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Sustainable Scotland
Nature & Environment

Sustainable Scotland

...writes about the effects that this collapse had on local authorities in the UK, while Branigan (2009) presents a more general overview of the effects of global economic changes on recycling. Activity 7 Think about the following issues: 1 The links between local environmental projects like GREAN (Golspie Recycling and Environmental Action Network, or any projects you are...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Liquidity management
Money & Business

Liquidity management

...write-offs after it quit the rail maintenance business were compounded by problems at its accommodation services division. […] The company said it had suffered ‘a substantial outflow of cash’ as it paid debts accumulated from its exit of rail maintenance in 2003 and the lower construction volumes in accommodation services. […] Chief executive Kevin Hyde said,...
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Level 3: Advanced 7 hrs
Ratio, proportion and percentages
Science, Maths & Technology

Ratio, proportion and percentages

...writing the ratio of prices in pounds sterling to prices in euros is two to three (2 : 3). What is the equivalent price in pounds for a coat costing 150 euros? Answer 3 euros are equivalent to 2 pounds. This means that So price in pounds = 2/3 × price in euros = 2/3 × 150 = 100 The equivalent price of the coat is £100...Ratio, proportion and percentages: 1.2.1 Try some...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Promoting the effective management of children’s pain – part 2
Health, Sports & Psychology

Promoting the effective management of children’s pain – part 2

...writing in a notebook or on your computer or tablet. There will also be free response box options inside the activities. Please note anything you add into these boxes will be saved for you to return to, provided you are signed into OpenLearn and enrolled on the course. The information saved is only accessible to you and cannot be viewed by anyone else. At the end of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
A question of ethics: right or wrong?
Health, Sports & Psychology

A question of ethics: right or wrong?

...writing this article? Do you feel it is the coach’s role to influence participants’ moral values? What implications does this article have for coaching/instructing? Comment The authors are making a point that sport provides a context for individuals to explore the moral dimension of their character, and so sports coaches have a responsibility to positively influence...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Social work law and UK regulation
Society, Politics & Law

Social work law and UK regulation

...Write down up to five words or phrases, or draw images, that you associate with ‘law’. Try to focus on what law means to you personally. (You may want to return to what you have written later on in the course and reflect on whether your thoughts have changed.) Once you have compiled a list, see if you can separate your observations into positive and negative...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Beginners’ French: food and drink
Languages

Beginners’ French: food and drink

...Write a short message in French to tell her what kind of food you like and dislike. Answer Here is one possible answer. J’aime beaucoup les fruits de mer. J’aime aussi le poisson. J’adore la glace. Je n’aime pas du tout la viande rouge et je déteste les oignons. J’ai horreur des fast-foods ! Did you use a range of expressions from this section to express likes...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Justice, fairness and mediation
Money & Business

Justice, fairness and mediation

...Writing in the fourth century BC, the Greek philosopher Aristotle was responsible for some of the earliest views on justice. Aristotle believed that a just law was one that both encouraged individual freedom and enabled people to live peacefully. From society’s perspective, key to this was allowing people to fulfil themselves in society. In considering perspectives on...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs