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Science, Maths & Technology

Discovering chemistry

...composite of six images showing chemical elements, displayed in two rows of three.] Figure 2 Some chemical elements (a) aluminium, (b) sodium, (c) sulfur, (d) bromine, (e) chlorine, (f) copper. Note that sodium is extremely reactive and as shown here, it is kept under oil to prevent reaction with air or water What is the state of matter of each of the elements shown in...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
What can philosophy tell us about race?
History & The Arts

What can philosophy tell us about race?

...Composition’ website.] One answer to the question ‘what is race?’ is that race is a matter of ancestry. The idea that race has something to do with ancestry is fairly widespread, and you might find this idea appealing. After all, people often think of someone’s race as connected to their parents’ and grandparents’ race. It could also be that ancestry itself is...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
Voice-leading analysis of music 1: the foreground
History & The Arts

Voice-leading analysis of music 1: the foreground

...compositions with the title ‘Sonata’ for the fortepiano, works spanning from his teenage years (the Sonata in C, K279, was written at the age of fifteen) to two years before his death (the Sonata in D, K576, dates from 1789). Although they are less frequently performed than the late piano concertos, they still form an impressive body of work. They are more homogeneous...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Gweithio hybrid: llesiant a chynhwysiant
Money & Business

Gweithio hybrid: llesiant a chynhwysiant

...DU yn eu defnyddio i fesur llesiant pobl ifanc, sef: personol perthynol seiliedig ar iechyd galwedigaethol amgylcheddol ariannol addysgol/seiliedig ar sgiliau. Os ewch ati i ymchwilio i ddimensiynau llesiant (y cyfeirir ato hefyd fel 'lles' ar adegau), byddwch yn gweld categorïau eraill sy'n amrywio o bum elfen (sy'n nodweddiadol ynghlwm wrth fodel PERMA a ddisgrifir yn...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Reception of music in cross-cultural perspective
History & The Arts

Reception of music in cross-cultural perspective

...Composition and improvisation in cross-cultural perspective. Here we turn our attention to what the music is used for, and when, why and for whom it is performed. We will also be looking at the way the audience responds to the event and considering some views on Sundanese aesthetics. Gamelan music is rarely played in a concert setting. Much more often, both in Sunda and...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
An introduction to material culture
History & The Arts

An introduction to material culture

...composition, size and contextual significance. With respect to the latter, you might wish to consider its broader importance within your family, your local community, or even as an ‘historical’ artefact. Discussion Thinking about objects in this way is helpful because it reminds us that our relationship to things is often highly contingent on a number of factors, some...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Speeches and speech-making
History & The Arts

Speeches and speech-making

...composition and delivery...Speeches and speech-making: References - Geertz, C. (1975) ‘Deep play: notes on the Balinese cockfight’ in The Interpretation of Cultures, New York, Basic Books. Moon, J.A. (2006) Learning Journals (2nd edn), London, Routledge. Obama, B. (2008) ‘Election Night Victory/Presidential Acceptance Speech’, Grant Park, Illinois, 4 November,...
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Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
Software and the law
Science, Maths & Technology

Software and the law

...composition and performance of music, the writing of a novel, the invention of some new device, or the writing of software? These intangibles are known as intellectual property – property that has resulted from the work of the intellect. Most people in the West now agree that these have tangible value that needs to be protected and regulated. The argument is that if we...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs