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An introduction to web applications architecture
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to web applications architecture

...After studying this course you should be able to: understand the development of web application architecture leading to a more modular approach sketch out the components that would be used in a range of approaches to web application architecture outline a range of benefits and potential problems associated with a specific approach to web application...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Design
Science, Maths & Technology

Design

...out which they are referring to. Some of the products that are considered in the course may be unfamiliar to you, and you may not know the detailed principles of their operation. You should still be prepared to think broadly about the challenges that faced the designer, though. Do not be put off by an unfamiliar product. You will not need an advanced knowledge of these...
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Level 1: Introductory 28 hrs
Teaching secondary modern foreign languages
Education & Development

Teaching secondary modern foreign languages

...out for themselves, thus making them less active and autonomous if the teacher takes the dominant role in classroom discourse, the students’ role is only that of respondent – opportunities for developing speaking skills or spontaneous speech become limited. Similar comments could be made where MFL teachers spend too much time at the exposition and explanation stages...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Practising science: Reading the rocks and ecology
Science, Maths & Technology

Practising science: Reading the rocks and ecology

...out experiments where possible to test their hypotheses. Finally they communicate their findings – to other scientists who will build on this work to extend knowledge still further, to technologists who will devise practical applications for scientific knowledge, and to the general public to raise awareness of scientific discovery. The way in which science is...
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Level 1: Introductory 14 hrs
Assessing risk in engineering, work and life
Science, Maths & Technology

Assessing risk in engineering, work and life

...out a basic risk assessment understand how accidents can be caused use probability to assess risk and minimise the occurrence of undesirable outcomes...Assessing risk in engineering, work and life: 1 Risk and why it is important - Risk is a word that seems to be ever-present in the language of both the engineering profession and the general public. It is a word of such...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Marketing communications in the digital age
Money & Business

Marketing communications in the digital age

...out in the macro-model always works in the way described. It is a model and, like all models, is a theoretical construct that works in theory but when it meets the world of practice, numerous barriers and challenges limit its applicability. Some of the most common barriers to effective marketing communications include: Lack of understanding of the target audience by the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Sir David Attenborough - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Sir David Attenborough - Earth in Vision

...out to sea, and Disney wished to show this but couldn’t get the damn lemmings doing it and so they manufactured it. I mean they sent people up to catch lemmings and then they herded the lemmings into the St. Lawrence River. And then of course it was discovered that actually the lemmings didn’t do it in the way that they did, and even if they did, it wasn’t the...
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Video 40 mins
Inheritance of characters
Science, Maths & Technology

Inheritance of characters

...out to answer. The following video clip provides a brief introduction to genetically inherited characteristics. You have selected this course almost certainly because you are interested in learning more about human genetics — the study of genes — and thus you may already be familiar with some of the scientific terms used. One of our aims in writing this course is to...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs