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Economics explains discrimination in the labour market
Society, Politics & Law

Economics explains discrimination in the labour market

...energy in acquiring human capital. They thus face lower earnings as a result of having less training and lower skills. Because women themselves choose not to invest in skills and training, their lower earnings would not represent discrimination according to the definition used in this course. Of course, it could be argued that some women decide to focus on their family...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
What is Europe?
Society, Politics & Law

What is Europe?

...energies, and the failure of most emerging nationalities in this period to gain control over the territory they inhabited and to construct their own state. The old European empires, although weakening and subject to growing internal strain (particularly in the case of Ottoman Turkey, but also affecting Austria and Russia), held together until the outbreak of the First...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Banning the bomb: a global history of activism against nuclear weapons
History & The Arts

Banning the bomb: a global history of activism against nuclear weapons

...energy’, subject to safeguard agreements. Reinforces and extends the NPT requirement for safeguards to ensure that nuclear materials and technology are not used for weapons. Requires all parties to ‘pursue negotiations in good faith on effective measures relating to the cessation of the nuclear arms race and to nuclear disarmament’ (without specifying what those...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Making creativity and innovation happen
Money & Business

Making creativity and innovation happen

...energy transferred to vehicle lightweight: no inner frame needed for the tire/wheel assembly. (NASA, n.d.) NASA’s capacity to be creative in the face of non-negotiable constraints led to the development of a radically different type of tyre. It is not hard to imagine that in the absence of the constraints imposed upon NASA by the rigorous conditions encountered in space...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
An introduction to interaction design
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to interaction design

...energy we consume, how well we sleep at night, and so on. All these products have made more visible, and therefore allowed us to better manage, aspects of our life that might otherwise escape our attention even though they are important for our well-being. Importantly, because they blend in with the clothes we wear or the objects we use daily, these technologies have...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Introducing the psychology of our relationships with fictional villains
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing the psychology of our relationships with fictional villains

...energy to socialise. 2. They are an unfriendly person that prefers their own company. 3. They had some bad news on the way to the gathering, which they are still thinking about rather than talking to others. 4. They are a shy person that can find it difficult to talk to others. Words: 0 D. You are at a restaurant. The person serving you takes a long time to come to your...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Global challenges in practice: designing a development intervention
Money & Business

Global challenges in practice: designing a development intervention

...energy to it, you did. But till then, don't worry. I've got my cup of tea. It gives me an immediate kick. A sugar high guaranteed. Right now. Right here. It's a clean deal. Yeah? Would you like to have some? [LAUGHTER] And by the way, thank you for asking. It's rare that someone has asked me what a cup of tea means in my life. And so this man is actually a barefoot hedge...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
The law-making process in England and Wales
Society, Politics & Law

The law-making process in England and Wales

...energy knocking on doors, handing out leaflets, and finding tiny babies to kiss. They need to persuade us that they’re the best person for the job of representing us in Parliament. BYSTANDER: Vote for Danny, yeah? WOMAN ON BENCH: Who’s Danny? DANNY: Parliament comes from the French word for Parliament. You’ve not researched this hugely, have you? Leave it, I’m...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs