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Teaching secondary science
Education & Development

Teaching secondary science

...law could stop Marshall from testing his theory on himself. Which is exactly what he did on the 12th of June 1984. Marshall finished his workday after drinking the bacteria. If movies have told me anything, scientists who test their theories on themselves invariably become either the superheroes or super villains, and that’s kind of what happened here. At least, I...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Doping: a contemporary sports issue case study
Health, Sports & Psychology

Doping: a contemporary sports issue case study

...laws and procedure used in disputes). Try to identify any other categories in addition to the two above. Discussion At the time of writing the psychology/behaviour related category was the most common type of article. These focus on individual experiences and perceptions to better understand why athletes dope. There were also some articles in the science/physiology...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Different types of business
Money & Business

Different types of business

...law regards a limited company as having the same legal standing as a person, i.e. it has legal rights and obligations in itself, which are independent from the rights and obligations of its owners as individuals. For example, a limited company can own property. A limited company’s finances are separate from the finances of its owners. Any profit made after taxes belongs...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Diagramming for development 1: bounding realities
Digital & Computing

Diagramming for development 1: bounding realities

...law have also helped formulate the South African national water strategy. Since the democratic elections of 1994, the nation has crafted a suite of water policies and laws to redress past inefficiencies, inequities and environmental degradation. For example, a 1998 law makes all water public property, repealing the previous statute that assigned water rights based on...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
Psychological research, obedience and ethics
Society, Politics & Law

Psychological research, obedience and ethics

...law protects the right for voting to be secret for a good reason, so asking students how they voted in an exam and also to state this publicly contravenes the values attached to keeping how you voted a confidential matter. Putting students in a position where they might feel obliged either to state how they voted or indeed to lie about this as a result of peer pressure is...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Robert Owen and New Lanark
History & The Arts

Robert Owen and New Lanark

...Law reform, public education, economic regeneration in post-Napoleonic War Britain, the relief of distress in Ireland, creating what he called ‘communities of equality’ in Britain and America, and, after 1830, trade unionism and cooperation. He supported religious toleration. He advocated sexual equality, marriage and divorce law reform, and alluded to birth control...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Pluralism in Economics: inequalities, innovation, environment
Society, Politics & Law

Pluralism in Economics: inequalities, innovation, environment

...law?’, Cambridge Journal of Economics, 45(6), pp. 1243–1268. Baumol, W.J. (1999) ‘Retrospectives: Say’s law’, Journal of Economic Perspectives, 13(1), pp. 195–204. Bhaduri, A. and Marglin, S. (1990) ‘Unemployment and the real wage: the economic basis for contesting political ideologies’, Cambridge Journal of Economics, 14(4), pp. 375–393. Bleaney, M....
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Introducing International Relations
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing International Relations

...law. Of course, the power dynamics of states vary, with so-called ‘great powers’ like the US, China and Russia having significant global influence, while so-called ‘weaker’ states may exercise regional power. Nevertheless, over the years, globalisation has progressively introduced many other influential actors involved in IR: International organisations:...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs