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Bun-chùrsa mu bhith a’ dèanamh atharrachadh poilitigeach is sòisealta
Society, Politics & Law

Bun-chùrsa mu bhith a’ dèanamh atharrachadh poilitigeach is sòisealta

...de na prìomh sgilean saoranachd is am fiosrachadh a dh’fheumar gus eadar-theachd a dhèanamh san t-saoghal agus e ag atharrachadh. Bidh e a’ sgrùdadh mar a nithear atharrachadh gu poilitigeach agus gu sòisealta le bhith a’ toirt seachad cùl-fhiosrachadh riatanach airson tòiseachadh, eisimpleirean de luchd-atharrachaidh brosnachail, comhairle air mar a bheirear...
Learning, thinking and doing
Science, Maths & Technology

Learning, thinking and doing

...conceptions of managing as an activity, and how systems thinking and practice benefit from learning by experience...Learning, thinking and doing: 1 Learning to learn - This course is about developing your effectiveness as a learner. For example, there are activities which invite you to apply theories to practice and also to criticise theories in the light of practical...
Level 1: Introductory 16 hrs
The social in social science
Society, Politics & Law

The social in social science

...concepts are most useful for the task explain how hypotheses are generated...The social in social science: 1 What does the philosophy of the social science offer? - Why study the philosophy of the social sciences? Before we can answer this question we need to ask briefly a whole series of preliminary questions, such as: Why do we study social phenomena? How do we study...
Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Beginners’ German: food and drink
Languages

Beginners’ German: food and drink

...prompts below, replacing the person’s name each time with the appropriate personal pronoun. You may want to use the transcript to help you. Beispiel (example) You hear: Was isst Sara zum Frühstück? You say: Sie isst Brötchen. You hear: Sie isst Brötchen. [Described image] Figure 3 Bitte hören Sie und sprechen Sie. Nummer 1 Was isst Sara zum Frühstück? ➜ Sie...
Simple coding
Digital & Computing

Simple coding

...concepts and jargon of coding. ...Have you ever wanted to try out simple coding? Want to understand the basics of what it entails? This course introduces you to the skills, concepts and jargon of coding. ...Simple coding: 1 Introduction - Software makes the world go round. Cars and TVs have software that controls how they work, and global commerce and finance are...
Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Piracy, anonymity & parametric politics: An interview with Ned Rossiter and Soenke Zehle
History & The Arts

Piracy, anonymity & parametric politics: An interview with Ned Rossiter and Soenke Zehle

...de Zeeuw [A face comprising a merger of a photo of a woman and a cartoon of a man] The interview Pirate practices often involve theft and property violations without clearcut ideological motives, as is the case with most torrent trackers. For this reason they are often dubbed apolitical, in a pejorative, delegitimizing sense, namely as ‘merely’ criminal, directed...
When the public speaks: How refugees welcome shows the public as dangerous giants
Society, Politics & Law

When the public speaks: How refugees welcome shows the public as dangerous giants

...prompted the public to demand more of their governments, resulting in western nations around the worldpledging to increase the number of refugees they will take. Although it is unfortunate that it takes something as tragic as the body of a boy lying alone on a beach to solidify public resolve, it is also an important reminder that we are, as Goffman suggested,...
Messaging apps – staying connected and in control with mobile messaging
Languages

Messaging apps – staying connected and in control with mobile messaging

...prompt them to respond immediately to a message, only a few people put it down to what they’re doing at the time. Instead, most suggest that the speed of their reply is determined by how urgent they think the message is, their relationship with the sender, or both. This challenges the idea that mobile messaging is necessarily a quick and instantaneous way to...