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Art and the Mexican Revolution
History & The Arts

Art and the Mexican Revolution

...simple. The emphasis upon Mexican nationalism, which is so significant in the central wall and so pivotal in governmental attempts at winning support for their policies post-1920, is just part of a broader historical struggle rooted in class conflict. This is highlighted in the south wall by the detail of Calles being surrounded by the army and the clergy, and, to the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Introducing key global development challenges
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing key global development challenges

...simple. We are poor because of misrule, because we are badly governed. What happened over the last 50 or 60 years, actually, is that we missed a lot of opportunities. And it is sad to go back and see that at the moment of independence of most African countries – and actually, the African Union celebrated, this year, 50 years of its inception – that countries like...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Working with charts, graphs and tables
Science, Maths & Technology

Working with charts, graphs and tables

...simple problems wrong if numbers are involved. We were mixed-ability taught in all subjects in the first year, but after that we were rigidly grouped according to ability and, as expected, I ended up in one of the lower maths groups, where I remained for the rest of my time at secondary school. Any chance of improving my mathematical skills were also limited by the school...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Judicial decision making
Society, Politics & Law

Judicial decision making

...simple yes or no question, so we have to translate the grey scale of probabilities into a straight black-and-white answer. This is called the ‘standard of proof’ and in civil law context this standard is ‘on the balance of probabilities’. The balance of probabilities means more likely than not. Therefore anything with a probability of 50% or less is taken not to...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Early years team work and leadership
Education & Development

Early years team work and leadership

...simple event. The commitment to working together in a multi-agency context stems from the belief that children’s needs cannot be boxed into health, social or educational compartments and should be viewed holistically. However, this presents a major challenge to traditional ways of working not only between those agencies but for individual practitioners in settings that,...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Grammar matters
Languages

Grammar matters

...simple (e.g. made up of one pronoun) and there are two clauses linked by and. In the second, there is only one clause and one verb group was followed, which conveys information about the sequencing of events but not about what actually happened. Most information is instead conveyed through the noun groups A rapid rise in humidity and heavy precipitation. This can be shown...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Mental health in society
Health, Sports & Psychology

Mental health in society

...simple perspectives and approaches. The next section will therefore enable you to think about what these perspectives and approaches might. But first, you will think about strategies for dealing with emotive content. The next section ends with an opportunity for you to think about study where you may have other responsibilities...Mental health in society: 3
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Making social media work in Higher Education
Education & Development

Making social media work in Higher Education

...simple group rules. Some of those might be about conforming to institutional requirements, about things ike copyright collusion etc. and obviously those should always be part of your group policies. Some will be about following your institution’s social media policy, and obviously there’s general things about just being decent human beings to each other. But don’t...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs