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Introducing the philosophy of religion
History & The Arts

Introducing the philosophy of religion

...analysis’, as it is often called. But there is more than this to philosophy. Philosophy is not just about concepts of things, but about the things themselves as well. Moreover, philosophy (fortunately!) does not exist in isolation from every other kind of inquiry. Often it is so closely connected with other kinds of inquiry that it is an open question whether what you...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Working in groups and teams
Money & Business

Working in groups and teams

...data and opinions relevant to the task achievement Giving feedback: Giving position feedback on feelings and opinions Summarising: Summarising a discussion or the group’s progress Recognising feelings: In general, recognising that people have personal feelings about their work Finding a balance between the two types of behaviours can be difficult. Managers may need to...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Life in the Palaeozoic
Nature & Environment

Life in the Palaeozoic

...data on species numbers given above, work out which of these two groups has, on average, more species per family. Answer Figure 14 shows approximately 40 families of living reptiles. So the average number of species per family is 12 000 divided by 40 ≈300. There are about 150 families of living mammals and 6000 species, giving an average of 6000 divided by 150 ≈40....
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Creating open educational resources
Education & Development

Creating open educational resources

...data set or whatever in a repository that’s held in the states, they will try to link those things together. So you’re actually getting much more of an association, if you like, of all the materials that that researcher has had anything to do with. It might link you to the research groups, other publications, Amazon, where you can buy the book, all these things. So...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Returning to STEM Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Returning to STEM

...data/documents/careers/restricted/career-planning-and-job-seeking-workbook.pdf (Accessed: 29 March 2016). People Science & Policy Ltd and the Institute for Employment Research University of Warwick (2002) Maximising Returns Report. Available at: www.katalytik.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Maximising-Returns.pdf (Accessed: 29 March 2016)...Week 2: Presenting yourself:...
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Level 3: Advanced 24 hrs
Introducing social work: a starter kit
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing social work: a starter kit

...analysis (Thompson, 1997, 2006, 2016). This has been influential in social work. Thompson suggests that individuals are affected by what he calls ‘personal, cultural and structural influences’ which come together to impact on how we fit into the social world. Individual ‘personal’ factors include our experiences of being parented, and our beliefs and values. Then,...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Assessment in secondary science
Education & Development

Assessment in secondary science

...data. Involving students in the assessment of their learning means encouraging them to review their work critically and constructively, and involving them in identifying the learning goals that they will work towards. Involving students like this has the potential to empower them and lead to a greater commitment to learning and progress. Students are more likely to...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Working with our environment: an introduction
Nature & Environment

Working with our environment: an introduction

...Data source: UNEP/Ozone Secretariat. 2003, report of the Technical and Economic Assessment Panel.' Levels of CFCs and other ozone-depleting chemicals peaked in 1994 in the lower atmosphere and by 2000 in the stratosphere, but will remain dangerously high for many decades because of their persistence. That is not quite the end of the story. Industrialising countries such...
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Level 1: Introductory 11 hrs