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Living without oil
Science, Maths & Technology

Living without oil

...simple jacket is an amalgam of different parts manufactured all over the world. It has a lining made from polyester and viscose - two different synthetic materials which are likely to have been manufactured at different sites. It has plastic buttons and is held together by cotton threads. The cloth has been dyed an attractive olive colour - the dye will have been...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
The oceans
Science, Maths & Technology

The oceans

...simple equation to calculate density in fresh water, the equivalent for saline water is very complicated. What is the density anomaly of seawater with a temperature of 15 °C and a salinity of 35.0? Using Figure 12 the density anomaly of seawater can be determined as σt = 26.0 kg m−3...The oceans: 3.5 The water properties along the Atlantic Ocean - So far, you have...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 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
Seeing institutions in different ways
Society, Politics & Law

Seeing institutions in different ways

...simple spray diagram, or mind map. These concepts do not represent alternative – let alone conflicting – views of ‘institutions’ and ‘institutional development’. Rather, all identify dimensions that you need to keep in mind as you develop your understanding of each of these two terms. I do, though, want to emphasise that it is essential not only to recognise...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
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
Engaging with postgraduate research: education, childhood & youth
Education & Development

Engaging with postgraduate research: education, childhood & youth

...simple choice between adopting one of two alternative positions and that the debate about which paradigms should underpin research remain...Engaging with postgraduate research: education, childhood & youth: 3.6 So, is there a resolution to the paradigm wars? - Despite the paradigm wars, as Gage (2007) predicted, no one paradigm has ‘won’ and the influence of...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Can tourism be both responsible and sustainable?
Nature & Environment

Can tourism be both responsible and sustainable?

...simple for tourists to travel around the sights and for residents to get to work. In fact, Melbourne advertises its ‘City Circle’ free tram route around Downtown Melbourne, which runs every twelve minutes. Its tourist office says; ‘No visit to Melbourne would be complete without experiencing a journey on board its most iconic mode of transport’. Trams, however,...
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Level 1: Introductory 7 hrs
Gaelic in modern Scotland
Languages

Gaelic in modern Scotland

...simple conversation in Irish Gaelic. Even in Columba’s day (6th century AD), however, a translator was required for the Irish-born saint to converse with a Pictish king: the churchman’s language was Q-Celtic, whereas the Picts spoke a P-Celtic language. The difference between the two groups can be seen in words still in currency in modern Celtic languages. For example...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs