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Digital forensics
Science, Maths & Technology

Digital forensics

...de criminastique (Treaty of Criminalistics), in the 1920s postulating that microscopic examination of clothing and other physical evidence could reveal information about the history of the wearer. He is best known for Locard’s Exchange Principle which can be summarised as ‘every contact leaves a trace’ Locard’s Exchange Principle states: ‘Wherever two surfaces...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Essay and report writing skills
Education & Development

Essay and report writing skills

...de Montaigne, a French philosopher, developed the essay form in the 16th century. The term itself derives from the French word essai meaning ‘testing’ or ‘trying out’. The purpose was (and still remains): To try out or test a proposition or ideas in the context of other thinkers and in the light of personal experience and judgement. In Montaigne's day, the idea of...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Beginners’ Chinese: a taster course
Languages

Beginners’ Chinese: a taster course

...de te ne le gu ku hu wo yi You will then hear some consonants, or initials, combined with the final i. Listen and repeat. ji qi xi zi ci si zhi chi shi ri You will now hear six single vowels known as finals in Chinese. Repeat after each sound. a e i o u ü Now we will combine these vowels with some consonants known as initials in Chinese. Note how similar they sound to...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Hadrian's Rome
History & The Arts

Hadrian's Rome

...De Fine Licht (1968). Figure 10 Front designs of the Pantheon. Drawing by Mark Wilson Jones. Figure 11 Comparison of the hypothetical original project for the Pantheon (left) and the building as executed (right). Drawing by Mark Wilson Jones. Discussion The Pantheon as we see it today has inspired architects for almost the last 2,000 years. It is a well-studied monument,...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Learning to teach: an introduction to classroom research
Education & Development

Learning to teach: an introduction to classroom research

...de-motivating, or it might be something more general like how to organise group work effectively. Define the purpose and clarify what form the intervention might take. This will involve consulting the literature and finding out what is already known about this issue. Plan an intervention designed to tackle the issue. Collect empirical data and analyse it Plan another...
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Level 3: Advanced 5 hrs
Introducing the Classical world
History & The Arts

Introducing the Classical world

...de Sélincourt) So even in the fifth century BCE, history was as much about belief as about truth. You will read several ancient historians during your study of the Classical world. To explore the question of what they thought it meant to write history is immensely rewarding. The downside is that historiography is no more straightforward a source than any other. As you...
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Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
Learning how to learn
Education & Development

Learning how to learn

...Parkinson's Disease. Part (a) has 15% of total assignment marks; (b) = 10% (c) = 10% (d) = 15%. It tells me to refer to the tables in the Assignment Booklet. Table 1 for part (b) Table 2 for (c) and both tables for (d). It tells me that it refers mainly to book 6 material but information from other parts of the course may also be relevant...Learning how to learn: 4.3...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Machines, minds and computers
Digital & Computing

Machines, minds and computers

...de Cervantes's hero Don Quixote and his squire Sancho Panza encounter one: The last questioner was Sancho, and his questions were, 'Head, shall I by any chance have another government? Shall I ever escape from the hard life of a squire? Shall I get back to see my wife and children?' To which the answer came, Thou shalt govern in thy house; and if thou returnest to it thou...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs