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Revision and examinations
Education & Development

Revision and examinations

...simple instructions can be hard when you have that knotted up feeling at the beginning of an exam!’ Activity 3 Timing: Allow approximately 25 minutes. Find a past exam paper and answer the questions listed below. You might find these in your university library or online in your course materials. It will be a good idea to write your answers down. Are there sections to...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Training for speed and power in sport and fitness
Health, Sports & Psychology

Training for speed and power in sport and fitness

...simple terms speed refers to how quickly we move (for example, from the start to the end of a 100m race), while power is a combination of strength and speed, and refers to the ability to execute strong explosive movement at a fast pace (for instance, as with exploding from the starting blocks). Speed and power are closely related, and both are often important in specific...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Everyday maths 2 (Wales)
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 2 (Wales)

...simple process to convert one measurement into another. For now we will focus on what is known as the metric system of measurement (we will look at some units from the imperial system later on in the session). In most cases, if you want to convert between units in the metric system you will just need to multiply or divide by 10, 100 or 1000. Take a look at the diagrams...
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Level 1: Introductory 48 hrs
Cognition and gender development
Education & Development

Cognition and gender development

...simple, one-way effect of environment on behaviour, were criticised because they provided too simplistic a picture of human development. Bandura’s social cognitive theory (SCT) builds on the earlier social learning approaches by addressing the fact that human development involves a complex interplay of many factors. SCT is usually presented (e.g. Bandura, 1986) in terms...
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Article 15 mins
Gene testing
Science, Maths & Technology

Gene testing

...simple analysis of the molecular make up, the course moves on to look at the importance of protein and how they are digested and absorbed...This free course, Gene testing, looks at three different uses of genetic testing: pre-natal diagnosis, childhood testing and adult testing. Such tests provide genetic information in the form of a predictive diagnosis, and as such are...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
People, automobiles and statistics
Science, Maths & Technology

People, automobiles and statistics

...simple. Measure the length of your forearm. This is the distance between your elbow and your wrist. This is far from simple. You’d maybe like to measure the length between the axis around which your elbow hinges then a similar axis for your wrist, or simply from the back of your elbow with a bent arm to a bone in your wrist. But, either way, these are not well defined...
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Article 10 mins
Presenting information
Digital & Computing

Presenting information

...Simple arithmetic operations - To perform a simple arithmetic calculation: Enter the first number in the calculation (for example '123') using one of the following methods: Using your computer keyboard's numeric keypad, which (if you have one) is on the right of your computer keyboard. Check to see whether the Num Lock indicator light is on and if it is not press the NUM...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
The values of Bond: What 007 tells us about changing attitudes to sexual harassment
History & The Arts

The values of Bond: What 007 tells us about changing attitudes to sexual harassment

...codes, from the 1980s so-called “power dressing” to more recent parliamentary debates on compulsory high-heel policies. But the persistent interest in Moneypenny’s physical and sartorial appearance does not mean she is simply the passive recipient of the male gaze and masculine control. In fact, it points to the female body as the bone of contention within the...
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Video 5 mins