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The science of nuclear energy
Science, Maths & Technology

The science of nuclear energy

...care. In Week 2, you will examine how the energy from fission can be harnessed into a workable energy resource that can be used to generate electricity. You will look at the National Grid and the components of a nuclear power station. One of the most contentious issues surrounding nuclear power is that of nuclear waste. You will look at the different types of nuclear...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
The athlete’s journey: transitions through sport Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

The athlete’s journey: transitions through sport

...Careful planning and preparation as well as the right support network may lead to smoother transitions. Experiences may be influenced by the athlete’s sport. In the next session, you will start to explore more about how to prepare athletes for transitions and hear more about the role that performance lifestyle planning plays in elite level sport. You should now go to...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Energy in buildings
Nature & Environment

Energy in buildings

...careful attention to blocking all the unwanted air leakage paths shown in Figure 17, while maintaining the essential ones. In new construction attention to detail is important. It is easy to leave air gaps around windows and where pipes penetrate walls. Sheet plastic vapour barriers are often built into walls, especially in timber-framed construction. For really good...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Travelling for culture: the Grand Tour
History & The Arts

Travelling for culture: the Grand Tour

...careful look at the text, in Reading 1 (open this in a new tab or window so you can find your way back to the course easily): Reading 1 Make a note of any words or phrases you find difficult to understand. There are three things that may help. Firstly, you will find that quite a lot of words have an apostrophe in them – this is what’s called a contraction, and marks...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Facilitating group discussions
Money & Business

Facilitating group discussions

...careful. There’d always be people wanting to abuse the system… booking it up for set times every week. GRACE Well there are certain meetings that happen every week. Our team get together on a Friday morning to get up to speed with what’s happened that week. Would you see that as inappropriate? LISA Let’s open it out to the group. What would constitute taking...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
What can philosophy tell us about race?
History & The Arts

What can philosophy tell us about race?

...care about when we’re trying to run a society. SOPHIE WILLIAMS: Race has never been something that I don’t have to think about. It’s put on to us. ANGELA SAINI: When you look at the history and origins of this idea, you start to see it for what it really is, which is the manifestation of power. TEXT ON SCREEN The term ‘race’ first emerged in the English language...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
Business communication: writing a SWOT analysis
Money & Business

Business communication: writing a SWOT analysis

...care. You chuck it in the pile. No one is going to know it's yours. If you put your name to something, you're proud of it. It's your workmanship for the life of the bike. EVAN DAVIS (NARRATION): Around the turn of the 20th century, Rover, which later became the car firm, built the first truly modern bicycle. It was a niche product costing over 1,000 pounds in today's...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Introducing consciousness
History & The Arts

Introducing consciousness

...care.) Thus, naturalists deny the existence of supernatural entities and powers and assume that everything that happens is causally explicable by reference to scientific principles and laws. Some naturalists also make a further assumption. They assume that natural phenomena form a hierarchy and that higher-level ones can be explained by reference to more basic ones, right...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs