515 search results
The Ancient Olympics: bridging past and present
History & The Arts

The Ancient Olympics: bridging past and present

...sand). Animation 3 jump using halteres Please note that this animation contains nudity in order to give a more realistic representation of the Ancient Olympic games. Jump using halteres One significant difference between the halma and the modern long jump is that Ancient Olympic athletes used a pair of weights called halteres. The halteres (which were also used as...
View course The Ancient Olympics: bridging past and present
Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Exploring the psychological aspects of sport injury Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring the psychological aspects of sport injury

...sand.] Figure 5 Relaxation can aid sport injury rehabilitation Relaxation techniques can help to ease the stress and anxiety that may be a consequence of injury. They can also help to relieve tension in the injured area, which may allow a therapist to treat the injury more effectively. You will now explore a range of relaxation techniques. All these techniques have the...
View course Exploring the psychological aspects of sport injury
Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Investigating a murder with forensic psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Investigating a murder with forensic psychology

...cast this case in a slightly different light than we first thought. SIO HARRIS: OK. I’m listening. Who’s going to start? DI BULLET: I will. First thing is, sir, a couple of things have come up in the initial statements that made us uneasy. In his witness interview, which I know you’ve been briefed on already, Neale claims that he tried the doors at the back of the...
View course Investigating a murder with forensic psychology
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
The First World War: trauma and memory
History & The Arts

The First World War: trauma and memory

...Cast your mind back to some of the themes touched on in the discussion of shell shock in Week 1. What do these poems tell us about the impact of shell shock on ideas about masculinity? To whom do you think Sassoon and Owen might be directing these poems?...Week 3: Trauma, grief and bereavement: 3.1.7 War poetry in the twentieth century - The futility of the First World...
View course The First World War: trauma and memory
Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
Discovering disorder: young people and delinquency
Society, Politics & Law

Discovering disorder: young people and delinquency

...casts doubt on the claim that statistics are hard facts by showing how the ways in which crime statistics are defined and interpreted can alter the data. For example, there is no published figure for muggings until 1972, although the figures for muggings are then projected back to 1968. The 1968 figure, however, represents crimes which were not previously defined as...
View course Discovering disorder: young people and delinquency
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Software and the law
Science, Maths & Technology

Software and the law

...cast into law. Whenever any organisation sets out and gathers information about people, steps must be taken to ensure that, firstly, the information really is needed for a valid purpose, and then that if any information is collected, it’s correct and is used appropriately. Data-protection legislation enacted in many jurisdictions requires all this, and, more generally,...
View course Software and the law
Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Organisations and the financial system
Money & Business

Organisations and the financial system

...cast one vote), receive a share of the company’s profit in the form of dividends, and receive a share of any remaining capital or assets should the company be wound up. Preference shares (or preferred shares) typically do not give shareholders voting rights. However, these shares come with an advantage over ordinary shares in terms of dividend distribution. Preference...
View course Organisations and the financial system
Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Engineering: The nature of problems
Science, Maths & Technology

Engineering: The nature of problems

...Aluminium alloy 350 350 70 2800 125 125 25 Titanium alloy 650 650 105 4500 144 144 23 Carbon-fibre composite 500 200 60 1100 454 181 54 Magnesium-based alloy 300 300 45 1780 176 176 25 You can see the great potential for carbon-fibre composites and the strong competition between the other frame materials, particularly for the deflection-based index E/ρ. However, there...
View course Engineering: The nature of problems
Level 2: Intermediate 40 hrs