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Engendering citizenship
Society, Politics & Law

Engendering citizenship

...2 (10.5 minutes 6 MB) Ruth Another dilemma that citizenship theorists face is, citizenship is, in a sense, quintessentially a universalist concept, that it is about equal status or at least universalistic within the bounds of a nation state, and that we have equal status against this kind of yard stick for us all. And therefore some people argue that it is not a concept...
Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
People, automobiles and statistics
Science, Maths & Technology

People, automobiles and statistics

...2) where vehicle height might be restricted by styling or performance requirements. [Two images of a tall man trying to squeeze into a small sports car doorway and seat well. ] At the other end of the scale, access is a major consideration in the larger 4x4 vehicles where stepping up into the cab can be an issue for some people due to height, disability or infirmity. In...
Crimes of the powerful
Society, Politics & Law

Crimes of the powerful

...2. In relation to the specific issue of researching corporate crime, it is difficult to secure funding for this research area in particular. Private corporations are not generally interested in funding research that may produce results critical of their practice. 3. Even if funding is somehow secured or a researcher is in a position to fund the research him or herself,...
Level 3: Advanced 2 hrs
Diversity in religion: Islam
History & The Arts

Diversity in religion: Islam

...2 Internal diversity in contemporary Islam - Lesbianism has rarely been illegal in Muslim-majority countries. But things have changed for men since the early nineteenth century. There are two main reasons for this. Firstly, during the European ‘Age of Empire’, in many colonised countries, particularly those under British rule, laws criminalising sexual relations...
Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
Approaches to software development
Science, Maths & Technology

Approaches to software development

...2. Section 3 looks at the role of models and modelling languages, introduces a well-known software development process. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course TM354 Software engineering...Approaches to software development: Learning outcomes - After studying this course you should be able to: describe the essential characteristics, and...
Achieving public dialogue
Science, Maths & Technology

Achieving public dialogue

...2 What should dialogue with the public aim to achieve? - The publication Public Dialogue on Science and Technology, published in 2002 by the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST), states: Proponents put forward two basic arguments in favour of dialogue. The first is that traditional consultation tends to be unattractive to many people and draws only on...
Level 3: Advanced 16 hrs
Additive manufacturing
Science, Maths & Technology

Additive manufacturing

...2). Many parts are now in fact produced in a fully functional, final state and are therefore not prototypes, despite being produced using machines recognisable as rapid prototypers. [Described image] Figure 2 Example of a latest-generation (in 2015) rapid prototyping machine The basic principles of AM consist of the ability to produce components directly from a...
Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
A tour of the cell
Science, Maths & Technology

A tour of the cell

...2 How is subcellular organisation studied? - Subcellular organisation has been studied in two main ways: by electron microscopy (EM) and by the separation (fractionation) and subsequent biochemical or molecular analysis of the different cell components...A tour of the cell: 2.1 Electron microscopy - Light microscopes cannot be used to study very small structures (i.e....
Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs