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Health, Sports & Psychology
Lead and manage change in health and social care
...manage change in health and social care: Introduction - Change is everywhere in health and social care environments. It can evoke a range of emotions, from excitement and eager anticipation, to fear, anxiety or hostility. Alongside the ‘big ideas’ for change that are articulated at policy level, managers are engaged in a continual process of implementing small-scale...
Money & Business
Fundamentals of cost accounting and environmental management accounting
...management accounting: Introduction - This course is designed to provide you with a solid understanding of the principles and practices of cost accounting. [Described image] Figure 1 Cost accounting enables managers to understand the true costs of products, services and processes in order to help them make informed decisions, control costs and improve the overall...
Level 2: Intermediate
8 hrs
Nature & Environment
Water: Managing the 1% in a climate changing world
...managing this scarce resource...Water, water, every where, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water, every where, Nor any drop to drink. The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner (1834 text), Samuel Taylor Coleridge [All of Earth's water in a single sphere] The World's water in 3 spheres As the Ancient Mariner realised, almost all of the water on Earth is seawater. Of the total...
Health, Sports & Psychology
How to manage the digital-related stress of technology
...managing wellbeing in the digital age. 1: Go on a Digital Detox [wifi banned/offline ] Whether this means for an hour, a day, a week or longer… try to find time to switch off from your devices and disengage from social media. At the very least, turning off your notifications and sleeping with your phone in another room, or on aeroplane mode, might be enough to see a...
Education & Development
Introduction to Working with Young People
...projects work successfully. The material on this album forms part of The Open University course E131 Introduction to working with young people... Music at the Madcap Centre Young people explore their musical abilities with Steve, a musician with a talent for working with young people.. Making Music Together Recording a DJ set, designing a cd cover, and a guitar lesson....
Education & Development
Conducting qualitative interviews: an introduction
...introduction is designed to help you design, carry out and record qualitative interviews. It has been developed from a cutting-edge research project in which volunteer researchers from diverse backgrounds were trained as peer researchers, interviewing their friends and family members. The course has been developed from the findings of Reproductive Bodylore: The Role of...
Health, Sports & Psychology
Introduction to mental health science
...introduction to Masters level study in neurosciences and mental health...This suite of three courses focuses first on anxiety (Exploring anxiety), then depression (Exploring depression), and finally explores the relationship between these conditions (Exploring the relationship between anxiety and depression). They will help you to consider some of the key issues around...