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The history of female protest and suffrage in the UK
History & The Arts

The history of female protest and suffrage in the UK

...account of an individual person’s life. Earlier in this course you read a biography from the ODNB when you examined the life and work of Ada Nield Chew. Biographies help us to connect with history on a human level, offering us a perspective on the past from the point of view of a single human experience. For some readers, biography seems more accessible than an...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
History of reading: An introduction to reading in the past
History & The Arts

History of reading: An introduction to reading in the past

...account of the upbringing of a perfect Christian gentleman. Molly and her brothers, however, only liked ‘certain parts’ of the story: ‘I believe he [the hero Milner] never did anything wrong, but his school-fellows did, and all their gay activities shone like misdeeds in a pious world’ (UK RED: 886). Her attitude to such reading shows how attempts to inculcate...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
George Orwell and Nineteen Eighty-Four
Society, Politics & Law

George Orwell and Nineteen Eighty-Four

...accounts of what he had seen in Spain – including his disillusionment after witnessing the in-fighting and often brutal factionalism within the pro- and anti- Stalinist communist left in Barcelona. Orwell’s experiences in Spain during the Spanish Civil War, which is now regarded as a curtain raiser for the Second World War, also convinced him that ideology – of both...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Learning from major cyber security incidents
Digital & Computing

Learning from major cyber security incidents

...accountability for cyber security in every NHS organisation at senior leadership and board level. Local organisations must ensure effective management of their technology infrastructure, systems and services (Smart, 2018). Although these points are explicitly about the NHS’s failure to prepare itself for the WannaCry attack, similar reasons may also lie behind the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Mental health in society
Health, Sports & Psychology

Mental health in society

...account of social factors than others. Some community psychiatric nurses focus on monitoring medication and others on more psychological approaches such as specific forms of talking or behavioural therapy. However, while some nurses who work in the community may lean towards one approach in their own practice, they are likely to work in a community mental health team made...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Art and the Mexican Revolution
History & The Arts

Art and the Mexican Revolution

...accounts of twentieth-century United States art...In this free course, Art and the Mexican Revolution, you will explore one of Diego Rivera’s key murals which was commissioned by the Mexican government in the period after the Mexican Revolution of 1910-1920. These monumental public artworks, designed to win over the Mexican peasantry and working-class to the new...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
An introduction to design engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to design engineering

...account of people. A consequence of the involvement of people is the complexity they bring. Just consider the numerous variations of any object around you. Why are there so many shapes of cup, of mobile phones or of cars? Why can one person seem to operate an object easily while other people find it hard? And why can’t anyone solve the problem of comfortable seats on a...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Caring for adults
Health, Sports & Psychology

Caring for adults

...account any physical disabilities the person may have that could make communication difficult for them. In person: many people with a learning disability have told Mencap that the best way to communicate with them is face-to-face and one-to-one. In writing: in writing, it is a good idea to use bigger text and bullet points, and to keep writing at a minimum of 16 point. It...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs