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Decolonising computing?
Digital & Computing

Decolonising computing?

...concept of decolonising computing. Transcript In offering an answer to the question of what it might mean to decolonise computing, I will begin by distinguishing my own approach from that of others, including those who participated in a workshop that convened in 2016 in the Department of Media, Culture, and Communication at New York University featuring scholars Simone...
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Why teach art?
Education & Development

Why teach art?

...concept all three might make a claim for inclusion. The point being made is simply that art (the process and methods involved in its making) and art history (broadly the study of its development and contexts) are forms of cultural enquiry. In this sense they have profound significance and meaning for all of us. Now read ‘Art and Lifelong Learning’ by Tim Jones. Click...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Introduction to critical criminology
Society, Politics & Law

Introduction to critical criminology

...concepts, practices and institutions associated with crime and criminal justice systems...This free course, Introduction to critical criminology, provides a brief introduction to critical criminological thinking. It defines the ways in which critical criminologists take a 'critical stance' on the fundamental concepts, practices and institutions associated with crime and...
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Level 3: Advanced 2 hrs
Investigating psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Investigating psychology

...concept of ‘intentionality’ concerns actions that are freely chosen. True False a. True b. False The correct answer is b. Answer Brentano’s concept of intentionality is the observation that mental states always have objects that they are ‘about’. Thoughts, for example, are thoughts about something (the object of thought may be ‘what shall I do tomorrow?’ or...
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Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs
The Roman Empire: introducing some key terms
History & The Arts

The Roman Empire: introducing some key terms

...concepts and terms that are essential for an understanding of the culture and identity of the Roman Empire. Terms such as 'Roman Empire' and 'imperium' will be introduced in the context of the formation and expansion of the empire, and the course will provide you with the background for further study of the Roman Empire...This free course, The Roman Empire: Introducing...
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Level 3: Advanced 14 hrs
Applying social work law with children and families
Society, Politics & Law

Applying social work law with children and families

...concept, the meaning of ‘family life’ is also problematic. Legislation does not define ‘family life’; whether or not there is family life depends on the circumstances and these have been interpreted by the European Court of Human Right (ECtHR) in a way that includes a wider range of relationships than covered by statute (see K v United Kingdom [1986] 50 DR 199;...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Understanding your customers
Money & Business

Understanding your customers

...concepts and terminology and highlights some differences between consumer and business-to-business marketing. The course is suitable for a variety of learners, including small business owners and those working in small businesses with limited access to specialists, as well as marketing professionals and those thinking about pursuing a course of study to become a marketing...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Nationalism, self-determination and secession
Society, Politics & Law

Nationalism, self-determination and secession

...concepts and processes with which human groups that think of themselves as nations challenge the existing order and assert their right to a state of their own. And at the same time it is a kind of gentle introduction to how to study political ideas. It is more theoretical, or philosophical, than historical, but that doesn’t mean it has no purchase on the real world. The...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs