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Urban trees - could towns and cities become forests?
Nature & Environment

Urban trees - could towns and cities become forests?

...manage trees in urban environments now and for the future...6000 years ago, most of Britain would have been covered in a mosaic of woodland and open heaths, bogs and grasslands. Today, although only about six percent of the land in Britain is urban, almost 85% of the population lives in towns and cities. The ancient woods that once covered much of Britain now make up a...
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Studying Engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

Studying Engineering

...module T868: Environmental Monitoring and Protection, which discusses different environmental monitoring techniques for noise, water, air and wastes, and explores available mitigation methods. This module can be taken individually but it also forms part of our Postgraduate Diploma in Environmental Management, our MSc in Environmental Management and our MSc in Engineering....
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Social science and participation
Society, Politics & Law

Social science and participation

...Introduction - This course explores how social science helps to inform and shape public debates and policy-making processes. It introduces the idea that the descriptions (measurements, dates and representations) and understandings (concepts, explanations, theories and interpretations) developed by social scientists contribute to actually making the social worlds we live...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Financial statement analysis and interpretation
Money & Business

Financial statement analysis and interpretation

...Introduction - Regulatory bodies require companies to prepare financial statements, as they assist a wide range of users in financial decision-making. In this course, you will learn how the users of financial statements draw inferences about the financial position and performance of the reporting entity. To understand the information presented in financial statements,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Introducing ICT systems
Digital & Computing

Introducing ICT systems

...Introduction - This course will introduce you to some ideas about how information and communiction technologies (ICTs) systems work. We will look at how ICT systems convey, store and manipulate data, and how they process data. Finally, using the example of a supermarket, we will analyse how ICT systems are used. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of level 1 study in...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
Hybrid working and digital transformation toolkit
Money & Business

Hybrid working and digital transformation toolkit

...managing uncertainty and building resilience Hybrid employee experience and culture Collaborative communication and building trust Diversity and inclusion Physical and digital wellbeing Change management You'll also hear contributors from higher education institutions, public bodies, businesses, and other organisations share their journeys towards new ways of working,...
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Workplace Survivor Syndrome
Health, Sports & Psychology

Workplace Survivor Syndrome

...management as it implements change in the organisation (Waraich & Bhardwarj, 2012). Often, destructive survivors portray fear and pessimism towards the reduction process, a perception that negatively impacts their productivity. Constructive survivors do not perceive the reduction process as a threat to their job and, therefore, support management by actively taking part...
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Article 10 mins
Teaching secondary modern foreign languages
Education & Development

Teaching secondary modern foreign languages

...Introduction - This free course, Teaching secondary modern foreign languages, will identify and explore some of the key issues around teaching modern foreign languages (MFL) in secondary schools. Engaging with these issues and debates will help you to reflect upon and develop your practice as a beginner teacher of MFL. You will also develop a greater awareness of the...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs