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Understanding science: what we cannot know Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding science: what we cannot know

...researchers observed striking patterns in the properties of newly discovered particles, which pointed to the presence of an underlying pattern. By assuming that these patterns would continue into unexplored areas, they predicted the existence of particles with certain properties. Their predictions turned out to be correct! The pattern suggested that hadrons – meaning...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
History of reading: An introduction to reading in the past
History & The Arts

History of reading: An introduction to reading in the past

...research into the history of reading use RED to follow up any personal interests in the history of reading...History of reading: An introduction to reading in the past: 1 Reading the English Bible - By Bob Owens The year 2011 marks the 400th anniversary of the publication of the most widely-read book in the English language: the translation of the Bible published in 1611...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Grammar matters
Languages

Grammar matters

...researcher in the field of SFL. He is widely known and recognised for his work on functional grammar, and is author of the book Introducing Functional Grammar (Thompson, 2014). Figure 5 Geoff Thompson As you listen, consider the associated questions. 1. What is formal grammar? What is functional grammar? How do they differ? GEOFF THOMPSON I’m Geoff Thompson. I was a...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Learning from major cyber security incidents
Digital & Computing

Learning from major cyber security incidents

...researcher, Marcus Hutchins, who accidentally discovered and activated the ‘kill switch’ of the malware the next day, on 13 May 2017. When inspecting the malware’s code, Hutchins noticed an unusually long internet domain name in the code. He checked and found out that the domain name was not registered, so he registered it. Unknown to him at the time, this...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
So, you want to be a nurse? A brief introduction to nursing
Health, Sports & Psychology

So, you want to be a nurse? A brief introduction to nursing

...research, participation in shaping health policy and in patient and health systems management, and education are also key nursing roles. (International Council of Nurses, 2002) There are key messages about nursing within this definition, including how the focus in nursing is not just on those who are ill but on maintaining the health of those who are well. This is a key...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Introducing the philosophy of religion
History & The Arts

Introducing the philosophy of religion

...research. You need to find out about the life stories of Gandhi, Mother Teresa and Martin Luther King, and see whether they lived hypocritically, or whether, on the contrary, they sincerely tried to practise in private what they preached in public. The same is true of the more general, but still not philosophical, question (F), ‘Are all religious people hypocrites?’....
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Working in groups and teams
Money & Business

Working in groups and teams

...research (1981) (developed and slightly amended over the years) identifies nine clusters of behaviours, or roles. He suggests that individuals will be more effective if they are allowed to play the roles they are most skilled in or most inclined to play, although they can adopt roles other than their preferred ones, if necessary. Each role has both positive and negative...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Fundamentals of cost accounting and environmental management accounting
Money & Business

Fundamentals of cost accounting and environmental management accounting

...research and development costs. These expenses are recorded in the accounting system and allocated or apportioned to the appropriate departments, and analysed to aid decision making. In addition to these costs, which are paid in the normal course of trading, there are other costs, notably depreciation, which do not necessarily involve a cash outlay during the period under...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs