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The social in social science
Society, Politics & Law

The social in social science

...et al., 1988). Furthermore, whether people are constrained or enabled, they experience, negotiate and are creative, not only in practice, but also in the stories told about this practice. The stories homeless women tell about their experiences of housing are considered especially important, since we understand them as ‘going beyond’ the event, offering an evaluation...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Rounding and estimation
Science, Maths & Technology

Rounding and estimation

...adapted easily to rounding to the nearest ten. Instead of looking at the tens digit look at the units digit. So £23 is rounded down (to £20) and £36 is rounded up (to £40). Example 1 The distance from London to Newcastle is 282 miles. Round this distance to the nearest 10 miles and the nearest hundred miles. Answer To round to the nearest 10, look at the units digit....
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Political ordering
Society, Politics & Law

Political ordering

...adapted extract from the Open University course DD102 Introducing the social sciences...Political ordering: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand key social issues and debates in contemporary UK society, such as: how social and material lives are related; how our identities are made; and how societies are ordered and governed...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
The restless Universe
Science, Maths & Technology

The restless Universe

...et al. (1952), The Principle of Relativity, New York, Dover Publications. The union of space and time of which Minkowski spoke is now generally referred to as space-time. It represents a kind of melding together of space and time, and since space is three-dimensional, and time is one-dimensional, space-time is four-dimensional. Any particular observer, such as you or I,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Midlife MOT: wealth, work and wellbeing
Money & Business

Midlife MOT: wealth, work and wellbeing

...adapted from Career Planning Workbook 2019 and Succeed in the workplace BOC) Next, write down the values that you scored as most important (rated 4) and those that you scored as least important (1 or 2). For example, if ‘Being original, developing new ideas’ was scored at 4, then write down ‘Creative’ under a heading called ‘most important’. Discussion...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Manufacturing
Science, Maths & Technology

Manufacturing

...adaptable to automation and performs well in mass production. Soldering is defined as a brazing-type operation where the filler metal has a melting temperature below 450°C. The bond strength is relatively low compared to brazing. The 'traditional' solder alloy is based on a tin/lead mixture, but lead-free alloys are becoming more commonplace...Manufacturing: 5.5 Glues -...
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Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
Two concepts of freedom
History & The Arts

Two concepts of freedom

...communal periods because of the loudness of the TV. Noise is a major problem. (Ashley, et al. (1994), p. 12) So is this prisoner really free to study? Although the prison authorities don't actively prevent him from doing so, the noise in the prison at some times of the day does. A prisoner's freedom may be curtailed in many ways beyond preventing him or her leaving the prison, and not all of those curtailments of freedom......
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Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
Desmond Morris - Earth In Vision
Nature & Environment

Desmond Morris - Earth In Vision

...adapted to contemplating super-tribal issues. We tolerate the super-tribe, but in our hearts we’re still tribesmen and it may be that we’re a tribesman who follows Manchester United rather than a tribesman who goes out killing antelope, but essentially we have that tribal mentality, and that means that when it comes to the bigger issues we’re not really equipped to...
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Video 1 hr 40 mins