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You and your money
Money & Business

You and your money

...et al., 2005). A YouGov survey found that 35 per cent of those polled were kept awake at night worrying about their debts, with the respondents citing debt as the number one cause of family breakdown (YouGov, 2006). Therefore, despite the fact that the data on debt across the whole of the UK show that the value of household assets is much greater than liabilities, a...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
An introduction to crime and criminology
Society, Politics & Law

An introduction to crime and criminology

...et al., 2004). As you begin to delve further into the study of criminology, it will become clearer that what a society defines as ‘crime’ always needs careful scrutiny and questioning. What the criminal law narrowly focuses on does not always cover the most dangerous harms in society, and some actions deemed to be criminal change over time and place. Likewise, the way...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
The science of nutrition and healthy eating Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

The science of nutrition and healthy eating

...et al., 1999, Kojima, 2010). Ghrelin is often called the ‘hunger hormone’, although its name is derived from a different function – causing the release of growth hormone (Growth Hormone Release Inducing). It is released into the blood when the stomach is empty and travels to the brain. There, it acts on a control centre in the brain called the hypothalamus and makes...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Wales and rugby
Society, Politics & Law

Wales and rugby

...et al., 1999). It is often said that the mood or confidence of the people of Wales, and Wales as a nation, rises and falls with the fortunes of the national rugby team. Perhaps remarkably, it is not the case that large numbers of people play, or even watch, rugby in Wales – except when the national squad is playing (especially in the Six Nations championship). Rugby...
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Presenting information
Digital & Computing

Presenting information

...et al., 1997) advises that you should ask yourself these questions: What is the table about? The title of the table should tell you what it is about. Where has the information come from? The source of the information should be stated. What do the rows and columns represent? The labels for the rows and columns should tell you what they represent. What do you want to know?...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Approaches to software development
Science, Maths & Technology

Approaches to software development

...et impera – divide and rule. However this covered the idea that it was easier to rule over groups in conflict with each other. How can we cope with tricky problems or situations where there is just too much information? The main technique for dealing with such messy situations is decomposition. We can decompose a problem into smaller and smaller parts or chunks until...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
Basic science: understanding numbers
Science, Maths & Technology

Basic science: understanding numbers

...articles first? Consider the bottled water video from Week 1. It uses graphs, like the one below, to present science numbers. But is this really a graph or is it just a graphic intended to illustrate the doubling of the bottled water industry? [This is an illustration of two bottles. The smaller one is labelled as ‘2003’ and ‘£1bn’. The bigger one is labelled as...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
What happens to you when you read?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What happens to you when you read?

...articles to tweets, could offer a distraction from the worry; it could offer a way of dealing with the boredom of lockdown; it could make you feel less alone. The idea of ‘transportation’ as you’ve learned about it here seems particularly relevant to some of these thoughts about reading in difficult times. As critical as this idea has been for readers of all kinds...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs