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Manufacturing
Science, Maths & Technology

Manufacturing

...course will introduce manufacturing as a system and will describe some of the many different ways of making products. We will illustrate how the required properties of the materials in a product influence the choice of manufacturing process used...How are designs turned into products? What resources, materials and methods are used and what set of activities goes under the...
Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
Inheritance of characters
Science, Maths & Technology

Inheritance of characters

...course, Inheritance of characters, you will learn what genes, DNA and chromosomes are and how they combine to make the human genome. You will also learn how the principles of inheritance work, the effect that our genetic make-up has on health, and how genetic material is passed on from generation to generation...Genes are units of inheritance that contribute to a person's...
Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Exploring equality and equity in education
Education & Development

Exploring equality and equity in education

...course, Exploring equality and equity in education, considers the complexity of social justice as applied to education and reflects on the different purposes of, and value ascribed to, education in different countries and cultures. It discusses different conceptions of 'justice' and the distinction between equity and equality...This free course, Exploring equality and...
Discovering disorder: young people and delinquency
Society, Politics & Law

Discovering disorder: young people and delinquency

...course, Discovering disorder: young people and delinquency, will introduce two approaches to understanding juvenile delinquency. The psychological approach focuses on examining what makes some individuals, but not others, behave badly. The sociological approach looks at why some individuals and some behaviours, but not others, are defined as disorderly...This free course,...
Effective writing in professional social work practice
Health, Sports & Psychology

Effective writing in professional social work practice

...course will develop your understanding of the different ways that writing forms an integrated part of professional practice in the UK. People are at the centre of writing in social work practice, and the course will explore the importance of language and analysis. It is through writing that social workers communicate, provide detailed assessments and recommendations about...
Basic science: understanding experiments
Science, Maths & Technology

Basic science: understanding experiments

...course aims to help you start thinking like a scientist by carrying out experiments at home and making scientific observations. You will carry out simple experiments to extract the DNA from fruit or vegetables, observe osmosis in action and bake a potato to destruction! You’ll also investigate how different liquids behave when frozen and how much water an everyday food...
The Moon
Science, Maths & Technology

The Moon

...course will teach you about the nearest planetary body to Earth: the missions to the Moon, the basic facts of its composition, the cratering on its surface, and the ancient eruptions that flooded many low-lying areas....The Moon: Introduction - This course deals with the Moon, the only planetary body that everyone is familiar with seeing in the sky. You will learn about...
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Energy resources: solar energy
Nature & Environment

Energy resources: solar energy

...course, Energy resources: solar energy, explores the Sun as a potential source of usable energy...Energy from sources other than fossil and nuclear fuels is to a large extent free of the concerns about environmental effects and renewability that characterize those two sources. Each alternative source supplies energy continually, whether or not we use it, and most have...
Level 2: Intermediate 2 hrs