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Software development for enterprise systems
Digital & Computing

Software development for enterprise systems

...central concepts of object-oriented technology. Encapsulation provides an explicit boundary which separates information about which operations are available from information on how they are implemented. Outside the Date object, available operations are advertised via their signatures only (the signature of an operation is the specification of the type of the arguments and...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
So, you want to be a nurse? A brief introduction to nursing
Health, Sports & Psychology

So, you want to be a nurse? A brief introduction to nursing

...central to the work that nurses do. Care we deliver improves the health of individuals and communities. Compassion is the way in which we deliver care based on principles of dignity, respect, and empathy. Competence is the knowledge and skills we hold to deliver safe and effective care that is based on research and evidence. Communication underpins our caring...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Astronomy: images of the Universe
Science, Maths & Technology

Astronomy: images of the Universe

...central bulge seen in some spiral galaxies, from which the spiral arms emanate. * binary stars A situation where two stars orbit each other. * black holes A region of space in which matter is sufficiently dense that the action of gravity prevents both matter and electromagnetic radiation from escaping. Black holes may be classified as either ‘stellar mass’ (up to tens...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Social psychology and politics
Health, Sports & Psychology

Social psychology and politics

...central to many debates. Or, you may be thinking about what it means to be a Republican or a Democrat, left or right wing, American and/or Mexican. These different social categories are a key part of politics. However, they also form an important part of people’s psychologies, contributing to their sense of self. For this reason, many social psychologists have long...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Information technology: A new era?
Society, Politics & Law

Information technology: A new era?

...central, usually inanimate, source of power. The factory system enabled production to become more efficient as it allowed the company to spread its costs over a much larger output, a dynamic called ‘economies of scale’. Economists interested in the pervasive effects of technological change in different industrial revolutions have devised the concept of a general...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
What do historians do?
History & The Arts

What do historians do?

...central criminal court. You are going to examine handkerchief theft prosecutions for one year. Go to the Search Home page and use ‘handkerchief’ as your keyword, choose ‘Theft> all subcategories’ as the offence and leave all the other fields blank except for the dates. In dates choose January 1770 to January 1771 and search. Here you can see all the cases...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Young people’s wellbeing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Young people’s wellbeing

...central to Government policy and is central to achieving the aims of the Department for Education’. [Two young children studying at a table. A teacher is helping one of the children.] ‘Recent reports have shown that the wellbeing of children in the UK, and England specifically, remains relatively low compared with other countries and with decreasing trends over...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
An introduction to social work law
Society, Politics & Law

An introduction to social work law

...central and also why it is important to understand the language of rights, and to know the difference between a legal right and a moral right. There is no ‘correct’ answer here; the outcome will depend upon the individual circumstances of the case, and sometimes the decision may need to be referred to a court. The outcome may be that Callum has a right to make his own...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs