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Seeing institutions in different ways
Society, Politics & Law

Seeing institutions in different ways

...think about institutional development. This course presents you with three widely accepted ways of seeing institutions: Institutions as rules and norms: We will look at the differences between institutions and organisations, and how they relate to each other. The course also suggests that, if institutions are seen as rules governing social life, then it seems appropriate...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Fundamentals of cost accounting and environmental management accounting
Money & Business

Fundamentals of cost accounting and environmental management accounting

...system. They serve as the basis for: Classifying actual costs incurred. Preparing budgets for planned costs. Comparing actual costs with budgeted costs (for management control purposes). In addition to cost centres, there are several other types of centres: responsibility centres profit centres revenue centres. You can read more about the types of centre in the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Desires and beliefs
Health, Sports & Psychology

Desires and beliefs

Using two different experiments, psychologist and philosopher Alison Gopnik shows how children of different ages think about the minds of others...Transcript.
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Teaching mathematics Badge icon
Education & Development

Teaching mathematics

...system, and most other aspects of mathematics. As you can imagine, if the foundation for number sense is not securely developed, this will lead to later difficulties in learning mathematics. It is important that the procedures for calculating with number (i.e. methods of doing arithmetic) are underpinned by an understanding of how those procedures work. This is known as...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Exploring languages and cultures
Languages

Exploring languages and cultures

...thinking are quite distinct from your own. These experiences often occur when you go abroad, but they can take place in any society that has many different cultural groups, such as the UK, for example. During an intercultural encounter, you become aware that you and the other person are operating according to different sets of beliefs and values. This may mean that you...
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Level 1: Introductory 14 hrs
Success and failure in healthcare: should regulation be simple or integrated?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Success and failure in healthcare: should regulation be simple or integrated?

...system we enjoy in the UK. Our NHS relies on bureaucratic conformity to the small print. However, listening to the arguments about red tape makes it seems that it is a recent innovation. This is far from the truth. Red tape was used in the time of Henry V111; he with the six wives. His petitions to the Pope to have his first marriage annulled were bound in a red...
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Article 10 mins
Should Houston prepare for more Hurricanes like Harvey?
Nature & Environment

Should Houston prepare for more Hurricanes like Harvey?

...systems that initiate near the Equator and can hit locations in the tropics and subtropics around the world. When we look at the Atlantic Basin we see increases in tropical storm numbers over the past century, although there is high year-to-year variability. The year 2005, when Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, marks the high point. [There is a trend towards more...
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Article 5 mins
Should we tax robots who replace humans in the workplace?
Money & Business

Should we tax robots who replace humans in the workplace?

...system provide a solution to the rise of automation?...[Wall-E and a dollar] Automation promises to be one of the great social challenges of our generation. The fear that robots will steal our jobs is an old one. But it’s being felt all the more acutely thanks to the rise of new technology. What’s often overlooked is the role that tax policies play in this. Current...
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