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Applying social work law to asylum and immigration
Society, Politics & Law

Applying social work law to asylum and immigration

...concept of asylum is… mind you, the concept of asylum is not an easy concept for anybody, so imagine if you are a child, and if your child is 12, how do you explain to children this is what it means, and some children, if they are as young as 12 and 13, they will get granted discretional leave until they are 17 and a half and, sometimes, they don’t understand why they...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
An introduction to computers and computer systems
Digital & Computing

An introduction to computers and computer systems

...concept of computer systems, to help you understand how these components actually work together...Session 2: The components of a computer: 5 Connecting the devices - So far, you have been introduced to the major components of a computer, namely a processor along with input and output devices, plus main and secondary memory. Now you will explore three of these components a...
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Level 1: Introductory 16 hrs
Basic science: understanding numbers
Science, Maths & Technology

Basic science: understanding numbers

...concepts, such as how large numbers are represented, how to work out an average or area, and how to read a graph. We'll also show you why you don't need to understand fractions, and warn you about the percent button on calculators. OK, here we go. In week one, you learn about some basic concepts for numbers, including the way scientists write very big or very small...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
The formation of exoplanets
Science, Maths & Technology

The formation of exoplanets

...concept of detecting and exploring an unseen object by studying its influence on a nearby astronomical source has also been applied to exoplanets and their host stars. However, exoplanets were expected to be extremely hard to observe in practice. Using the orbits and size of planets in our Solar System as a guide, the influence of an exoplanet on its host star was...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Data and processes in computing
Digital & Computing

Data and processes in computing

...concepts that help us to do this. The material is accessible to anyone with a little experience of the use of symbols in presenting ideas. Section 1 provides a brief introduction to the course. It contains some new language that will be explained more fully in later sections. Read this section without spending too much time on it. The most important material in this...
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Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs
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Science, Maths & Technology

Astronomy with an online telescope

...de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and administrator of the Teide observatory, gives an introduction to the site and to the various telescopes and facilities there. NARRATOR: The Teide Observatory belongs to Canarian Observatories and managed by the Institute Office of the Canaries. We have a lot of different countries here in the Teide and also in the Roque. Here, for...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Climate change and renewable energy
Nature & Environment

Climate change and renewable energy

...prompted international action to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. The situation is very urgent. The average global surface temperature between 2011 and 2020 was 1.1 degrees higher than the average over the last half of the nineteenth century. The temperature has been increasing rapidly since the 1970s and continues to increase. The recent global temperature rise has not...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
An introduction to design engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to design engineering

...concepts and methods from design engineering to explore creative solutions to clearly defined real world problems demonstrate skills in communication, presentation, information handling and numeracy through the completion of activities...An introduction to design engineering: 1 Design beginnings - As soon as you read the word ‘design’ you probably formed some idea of...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs