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An introduction to geology
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to geology

...work surface. When examining each rock, look up close and from different angles to check for grain shape, evidence of interlocking grains, fragmental texture and layering. You could take advantage of your camera’s magnification slider to look more closely. Don’t worry if you’re not sure what something is. Rocks aren't always so easily categorised – sometimes even...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Rent or buy? The challenge of access to housing
Money & Business

Rent or buy? The challenge of access to housing

...worked out like this: take the difference of £10,000 (£110,000 - £100,000), divide it by the starting value of £100,000, and multiply by 100 to express the value as a percentage (in other words a fraction out of 100 parts). This course assumes you have dealt with percentages before. However, if you want to learn about them or brush up on your skills, see the free...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
You and your money
Money & Business

You and your money

...work-based, whose members are employed with an affiliated organisation. One of the largest is The Open University’s credit union. The Student Loans Company (SLC) is owned by the UK Government, and lends to students in higher education to enable them to meet their expenses. With the cost of higher education increasing in recent years, the SLC has become a major lender....
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
An introduction to death, dying and grief
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to death, dying and grief

...work of social scientists and ‘thanatologists’ (people who specialise in the academic study of death and dying). However, what is so fascinating about this topic – once you start to dig a little deeper – is that there continues to be so much variation in how death is understood by different people and different cultures. [Described image] Figure 1 The Tana Torajen...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Asset allocation in investment
Money & Business

Asset allocation in investment

...work with outside of CalPERS. I really want every employee who works here at CalPERS to understand how important our work is and how everything that we do at CalPERS really ties to providing these long-term benefits for our members. BOB BURTON Well, now I'd like to do a little distraction and a little show and tell. You had a unique opportunity at the stock exchange...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
Forensic science and fingerprints
Health, Sports & Psychology

Forensic science and fingerprints

...work for Ross. A latent print on the tin from the suspect Asbury's home was identified as having been made by the victim, Ross. One latent print on a Christmas gift tag from the murder scene was identified as belonging to Asbury (Figure 2). The 16 points of identification (matching characteristics) are shown on each print. You can get an idea of how difficult fingerprint...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Questioning crime: social harms and global issues
Society, Politics & Law

Questioning crime: social harms and global issues

...works’, and its role in the treatment and/or punishment of convicted criminals or those on remand. However, some criminologists have been involved in research and debates about the legitimacy of prisons, exploring their purported purposes, their ideological functions, and claims that they cause pain and suffering. This then suggests that a social harm approach to...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
Intermediate French: Holiday plans
Languages

Intermediate French: Holiday plans

...work on – thirty to sixty seconds is enough to start with – and try some of the following ideas: jot down the main ideas covered; write a summary in French or in English; transcribe the extract; come back to the same extract a few weeks later to see whether your comprehension has improved. You will now hear some French people explaining whether they take holidays...
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Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs