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Everyday maths 1 (Northern Ireland)
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 1 (Northern Ireland)

...skills for work, study and everyday life. The course has four sessions, which cover the following topics: numbers, measurement, shapes and space, and handling data. There will be plenty of examples to help you progress, together with opportunities to practise your understanding...Have you ever noticed how often you need maths skills in everyday life? This free course is...
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Level 1: Introductory 48 hrs
Herodotus and the invention of history
History & The Arts

Herodotus and the invention of history

...Studies courses and qualifications....Herodotus and the invention of history: Introduction - With the information explosion online, how can you tell fake news from the real thing, or be more sensitive to how information can be weaponised? In the fifth century BCE, a Greek by the name of Herodotus faced a similar challenge when he set out to examine why his people, the...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Attention
Society, Politics & Law

Attention

...study in Social Sciences...Attention: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand different cognitive psychological aproaches used to examine such forms of attention as attention to regions of space, attention to objects and attention for action summarise the different cognitive psychological approaches under a fairly abstract...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Ads of our time – are teens susceptible to food ads in digital media?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Ads of our time – are teens susceptible to food ads in digital media?

...skills means that they can resist food advertising. First, children find ads in digital media much harder to distinguish from other web page content. Second, in social media, ads are designed to be particularly engaging, emotionally appealing, and entertaining. They build on young people’s passions – their loves for humour, music, movies, sports, games, celebrities...
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Article 5 mins
Injected metal assembly (Liquid riveting)
Science, Maths & Technology

Injected metal assembly (Liquid riveting)

...skilled operators. A wide variety of components can be assembled, including cable ends, electric motor rotors, thin plates/laminations and cam/gear assemblies. Typical examples are shown below. [Images to demonstrate 'Injected metal assembly (Liquid riveting)' - see article ] Materials: Injection material Lead or zinc alloys, depending on the strength required in the...
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Article 10 mins
Preparation dyeing and finishing
Money & Business

Preparation dyeing and finishing

...less often. With the large volumes of t shirt fabric need to clothe the world there will always be some dyers who cut corners and do things wrong. There will always be retailers who want to make such a margin that quality will be affected. It takes a lot of skill and knowledge at a high level to be able to dye a piece of fabric so it has less impact on the environment....
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Article 5 mins
Tackling systemic human and workers’ rights issues in garment supply chains
Society, Politics & Law

Tackling systemic human and workers’ rights issues in garment supply chains

...skills training to factories with ILO SCORE, we are also delivering a social dialogue programme in factories in Guangdong. The tragic Rana Plaza factory collapse, which killed 1100 Bangladeshi factory workers, highlighted the power of collaboration when the international community comes together to respond. The Bangladesh Accord brought together 200 brands and 2 global...
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Article 5 mins
Five reasons why you should care about mindfulness
Health, Sports & Psychology

Five reasons why you should care about mindfulness

...skill that allows us to be less responsive to what is happening in the present moment. It is a way of relating our experiences (positive, negative and neutral) in a particular way, so that our overall suffering is reduced and our sense of well-being improved. A practical tip: Ruby Wax talks about how mindfulness has made a difference to her life in terms of managing...
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Article 10 mins