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Environmental management and organisations
Nature & Environment

Environmental management and organisations

...care is needed when using the term ‘the environment’. In this free course, ‘environment’ is generally used instead of ‘the environment’. This is deliberate to avoid falling into the trap of assuming there is a single, known, universally recognised and describable set of ‘things’ that exist in relation to each other that everyone agrees constitute ‘the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Art in Renaissance Venice
History & The Arts

Art in Renaissance Venice

...careful to keep intellect and virtue to the front, and to learn something new every day’, going on to catalogue his patronage of the arts, architecture and music, as well as his deep knowledge of both classical authors and the scriptures. 44 Half a century later, no less ambiguous a figure than Henry VIII was recorded as frequently receiving Sir Thomas More into his...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Gamified Intelligent Cyber Aptitude and Skills Training (GICAST) Badge icon
Digital & Computing

Gamified Intelligent Cyber Aptitude and Skills Training (GICAST)

...care never to share any of your passwords. If you need an example, make one up. Cory introduces you to Week 2 of the course. Last week you explored the security threats that could affect your ability to stay secure online. You also learned how to keep your knowledge of these threats up to date. This week you’ll learn about the purpose of passwords and the different...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
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Science, Maths & Technology

Mathematics for science and technology

...heat, magnetic field, properties of radioactive materials, indeed whatever you care to name) can be made up from combinations of just these seven base units. For instance, speed is measured in metres per second. In this course you will work mainly with the familiar base units of length, mass, time and temperature, and some of their combinations, but it is worth knowing that the other base units exist as you may meet ......
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
From sound to meaning: hearing, speech and language
Health, Sports & Psychology

From sound to meaning: hearing, speech and language

...careful how you do something Ink Food – you put on top of food you are eating – a liquid Cabbage Use for eating, material – it's usually made from an animal Patient F.B. Society A large group of people who live in the same manner and share the same principles Culture A way to learn life's customs; it varies from country to country Duck A small animal with four legs...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Water for life
Nature & Environment

Water for life

...care; this does not mean 2.512 on this occasion. You should be careful not to copy down a number displayed in this way on your calculator as an answer to a question; this could cause confusion at a later stage. No matter how scientific notation is entered and displayed on your calculator or computer, when writing it on paper you should always use the form exemplified by...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
David Hume
History & The Arts

David Hume

...careful a writer Hume was. Aside from one or two light-hearted paragraphs near the end, not a single sentence is included that doesn't have an important purpose. Every paragraph develops his case in some unpredictable but thoughtful way. Repetition is minimal. That is why we have gone through the essay in such a painstaking way, paragraph by paragraph. All the same, it...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Engineering: The challenge of temperature
Science, Maths & Technology

Engineering: The challenge of temperature

...care though, as we have been able to neglect the change in thickness of the thin strip from which the hoop is made. Thus, the circumference expands by an amount (b) Since only linear changes are involved we can determine an average expansion of the whole rod, as if it were all at the temperature at the midpoint, i.e. 200 K hotter than the initial condition. So, using α=9...
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Level 2: Intermediate 40 hrs