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Introducing global development
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing global development

...physical entity such as a machine or a body, itself made up of many parts. [Described image] Figure 5: Components...Introducing global development: 8 Framework for a global development mindset - Thinking systemically requires a both/and mindset. Working with a complex situation requires looking at individual parts of the whole – you cannot deal with everything, so you...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
The social in social science
Society, Politics & Law

The social in social science

...physical environments are also barely understood, which makes understanding environmental change even more difficult. The problems which have emerged, from global warming and ozone depletion to acid rain pollution, have led many social scientists to forge new interdisciplinary links and to reassess the role of the natural sciences in contributing to the study of...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Supporting and developing resilience in social work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting and developing resilience in social work

...physically; take your lunch break, take your holidays, take your time off in lieu, develop good organisational skills, become a team player, use the support around you. I also like the saying that ‘big girls don’t cry’. Well, we do, and it’s okay to cry in supervision. It’s okay to cry about some of the stories we hear. To me, being open to those feelings...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Contemporary issues in managing
Money & Business

Contemporary issues in managing

...physically closely to each other, while not being affiliated to the same institution. This brings about a sense of collaboration or sharing (Butcher, 2018), for instance, through bringing about fruitful conversations between workers from different backgrounds. Sharing the same space should create the potential for more relations and innovative ideas to emerge through...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
An introduction to electronics
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to electronics

...physical phenomena into electrical signals that communicate useful information. Such devices have capabilities similar to the five human senses: hearing (microphones), seeing (cameras), touch (piezoelectrics), and smell and taste (chemical sensors), although sometimes our human senses are better. However, electronic devices can sense things we cannot. For example, Figure...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
The business of film
History & The Arts

The business of film

...physical being. It really exists. Designing a set from scratch is exciting. As a production designer, I work very closely with the director, the producers, and my large team that I have. Within my team, I have construction people and props people, special effects people, visual effects department who do all the computer wizardry. I kind of embrace them into my department...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Returning to STEM Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Returning to STEM

...Physical Taking risks; business and trading Commercial Words: 0 (Adapted from Career planning and job-seeking workbook, p. 30, Open University Careers Service.) Make a note of which were the most important values for you. Did any of them surprise you? You may want to come back to these when you start to develop your action plan towards the end of the course...Week 1: The...
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Level 3: Advanced 24 hrs
Public health approaches to infectious disease
Science, Maths & Technology

Public health approaches to infectious disease

...physical therapies that support the rehabilitation of children with paralytic polio are at the tertiary level of prevention, i.e. they can reduce the impact of paralysis on the child’s quality of life, but they have no impact whatsoever on the spread of polio virus in a community. However, tertiary strategies contribute to public health in a more subtle way. By...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs