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Managing complexity: a systems approach
Society, Politics & Law

Managing complexity: a systems approach

...mental representation of what your experience might be like. But the limitations on my understanding of the world are even more fundamental than this. My mental image of the world is a model. It is a partial representation of reality based on the partial knowledge I have of the external world. So, when I think I am thinking about the world I am thinking about my model of...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
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Society, Politics & Law

Introducing Black leadership

...mental ill-health by the cruelty of fellow human beings. Typically these stories begin in childhood experiences of racist bullying; they continue through covert and overt displays of racism in the workplace, repeated to varying degrees of intensity depending on the context. Whereas tragic stories deal in questions of (in)justice, horror stories are more psychotic in...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Fundamentals of accounting
Money & Business

Fundamentals of accounting

...mental calculations. An important skill in accounting is also the ability to manipulate simple equations. This week you will also be introduced to the accounting equation which is the foundation of the double-entry system of accounting. Being able to understand and express the accounting equation in different forms is crucial to understanding and preparing the balance...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Cefnogi datblygiad plant
Education & Development

Cefnogi datblygiad plant

...Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing. Er bod yr adnodd hwn wedi'i anelu'n bennaf at athrawon sy'n cynllunio rhaglen o wersi, ceir gwybodaeth ddefnyddiol iawn am amrywiaeth o broblemau iechyd meddwl fel anhwylderau bwyta, gorbryder a hunan-niweidio. Mae'r cynnwys rhestrau llyfrau a ffynonellau cymorth ar-lein tuag at ddiwedd y ddogfen hon. Y Sefydliad Ymddygiad Heriol...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Who counts as a refugee?
Society, Politics & Law

Who counts as a refugee?

...Mental Health Needs of Asylum Seekers in Glasgow, Stirling, University of Stirling. Gillan, A. (2001) ‘That won't do nicely’ in Wollaston, S., Katz, I. and Williams, R. (eds) Welcome to Britain: A Special Investigation into Asylum and Immigration, The Guardian, June. (Originally published in The Guardian, 22 May 2001.) Holden, K. (2004) ‘Personal costs and personal...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Studying mammals: A winning design
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: A winning design

...wellbeing of the suckling and some (collectively called antibodies) help the youngster withstand infection. Fat is another key constituent of milk. You'll know that the fat content of milk can vary over time [p. 32], and the variation in milk composition between species is even greater. For example, rhinoceros milk contains hardly any fat, while seal milk is almost 50%...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Influenza: A case study
Science, Maths & Technology

Influenza: A case study

...health...Influenza: A case study: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: define and use, or recognise definitions and applications of, each of the glossary terms in the course describe influenza viruses, their structure, how they are transmitted, how they infect cells and replicate and how they produce their damage in the host outline the...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Understanding water quality
Nature & Environment

Understanding water quality

...health reasons, are on diets involving restricted sodium intake. In spite of the problems encountered when boiling and using soap in hard water, the dissolved solids may give hard water a pleasant taste and have various medicinal benefits. The extent of hard water in Britain tends to follow a north to south-east gradient; the softest water is in Scotland, northern England...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs