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The psychology of cybercrime
Health, Sports & Psychology

The psychology of cybercrime

...codes, and therefore that increasingly sophisticated computer security is the solution to the problem; in reality, while hacking can sometimes require advanced skills, many instances require little technological expertise on the part of the hacker. For example, in 2014, a number of former employees of the now defunct News of the World were convicted on phone hacking...
Perspectives on social work: individual stories
Health, Sports & Psychology

Perspectives on social work: individual stories

...simple but it makes a big difference in terms of ethos. It makes you feel very comfortable. Some of the staff wear badges to symbolize that they are Welsh speakers. That's really nice because when you see that badge it's then easy to speak to them in Welsh. I think that the Welsh language service is essential because it's important to use Welsh from day to day. It means a...
Systems thinking and practice
Digital & Computing

Systems thinking and practice

...simple. First, sometimes we don't learn from our experiences! Or, at least, we don't recognise the mistakes we make, or we learn the wrong lessons, and so don't do much better next time. It is usually easier to account for things going wrong in terms of what the other person did, or in terms of other external factors. Such explanations are usually at least partly true....
Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Starting with psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Starting with psychology

...simple explanation for human behaviour is almost impossible. Activity 1: Boys' toys and girls' toys Timing: 0 hours 5 minutes In the photograph below there are two children playing with toys. You will see that the boy is playing with the truck and the girl with the doll. Most children, when given a free choice of toys, tend to select the toys that are thought to be...
Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Digital forensics
Science, Maths & Technology

Digital forensics

...simple activity. Write down all the topics that you can think of that might be encompassed by the term ‘digital forensics and investigations’. Discussion Here are some of the names I thought of; your list should include at least some of these: computer forensics forensic computing forensic science network forensics ICT forensics forensic investigations digital...
Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Digital humanities: humanities research in the digital age
History & The Arts

Digital humanities: humanities research in the digital age

...code or engineers constructing robots. However, the digital revolution is opening new challenges and possibilities for researchers focusing on Humanities perspectives. If you’ve recently studied a university course in Humanities, you will have encountered the digital: searching digital library catalogues, reading digital articles or books, examining online museum or...
Interpreting data: Boxplots and tables
Science, Maths & Technology

Interpreting data: Boxplots and tables

...simple graphic, which displays certain summary statistics of a set of data. Boxplots are particularly useful for assessing quickly the location, dispersion, and symmetry or skewness of a set of data, and for making comparisons of these features in two or more data sets. Boxplots can also be useful for drawing attention to possible outliers in a data set. The other topic,...
More working with charts, graphs and tables
Science, Maths & Technology

More working with charts, graphs and tables

...simple problems wrong if numbers are involved. I am aware that presumed difficulties with maths prevent me from attempting certain aspects of the course. Basic skills could help my confidence, though I feel it may be too late to start. I am aware of an in-built resistance to doing anything involving figures! Why did it sound as if it would be useful? This may be more...