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Understanding antibiotic resistance Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding antibiotic resistance

...care. Back in the present, you will analyse data from different countries highlighting the growing problem of antibiotic resistance worldwide. You will be introduced to factors, covered in more detail later in the course, that have contributed to this problem. Finally, you will listen to scientists discussing the potential threat to modern medicine of antibiotic...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Who counts as a refugee?
Society, Politics & Law

Who counts as a refugee?

...care; … Women who do not conform to the moral or ethical standards imposed on them may suffer cruel or inhuman treatment; Women may be targeted because they are particularly vulnerable … … [or] persecuted by members of their family and/or community. (Refugee Women's Legal Group, 1998, p. 1) Similar difficulties in having their claims for asylum recognised under...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Systems thinking and practice
Digital & Computing

Systems thinking and practice

...caring approach to all persons at all levels connected with the problem or system(s) involved. Paul Warren: Systems thinking is important for me because it provides a formal recognised framework to explain organisational events, and other happenings, which hitherto had to be explained by vague notions of ‘common sense’. Sarah Smith: Systems thinking is important for...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Developing resilience in sport
Health, Sports & Psychology

Developing resilience in sport

...care and well-being issues, including ethical decision making, and the development of policies and procedures within the high-performance environment. MONIQUE MURPHY: Engagement. Enabling us to become positive role models, inspiring communities by connecting with grassroots sport, and national charities. TYSON BULL: Finding the right balance between the requirements of an...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Aquatic mammals
Nature & Environment

Aquatic mammals

...adult seal and develops a thick layer of blubber. [Described image] Figure 8 Weddell seal and pup, sourced from CoolAntarctica.com Question 2 Timing: Allow about 5 minutes Can you think of a likely explanation for this change? Answer Blubber provides better insulation in the water (and the smoother coat of the adult improves its streamlining). A fur coat traps a layer of...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Language in professional life
Languages

Language in professional life

...caring – but muffled. In fact, the office interior and brand identity (inasmuch as one existed) echoed this – nursing blue and white, rather bland and eerily calm. From micro examination of verb forms, we could see the charity tended always to position itself as acting outwards, on other people or things, while not (at least linguistically) allowing the possibility of...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Working with charts, graphs and tables
Science, Maths & Technology

Working with charts, graphs and tables

...care when we look at a graph or chart in case we are misled by it. The original graph also used colour to emphasise the spaces: the 16–24 space was blue; the 44+ space bright yellow; and the 25–44 space, orange. It would make more sense for the graph to have the 44+ band on top, but the author has chosen to sandwich it in the middle. The accompanying article was about...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Grammar matters
Languages

Grammar matters

...adult barrister is in a very powerful position in relation to a young child in the witness box for the first time. By choosing this assertive wording in cross-examination, a barrister enacts their authority over the child and consequently there is a risk that the child will falsely agree to a proposition because they feel unable to challenge the ‘voice of authority’....
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs