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An introduction to electronics
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to electronics

...change equal in impact to the last 20 000 years. PHIL PICTON Electronics is behind this rapid pace of change. It powers computers that allow us to design, communicate and investigate. ARMANDO MARINO The internet can connect us to friends and relatives anywhere on the planet. JEFF JOHNSON Computer-aided design processes have advanced many fields of engineering. TIM...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Data and processes in computing
Digital & Computing

Data and processes in computing

...changes each time an item is scanned or entered, and so we refer to till5 as a variable. We call the data stored in the variable till5 at any moment in time the state of till5. Each time that the data stored by till5 changes, we say that the state of till5 has changed. You do not need to know anything about how the computer's electronic memory actually works. These...
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Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs
For some people, staying awake might help fight depression
Health, Sports & Psychology

For some people, staying awake might help fight depression

...changes in the balance of neurotransmitters in areas that help to regulate mood, and it restores normal activity in emotion-processing areas of the brain, strengthening connections between them. And as Benedetti and his team discovered, if wake therapy kick-starts a sluggish circadian rhythm, lithium and light therapy seem to help maintain it. Lithium has been used as a...
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Investigating psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Investigating psychology

...changed over time appreciate the conceptual and contextual issues on the development of psychology. To start the course, go to Session 1...Introduction and guidance: Acknowledgements - This free course was written by Rose Capdevila. Except for third party materials and otherwise stated (see terms and conditions), this content is made available under a Creative Commons...
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Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs
The restless Universe
Science, Maths & Technology

The restless Universe

...change you as a person. At least it should. In studying physics you will encounter some of the deepest and most far-reaching concepts that have ever entered human consciousness. Knowledge gathered over many centuries, that has been subjected to continuous scientific scrutiny, will be presented, along with its applications. Fact will follow fact, useful theory will succeed...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
An introduction to social work
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to social work

...change, problem solving in human relationships and the empowerment and liberation of people to enhance wellbeing. Utilising theories of human behaviour and social systems, social work intervenes at the points where people interact with their environments. Principles of human rights and social justice are fundamental to social work (BASW, 2012). The model of the four...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Introducing the Classical world
History & The Arts

Introducing the Classical world

...change you meet individuals, some famous, some unheard of. Some like Julius Caesar changed their world, others like the Etruscan noblewoman Seianti, whose sarcophagus can today tell us so much about her life, reflect the world they lived in. Block 4 stays with the Romans and studies Roman social history. Who lived in the city of Rome and how did the different social...
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Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
On-screen graphic design: The early years of television
Science, Maths & Technology

On-screen graphic design: The early years of television

...changing content with programmes such as sport, newsreels, cookery demonstrations and plays. These all required some sort of graphic introduction and this usually consisted of hand drawn lettering for titles and credits. The graphic artist was also required for programme announcements, intermissions and interludes, as well as inter-programme information such as maps and...
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