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Science, Maths & Technology

Mathematics for science and technology

...change to scientific notation, you have to move it 2 places to the left, and this gives 10 to the power +2, and hence 2.15 × 102. Similarly for (c) 152. × 103 (writing in the decimal point). It has to move 2 places to the left to be behind the first non-zero digit, the 2, and so the power of 10 increases by 2 to give 1.52 × 105. In (d) you have to move the decimal...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Working with young people: roles and responsibilities
Education & Development

Working with young people: roles and responsibilities

...changes the speed of a reaction. Those who work with young people often need to act at the interface between the young person and the opportunities that are available for their personal and social development. In simpler terms, we can say that the worker as catalyst ‘makes things happen’, providing stimulus, challenges and opportunities. Issues: Acting as a catalyst...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Picturing the family
History & The Arts

Picturing the family

...change. We can then assess how far the 19th-century studio tradition continues to influence the snapshots we take today. We shall return to this question throughout the course. But before we start to analyse the studio tradition in detail, let's consider the nature of the photograph as a source of evidence in historical research...Picturing the family: 2.2 Photographs as...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Approaching language, literature and childhood
Education & Development

Approaching language, literature and childhood

...change that a single book may make to an inexperienced reader), and there is a perfectly natural urge to revisit them. But if we look a little more closely, problems arise. It might be that the books read as a child were actually an escape, and that it is the escape, not the childhood, that the reader wishes to relive: far from being a happy, lost state, many (perhaps...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
People-centred designing
Science, Maths & Technology

People-centred designing

...change one of the spark plugs because it was virtually out of reach behind other components, even when the special flexible plug spanner provided by the manufacturer was used. Of course, it was no trouble to insert the plugs before the distributor, carburettor, air filter, gear-shift connector, choke cable and so forth had been bolted on. In other words, the design is...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Introduction to finite element analysis
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to finite element analysis

...change and update models to reach workable solutions much earlier in the design process. This kind of approach is commonly referred to as the push-button solution. Pensive analysts are petrified of push-button analysis. This is because of the colossal errors that can be made at the push of a button. The errors are usually uncontrollable and often undetectable. Some...
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Level 3: Advanced 7 hrs
The psychology of cybercrime
Health, Sports & Psychology

The psychology of cybercrime

...changes. Vaisman and Fichman (2012), cited in Fichman & Sanfilippo, (2016, p.6) consider four factors to explain the variety within trolling behaviours depending on: i.Location: The distinction between asynchronous (when people communicate but not at the same time such as blog comments) and synchronous communication (live conversation such as chat room). Both types of...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Supporting and developing resilience in social work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting and developing resilience in social work

...change and complex, competing demands (Grant and Kinman, 2015, p. 5). In this free course, Supporting and developing resilience in social work , you investigate how you, as a social work practitioner, can be supported to enhance your emotional resilience. In the first section you explore the idea of resilience and begin to develop your own ‘emotional resilience...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs