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Practising science: Reading the rocks and ecology
Science, Maths & Technology

Practising science: Reading the rocks and ecology

...world and the Universe in which our world is just a microscopic speck. The aim of scientists is to extend the frontiers of this knowledge so that we can understand more about the physical Universe and the life within it. Scientists acquire knowledge by engaging in four fundamentally important and connected tasks. The first is observation: they observe the natural world...
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Level 1: Introductory 14 hrs
Communication and working relationships in sport and fitness Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Communication and working relationships in sport and fitness

...world, we need to learn to collaborate and cooperate with one another. And that means we must learn how to understand the needs and desires of others. GIRL And we’re done. [LAUGHTER] MAN 1 One of the ways that we can read each other is through our facial expressions, which convey our emotions. MAN 2 And we are all really good at reading the facial expressions of other...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Understanding organisational value
Money & Business

Understanding organisational value

...world, awareness about the climate change increases, more and more customers will be looking for products and services which are beyond the transactional kind of gratification kind of category, but sustainable sources of value. So it will affect, and it will become rational just for people. It won't be any more emotional response to changing climate or care for...
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Level 1: Introductory 7 hrs
Business communication: writing a SWOT analysis
Money & Business

Business communication: writing a SWOT analysis

...world, Greggs has assorted options to pursue. The company’s comparatively small presence in some locations, such as the south of England, gives prospects for future growth (Gill, 2023). Another development opportunity is to target additional travel-related outlets, such as train stations and airports. Furthermore, the case study reveals that Greggs is investigating...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Forensic science and fingerprints
Health, Sports & Psychology

Forensic science and fingerprints

...world in identification with great success and methods for their visualisation have been constantly improved. One reason for the enduring usefulness of fingerprints in the administration of criminal justice is that it is very difficult to remove or hide fingerprint patterns. In the 1920s and 1930s in the USA, some prominent gangsters, including the FBI's 'Public Enemy...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Developing business ideas for drone technologies Badge icon
Money & Business

Developing business ideas for drone technologies

...World Journal, III(V). Available at: https://pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/pmwj22-may2014-Horton-Pilkington-AdvancesSeriesArticle.pdf (Accessed: 28 November 2023). Johnson, G., Scholes, K. & Whittington, R. (2008) Exploring Corporate Strategy, 8th edition. Harlow: FT Prentice Hall. MarketLine (2022) ‘Global Drones. MarketLine Industry Profiles’,...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Animals at the extremes: the desert environment
Nature & Environment

Animals at the extremes: the desert environment

...world and mammals, birds, lizards and amphibians that survive there. It splits these animals into three groups according to their strategy for survival: evaders, evaporators and endurers, then discusses how these strategies work on a biochemical and physiological level...Animal life has adapted to survive in the most unlikely and inhospitable habitats. This free course,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs
Engendering citizenship
Society, Politics & Law

Engendering citizenship

...world. And many of the new – not new rights, but many of the breaking down the barriers, have been occasioned by people taking to the streets, by lobbying, by organising themselves. In Britain I think one of the most powerful and impressive social movements is the disability movement. There are issues of course for women in any social movement, issues about women not...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr