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What is heritage?
History & The Arts

What is heritage?

...et al., 2007, p. 40). Much of what motivates the involvement of the state and other organisations in heritage is related to the economic potential of heritage and its connections with tourism. The relationship between heritage and tourism is examined later in this course, but it would be remiss to neglect a mention here of the economic imperative of heritage for...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Як почати навчання онлайн
Education & Development

Як почати навчання онлайн

...et al., 2012) and The Cambridge History of the First World War (Winter, 2014). Анніка Тож, Вінсе, наше сьогоднішнє завдання — спробувати дізнатися, скільки людей загинуло під час Першої світової війни. Це не саме просте завдання, чи не так?...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Practising science: Reading the rocks and ecology
Science, Maths & Technology

Practising science: Reading the rocks and ecology

...et al. (1990) Complete Guide to Trees and Their Identification, MacDonald & Co. (Publishers) Limited. All other written material contained within this course originated at the Open University Don't miss out: If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and...
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Level 1: Introductory 14 hrs
Social problems: Who makes them?
Society, Politics & Law

Social problems: Who makes them?

...et al. (eds) The State or the Market: Politics and Welfare in Contemporary Britain, second edition, London, Sage. Plummer, K. (1992) ‘Speaking its name: inventing a gay and lesbian studies’, in Plummer, K. (ed.) Modern Homosexualities, London, Routledge. Smart, C. (1995) Law, Crime and Sexuality, London, Sage. Wilson, G. (1981) Love and Instinct, London, Temple...
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Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
Assessing risk in engineering, work and life
Science, Maths & Technology

Assessing risk in engineering, work and life

...et al., 1980). Similarly, an often quoted study of severe and fatal industrial accidents by Salminen and Tallberg (1996) found that 84–94% were due mainly to human error. A national survey of traffic accidents in the USA found that of over two million road accidents, some 94% were due to human error (NHTSA, 2015); only 2% were attributed to vehicles and 2% to the...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Legal skills and debates in Scotland Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

Legal skills and debates in Scotland

...et al. 2008). [A picture of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.] Figure 2The Universal Declaration of Human Rights Should you wish to read the UDHR in more detail a PDF version is available via this link: Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The UDHR is one of the world’s most translated documents yet it does not have the force of law, rather it sets...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Discovering chemistry Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Discovering chemistry

...Système International d’Unites, abbreviated to SI) was developed in France during the 18th century in an effort to create a unified and rational system of weights and measures. The SI system was adopted as the world standard in 1960. Mass and volume (of liquids) are the quantities chemists most often work with and later in this session you will look at how these are...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
The Ancient Olympics: bridging past and present
History & The Arts

The Ancient Olympics: bridging past and present

...et al. (eds.) Pathways; Critiques and Discourse in Olympic Research. Ninth International Symposium for Olympic Research. Beijing: Capital University of Physical Education. Web links Olympic Dreams Introducing the Classical world This Sporting Planet The Ancient Olympic Games Olympic Movement virtual museum London 2012 official website British Olympic Association (BOA) NHS...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs