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Investigating a murder with forensic psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Investigating a murder with forensic psychology

...Podcast You might be interested in listening to an episode of the podcast Bad People, which features one of the authors of this course, Zoë Walkington, talking about the changes to the legal system of England and Wales (including PACE and PEACE) that arose as a result of miscarriages of justice. It features the case of Maxwell Confait, which was central to changes made...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Approaching language, literature and childhood
Education & Development

Approaching language, literature and childhood

...podcaster Kat Rosenfield (linked in the References section). Activity 11 Measuring ethnic diversity Timing: Allow about 30 minutes In this activity, you’ll use a set of questions to help you to measure the level of ethnic diversity in a book which you feel displays a range of ethnic diversity. Select one book aimed at children which you feel, from the cover or the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Astronomy with an online telescope Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Astronomy with an online telescope

...mathematical basis and extended to cover objects far fainter than can be seen with the naked eye. On this numerical scale magnitude 1 stars are very bright and magnitude 6 stars very faint, as before. With accurate measurement stars can be given values in between, such as magnitude 2.7 for a star that is fainter than magnitude 2 but brighter than magnitude 3. (This may at...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
White dwarfs and neutron stars
Science, Maths & Technology

White dwarfs and neutron stars

...mathematics to calculate their properties and behaviour...Stars live their lives for millions or billions of years but will eventually die. Low mass stars (like the Sun) will end their lives producing so-called planetary nebulae, and leave behind a collapsed core known as a white dwarf. More massive stars will end their lives by exploding and producing a so-called...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Managing complexity: a systems approach
Society, Politics & Law

Managing complexity: a systems approach

...mathematical techniques. Horgan claims these ‘will help modern scientists understand chaotic, complex, emergent phenomena that have resisted analysis by reductionist methods of the past’ (Horgan, 1996, p.192). He uses the following quote to exemplify some of the claims being made: Through its capacity to process what is too complex for the unaided mind, the computer...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
An introduction to computers and computer systems
Digital & Computing

An introduction to computers and computer systems

...mathematical operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, and it could find square roots and compare two values for equality. [This is a black-and-white photograph of the ENIAC computer with two people standing next to it.] Figure 1 The ENIAC computer. As part of the ENIAC fiftieth anniversary celebrations, students and staff at the University of...
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Level 1: Introductory 16 hrs
Introduction to making political and social change
Society, Politics & Law

Introduction to making political and social change

...mathematical formula. This means that the more seats parties win in the election, the more committees they’re entitled to chair. Most committee meetings take place weekly on Wednesdays and Thursdays in parliament buildings. They tend to last about two to three hours, and members of the public may attend as observers or watch online. There are three main types of...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Introducing ICT systems
Digital & Computing

Introducing ICT systems

...mathematics and English skills. Other examples include programs designed to train people in computer skills or to help them learn new languages. Games represent a large sector in the computer software market. While many run on dedicated game consoles rather than PCs, some make use of the PC's computing power to achieve high-quality graphics and complex game play. In fact,...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs