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How to write a CV
Education & Development

How to write a CV

...systems, platforms) alongside the all-important ‘softer skills’ that all employers are looking for. Creative industries CV With the expansion of digital and creative industries over recent years, CV formats have become more imaginative in these sectors. A highly creative CV format can be suitable for some roles in creative and artistic sectors such as marketing,...
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The Cyber Armour: A podcast which champions voices and safety of women and girls in the digital world
Society, Politics & Law

The Cyber Armour: A podcast which champions voices and safety of women and girls in the digital world

...systems as a PI and Co-I on multiple projects funded by the EPSRC, ERC and Qatar National Research Foundation, working in application domains including healthcare and policing. He is a member of the steering group for the OU’s Centre for Policing Research and Learning and is currently Associate Dean and Director of STEM Research. Sarah is an Applied Psychologist at the...
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Data and processes in computing
Digital & Computing

Data and processes in computing

...system, and the processes that may be applied to that data. These ideas are illustrated by a particular application — a supermarket till — but they are of general relevance in designing software systems. Important terminology will be highlighted in bold. In this course we will look at some commonly occurring forms of data. We start with fundamental forms, such as...
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Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs
Understanding ADHD
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding ADHD

...system during the early stages of life due to the interaction of genetic, neurobiological and environmental influences. In the following section you will learn more about the characteristics and prevalence of this condition...Understanding ADHD: 1.1 Characteristics and prevalence of ADHD - Atypical development during ADHD results in persistent and developmentally...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
The meaning of crime
Society, Politics & Law

The meaning of crime

...system, parliament, the Home Office, etc.). Crimes are acts which break the law of the land. Think of this as the legal definition of crime. Another place to start answering a question like What is a crime? is a dictionary. And even the Oxford English Dictionary sees things in a more complex light than the legal definition of crime. The OED defines crime as: An act...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
What can philosophy tell us about race?
History & The Arts

What can philosophy tell us about race?

...systems where ‘intermediate’ or mixed racial categories are formally recognised as separate races. The third criterion I’ll turn to is self-awareness of ancestry. This is different from what someone’s actual ancestry is. For example, individuals might have one idea of what their ancestry is before taking a DNA ancestry test, and another after receiving the...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
Effective writing in professional social work practice
Health, Sports & Psychology

Effective writing in professional social work practice

...system Communication with others Documents that set out formal arrangements, often with sanctions if not adhered to Diagrams/drawings/mapping Texts that illustrate a process or relationships, often accompanying other documentation Documents when working with clients Documents often completed whilst with clients, often to aid interaction/inform decisions Meeting-related...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Primary science: supporting children’s learning
Education & Development

Primary science: supporting children’s learning

...system (big idea). Young children may play with parachutes and observe that they ‘slow down’ a falling object (small idea). Older children will learn about the gravitational and air resistance forces involved in this interaction (big idea). Children can develop ‘small ideas’ as steps towards the bigger ones. Braund and Leigh (2013) argued that in this way, adults...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs