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Childhood in the digital age
Education & Development

Childhood in the digital age

...concepts. We found that once the batteries run out sometimes parents didn’t bother replacing them because the children weren’t asking to be able to continue playing with them. MARIELLA FROSTRUP Tanya should we be thinking more about how children of this young age engage with technology? TANYA BYRON Absolutely we should. I mean, you know, we are a digital, global...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Herodotus and the invention of history
History & The Arts

Herodotus and the invention of history

...concept.] Figure 2 Communication concept. Study note: a note on dates You will notice that this course uses the abbreviations ‘BCE’ and ‘CE’ when dating events, texts and objects. These abbreviations stand for ‘Before the Common Era’ and ‘Common Era’. You may be familiar with an alternative method of referring to dates as ‘BC’ (‘before Christ’) and...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Visions of protest: graffiti
History & The Arts

Visions of protest: graffiti

...concept of ‘art’ explain the origins and meanings of the concept of ‘graffiti’ and distinguish between different forms of graffiti have a clearer understanding of different attitudes to graffiti and different arguments used in debates related to graffiti have a clearer understanding of the impact particular contexts and techniques can have on the effects and...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Entrepreneurial impressions – reflection
Money & Business

Entrepreneurial impressions – reflection

...concept as part of a broader retail trend in the United Kingdom and other countries towards more differentiated premium food products. How did the stories of these entrepreneurs compare? Did you notice any similarities, either at the individual level, or in terms of external factors (for example social or economic trends) that have helped shape their entrepreneurial...
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Level 3: Advanced 7 hrs
Exploring depression
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring depression

...concepts, and provide a basis that will help to support and broaden your knowledge and understanding of topics further. You can find these in the Further Reading section. Please note that a glossary of terms is not provided on this course. However, you may find it helpful to keep one as you study. The course may contain some specialist vocabulary, terms or ideas with...
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Level 3: Advanced 7 hrs
Introducing Black leadership Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing Black leadership

...concept, and the truth is that it can mean wildly different things to different people. The great paradox of leadership is that it’s one of the most talked-about concepts in existence, but also one with little agreement in terms of a basic definition. For this course, it’s important to work with a common definition. Otherwise, there’s a real risk of learners having...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Health and safety in the laboratory and field
Science, Maths & Technology

Health and safety in the laboratory and field

...concepts of health and safety within a science laboratory or in the field. There are a number of legal requirements that must be adhered to before carrying out work in a laboratory. One of these is the necessity to carry out risk assessments on the chemical and biological agents that are to be used as part of your practical work activities. As part of this process you may...
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Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
Metals in medicine
Science, Maths & Technology

Metals in medicine

...concepts and applications...Metals in medicine: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: state the different types of imaging used in medicine, and describe how X-rays are exploited in anatomical imaging explain how cap h one postfix times cap n times cap m times cap r signals from living tissue can be converted into images useful for...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs