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The business of film
History & The Arts

The business of film

...circuiting of the value chain, by producers’ theoretical ability to market and distribute their films directly to the consumer – though attracting audiences is still an issue the increasing role in distribution and production of internet-based retail players like Netflix, Amazon and Apple/iTunes. The harder question is how all this change will impact on the value...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Economics explains discrimination in the labour market
Society, Politics & Law

Economics explains discrimination in the labour market

...LES Employment Gazette According to the annual General Household Survey, the labour market position of blacks deteriorated relative to that of whites between the 1970s and 1980s. The difference between the black and white wage rose from 7.3 to 12.1 per cent while the difference between unemployment rates rose from 2.6 to 10.9 percentage points. And things have got worse...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Introduction to polymers
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to polymers

...circuit patterns on semiconductor chips through controlled degradation, and are entirely absent in the final product. [Figure 4] Figure 4 Classification of polymers by design function Exercise 1 Identify the products in a typical modern house associated with the supply and disposal of water (or prevention of entry) which may be of polymeric origin, giving details of their...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Project management: the start of the project journey
Money & Business

Project management: the start of the project journey

...circuit board failures SAQ 3 Assume that following an examination of the production records for widgets you find the following: of a weekly production of 100 000 widgets worth £10 each, quality control staff remove 5 due to unacceptable burring remaining on the metal, 200 because they are unbalanced (out of round) and 50 to be repolished as the polishing is not good...
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Level 3: Advanced 35 hrs
Herodotus and the invention of history
History & The Arts

Herodotus and the invention of history

...Le roi Candaules (King Candaules). Oil on canvas, by Jean-Léon Gérôme, 1859. Museo de Arte de Ponce, Puerto Rico Discussion These are points of comparison that you may have noted: Candaules, when it was time for bed, led Gyges to the room, and quickly afterwards his wife entered. Gyges watched her come in and set down her clothes. When he was behind the back of the...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Women transforming classical music
History & The Arts

Women transforming classical music

...Le Monde that: ‘France possesses in Jeanne Leleu its most talented female composer’ (cited in Hamer, 2018, p. 83). Although not often performed today, Leleu was a highly regarded composer during the earlier twentieth century. She won France’s famous composition competition, the Prix de Rome in 1923, pursued a successful career as both a composer and a pianist, and...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
The science of nuclear energy
Science, Maths & Technology

The science of nuclear energy

...circuit, and they should not absorb too many neutrons. The coolant should also not be too expensive because a lot of it is used. Taking all these factors into consideration, the coolants used in the majority of reactors are the gases carbon dioxide and helium, and liquid water. If water is used as the coolant, it may be allowed to boil, and hence to produce steam directly...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Introducing Climate Psychology: facing the climate crisis
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing Climate Psychology: facing the climate crisis

...Le Vay, J., Page, L. and Jennings, N. (2022) ‘The impact of climate change on mental health and emotional wellbeing: a narrative review of current evidence, and its implications’, International Review of Psychiatry, 34(5), pp. 443–98. Available at: https://doi.org/ 10.1080/ 09540261.2022.2128725https://www.tandfonline.com/ doi/ full/ 10.1080/ 09540261.2022.2128725....
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs