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Language in the real world
Languages

Language in the real world

...writing, listening, speaking, gesturing, grimacing, laughing, crying, etc. You are using language right now! Given its importance, perhaps it’s useful to begin by asking ourselves: What exactly do we mean by ‘language’? As a first step, consider the difference between ‘language’ and ‘languages’. Activity 1 Timing: Allow 30 minutes Watch the videos below,...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Judicial decision making
Society, Politics & Law

Judicial decision making

...write a post which explains the reasons for your findings and decisions. Discussion As previously noted, there was no obvious right answer for the factual and legal issue. The focus was more on providing reasons that explain why you decided the issues the way that you did. You may also have struggled to articulate the reasons for your decisions. This is normal,...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
What do historians do?
History & The Arts

What do historians do?

...write, argue and explain. While all the activities in this list are correct, what links them is evidence. Historians work with evidence from the past and what all historians do, regardless of subject or time period, is to construct an understanding of the past from reading and analysing evidence. Evidence, known as primary sources, is the raw material of history and it is...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Working with charts, graphs and tables
Science, Maths & Technology

Working with charts, graphs and tables

...writing these down before you read on. One student has said: I am never quite sure that I have understood what the figures mean. I tend to skip over the graphs or charts that I come across, hoping that I can get the information I need from the text. This is one course in a series of Student Toolkits; there are (or will be) others to help you with such things as effective...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
More working with charts, graphs and tables
Science, Maths & Technology

More working with charts, graphs and tables

...writing down what you think are the reasons why we choose to present data in this way before you read on. One student has said: If an exam or assessment question asks me to draw a chart or a graph, my heart sinks. I don't like tackling tables either. I only ever draw a graph if I absolutely have to. This course assumes that you have some experience in drawing conclusions...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Language and thought: introducing representation
History & The Arts

Language and thought: introducing representation

...write shopping lists and diary entries, repeat nursery rhymes by rote, solve logical or arithmetical problems, make promises, tell stories, sign our names, etc. Impressive though it is, this variety in the uses of language is a potential distraction from our main interest, which is in the use of language to represent. It will therefore help if we abstract away from this...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Software development for enterprise systems
Digital & Computing

Software development for enterprise systems

...writing (2005), several new approaches to software development have been established that may become significant during the lifetime of this course. These include Model Driven Architecture (MDA) (see http://www.omg.org/mda/) and agile development (see http://agilemanifesto.org/). MDA defines an approach whereby business-oriented decisions and specifications can be...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Digital humanities: humanities research in the digital age
History & The Arts

Digital humanities: humanities research in the digital age

...Writing your own articles/assignments Reading articles/books Listening to sounds/music Analysing articles/books/images/sounds with digital tools Saving online resources to your own computer/device Sharing articles/books/images/sounds that you created with others Discussion If you have experience of any of these, congratulations! You’re already becoming a researcher in...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs