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Design
Science, Maths & Technology

Design

...system using a technique called finite element analysis. [Sketch of the Aston Martin V12 Vanquish used at the conceptual stage and an image of the finished vehicle] Figure 6 (a) Sketch drawing used at the conceptual stage of the Aston Martin V12 Vanquish (b) The finished vehicle Ian Callum and the V12 Vanquish Designer Ian Callum, originally from Dumfries in Scotland,...
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Level 1: Introductory 28 hrs
An appreciative approach to inquiry
Education & Development

An appreciative approach to inquiry

...systems and practices. Three case studies of inquiry a. An Early Childhood undergraduate module As part of a first-year undergraduate module, ‘Exploring perspectives on young children’s lives and learning’, students are asked to complete a number of activities that involve them observing and reflecting on young children’s experiences and talking to practitioners...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Economics and the 2008 crisis: a Keynesian view
Society, Politics & Law

Economics and the 2008 crisis: a Keynesian view

...system. So it’s important what interest rate policy, monetary policy is and it’s important what spending and taxation policies. Those are big decisions for macroeconomics, for running the economy as a whole. And they have international implications in terms of how much money flows into the economy, exports and imports. INTERVIEWER So how do policymakers know how much...
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Level 2: Intermediate 28 hrs
Animals at the extremes: the desert environment
Nature & Environment

Animals at the extremes: the desert environment

...systems. A popular concept of deserts is based on the extreme Sahara, where huge areas of sand dunes support little, if any, plant growth. Certain animals such as camels (Camelus spp.; Figure 3), Dorcas gazelle (Gazella dorcas; Figure 4) and oryx (Figure 5) that survive there by browsing on the sparse plant life and drinking very little or no free water, are regarded as...
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Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs
The football World Cup: where sport and politics collide
Health, Sports & Psychology

The football World Cup: where sport and politics collide

...system which centres on the commercial interests of lead organisations and its partners. However, challenges between partners can sometimes develop (e.g., Coca-Cola, one of the football World Cup’s bigger and long-standing partners, criticised FIFA for its handling of the investigation into corruption over the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 men’s tournaments)....
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Art in Renaissance Venice
History & The Arts

Art in Renaissance Venice

...system of the arts detached it. 4 The hierarchical distinctions of the canon have come to seem out of tune with our own cultural hybridity in an epoch of globalisation. That said, no one could sensibly argue with claims for the relevance of an understanding of Renaissance art to the subsequent western tradition. 5 What stands at issue are the terms of that understanding....
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Partnerships and networks in work with young people
Health, Sports & Psychology

Partnerships and networks in work with young people

...systemic failures, poor professional practice, and poor leadership and management at a senior level, including a ‘dreadful state of communications’ within and between agencies (DoH, 2003, p. 9), failures of record keeping and information sharing, lack of clear protocols between agencies, a failure to follow procedures, and confusions about responsibilities. It also...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Data analysis: hypothesis testing
Science, Maths & Technology

Data analysis: hypothesis testing

...system. This revolutionary idea formed the alternative hypothesis. H0: All planets orbit around the Earth. H1: Not all planets orbit around the Earth. [Planets revolving around the Sun] Figure 2 Solar system The gold standard, a monetary system where the value of a country’s currency is directly linked to gold, was widely adopted in the late 19th and early 20th...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs