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Introducing philosophy
History & The Arts

Introducing philosophy

...account of freedom is usually put forward in response to the following sort of question: What is the area within which the subject – a person or group of persons – is or should be left to do or be what he is able to do or be, without interference by other persons? (Berlin, 1969, pp. 121–2) more simply, ‘Over what area am I master?’ (ibid., p. xliii). Theories of...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Starting with law
Society, Politics & Law

Starting with law

...account for past and future damage. In practice, it is not always easy to achieve the balance between rights and responsibilities, or to achieve a balance that satisfies the rights of different people when, as in Miller v Jackson [1977] QB 966 there is a conflict of rights...Starting with law: 3 Learning skills – reading efficiently and with purpose - Law is a subject...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Diversity and inclusion in the workplace Badge icon
Money & Business

Diversity and inclusion in the workplace

...accountability with marginalised individuals and/or groups of people not self-defined—work and efforts must be recognised by those you are seeking to ally with an opportunity to grow and learn about ourselves, whilst building confidence in others. On a personal level, there are many ways you can become a better ally. In their article, Melaku et al (2020) focus on gender...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Infection and immunity
Health, Sports & Psychology

Infection and immunity

...account, written in 1844, of what he saw there gives an unparalleled insight into the causes of infectious diseases at that time: The manner in which the great multitude of the poor is treated by society today is revolting. They are drawn into large cities where they breathe a poorer atmosphere than in the country; they are relegated to districts which, by reason of the...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Introduction to polymers
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to polymers

...account of a forensic investigation concerning a PE product which fractured as a result of oxidation and chain degradation. IR and UV spectroscopy were critical tools in the determination of the causes of the failure of the product...Introduction to polymers: 2.3.2 Chain branching - A germ of the idea is shown by the formulae for 2- and 3-methylpentane in Figure 16. A...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Groups and teamwork
Science, Maths & Technology

Groups and teamwork

...account when recruiting team members and allocating tasks and responsibilities to them. Team loyalties and commitments need to be balanced with other loyalties and commitments. Often we will have limited or no choice about who is recruited to the team. We may find that we just have to make do with the situation and struggle to be effective despite limitations in the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
Collaborative problem solving for community safety
Money & Business

Collaborative problem solving for community safety

...account our own limitations as decision makers, we can at least hope to make ‘good’ decisions in the light of the available information. Yet if making good decisions is critical, so too is actually implementing those decisions. As we have already seen, when engaged in community policing certain skills such as active listening, communicating and stakeholder management...
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Level 1: Introductory 16 hrs
Living psychology: animal minds
Health, Sports & Psychology

Living psychology: animal minds

...account, the primatologist Jane Goodall describes how a monkey who had spied fruit in a tree refrained from retrieving it, or even looking at it, until the other monkeys present had left the area (Goodall, 1971). Might this suggest that the monkey understood that its own behaviour would affect the knowledge (i.e. mental states) of the other monkeys? As humans, we assume...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs