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Supporting children's development
Education & Development

Supporting children's development

...economic productivity, social functioning and quality of life. It will also have benefits across the generations. (Allen, 2011)...Behavioural management: 3.1 What do we mean by mental health? - It is useful at this point to consider what we mean by the term ‘mental health’. In 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) defined mental health as ‘a state of wellbeing...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Exploring depression
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring depression

...economic freedom. We live longer and healthier lives, and yet anxiety, stress, unhappiness and depression have never been more common. Why is this, or, perhaps more importantly, what can we do to stem the rising tides of these mental health problems? Mark, what exactly is depression? Professor Mark Williams: Well, depression is a syndrome. It’s a combination of symptoms...
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Level 3: Advanced 7 hrs
Introduction to polymers
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to polymers

...Economic recession has a much more important effect on trade prices. Thus the recession of the early 1990s caused prices to drop substantially, and polymer prices have only recently recovered to pre-recession levels. Another factor which has helped to keep the Retail Price Index (RPI) indexed polymer prices relatively low has been the over-capacity for petrochemical...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Principles and practices of peace education
Education & Development

Principles and practices of peace education

...economic, and environmental context in which people live. Deal with questions of value and belief and can divide opinion between individuals, communities and wider society. Are usually complicated, with no clear ‘answers’ because they are issues on which people often hold strong views based on their own experiences, interests, values and personal context. Arise at a...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Introduction to adolescent mental health Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introduction to adolescent mental health

...economically advanced countries, it is estimated that the proportion of adolescents and young adults experiencing eating disorders is approximately 3% (30 in a thousand) females and 0.1% (one in a thousand) males. It is easy to underestimate the amount, however, because not everyone seeks help and it can be difficult to conduct surveys that are truly representative of a...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Scottish courts and the law Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

Scottish courts and the law

...economic or political pressures. In order to ensure this independence is not compromised, judges can only be removed from office in exceptional circumstances. In Scotland judges (who are salaried and full time) are appointed by the Queen on recommendation of the First Minister. Applications and recommendations are made by the Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Introducing ethics in Information and Computer Sciences
Education & Development

Introducing ethics in Information and Computer Sciences

...economical with its use of words...Introducing Ethics in Information and Computer Sciences: 5.4 Intellectual property rights and value - Another important theme raised in the play is intellectual property rights (IPR). Ned's fortunes seem to rely on control of the IPR issues surrounding his invention. He challenges the rights of others to share in the IP because, as he...
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Level 3: Advanced 40 hrs
Gweithio hybrid: datblygu sefydliadol
Money & Business

Gweithio hybrid: datblygu sefydliadol

...economics, and society have created micro generations. Groups of people born in shorter segments of birth years sitting on the cusp of two generations having qualities of both those generations. In fact, this gives them an upper hand at being able to navigate across those generational differences of the two generations that they straddle. In today’s organisations, we...
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Level 1: Introductory 21 hrs