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

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

...simple structure: The Brother’s Grimm, Little Red Riding Hood. At the start of the story, our protagonist introduces us to her normal life living with her family. The inciting incident, or hook, occurs when her mother asks her to deliver a basket of food to her Granny, who lives in the forest. The slow rise in tension occurs as she makes her way through the woods and we...
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Article 45 mins
The caring manager in health and social care
Health, Sports & Psychology

The caring manager in health and social care

...simple resilience test we have devised. Select the tick box next to any of the following statements that you feel apply to you. Completing the resilience test should give you a very rough estimate of how well you cope – being dependent, of course, on the honesty of your responses! Resilience test Discussion Part A and Part B are both based on surveys, and while it is...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Company law in context
Society, Politics & Law

Company law in context

...simple at this stage by not looking at a business run by a company, but at one which is simply run by an individual person. Activity 2: What is a business? Timing: 0 hours 20 minutes Imagine you had decided to open a newsagents. What are the different things you would need to do in order to set up in business and trade? Think of as many ways as you can in which the law...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Distance education: Do students believe it should be fun?
Education & Development

Distance education: Do students believe it should be fun?

...code to enable withdrawal without personal data collection. [Graph of Undergraduates’ previous studies ] Undergraduates' previous studies [Graph of views of learning and fun] Views of learning and fun A variety of students-volunteers joined the study. As an introductory course, this included a sample of ‘novice’ undergraduates who came from secondary schools. As...
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Article 20 mins
Democracy? You think you know?
Education & Development

Democracy? You think you know?

...code, such as a religious one, which sets out right and wrong, why should we vote and why should everyone have a voice? Surely, we just need religious leaders to tell us what, for example, the Bible or the Koran requires of us? Expertise – modern life is complex. Should not experts, who understand complexity, make decisions for us, rather than all of us voting in...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Social work law and UK regulation
Society, Politics & Law

Social work law and UK regulation

...code of practice and ethics) that are laid down by them. Fitness to practise If a social worker fails to meet any of these criteria, including the standards, they can face fitness-to-practise proceedings, which could censure them – including by the ultimate sanction of removing them from the professional register and thereby removing their ability to practise as a...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
You and your world: Introducing the social sciences
Society, Politics & Law

You and your world: Introducing the social sciences

...simple terms, a concept is just an idea. But it’s an idea that has been defined in specific ways. When used in the social sciences, concepts like inequality and interconnection are usually carefully defined. This is because the way social scientists use them, may differ from their use in everyday language. Activity 3: What do concepts do? Timing: 15 minutes Try and...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Everyday maths 1 (Wales)
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 1 (Wales)

...simple answer is ‘any number that does not include a fraction or decimal part’. So for example, 3 is a whole number, but 3 one divided by two or 3.25 are NOT whole numbers. Numbers can be positive or negative. Positive numbers can be written with or without a plus (+) sign, so 3 and +3 are the same. Negative numbers always have a minus (–) sign in front of them,...
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Level 1: Introductory 48 hrs