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Managing complexity: a systems approach
Society, Politics & Law

Managing complexity: a systems approach

...technology education and in education for sustainable development; Practice – whether in conducting an analysis or being professional. There are a number of responses available to Schön's invitation to descend into the swamp of messy, confusing problems. Russell Ackoff uses the term messes to refer to the swamp, and difficulties to refer to the high ground. You should...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Promoting the effective management of children’s pain
Health, Sports & Psychology

Promoting the effective management of children’s pain

...education and training which helps to reduce stress. This can be enhanced by supporting staff with the necessary evidence based pain management protocols so that practitioners can adopt an individual approach to a child and their family. Part of effective pain management includes parents, who want to, becoming involved in their child’s pain management, which needs to be...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Human resources: recruitment and selection
Money & Business

Human resources: recruitment and selection

...education and training □ Required physique and health (if appropriate) □ Required motivation and social skills □ Required attitude or general approach to the work involved Check 5 – What are the working conditions? □ The physical environment □ The social conditions and work group context □ The economic conditions including funding and pay Check 6 – Who...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Assessment in secondary science
Education & Development

Assessment in secondary science

...education...This free course, Assessment in secondary science, will identify and explore some of the key issues around science assessment practice in secondary schools. Through these issues and debates, you will reflect on and develop your assessment practice as a science teacher and develop a greater awareness of the implications of assessment practice on pedagogy and...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Motivation and factors affecting motivation
Health, Sports & Psychology

Motivation and factors affecting motivation

...Education, Childhood & Youth...Motivation and factors affecting motivation: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: define the term ‘motivation’ appreciate different views of how people are motivated apply different theories to an individual’s motivation...Motivation and factors affecting motivation: 1 Motivation - The study of...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
George Orwell and Nineteen Eighty-Four
Society, Politics & Law

George Orwell and Nineteen Eighty-Four

...technology – both HG Wells and EM Forster (to name but two) had already depicted future societies in which people’s lives are ruled by machines and other technologies. Other critics have argued that as a work of literature some of Orwell’s characterisation is thin. But does this matter? Most people would say ‘no’ because of the sheer power of the novel:...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Developing employability through sport and physical activity
Health, Sports & Psychology

Developing employability through sport and physical activity

...Education and Work, 29(8), pp. 877-901...Session 1: Employability and you: Acknowledgements - This free course was written by Steph Doehler. It was first published in March 2024. Except for third party materials and otherwise stated (see terms and conditions), this content is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Licence. The...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Essay and report writing skills
Education & Development

Essay and report writing skills

...educational system. What I was taught seems to be quite different from what is expected here. I feel I'm putting myself up just to be shot down. I'm really exposing my weaknesses. I enjoy writing, but there seems to be a mystique to this kind of ‘academic’ writing that I can't fathom. I love writing essays but this course requires reports, and I feel frustrated...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs