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Company law in context
Society, Politics & Law

Company law in context

...social contexts in which they operate. For example, it is certainly important for a lawyer who advises business clients on their transactions to understand how partnership and company law work, and to have a thorough grounding in the legislation and case law in this area. However, it is equally important to understand the practical implications of the legal advice which a...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Is science fiction a field in its own right?
History & The Arts

Is science fiction a field in its own right?

...interaction for at least seven decades: early science fiction research such as the work of J.O. Bailey (Pilgrims through Space and Time, 1947) dates back to the late 1940s, the decade in which Marjorie Hope Nicolson published her seminal work in the as-yet-unnamed field of literature and science (Newton Demands the Muse, 1946). Yet in spite of the discipline’s long...
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Article 10 mins
Learning to teach: becoming a reflective practitioner
Education & Development

Learning to teach: becoming a reflective practitioner

...social work and can be thought of in a number of ways. It can be described as a learning tool, something that is going to help you to synthesise, explain, make sense of and ultimately develop meaning from, your experiences. It can be considered to be a professional competence, as reflected in the standards you are expected to achieve by the end of your Initial Teacher...
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Level 3: Advanced 5 hrs
Gaelic in modern Scotland
Languages

Gaelic in modern Scotland

...social interaction in lower-status home-neighbourhood domains. In modern times, the main issue has been lack of positive support for Gaelic in law rather than active discrimination against it. This has been the focus of a political campaign which is described in the next section. The Gaelic speaking heartland of the Highlands and Islands has suffered particularly badly...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Software development for enterprise systems
Digital & Computing

Software development for enterprise systems

...interaction between these partitions...Software development for enterprise systems: 2.3 Risk management - No software development is free from risk, and one crucial activity of development is identifying and managing it. Managing risks requires an early identification of any threats to the development or operation of a system, and then monitoring these threats during...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Advanced French: At the science museum in Paris
Languages

Advanced French: At the science museum in Paris

...interactive study in French, with audio and video material and at an advanced level, on the topic of science and technology in France. Learning Outcomes include how to express wishes, preferences and necessity, how to structure arguments, write a summary, use the subjunctive, express the conditional, pronounce numbers, and express wishes. The material includes authentic...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
A brief history of evolution
History & The Arts

A brief history of evolution

...social transmission of ideas from one generation to the next. We can see those ideas to some extent, as kind of particular forms that are subject to variation and to subject to selective retention and transmission. So in that sense you can apply the idea of evolution beyond merely genetics and into the kind of ideas that we take around with us all the time. The kind of...
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Article 30 mins
Studying medicine bilingually
Health, Sports & Psychology

Studying medicine bilingually

...social awareness; for example, through voluntary work in a hospice a sense of responsibility; for example, through a role such as team captain or head of a society a balanced approach to life; for example, having interests outside of your studies evidence of self-directed learning; for example the Baccalaureate Individual Investigation team-working skills; for example,...
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Level 1: Introductory 1 hr