2,078 search results
The business of football
Money & Business

The business of football

...de la Plata football was also flourishing in Uruguay. Clare Balding As in Argentina the game of football had been brought to Uruguay by British teachers and schoolboys, and again its popularity took off. The Olympics of 1924 and ‘28 were won by Uruguay with Argentina finishing runners up. And the first World Cup held in Uruguay was won by the hosts beating their...
View course The business of football
Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Blood and the respiratory system
Science, Maths & Technology

Blood and the respiratory system

...base of the pharynx are two openings: One leads to the larynx (which contains the voice box and Adam’s apple), from which air passes into the trachea or windpipe, a hollow tube kept permanently open by rings of cartilage (Figure 2). The other opening is to the entrance of the oesophagus, near the beginning of the digestive tract. Food is normally prevented from getting...
View course Blood and the respiratory system
Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Hybrid working: organisational development
Money & Business

Hybrid working: organisational development

...based here access because they needed to get important pieces of post, that kind of stuff. But we also needed to make sure that the community and everything people were getting that wasn't physical space from this all went online. Now, the hub has evolved and grown to respond to what people need post-pandemic. So people need to be way more flexible. So they're going to be...
View course Hybrid working: organisational development
Level 1: Introductory 21 hrs
The Moon
Science, Maths & Technology

The Moon

...base of the lunar lithosphere, below which it is probably slowly convecting. Like the Earth's mantle, that of the Moon is approximately peridotite in composition, though there are signs that it varies in detail from region to region. The Moon's core is between about 220 and 450 km in radius (so the core-mantle boundary is at least 1290 km depth), and is probably iron-rich...
View course The Moon
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
A question of ethics: right or wrong?
Health, Sports & Psychology

A question of ethics: right or wrong?

...based on moral values which serve as a basis for what is considered right’ (p. 162). In a sport and fitness context the coach or instructor should adhere to ethical standards set by organisations, such as REPs or governing bodies, to act in a way that is considered ‘right’. Ethics is underpinned by morals and values, therefore it is important that we also pin down...
View course A question of ethics: right or wrong?
Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
The database development life cycle
Science, Maths & Technology

The database development life cycle

...based use. No backup facilities were included to meet the users' requirement of long-term archival of their data. No user manuals were provided! Answer The user requirement for interactive, screen-based use forms part of the system specification, but actual performance can only be identified at implementation time, when the system has been built and is being evaluated. In...
View course The database development life cycle
Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
Discovering music: the blues
History & The Arts

Discovering music: the blues

...based largely on cotton farming which meant that this was also an area in which segregation and social isolation of black people through lack of economic opportunity was deeply entrenched. Box 1 Slavery in America Although the international slave trade ended in 1807, in America slavery continued. The northern states of America had declared slavery illegal at the time of...
View course Discovering music: the blues
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Learning from sport burnout and overtraining Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Learning from sport burnout and overtraining

...based factors. So that's typically around things like training volume, recovery rates, and under-recovery that an athlete is experiencing. But it can also be the additions of stresses and strains around things like exams and working life. The second set of factors are situational factors. Typically these relate to things like the athlete's training environment or...
View course Learning from sport burnout and overtraining
Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs