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Multidisciplinary study: the value and benefits Badge icon
Education & Development

Multidisciplinary study: the value and benefits

...English Lake District," Lear, 2007. Albert Einstein, the most famous scientist from the 20th century, was a theoretical physicist who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1921 for his work contributing to the evolution of quantum theory. He wrote over 150 scientific works, including writing about socialism. Einstein was also a lover of music and a keen violinist. And now, you....
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Exploring learning disabilities: supporting belonging Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring learning disabilities: supporting belonging

...English definition of a learning disability in quotation marks.] Figure 1 The English definition of a learning disability The definition in the Scottish Government’s Keys to Life strategy document (2013) is similar and a little clearer (Figure 2). [The image shows the Scottish defintion of a learning disability.] Figure 2 The Scottish definition of a learning disability...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Approaches to software development
Science, Maths & Technology

Approaches to software development

...everyday use. We talk about the social-security system, the telephone system, computing systems and even ‘The System’. The trouble is that our everyday language is often imprecise, and people use the same word to mean different things (that is one reason why software development can be an arduous process). The word system is derived from the Greek word meaning ‘to...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
Studying mammals: A winning design
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: A winning design

...everyday term too freely. The egg-tooth in the hatchling [p. 17] is reminiscent of reptiles, but immature young hatch from their soft-shelled eggs after about 10 days; snakes typically hatch in a much more mature state. Thereafter, a young monotreme, though no longer carried, remains dependent on the mother's milk - for more than six months in the case of echidnas. You'll...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Critical criminology and the social sciences
Society, Politics & Law

Critical criminology and the social sciences

...everyday world. Organisational behaviour, at least as I practise it, draws on insights from psychology, sociology, and economics, and sometimes from wider disciplines, such as philosophy and history, to understand the behaviour of organisations and individuals within organisations. This behaviour needs to be understood in multiple contexts, including culture, social,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Climate justice for the next generation
Education & Development

Climate justice for the next generation

...everyday environments. So we've got a wealth of really detailed information both about how they were using plastics and where they use those plastics. Which of the following statements is not true? Plastics can be used both negatively and positively in children’s lives The project used many different methods, including biological sampling and social media Plastics pose...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Step up to leadership
Money & Business

Step up to leadership

...everyday life. Where does my desk sit? Where am I getting changed in the morning? Which station or office am I going to work from? So constant communication. I don't think there's any such thing as overcommunication. And the last big bit for me is stickability, that when we decide to change, we have to be disciplined about that, and we have to see that change through. And...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Ageism and age discrimination
Society, Politics & Law

Ageism and age discrimination

...everyday example of this is the UK traffic sign warning that older pedestrians may be crossing the road. It was originally designed in 1981 as the result of a children's competition. The same sign is also used for disabled pedestrians. Many older people find this sign to be ageist. In 2020, the Centre for Ageing Better held a competition inviting designers to ‘rethink...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs