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Introduction to Arabic
Education & Development

Introduction to Arabic

...law are usually of French origin (e.g., constitution, to baptize, judge – juge) whereas mundane words stayed Germanic (e.g. to say – sagen, hand – Hand), which reflects that following the Norman Conquest of 1066 the ruling class of Britain was French, spoke in French and only very slowly mingled with the locals. Here are four examples of languages in which you can...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Spectres, Monsters, Fairies and Vampires: An introduction to the Irish Gothic
OpenLearn Ireland

Spectres, Monsters, Fairies and Vampires: An introduction to the Irish Gothic

...laws which strongly restrained Catholics from owning property, entering professions and fully engaging in political life, creating a society with extreme religious and political tensions. The elegant ornaments of this regime were a proudly Irish, if exclusively Protestant, parliament, an elegant Georgian cityscape in Dublin and a countryside filled with large Anglo-Irish...
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Article 45 mins
Systems modelling
Science, Maths & Technology

Systems modelling

...law’ of the selected modelling technique, develop an outline of a suitable model. Use this outline to check compliance with items 1, 2 and 3 above – or modify the model or adjust the specifications in items 1, 2 or 3. Develop a full version of the model by a process of iteration, expansion and inclusion of detailed data as required. Box 5 Omissions from the model A...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Health and safety in the laboratory and field
Science, Maths & Technology

Health and safety in the laboratory and field

...law (CHIP3) this should accompany any chemical that is purchased. However, if this is not available, or the chemical is old, then copies can be obtained from the manufacturer's website or information can sometimes be found in the catalogue. Further information can be obtained from the HSE. 7.2.2 Incompatibility If two or more chemicals are to be mixed together as part of...
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Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
Taking your first steps into higher education Badge icon
Education & Development

Taking your first steps into higher education

...law degree but she had to abandon the course when her child carer –‘a friend’–wanted some money. The lack of that small sum changed her life drastically for the worse. Now her dreams are more modest. She’d like the council’s private contractors, Acorn Housing, to answer her calls. She wants them to fix the toilet their workmen dismantled when they wrongly...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Machines, minds and computers
Digital & Computing

Machines, minds and computers

...laws preventing them from harming humans, all too often seem to be on the verge of running amok. Even today, many people are suspicious of the power of computers and of the role they play in our lives. And now, when at last we have a limited power to manipulate living things through gene technology, and perhaps to use this technology to tailor life to our needs, such work...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Digital humanities: humanities research in the digital age
History & The Arts

Digital humanities: humanities research in the digital age

...laws banning pornography or material deemed supportive of a political movement opposed to the government in the state where the search engine company operates. In order to use search critically (an essential skill for digital humanities), it is important to unlearn what commercial web search has taught us. That means asking questions about the metadata, the index and...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Sustainable innovations in enterprises
Money & Business

Sustainable innovations in enterprises

...laws and regulations. Key elements of a typical compliance programme include managing risk, meeting global standards, preventing corporate loss, insurance systems are in place that would reduce any penalties incurred in civil or criminal judgments, improving the business's public image. Together they represent the many things that the compliance programme aims to achieve....
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs