figure 30. Process is connected with the dynamic...
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Level 3: Advanced 25 hrs
Introducing technology and innovation management
Science, Maths & Technology

Introducing technology and innovation management

...architectural or component level? the impact of an innovation – does the innovation have disruptive or sustaining impacts on organisations, markets and in other contexts? the form of innovation – what form does an innovation take in a real-world context? For example a social innovation is a form of innovation that will be shaped and defined by the social context....
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs