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Innovation, markets and industrial change
Society, Politics & Law

Innovation, markets and industrial change

...based industries and what we observed 100 years ago in an industry we now consider mature. As we write, technological change continues to be very rapid, and two particular technological developments will be used in this chapter to illustrate our discussion of the forces shaping the organisation of industrial production. The dilemma faced by car manufacturers in adjusting...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Migration
Science, Maths & Technology

Migration

...Based on Grant and Grant (2000). During 1977 there was a major drought on Daphne Major and many of the plants on the island produced few or no seeds. The medium ground finch population, which depends on seeds for food, declined drastically from about 1400 individuals to a few hundred in just over two years. What the Grants' research group observed was that following the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
All my own work: exploring academic integrity Badge icon
Education & Development

All my own work: exploring academic integrity

...based learning may have additional consequences depending on the requirements and regulations of their employer and/or professional body. Further investigations may be triggered – such as those relating to Fitness to Practice. Fitness to Practice investigations involve a multi-stage process, in addition to the Academic Conduct process, which could lead to a student...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Primary science: supporting children’s learning
Education & Development

Primary science: supporting children’s learning

...based learning...Primary science: supporting children’s learning: 1.1 Attitudes to science - Attitudes to science and scientific knowledge are not fixed – they change over time and between different groups of people. Here you will consider how and why attitudes vary. Activity 1 Popular views about science Timing: Allow about 10 minutes Consider the following...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Exploring philosophy: faking nature
History & The Arts

Exploring philosophy: faking nature

...base. And then the military base was decommissioned, and an effort was made to turn it into a wildlife refuge. So then, clearly, restoration work is often going to be important in a military space, right? There's unexploded ordinance and other things that need to be cleaned up. And we're faced with this question, to what point do we restore this space? If we're...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
Exploring economics: the secret life of t-shirts
Society, Politics & Law

Exploring economics: the secret life of t-shirts

...based economy, such as the UK, includes a dizzying number and a vast diversity of agents engaged in activities related to supply. Sometimes agents work alone as individuals, or perhaps within a household, or these days, a person selling goods via eBay. Often sellers are organisations such as businesses. A business may be a local takeaway, or may operate in multiple...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Critically exploring psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Critically exploring psychology

...based data) and sometimes quantitative (uses numbers). One way is not better than the other, but is determined by good critical evaluation of the questions, what do I want to achieve and why? In the following sections you will start to understand how to ask the right questions in order to determine how research could be carried out...Critically exploring psychology: 2...
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs
‘Where do you really come from?’ How this enquiry can add insult to injury
Education & Development

‘Where do you really come from?’ How this enquiry can add insult to injury

...based in Hackney. Lady Hussey: No, what part of Africa are you from? Ngozi Fulani: I don't know, they didn't leave any records. Lady Hussey: Well, you must know where you're from. I spent time in France. Where are you from? Ngozi Fulani: Here, the UK. Lady Hussey: No, but what nationality are you? Ngozi Fulani: I was born here and am British. Lady Hussey: No, but where do...
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