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Developing good academic practice
Education & Development

Developing good academic practice

...economic groups having much worse life expectancy and health than the highest socio-economic groups. The majority of researchers would probably agree with the statement because of the influence the report has had in shaping policy since its publication, firstly in trying to dismiss Black’s findings and then in trying to reverse the social class gradients. But only the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Understanding systems thinking in practice (STiP)
Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding systems thinking in practice (STiP)

...economic and environmental development. So what is systems thinking? Why might systems approaches provide better support for strategic planning? Moreover, how might such approaches support systemic success? This free course, Understanding systems thinking in practice (STiP), is divided into two parts – Part 1 Understanding concepts of STiP, and Part 2 Understanding...
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Level 3: Advanced 16 hrs
George Orwell and Nineteen Eighty-Four
Society, Politics & Law

George Orwell and Nineteen Eighty-Four

...economic and social inequalities generated by industrial capitalism. A core aim of socialism is to advance the interests of the working classes by promoting social and economic equality. However, there are a number of strands and divisions within socialism, and each 'sees' the means for attaining social and economic equality differently. So-called 'hard' variants of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Engaging with children and young people
Money & Business

Engaging with children and young people

...economically in our climate, in our culture, and in our country. And that has a part to play with children and young people. But very much, it's about relationships. The family unit is not the same. The community cohesion is not necessarily the same. So in terms of that mentoring role, that supportive role, we often consider children and young people within concentric...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Voices from the Global South: an international field trip
Society, Politics & Law

Voices from the Global South: an international field trip

...economic inequality on responses to the climate crisis understand the importance of context when considering the climate crisis recognise the significance of colonial legacies to the climate crisis acknowledge the tensions between Western, environmental science and Indigenous knowledges in implementing policy (a theme picked up in Videos 3, 4 and 6). Appreciate that the...
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Article 5 hrs
Retail marketing
Money & Business

Retail marketing

...economic downturn can result in a reduced advertising budget, changes in the law can affect employment, planning regulations can influence store openings/closures and so on). Figure 3 Activity 3: Visit to a supermarket Timing: Allow 15 minutes for this activity Task Purpose: to observe logistics, marketing and customer service issues affecting a supermarket. Task: Visit a...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Inclusive education: knowing what we mean (Wales)
Education & Development

Inclusive education: knowing what we mean (Wales)

...economic. Such ‘multiple exclusions’ have been documented in England, where Parsons (1999), for example, has explored the link between ethnicity and school exclusions, and has documented the disproportionate numbers of minority ethnic students who find themselves permanently out of school. More recently, changes in patterns of schooling due to the Covid-19 pandemic...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Exploring the relationship between anxiety and depression
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring the relationship between anxiety and depression

...economic impact, mainly through loss of productivity. Of course, treatment of the common cold appears to be perfectly justified both from a clinical and from an economic perspective, since (a) patients suffer, (b) there is a certain risk of much more severe and difficult to treat complications and exacerbations, and (c) secondary costs, resulting from disability, may be...
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs