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Exploring economics: the secret life of t-shirts
Society, Politics & Law

Exploring economics: the secret life of t-shirts

...families. Many workers are obliged to work long hours, without or little rights such as social protection, pensions, or sick leave. The low wages also mean that workers find it difficult to cover basic education expenses such as books etc and so many children leave education. As a result the literacy rate in Bangladesh has traditionally been low, remaining below 50% in...
Making decisions
Money & Business

Making decisions

...history and literature through to mathematics. This course is not a comprehensive survey of this field. Rather, we have chosen a few key topics that will help you to think in broader ways about how you and others take decisions; we shall also introduce you to some themes in social science which have direct relevance to managerial decision making. In particular, we have...
Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
Achieving public dialogue
Science, Maths & Technology

Achieving public dialogue

...history. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss an important issue: plant biotechnology and how it should be regulated in the UK. At the time, the genetic engineering of plants was emerging as a technology of great potential for the development of new pest-resistant, higher yield crops, although the technique hadn't attracted the degree of media attention and public...
Level 3: Advanced 16 hrs
Introducing technology and innovation management
Science, Maths & Technology

Introducing technology and innovation management

...history of technological change and innovation has been nothing short of remarkable, affecting our lives, the effectiveness of organisations, the profitability of industries, the well-being of societies, the sustainability of the environment and the prosperity of nations. Indeed, it has long been recognised that technological innovation is an essential driver of economic...
Everyday maths 1 (Northern Ireland)
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 1 (Northern Ireland)

...family and employers, and on social media. Badges are a great motivation, helping you to reach the end of the course. Gaining a badge often boosts confidence in the skills and abilities that underpin successful study. So, completing this course should encourage you to think about taking other courses, for example enrolling at a college for a formal qualification. (You...
Network security
Digital & Computing

Network security

...family. It enables a user at one computer to log in to another computer, issue commands to the operating system, and run programs. A Telnet server will listen for remote connections on TCP port 23, while an email service based on another application protocol, SMTP (simple mail transfer protocol), will listen for incoming connections on TCP port 25. The Internet Assigned...
Level 3: Advanced 25 hrs
Meiosis and mitosis
Science, Maths & Technology

Meiosis and mitosis

...family. Brothers and sisters may share features such as brown hair, that they also share with their biological parents, but in addition they have their own particular combination of characters that make them recognisable as individuals. For example, one sister may have blue eyes whilst her siblings have brown eyes; a brother may have curly hair whilst his siblings have...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Introducing research in law and beyond
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing research in law and beyond

...Family Court Review, vol. 48, no. 1, pp. 228–45, a couple of items, going only by the titles, looked promising: Doucettperry, Major M. (2008) ‘To Be Continued: A Look at Posthumous Reproduction As It Relates to Today’s Military’, TheArmy Lawyer, no. 420, pp. 1–22. Karlin, J. H. (2006) ‘“Daddy, Can you Spare a Dime?”: Intestate Heir Rights of Posthumously...