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Introducing consciousness
History & The Arts

Introducing consciousness

...central philosophical problem surrounding consciousness – the so-called ‘hard problem’ of explaining how it arises and whether it is a physical phenomenon...Introducing consciousness: 2.1 Introduction - We use the words ‘conscious’ and ‘consciousness’ in a variety of ways. We talk of losing and regaining consciousness, of being conscious of one's appearance...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Myths in law
Society, Politics & Law

Myths in law

...central question will be similar to that in the criminal court: whether Arjun’s driving was of an adequate standard. Arjun’s guilty plea in the magistrates’ court can be used as evidence in the civil case. The civil court will not punish Arjun. It will order him to pay compensation to Shanice. That compensation will include an amount for the pain and suffering her...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Caring for an older family member with learning disabilities
Health, Sports & Psychology

Caring for an older family member with learning disabilities

...Central to being proactive is doing a fair amount of making sure your opinion and that of the person you care for is properly heard! This is known as advocating – the next topic...Session 4: Useful skills: 3 Advocate, advocate! - Advocating can take place on different levels in that it can involve you being assertive in conversations and encounters as well as contacting...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
What happens to you when you read?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What happens to you when you read?

...central to our experience as humans and most of us can easily relate to them. You have also learned that while, in today’s world, we tend to think about stories as things that we can read, listen to and watch, throughout history there has also been a strong tradition of oral storytelling. According to anthropological evidence, stories were used by our ancestral hominids...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Introduction to Ukrainian language and culture
Languages

Introduction to Ukrainian language and culture

...Central, North and East Asia. If you don’t have enough time to learn the alphabet now, don’t worry: we shall provide English transliteration throughout the course. However, it is not that hard to learn this alphabet, and when you learn it, you will be able to read other Cyrillic-based languages like Bulgarian, Serbian, Macedonian, Russian and Belarusian. View from a...
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Level 1: Introductory 25 hrs
Taking your first steps into higher education Badge icon
Education & Development

Taking your first steps into higher education

...central figure. 2 Have contrasting colours been placed next to each other? Contrast between the blue eye and the yellow background. Gives depth and moves the spectator’s eye around the composition. 3 Are there more warm colours than cool colours or vice versa? Mainly warm. The red and yellow around the woman’s neck looks especially warm, even hot. This gives a...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Hybrid working: planning for the future
Money & Business

Hybrid working: planning for the future

...central domain, which a lot of people keep forgetting, which is now known as the aporetic domain. That's a reference to Derrida's concept of aporia. There is a famous - he said a question to which you know the answer is not a question, it's a process. The only valuable questions are questions to which you do not know the answer until you think differently. So, in using...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
The science of nutrition and healthy eating Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

The science of nutrition and healthy eating

...central to the Sustainable Development Goals. At least 12 of the 17 sustainable Development Goals contain indicators that are highly relevant for nutrition, reflecting nutrition’s central role in sustainable development. Current commitments do not match the need. Given the scale of the malnutrition problem, current spending designed to overcome it is too low. Specific,...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs