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Talk the talk
Education & Development

Talk the talk

...c...Week 2: Stitching things together: 2.5 Example talk 2: Jennifer Golbeck - Watch Jennifer Golbeck’s talk, ‘The curly fry conundrum: Why social media “likes” say more than you might think’. Pay particular attention to: the introduction (language, topic, how she relates to audience, etc…) the middle of part of the talk (where does it start, where does it end)...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Assessing risk in engineering, work and life
Science, Maths & Technology

Assessing risk in engineering, work and life

...c) nuclear reactor explosion at Chernobyl (1986); (d) road traffic accident The issues that affect people’s perception of risk can be summarised broadly as follows: Voluntary risks are accepted more readily than imposed risks. Risks under individual control are accepted more readily than those under corporate or government control. Risks that seem fair are accepted more...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
The range of work with young people
Education & Development

The range of work with young people

...C., Stainton Rogers, W. and Tucker, S. (2007) ‘Risk’, in Robb, M. (ed) Youth in Context: Frameworks, Settings and Encounters, London, Sage/Milton Keynes, The Open University. Spence, J., (2007) ‘Support’, in Robb, M. (ed) Youth in Context: Frameworks, Settings and Encounters, London, Sage/Milton Keynes, The Open University. Verschelden, G., Coussée, F., Van De...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
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Society, Politics & Law

Working in the voluntary sector

...C. (1988) Understanding Voluntary Organisations, London, Penguin. You can now go to Week 2...Week 1: Getting started – working in a voluntary organisation: Acknowledgements - This free course was written by Julie Charlesworth. Except for third party materials and otherwise stated (see FAQs), this content is made available under a Creative Commons
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Organisations and the financial system
Money & Business

Organisations and the financial system

...c...Organisations and the financial system: 2.3 Business angels - Business organisations with ambitious and, thus, risky projects (think for example about a start-up, or an early stage investment) might need to rely on other unconventional forms of external long-term funding: they could need the help of ‘venture captains’ or even ‘angels’. According to the UK...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Software and the law
Science, Maths & Technology

Software and the law

...C., Savage, N. and Walden, I. (eds) (2000) Information Technology and the Law, 2nd edn, London, Macmillan. European Community (1985) ‘Council Directive 85/374/EEC of 25 July 1985 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning liability for defective products’ [online], Official Journal of the European Union,...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Integrated safety, health and environmental management: An introduction
Digital & Computing

Integrated safety, health and environmental management: An introduction

...C at 0.86 MPa pressure, and pumping air through it. On 27 March 1974, a 1.8 m crack appeared in one of the reactor vessels. In order to maintain production, a temporary bypass pipe was installed. This bypass pipe did not comply with the relevant British Standard, and incorporated a flexible bellows system in a way that contravened the manufacturer's design guide. Plant...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Principles and practices of peace education
Education & Development

Principles and practices of peace education

...C. (2015) ‘Conflict Management and Peace Building in Everyday Life: A resource kit for children and youth’. London: Save the Children. Mukhopadhyay, M. & Kundu, A. (2023) Academic Framework for 21st-Century Schooling: Promoting Global Peace and Harmony. USA: Hershey, PA. Palma Flores, E. and Albornoz Muñoz, N. (2022) ‘Between identification and empathy to elaborate...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs