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Introduction to ecosystems
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to ecosystems

...Educational Media Project (EEMP) 2009 The hills and valleys of China’s Loess Plateau eroded because grazing domestic animals denuded them of vegetation. Valuable soil was washed away into the nearby Yellow River, leaving the plateau unfertile. The rehabilitation of the plateau has been a slow and arduous task. As you watch the next video think about the following...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
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Languages

Describing language

...education to their moral values based on how they speak. Language also mediates the way we experience and understand the world. It influences the way we relate to each other, And ultimately, it’s connected to almost everything we do in society. Video 1 What is language? Discussion The video emphasises the importance of language in distinguishing human communication from...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
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Money & Business

Personal branding for career success

...educational well-being of the community. The courses also provide another way of helping you to progress from informal to formal learning. To complete a course you need to be able to find about 24 hours of study time, over a period of about 8 weeks. However, it is possible to study them at any time, and at a pace to suit you. Badged courses are all available on The Open...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Introducing computing and IT
Digital & Computing

Introducing computing and IT

...educational resources. These often rely on volunteers contributing their time, with money being provided by advertising, sponsorship or donations...Introducing computing and IT: Work - Technology has changed the way in which other businesses operate too. Greater quantities of information are exchanged between numerous locations over public and private networks. Vast...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Christopher Marlowe, Doctor Faustus
History & The Arts

Christopher Marlowe, Doctor Faustus

...educational programme, based on the study of ancient Greek and Latin authors, and dedicated to the restoration of classical ideals of civic virtue and public service. When Faustus fantasises that ‘All things that move between the quiet poles / Shall be at my command’ (ll. 58–9), his speech is inflected with the scientist's and coloniser's desire for control over the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Making decisions
Money & Business

Making decisions

...education programme for a large multinational, I touched on approaches to appraisal and performance management. I knew the firm had just rolled out a performance management system worldwide. The system embodied a USA-style, individually focused approach, with rewards and career advancement tied to outcomes of annual appraisals which were conducted according to a...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
Critical criminology and the social sciences
Society, Politics & Law

Critical criminology and the social sciences

...education, which explores how people learn and develop politics, which explores the various ways in which societies are governed human geography, which involves the study of people and their communities, as well as cultures, economies, and the interactions between people and their environments anthropology, which can involve the study of any aspect of human life,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Applying your community engagement skills
Society, Politics & Law

Applying your community engagement skills

...educating them about drugs paraphernalia etc. and the hazards around derelict properties police enforcement around the drug dealer/users and support for the vulnerable tenant crack house closure (England and Wales) under ASBO legislation...Applying your community engagement skills: 3 Collaborative problem solving - This section tests your knowledge of the course...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs