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Digital forensics
Science, Maths & Technology

Digital forensics

...Les empreintes digitales’ (1912) on the uniqueness of 16 ridge points on fingerprints to identify people. In 1999 the paper was found to have contained altered images and fingerprints are now considered as opinion evidence, not proof a person was there. This finding was recently reported by Miller (2013) in his law blog. August Vollmer (1876–1955) was the chief of...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Introducing ICT systems
Digital & Computing

Introducing ICT systems

...circuits by tiny wires which can be more than a hundred times thinner than a human hair. These tiny circuits enable the processor to carry out calculations and other manipulations of data. Processors can have different speeds, and this influences how quickly the computer can carry out its operations. Processor speeds seem to be increasing all the time. There are many...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
Approaching language, literature and childhood
Education & Development

Approaching language, literature and childhood

...simple; […] Sure it’s simple, writing for kids. Just as simple as bringing them up’ (Le Guin, 1992, p. 49)’ Activity 2 Understanding the purposes of children’s literature (Part 1) Timing: Allow about 15 minutes for this section Now read the first excerpt of ‘Instruction and delight’ by Peter Hunt. Peter Hunt: Instruction and delight (2009) Part 1 – The Key Questions Many people come to children’s literature as a relief, as a......
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Golden Globe Ocean Race: Global Biodiversity
Nature & Environment

Golden Globe Ocean Race: Global Biodiversity

...Les Sables-d’Olonne in France, which sits at 46.49 degrees north. On the outward portion of the race the sailors made their way south across the Bay of Biscay, down the Atlantic Ocean and crossing the equator, before rounding the Cape of Good Hope on the southern tip of Africa at 34.36 degrees south (Figure 4). On this outward Atlantic leg, once the sailors left the...
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Article 20 mins
Unsolved problems in cosmology
Science, Maths & Technology

Unsolved problems in cosmology

...Le Verrier and Adams in the nineteenth century? b.What do the paper’s authors think can be learned from the history of particle physics? c.Do the authors think there is strong evidence that a paradigm shift to a new cosmological model is needed? Discussion a.It was observed that the orbit of Uranus appeared inconsistent with Newtonian gravity. Bessel postulated that a...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Felly, rydych chi eisiau bod yn nyrs? Cyflwyniad byr i nyrsio
Health, Sports & Psychology

Felly, rydych chi eisiau bod yn nyrs? Cyflwyniad byr i nyrsio

...le yn y byd. Byddwch yn dysgu am bedwar maes nyrsio yn y DU, sut beth yw hyfforddiant nyrsys, yn ogystal â beth sy’n gwneud nyrsys gwych. Mae’r cwrs hwn yn cynnig cyflwyniad byr i’r proffesiwn nyrsio a gall eich helpu i benderfynu ai nyrsio yw’r yrfa iawn i chi...Mae’r cwrs yma am ddim, Felly, rydych chi eisiau bod yn nyrs? Cyflwyniad byr i nyrsio, yn rhoi...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Design
Science, Maths & Technology

Design

...circuits on 'breadboards' (temporary circuit boards used for prototyping). As you can see, the design process is a microcosm of the process of engineering. An ability to make and use models is vital to designing. Models assist in the generation, testing, evaluation, communication and selling of ideas and, as such, their use is not limited to designers. Some modelling...
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Level 1: Introductory 28 hrs
Waste management and environmentalism in China
Nature & Environment

Waste management and environmentalism in China

...circuit boards dumped next to a river in China. The circuit boards were first treated with acid to remove metals; the acid flowed into the river and burned openly. Recently, however, China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection has made efforts to improve the situation and may even be guiding the rest of the world through links with the United Nations Development Agency...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs