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Law and change: Scottish legal heroes Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

Law and change: Scottish legal heroes

...Code, when to ring the emergency services, walking along a pavement, paying for goods purchased or meeting friends. Among the commonest kinds of rule we encounter every day are ‘social rules’. These rules are ones which guide the way we relate to each other in social situations and within our communities. They are ones we tend to learn through experience, from family,...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
The science of nutrition and healthy eating Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

The science of nutrition and healthy eating

...code that determines the sequence of amino acids (the order of the ‘carriages’) is in our DNA. There are about 20 different amino acids. Eight of them are essential in the diet. We can make the others from those eight if necessary (see Table 1). Most people take in a sufficient amount and good mix of protein that they don’t need to worry about getting enough of the...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Everyday English 1
Languages

Everyday English 1

...simple techniques to improve your self confidence in taking part in discussions or writing letters or emails. Enrolling on this course will give you the opportunity to earn an Open University digital badge. The badge is a great way to demonstrate your interest in the subject. What you learn by completing the course will really help if you wish to enrol on a formal...
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Level 1: Introductory 48 hrs
Introducing environmental decision making
Nature & Environment

Introducing environmental decision making

...simple – for example, choosing what to eat, which route to take to work, which products to buy in the shop – to complex decisions about changing jobs, moving house, choosing schools and participating as a member of a local community in planning decisions and improvements. What processes do we go through in making these decisions about different possible courses of...
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Level 3: Advanced 24 hrs
Exploring learning disabilities: supporting belonging Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring learning disabilities: supporting belonging

...simple things to do disabled students are very present in the classroom and recreational areas. The school is definitely aspiring to ‘inclusion’ over ‘integration’. Eastlea School is a model of good practice and shows what can be achieved when the commitment to genuine inclusion is present. But delivering this level of inclusion can also come at a cost, as you...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Understanding autism Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding autism

...simple measure of their memory in this task. From this the researcher calculates the average score for each group and compares them. Statistical tests are used to evaluate the probability that any apparent difference between the groups has occurred by chance. A result that is highly unlikely to have occurred by chance is said to be statistically significant, enabling a...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Advanced French: At the science museum in Paris
Languages

Advanced French: At the science museum in Paris

...simple : c’est un objet essentiel pour communiquer dans le monde d’aujourd’hui. Au contraire, le distributeur de café a sans doute été jugé le moins important : il est facile de se préparer un café instantané au bureau, il est meilleur et moins cher que celui du distributeur, et on n’a pas besoin de faire la queue dans les couloirs pour se le procurer....
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Energy in buildings
Nature & Environment

Energy in buildings

...simple to do (as long as the occupants don’t mind the disturbance to the interior of the house). Sheets of foam-backed plasterboard can be glued to the wall (Figure 13(a)), or alternatively insulated battens can be screwed to the wall with a layer of insulation between them and covered with a surface layer of plasterboard screwed to the battens (Figure 13(b))....
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs