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What is Europe?
Society, Politics & Law

What is Europe?

...centre and protect it from surrounding instabilities. Non-EU countries were, of course, not part of this development, and the Balkans and large parts of post-Soviet Europe continue to remain both within and outside ‘Europe’. Such divisions and the particular uses made of formally ‘European’ values place further doubts on the idea of Europe as an inclusive value...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Numbers, units and arithmetic
Science, Maths & Technology

Numbers, units and arithmetic

...children have just measured their own heights in metric units. Isaac says ‘My height is 1098’, Jasmine says ‘My height is 112’ and Kim says ‘Mine is 1.1’. What units were they using? Who is the tallest? Answer First decide what units the children were using and then convert all the measurements to the same units. It is reasonable to guess that the heights are...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
The science of alcohol Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

The science of alcohol

...research in the 1920s suggested that many people felt their health improved after drinking Guinness, but nowadays this is attributed to the high iron content of the stout. Pregnant women are now advised not to drink Guinness because of its alcohol content and the dangers of alcohol to the foetus. Can you tell how a beer will taste from its appearance? Taste is dependent...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Ymarfer corff ac iechyd meddwl
Health, Sports & Psychology

Ymarfer corff ac iechyd meddwl

...Research ), cyf. 322, rhif. 7289, tt. 763–7...Ymarfer corff ac iechyd meddwl: Acknowledgements - Cydnabyddiaeth Mae'r deunydd a gydnabyddir isod yn ddeunydd Perchnogol sy'n cael ei ddefnyddio o dan drwydded (sydd ddim yn berthnasol i drwyddedu Creative Commons). Gweld y Telerau ac Amodau. Delwedd y cwrs: Natalie Lucier ar Flickr ar gael dan Drwydded Creative Commons...
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Level 2: Intermediate 2 hrs
Managing virtual project teams
Money & Business

Managing virtual project teams

...research into the difficulties presented by distance working can be summed up by the word ‘understanding’. A key role of the project manager is to promote understanding amongst team members, and in a virtual team this becomes harder to achieve. A level of mutual understanding is necessary to allow effective collaboration to take place and the project to progress....
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
A Europe of the Regions?
Society, Politics & Law

A Europe of the Regions?

...centre and the regional units (for example, Lander) so that each level has the right to make final decisions in some fields of activity. There is a wide spectrum between this and the extremes of authoritarian centralism (for example, in Spain under Franco's dictatorship). Likewise, there are many gradations on the identity spectrum, from full national separatism based on...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Using a scientific calculator
Science, Maths & Technology

Using a scientific calculator

...centre of the row above the number keys. Many keys on the calculator have more than one use. The main function of a key is printed in white on the key itself. The second function of the key is printed in yellow above the key, and is accessed by pressing the button before pressing the key. When you press the button, the symbol ‘’ appears at the top left-hand corner of...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Philosophy: the nature of persons
History & The Arts

Philosophy: the nature of persons

...centred on the claim that is it ‘useless’ to question these attitudes. He argues this by showing the role they have in our lives, and arguing that they are part of the ‘framework’ of life. We could put the point as follows. A hypothetical world in which we became convinced of the truth of determinism and, in consequence, developed an ‘objective attitude’ to...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs