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Achieving public dialogue
Science, Maths & Technology

Achieving public dialogue

...course, Achieving public dialogue, explores the practicalities of the public becoming more 'active' in the direction of science practice by 'two-way' interactions, with dialogue taking place between science and some part of 'the public'...There are a wide range of interactions between 'science' and 'the public'. Examples range from visiting a museum, or indulging in a...
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Level 3: Advanced 16 hrs
Reading visual images
Society, Politics & Law

Reading visual images

...course, Reading visual images, is an introduction to analysing and interpreting photographs as social data. Who controls what the image is saying? You will look at how photographs provide visual evidence and how they can illustrate and support our ideas about society...What does a picture or an image tell you? This free course, Reading visual images, is an introduction to...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Recovery strategies in sport and exercise
Health, Sports & Psychology

Recovery strategies in sport and exercise

...course ‘Recovery strategies in sport and exercise’ investigates the science behind recovery exploring the physiological processes involved in training and recovery and the potential role of recovery strategies...The ability to recover quickly from an intensive training session or match can be extremely advantageous to sports performers. Sport and fitness participants...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Modelling events in time
Science, Maths & Technology

Modelling events in time

...course develops ideas about probability and random processes. Sections 1 and 2 introduce the fundamental ideas of random processes through a series of examples. Section 3 describes a model that is appropriate for events occurring ‘at random’ in such a way that their rate of occurrence remains constant. Section 4 derives the main results from Section 3. Section 5...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
An introduction to web applications architecture
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to web applications architecture

...course, An introduction to web applications architecture, provides an overview of the design and implementation of computer software that runs on web servers, instead of those running solely on desktop computers, laptops or mobile devices...This free course, An introduction to web applications architecture, provides an overview of the design and implementation of computer...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Goya
History & The Arts

Goya

...course of Goya's career? This free course will guide you through the works of Goya and the influences of the times in which he lived. Anyone with a desire to look for the influences behind a work of art will benefit from studying this course...What influenced Goya? Did Napoleon's invasion of Spain alter the course of Goya's career? This free course will guide you ......
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Economics and the 2008 crisis: a Keynesian view
Society, Politics & Law

Economics and the 2008 crisis: a Keynesian view

...course, Economics and the 2008 crisis: a Keynesian view, looks at how Keynes's theories revolutionised thinking about the causes of crises and unemployment. Keynes's thinking on how to reduce these problems was very influential with economists and policy makers for several decades following the 1930s. The economic downturn that started in 2008 led to a widespread revival...
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Level 2: Intermediate 28 hrs
Assistive technologies and online learning
Education & Development

Assistive technologies and online learning

...course, Assistive technologies and online learning, you will explore some of the technology that disabled students use when accessing computers. We will take a look at the tools and techniques that make it possible for disabled students to engage with online learning...In this free course, Assistive technologies and online learning, you will explore some of the technology...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs