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An introduction to web applications architecture
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to web applications architecture

...type of structuring reflects high-level decisions that are difficult to change later because they determine software-level decisions. It is thus difficult to change the architecture of a system without starting the design from the beginning. Activity 1 Defining ‘system architecture’ Timing: Allow 15 minutes to complete this activity Produce your own definition in...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Approaching prose fiction
History & The Arts

Approaching prose fiction

...types of characterisation and genre...Do you want to get more out of your reading? This free course, Approaching prose fiction, is designed to develop the analytical skills you need for a more in-depth study of literary texts. You will learn about narrative events and perspectives, the setting of novels, types of characterisation and genre....Approaching prose fiction:...
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Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
The business of film
History & The Arts

The business of film

...types of creative industry are listed to the right of the ‘target’. The centre of the target represents the least commercial activity. As you move outwards, the coloured rings represent increasingly commercial activity. Decide where on the target you would place each of these industries. [Described image] Figure 1 How commercial are creative activities? Note down...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Environment: treading lightly on the Earth
Nature & Environment

Environment: treading lightly on the Earth

...type of home you live in, income, values and lifestyle...Environment: treading lightly on the Earth: 2 Not all footprints are equally heavy - You’ve just read some information about the average carbon footprint of a UK individual or household. But the footprint of a particular individual or household depends on the amounts and types of energy, food, and other goods and...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
IT: Information
Science, Maths & Technology

IT: Information

...types of storage media for digital data understand the basic concepts of electrical voltage and resistance, and the parameters used to specify batteries demonstrate an overview of the historical development of IT in video recording, newsgathering and new dissemination compare the merits of different media as sources of news discuss issues of trust and authenticity in...
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Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
The Legacy of Nuclear Power: Part 1
Nature & Environment

The Legacy of Nuclear Power: Part 1

...phrase, I think Hanford for example, is truly awesome. When you think about what was done there, what it represents now and so on as is Sellafield and Gorleben differently. I mean Gorleben is a very, very nice part of Germany with cultural identity and the nuclear industry has a very light footprint hidden within vast forests. And you know, it’s interesting to associate...
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Science, Maths & Technology

Mathematics for science and technology

...type of those early bacteria as 1.2 × 10−6 metres. Of course, the value you come up with for such sizes will depend on the units in which we choose to make the measurements. If you were measuring the diameter of the Moon, you could elect to express it in metres or in kilometres, or even in miles. Units of measurement will be covered next week. Before moving on to that...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Bill Hare - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Bill Hare - Stories of Change

...phrase from somebody yesterday, ‘The climate action bandwagon is on the road and is now unstoppable,’ would you agree with that? BH: I wish that were unambiguously the case but I’ve been around long enough to have heard that story before. I agree the circumstances are fundamentally better than ever before and I agree that if we can keep political momentum moving...
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