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Working mathematically
Science, Maths & Technology

Working mathematically

...free course, Working mathematically, is aimed at teachers who wish to review how they go about the practice of teaching mathematics, those who are considering becoming mathematics teachers, or those who are studying mathematics courses and would like to understand more about the teaching and learning process...This free course, Working mathematically, is aimed at ......
Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Babylonian mathematics
Science, Maths & Technology

Babylonian mathematics

...free course looks at Babylonian mathematics. You will learn how a series of discoveries has enabled historians to decipher stone tablets and study the various techniques the Babylonians used for problem-solving and teaching. The Babylonian problem-solving skills have been described as remarkable and scribes of the time received a training far in advance of anything...
Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Textiles in Ghana
History & The Arts

Textiles in Ghana

...free course will help you to understand how textiles can carry an assortment of meanings and values, including wealth, status and office...Textiles in Ghana carry a far greater importance than you might expect. This free course will help you to understand how textiles can carry an assortment of meanings and values, including wealth, status and office....Textiles in Ghana:...
Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Forensic science and fingerprints
Health, Sports & Psychology

Forensic science and fingerprints

...free course, Forensic science and fingerprints, covers how science can make fingerprints easier to study, how they are used in court and some of the questions about the extent to which fingerprint identification is sound and scientific. Students will learn the principles used in classifying and matching fingerprints (often called marks)...This free course, Forensic...
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Living psychology: animal minds
Health, Sports & Psychology

Living psychology: animal minds

...free course, Living psychology: animal minds, explores these, and other, issues in the psychology of animal minds. Studying animal minds is of great importance to psychologists as humans are, of course, also animals. Researching other species can provide extremely useful insights into how human minds developed throughout evolutionary history...Does your pet cat or dog...
Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Quantitative and qualitative research in finance
Money & Business

Quantitative and qualitative research in finance

...free course, Quantitative and qualitative research in finance, explores the underpinning methodologies, then looks at how research data are produced and how they are analysed. The course also includes case study interviews with active researchers and activities to help you understand data sources and sampling...What are the key features of qualitative and quantitative...
Advanced German: Fragen der Identität
Languages

Advanced German: Fragen der Identität

...free course, Advanced German: Fragen der Identität. You will hear German speakers from different backgrounds talk about their regional and national identities, and you will consider what it is that makes us who we are. You will evaluate and summarise information from a variety of sources and engage with text, audio and video clips through reflective activities and...
Climate change and renewable energy
Nature & Environment

Climate change and renewable energy

...free course, Climate Change and Renewable Energy, describes the basic science of the greenhouse effect and how it has been modified by human activities such as the burning of fossil fuels. It describes the large cuts in greenhouse gas emissions that will be required to stabilise the global climate, the role of international climate change negotiations and the need for an...