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Data analysis and interpretation
Education & Development

Data analysis and interpretation

...systemic marginalisations. Planning how the data collected is going to be critically interrogated to provide EDI-sensitive answers to the research questions is an integral part of the methodological approach of the research design and needs to be congruent with the aims of the research and the methods of data gathering – whether quantitative or qualitative. Doing this...
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Broken Hearts in Batten Disease (Juvenile Dementia)
Science, Maths & Technology

Broken Hearts in Batten Disease (Juvenile Dementia)

...H. & COTMAN, S. L. 2012. Large-scale phenotyping of an accurate genetic mouse model of JNCL identifies novel early pathology outside the central nervous system. PLoS One, 7, e38310. WAGER, K., ZDEBIK, A. A., FU, S., COOPER, J. D., HARVEY, R. J. & RUSSELL, C. 2016. Neurodegeneration and Epilepsy in a Zebrafish Model of CLN3 Disease (Batten Disease). PLoS One, 11, e0157365....
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Article 10 mins
What are the benefits of interdisciplinary study?
Education & Development

What are the benefits of interdisciplinary study?

...systems are serving students best if they enable and encourage students to build their own interdisciplinary pathway. This approach is sure to foster a love of learning, ignite a spark of enthusiasm and address learning differences for students. References and further reading Appleby, M. (2019) What are the benefits of interdisciplinary study, OpenLearn Bridges, D. (2004)...
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Article 15 mins
People-centred designing
Science, Maths & Technology

People-centred designing

...systems, DVD players, digital cameras and camcorders, all beckon the shoppers, asking them to take note of recent developments. Similarly, press and TV advertisements, leaflets and Sunday supplement flyers introduce us to ranges of brand new, innovative products. New technology offers the potential for real improvements to our lives – products that make jobs easier,...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Supply chain sustainability
Money & Business

Supply chain sustainability

...system cool. Admittedly, this is not just data required for the supply chain (it also includes videos of silly wet cats, and pictures of your colleagues on the beach), but you hopefully get the point. Activity 2 Energy consumption in your organisation Timing: 20 minutes In his book How Bad are Bananas?, Mike Berners-Lee calculates the carbon footprint of a vast range of...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Obesity: balanced diets and treatment
Science, Maths & Technology

Obesity: balanced diets and treatment

...system ‘green’ would label foods with low energy, ‘amber’ for medium energy density and ‘red’ for high energy density. Activity 10 What do you suppose is meant by ‘high energy density’ ? Answer A food with high energy density will make available far more energy for its size (i.e. per portion) than a low-energy-density food. Activity 11 What happens if the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Exploring innovative assessment methods
Education & Development

Exploring innovative assessment methods

...system and not attend university, what skills will all the learners need to progress into employment? Assuming your learners will progress to university, what skills do your learners need to progress into employment after they graduate? You will return to the answers you have offered for the above questions at the end of the course. In the next section you’ll look...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Emotions and emotional disorders
Health, Sports & Psychology

Emotions and emotional disorders

...systems...Emotions and emotional disorders: 2 Emotions in an evolutionary context - Like other living things, people are the products of millions of years of evolution. An evolutionary approach thus has the potential to provide a number of important insights into the nature and function of emotions and emotional systems, and can enhance our understanding of what...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs