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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
Approaches to software development
Science, Maths & Technology

Approaches to software development

...course, Approaches to software development, presents an engineering approach to the development of software systems – a software engineering approach. The course pays particular attention to issues of software quality, in terms of both product (what is built) and process (how we build it)...This free course, Approaches to software development, presents an engineering...
Working in groups and teams
Money & Business

Working in groups and teams

...course, Working in groups and teams, explores team working from start to finish. It looks at how successful teams are created, roles within a team, the life cycle of a team, how to manage conflict within teams and evaluating team performance...This free course, Working in groups and teams, explores team working from start to finish. It looks at how successful teams are...
Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
What is heritage?
History & The Arts

What is heritage?

...course will introduce you to the concept of heritage and its critical study, exploring the role of heritage in both past and contemporary societies...What is heritage? This free course will introduce you to the concept of heritage and its critical study, exploring the role of heritage in both past and contemporary societies....What is heritage?: Introduction - This course...
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Challenging ideas in mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Challenging ideas in mental health

...course, Challenging ideas in mental health, invites you to think differently about life's dilemmas by taking account of the views of all concerned, especially people experiencing mental distress. It explores ideas and practice in mental health, and will appeal to a wide range of people...Take a new and different look at mental health. This free course, Challenging ideas...
The First World War: trauma and memory
History & The Arts

The First World War: trauma and memory

...German aircraft attacked southern English towns and cities, including London, causing casualties and, of course, instilling fear. It is clear that the killing of innocent civilians had a profound impact on public attitudes in Britain. The bombing of the school in East London provided further evidence for many of Germany’s barbaric aggression, as the following extract...
Critical criminology and the social sciences
Society, Politics & Law

Critical criminology and the social sciences

...course, Critical criminology and the social sciences, will provide you with an insight into some of the main disciplines within the social sciences, focusing in particular on critical criminology. It will begin by outlining some of the defining characteristics of the social science disciplines of psychology, law, sociology and critical criminology. Using the global...