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Fire ecology
Science, Maths & Technology

Fire ecology

...world are fire-prone and fire, or more specifically, the fire regime, controls their composition and structure. Factors such as climate, vegetation type and the source of ignition differ among ecosystems and affect aspects of the fire regime such as its extent (size), frequency and intensity. Because plants and fire share a long evolutionary history, many plants have...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Social media and networks in health and social care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Social media and networks in health and social care

...world. Information can be lost easily – Disadvantage Hackers, computer viruses and problems with hardware can often cause information to be lost or stolen very easily. Information lost this way is often irretrievable. The internet is global – Both The ability to network with people from around the world is a wonderful opportunity, especially if you have friends or...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Beginners’ German: Places and people
Languages

Beginners’ German: Places and people

...world and meet some of the people who live there. You learn to recognise more names for countries, understand some information about the German language as well as basic personal information. You also learn to use regular verbs and pronouns such as ‘I’, ‘you’, ‘he’ and ‘she’...Beginners' German: Places and people: 2.1 Where is German spoken? - So far, this...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Egyptian mathematics
Science, Maths & Technology

Egyptian mathematics

...world objects. So there is some recognisable mathematical activity ‘for its own sake’, which was Chace's claim. However, this does not quite resolve the matter. If the Rhind Papyrus were primarily a teaching document, and if it were the calculation methods that one wanted to teach, then the fact that Problem 40 is quite unrealistic may be a tribute to the scribe's...
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Level 2: Intermediate 9 hrs
Commercial awareness
Money & Business

Commercial awareness

...world around it, is dynamic – and for it to respond effectively, I need to too. Activity 2 Things that would stop without you Timing: Allow 20 minutes In this activity, you are invited to take a sort of mental holiday and see how your organisation would get on without you – or someone like you – fulfilling your role. You may be familiar with the film It’s a...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Applying social work law with children and families
Society, Politics & Law

Applying social work law with children and families

...world in specific ways, and who are entitled to respect and choice. In this course, you will look at the ways in which different perspectives on childhood may influence how children’s views are heard, and how far they can participate in making decisions about matters that affect them. First, however, you will look at how trends in society have influenced the way the law...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
The Empties Generation: Why did we hit peak booze in 2004
History & The Arts

The Empties Generation: Why did we hit peak booze in 2004

...world, but British drinkers of the time stuck to their home-brewed pale ales. These drinks were weaker than the 5% alcohol content of many lagers, and suited British drinking habits. “Mild [a type of beer] was about 3%,” says beer writer Pete Brown. “Men who worked in factories and mines would drink pints and pints of it after work, partially to rehydrate without...
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Article 10 mins
Inheritance of characters
Science, Maths & Technology

Inheritance of characters

...world-wide that they had completed a rough or first draft of the sequence of the human genome. The powerful headlines shown in Figure 1.3 were the way that some British newspapers captured the attention of their readers, on or around that date. Is the Human Genome Project ‘the breakthrough that changes everything’ (Figure 1.3), and, if so, how will it? Does the draft...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs