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Reading and note taking – preparation for study
Society, Politics & Law

Reading and note taking – preparation for study

...class, social deprivation and age women remain largely invisible the anomie paradigm, subcultural theory, labelling theory, and critical/ radical approaches all neglected the gender dimension control theory has potential but accepts stereotypical notions regarding gender As you can see we made a note of the bibliographical details of the extract (from the list of...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Introducing music research
History & The Arts

Introducing music research

...class, disability and/or neurodiversity – and also seeks to get away from binary constructions of gender. Another key difference is the new willingness of musicologists to engage with practising musicians and others involved in music education and the music industries. Many feminist musicologists today see both wider advocacy work beyond academia and actively working...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
What can philosophy tell us about race?
History & The Arts

What can philosophy tell us about race?

...class, sexual orientation, disability, migration status or physical attractiveness. Someone may be privileged in some of these dimensions and subordinated in others. Another reason is incidental or non-systematic variations in individuals’ circumstances or personalities that affect their access to resources or opportunities. However, if race really is a matter of power,...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
Systems thinking and practice
Digital & Computing

Systems thinking and practice

...class of activities. In contrast, when dealing with complex situations we are often looking to take specific actions to improve them. Second, logical and causal thinking attempts to be rational and objective and ignore what are seen as subjective, emotional factors. Certainly it is possible to be objective about the workings of the ‘car engine system’, but a lot...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Business communication: writing a SWOT analysis
Money & Business

Business communication: writing a SWOT analysis

...class individuals willing to pay middle market prices, the fact that other stores can undercut so heavily on price is a disadvantage for Fat Face. CONCLUSION Fat Face has many strengths and plays to them by taking full advantage of every opportunity and by introducing new ways to increase profit and advance the brand. However, it is clear that the business has to address...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Psychology around the world
Health, Sports & Psychology

Psychology around the world

...class and lived in similar cultures, either Europe or North America (the United States and Canada themselves being former European colonies)...Psychology around the world: 3.1 It’s awfully narrow for something so broad - You may be wondering whether this matters at all and, if so, why it is important. Perhaps early psychology being produced by a narrow range of people...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Hybrid working: organisational development
Money & Business

Hybrid working: organisational development

...class rather than in addition. So one of the challenges, I think, has been not in itself just moving to an online way of working, but subsequently moving to a hybrid way of working where we are teaching different aspects and different ways. Now, I think in terms of how we take that forward. I think we do value in-person teaching and we value the campus experience. That's...
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Level 1: Introductory 21 hrs
Animals at the extremes: hibernation and torpor
Nature & Environment

Animals at the extremes: hibernation and torpor

...class of their own...Animals at the extremes: Hibernation and torpor: 3.4 Arousal - We can identify three types of arousal during the hibernation period, on temporal rather than physiological grounds. The first is alarm arousal, in response to a major exogenous stimulus such as a sudden large drop in environmental temperature. The second is a periodic arousal when, in the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs