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Introducing the environment: Ecology and ecosystems
Nature & Environment

Introducing the environment: Ecology and ecosystems

...thinking about the world. This means that it involves a certain way of investigating, studying and writing about a topic. In this context, an organism is a living thing – ourselves and other animals, as well as plants, fungi, bacteria and so on. These living things interact with each other in various ways and with the non-living components that make up the environment...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
The Irish Gothic collection on OpenLearn
OpenLearn Ireland

The Irish Gothic collection on OpenLearn

...think of the Gothic, you probably do not automatically think of Ireland, but in fact, the Gothic — a cultural form that includes novels, films, art and even computer games — owes a great deal to Irish writers more than 250 years ago. In this resource, you will explore examples of the Irish Gothic from the eighteenth century to the present day and examine the...
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Article 5 mins
Supply chains: Smart cars
Science, Maths & Technology

Supply chains: Smart cars

...thinking Introducing the funky customisable Smart car, the result of a partnership between Mercedes and Swatch watches Smartville How the innovations continue at Smart's factory, and how the brand image is built Behind the brand The radical re-thinking of the car assembly process and its supply chain, along with 12 on site component suppliers Innovating the aftermarket...
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Audio 32 mins
Imagery and metaphor
Money & Business

Imagery and metaphor

...thinking. Employees at a small software company are shown how to access their unconscious minds using the power of imagery, associative thinking and metaphor, to find solutions and creative approaches to their work. Meanwhile at a Neuro-linguistic Programming seminar, participants learn to use metaphor on a deeper level for practical problem-solving. The facilitators also...
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Audio 44 mins
Succeed with maths: part 2 Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Succeed with maths: part 2

...think carefully about these. Comment To count the data in each category you could use a tally system. You may be familiar with tallying as representing sets of 5, with 4 slashes and a diagonal line across these, making what looks like a gate. This is known as a tally. Answer The final table should look something like this. It is fine if you have put the rows and columns...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
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Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding autism

...thinking style’ and identify implications for everyday life appreciate key ideas about brain and nervous system function in autism appreciate the complex role of genetic influences in autism...Week 4: Explaining autism: mind and brain: 1 The psychology of autism: explaining social characteristics - Psychological theories of autism seek to explain the characteristic...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Ageism and age discrimination
Society, Politics & Law

Ageism and age discrimination

...think, feel and behave towards people based on their age. It is a fluid concept that can apply to any age group. Ageism exists in our institutions, in our relationships with others and even in how we view ourselves. This course focuses on ageism directed at older people, exploring the stereotypes, prejudices and discrimination they face, and the impact these can have....
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Minds and mental phenomena: an introduction
History & The Arts

Minds and mental phenomena: an introduction

...thinking, reasoning and knowing – in short, they have the capacity for rational thought and action. But just which animals fall into the category of sapience is a vexing question. Certainly human animals are sapient – we dignify our species with the name Homo sapiens, after all. But is anything else sapient? What about birds, dogs, apes and dolphins? There seems...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs