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Engineering small worlds: micro and nano technologies
Science, Maths & Technology

Engineering small worlds: micro and nano technologies

...works and what it can do. A close look at it's probe, using an electron microscope. Types of tip A wide range of applications: companies that specialise in scanning probe microscopy use different types of tip to create atomic resolution images. Semiconductor Industry Imaging large samples. How to get precise dimensions of any surface. The AFM uses specially designed tips...
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The physical world: collisions
Science, Maths & Technology

The physical world: collisions

...laws of physics, help police establish precisely what happened Particle collisions Professors Frank Close and Tejinder Virdee explain why physicists smash particles together and what happens in a particle collision The Large Hadron Collider The biggest scientific experiment ever constructed. How will the machine work and what is the holy grail in particle physics today?...
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David Hume: 18th Century Philosopher
History & The Arts

David Hume: 18th Century Philosopher

...work of David Hume. This material forms part of The Open University course A222 Exploring philosophy... Hume: An introduction Nigel Warburton talks about David Hume. Hume's theory of the self Nigel Warburton talks to Simon Blackburn about David Hume's theory of the self. Hume's discussion of the argument from design Timothy Chappell and Peter Kail discuss Hume on design....
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Starting with law
Society, Politics & Law

Starting with law

...work is yours to make and you may wish to experiment with different methods. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of level 1 study in Law...Starting with law: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: explain why the law matters give some examples of legal rights and responsibilities understand how different reading styles suit different...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Conversations and interviews
Money & Business

Conversations and interviews

...work out the best way to tackle the conversation with your respondent. Of course, there are times when you can’t organise events in the best possible way and you will have to be satisfied with a less than perfect ‘interview’. There are two points to consider when this happens. First, it becomes really important in such situations to keep a good record of what...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Capacity and demand management
Society, Politics & Law

Capacity and demand management

...work is not crime-related (Boulton, L. et al., 2017) so when we look at decisions such as numbers of police needed we are missing most of the workload. Thirdly, it does not usually tell us when or where officers are needed. The next section looks at an alternative way of understanding patterns in crime...Capacity and demand management: 2 Crime pattern theory -...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Exploring depression
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring depression

...work, sleep, study, eat, and enjoy life. An episode can occur only once in a person’s lifetime, but more often, a person will experience several episodes. Persistent depressive disorder is where depressed mood lasts for at least two years. A person diagnosed with persistent depressive disorder may have episodes of major depression along with periods of less severe...
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Level 3: Advanced 7 hrs
The power of learning analytics to give students (and teachers) what they want!
Miscellaneous

The power of learning analytics to give students (and teachers) what they want!

...work-based and collaborative learning environments and focuses on the role of social interaction in learning, which is published in leading academic journals and books. His primary research interests are focussed on Learning Analytics, Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, and the role of motivation in learning. Furthermore, Bart is interested in broader...
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