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Introducing technology and innovation management
Science, Maths & Technology

Introducing technology and innovation management

...creative-destructive’ tendencies of capitalism. Approaching this issue from a different ideological perspective in the 19th century, Karl Marx also recognised the importance of science, technology and industry, although his focus was primarily on social progress. Taken together, these ideas have promoted scholarship on the relationship between science, technology,...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Understanding mental capacity Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding mental capacity

...writing ‘look again at doing an assessment’, write something like ‘practise using the assessment documents.’ Note down whether you think this is something you could do now or would be best done in the future, and whether you would like to do it through more learning. Table 2 has been partially filled to show the kind of information you need to capture. Table 2...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Philosophy: the nature of persons
History & The Arts

Philosophy: the nature of persons

...writing philosophy the overriding aim is clarity. Clarity is generally best achieved by writing in plain English. Technical or semi-technical terms should only be used when – as in this case – plain English provides no easy way around a potential confusion. Why is the question as to the nature of persons a question for philosophers not biologists? In ordinary...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
How the sausage links us together
History & The Arts

How the sausage links us together

...creativity itself did not emerge from a single place such as the Fertile Crescent, but rather developed, alongside agriculture and pastoralism, in a variety of cultural settings. [The Conversation]The politics of sausages can also plays out in more local settings – at my own university in 1966, Peter Lloyd, catering manager at the newly-established University of...
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Article 5 mins
Why challenging sexual violence takes more than just a starring role at The Oscars
Society, Politics & Law

Why challenging sexual violence takes more than just a starring role at The Oscars

...Creative Interventions. The strategy of speaking out can only take us so far. Power inequalities mean that some survivors in marginal groups will never be safe to speak out. Instead of protecting victims, legal solutions can exacerbate violence and harm for the most vulnerable. [The Conversation]We should seize this moment to recognise the pitfalls of the criminal legal...
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Protest Banners: Trade Union
Society, Politics & Law

Protest Banners: Trade Union

...creative placards and also new and historic banners are still very much a part of protest. They are a visual feast, every picture tells a story, and they also cement solidarity and identity amongst the marchers, communicating a strong sense of triumph and victory to be won! As we started with some historical context let’s remember that the human cost of WW1 was the loss...
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Social work: Effective practice with substance abusing parents
Health, Sports & Psychology

Social work: Effective practice with substance abusing parents

...creatively about which professionals in the child’s network might be best placed to achieve this. This raises a number of key issues - how far will loyalty to parents or fear of talking inhibit children? Will older children be more reluctant to disclose what they see, hear, feel and experience than younger children? Key points in working with children in these...
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The Psychological Risks in Reality TV and How Aftercare Should be Done
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Psychological Risks in Reality TV and How Aftercare Should be Done

...audiences too – and to reinstate values of respect for the autonomy, dignity and privacy of people. In the UK, Samaritans can be contacted on 116 123 or by email – jo@samaritans.org. Other similar international helplines can be found here.[The Conversation] This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article....
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Article 10 mins