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Teaching secondary mathematics
Education & Development

Teaching secondary mathematics

...Introduction - This free course, Teaching secondary mathematics, first discusses why people learn mathematics and how it is learned. It then moves onto a discussion of what it means to act and be mathematical. When teaching mathematics a consideration of why it is important to learn mathematics will help you decide how you expect your students to learn and what they need...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Who belongs to Glasgow?
Society, Politics & Law

Who belongs to Glasgow?

...Introduction - This course focuses on the images of Glasgow and was first presented as a TV programme in 1993. It is not about Glasgow as such; it is about Glasgow's image. Images are representations of places: they are constructed and contested; images also represent multiple identities, uniqueness of place, interdependencies. There are many different ways of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs
Justice, fairness and mediation
Money & Business

Justice, fairness and mediation

...Introduction - Questions of justice and fairness are central to how societies operate and how people and communities interact. While we might perhaps assume that there is one single view of what either justice or fairness mean, in reality they are contested ideas – that is to say, ideas which we all perceive and interpret differently. This course considers the concepts...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Galaxies, stars and planets
Science, Maths & Technology

Galaxies, stars and planets

...introduction, including scale of the universe from the very large to the very small; orbits and gravity; the Solar System; the Sun and other stars; galaxies and the composition of astronomical objects...This free course, Galaxies, stars and planets, is a general introduction, including scale of the universe from the very large to the very small; orbits and gravity; the...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
English in the world today
Languages

English in the world today

...Introduction - In the last few decades, English has emerged as the pre-eminent language for international communication. It is spoken by more people around the world than any other language, and is regularly described as a truly ‘global’ language. This course introduces you to the role that English plays in the world today, and examines the social, political and...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Quantitative and qualitative research in finance
Money & Business

Quantitative and qualitative research in finance

...Introduction - This free course, Quantitative and qualitative research in finance, provides you with a good sense of the guiding ideas behind qualitative and quantitative research, of what they involve in practical terms, and of what they can produce. It outlines some of the key features both in terms of how the data are produced and how they are analysed. It also...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Software and the law
Science, Maths & Technology

Software and the law

...Introduction - This free course, Software and the law, explores the laws relevant to software and its use – taking a global perspective, since the trade in software is international and information made available on the web can be viewed globally. A major part of this course is devoted to intellectual-property law – the issue of who owns software and digital content...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Understanding musical scores
History & The Arts

Understanding musical scores

...introduction to how to understand a musical score, and insights into what professional musicians do with the notation that these contain. You’ll learn how to connect the notation you see with the music you hear, from short familiar melodies to a full orchestral score...Explore what's involved when musicians create a performance from musical notation in this free online...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs