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Improve your everyday maths for free
Science, Maths & Technology

Improve your everyday maths for free

...managing your money, working out measurements and understanding percentages – rather than algebra or trigonometry. The Challenge is all about boosting your confidence by giving you access to the learning resources that are right for you. It is a great stepping stone to help you feel ready for further formal qualifications, progress at work or get to grips with your...
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Article 10 mins
Online Rights and the Law
Science, Maths & Technology

Online Rights and the Law

...managed to keep up with it and what has been the impact on our legal rights? These two films touch upon issues that have emerged as a result of a growing online community like the complications that arise when attempting to reconcile how various countries use different laws to police an individual’s omnipresent profile on the net. It also explores who owns the...
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Video 6 mins
Robert Owen and New Lanark
History & The Arts

Robert Owen and New Lanark

...Introduction - Robert Owen (1771–1858) (see Figure 1) was one of the most important and controversial figures of his generation. He lived through the ages of Enlightenment and Romanticism and was personally touched by the ideas and dramatic changes that characterised that era. Profiting enormously during the first half of his life from the progress of industry and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Historical perspectives on race
History & The Arts

Historical perspectives on race

...introduction: 1 Introduction - [A photograph of a sign attached to a car which says ‘We want rights not riots’.] Figure 1 Anti-apartheid sign on a car in Cape Town, South Africa (1976). You will learn more about early resistance to apartheid in Session 3. This short course will introduce you to the development of the social construction of ‘race’ in the past. The...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Marketing in the 21st Century
Money & Business

Marketing in the 21st Century

...manage a brand properly. In fact, as we noted in the introduction to this course, brands are valuable intangible assets. The example given earlier of how Coca-Cola outperforms its competitors in terms of brand asset values illustrates brand relevance. The underlying principle is that a branded product performs better in the market, and thus will have a positive financial...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
What does the anatomy of World records reveal?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What does the anatomy of World records reveal?

...introduction of gutters on the side of the pool that allows small waves to splash off rather than rebound saw the 100m freestyle (men/women) record drop by 3.3/1.0% in one year. Another dramatic fall came with the introduction of full-body and low-friction swimsuits in 2008 which were subsequently banned. It is in cycling that we can most easily quantify the impact of...
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Article 5 mins
Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Germany
Languages

Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Germany

...Introduction: English There is a huge variety of bread types in Germany. German families buy their bread in one of many bakeries found on German high streets, either independent or part of local chains such as Dat Backhus or Nur Hier in Hamburg. Rye bread is the most popular. It can be made of pure rye flour or with mixed flours, with or without grains and seeds. On a...
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Activity 10 mins
Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Spain
Languages

Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Spain

...Introduction: English Spain has many different breads, but the product that best reflects the geographic and cultural diversity is the empanada, because each region has adapted the fillings to the local produce. Religion has played a very important role in shaping Spanish baking traditions. During the Muslim invasion, Spaniards stated their Christianity by eating a lot of...
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Activity 10 mins