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Form and uses of language
History & The Arts

Form and uses of language

...family. After being educated at home until he was 13, he was sent to a prominent public school, Marlborough. Although he had begun to write poetry at an early age, his expectations – like those of many young men of his generation – were that his privileged life would continue without the need for him to do much more than indulge his hobbies of golf, hunting and...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Introduction to critical criminology
Society, Politics & Law

Introduction to critical criminology

...history of the development of two ‘standard’ criminological perspectives: classical criminology and positivist criminology...Introduction to critical criminology: Classical school of criminology - The emergence of criminological thinking is often traced to eighteenth-century criminal law reformers, such as Cesare Beccaria, Jeremy Bentham, and John Howard who began to...
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Level 3: Advanced 2 hrs
Becoming an ethical researcher Badge icon
Education & Development

Becoming an ethical researcher

...family and employers, and on social media. Badges are a great motivator, helping you to reach the end of the course. Gaining a badge often boosts confidence in the skills and abilities that underpin successful study. So, completing this course should encourage you to think about taking other courses...Introduction and guidance: How do I achieve a badge for this course? -...
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Level 3: Advanced 18 hrs
Intermediate German: The world of work
Languages

Intermediate German: The world of work

...history and attitudes to work refer to past events and specify lengths of time express opinions about work and the future of work...Intermediate German: The world of work: 1 Was machen Sie beruflich? - Über den Beruf zu sprechen, ist ein typisches Gesprächsthema in Deutschland, egal ob Sie bezahlt oder freiwillig, selbstständig oder angestellt arbeiten. Die folgenden...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
We might end up being looked after by robots. How do we prepare for that?
Science, Maths & Technology

We might end up being looked after by robots. How do we prepare for that?

...family. “This doesn’t mean they regard them as humans,” says Professor Nickie Charles, a University of Warwick sociologist with a particular interest in animal–human relationships. Close links with animals are often in addition to rather than instead of relationships with family and friends. “But pets are easier and more straightforward, some owners say.” The...
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Working with our environment: an introduction
Nature & Environment

Working with our environment: an introduction

...families housed close to the industrial sources. The levels of pollutants that occurred regularly then would lead to prompt action now, at least in more prosperous countries and localities. Yet in spite of the harm to populations in the vicinity, the impacts of pollution generally remained localised, and by today's standards only a limited range of chemical compounds and...
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Level 1: Introductory 11 hrs
Social marketing
Money & Business

Social marketing

...family, roles and status) Cultural (culture, subculture, social class system). Below you will see Figure 1, which adapts the above factors to a health behaviour context, providing a model which also explicitly emphasises, together with cultural factors, other features such as the economic environment as an element of the wider social context. [Figure 1] Source: Hastings...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Can Starbucks sell coffee to the Italians?
Money & Business

Can Starbucks sell coffee to the Italians?

...family businesses, economising on labour costs. Coffee comes from local roasters who offer espresso machines and all the accoutrements needed to operate a bar on extremely favourable credit terms to secure the contract. The result is an extremely fragmented sector operating with low sales volumes, low service and low profit margins. And, frequently, low-quality coffee....
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Article 5 mins