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Critical criminology and the social sciences
Society, Politics & Law

Critical criminology and the social sciences

...writing, and long-winded arguments. Only very few will be aware right away that law affects them directly and daily. Our jobs are regulated by employment law. The way we shop is affected by consumer regulations and contract law. Where and how we live is subject to land law and other rules and regulations, whether we are renting or owning the place we live in. Laws of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Ageism and age discrimination
Society, Politics & Law

Ageism and age discrimination

...Write to the company telling them that ageism is the reason they’ve lost your business. Online reviews can be a powerful way of making your views known and can sometimes get a more favourable response from the company if they fear losing more business...Ageism and age discrimination: 3.2 Case studies and helpful resources - Case studies and lived experiences The Centre...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
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Health, Sports & Psychology

Coaching others to coach

...writing of this course: Ed Cope (The Football Association), Steve McQuaid (ActionProvoked), Andy Bradshaw (UK Coaching), Jay Roper (UK Sport), staff and students at the University of Chichester, and Stuart Armstrong, Lucy Moore and Sion Kitson (Sport England). Images Figure 1: Dusit; Shutterstock.com Figure 2: faithie; Shutterstock.com Figure 4: subin pumsom;...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
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Health, Sports & Psychology

Forensic psychology

...writing his thesis, this was many years ago, and I like this story because I was writing my thesis at the time I found out about him. What happened was he was actually wanting to write the final version of this thesis, and this was back in the day when people used typewriters. So he went up to the shops to purchase some new ink for the typewriter. He came back home and...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Exploring sport coaching and psychology Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring sport coaching and psychology

...writing about Roger Federer: He just seems to have been born to play the game. His physique – his DNA – seems perfectly adapted to tennis … You get these blessed freaks of nature in other sports too. (Nadal and Carlin, 2011, p. 13) There is a tendency for some to gravitate towards ‘nature’ (i.e. fixed, born or genetic) as an explanation of champions’ successes...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Icy bodies: Europa and elsewhere
Science, Maths & Technology

Icy bodies: Europa and elsewhere

...write a short description of the kinds of features you can see on Europa's surface, noting for example relative brightness and characteristic shapes or textures. Concentrate on a simple description of appearance; we do not expect you to explain the origin or precise nature of what you can see. (b) Try to deduce the relative ages of the features you have described. Answer...
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Level 2: Intermediate 17 hrs
Introduction to active galaxies
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to active galaxies

...writing Using the values L = 1038 W and c = 3 × 108 m s−1, we get Q = 1022 kg s−1. Converting this into solar masses per year using 1M⊙ ≈ 2 × 1030 kg and 1 year ≈ 3 × 107 s, we get Q ≈ 0.2M⊙ per year. Is there a large enough supply of matter for a fraction of a solar mass to be accreted every year? Most astronomers think that the answer is yes, and that...
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Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
Teamwork: an introduction for school governors (Wales)
Education & Development

Teamwork: an introduction for school governors (Wales)

...writing about teamwork. Belbin identifies nine clusters of behaviours, or roles, in a team. He suggests that individuals are more effective if they are allowed to play the roles they are most skilled in or most inclined to play, although they can adopt roles other than their preferred ones if necessary. Each of the nine roles has both positive and negative aspects. Click...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs