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Understanding autism Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding autism

...systems and genetic mechanisms that may be involved. There is no ‘cure’ for autism, and some reject the very idea of a cure. But a range of helpful interventions is available, thought to be especially effective if started early. Revised diagnostic criteria for autism published by the American Psychiatric Association (American Psychiatric Association, 2013) addressed...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Hybrid working: organisational development
Money & Business

Hybrid working: organisational development

...systems in time of uncertainty. They are often used by organisations to help make sense of uncertainty, futures planning and approaching change. The acronym VUCA was used by the US military in relation to the international security environment after 2001 (Stiehm, 2002). [Described image] Figure 2: Original VUCA acronym meaning This acronym was adapted for business by Bob...
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Level 1: Introductory 21 hrs
Understanding dyslexia Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding dyslexia

...system. Nowadays, we know that dyslexia is not due to vision problems, but because of how the brain works, that is, neurobiology (discussed later in Week 3). Over the years, understanding of dyslexia has evolved significantly. In the UK, between 1963 to 1972, the Word Blind Centre for Dyslexic Children initiated discussions on dyslexia, leading to the Warnock Report 1978....
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Supporting climate action through digital education
Education & Development

Supporting climate action through digital education

...systems. Activity 4 Describing your own individual actions Timing: Allow about 20 minutes 1. Make some brief notes about one individual action that you have taken in connection with climate change or the environment. 2. Try to recall what inspired you to make this change in your life. Did you become aware of someone else doing it? Did a famous person speak about it? 3....
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Studying mammals: A winning design
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: A winning design

...systems (which can be difficult to assess) and the number of individuals of a particular species or broader group that exist in total. Mammals have also been around for a long time; LoM [p. 14] mentions the shrew-like 200-million-year-old fossil named Megazostrodon. Rather than shuffling along, with splayed-out limbs in the manner of many reptiles, this animal had limbs...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Discovering music: the blues
History & The Arts

Discovering music: the blues

...system. Capital punishment was a reality in the USA at this time, and black people were discriminated against. While the lyrics don’t mention the crime, the death sentence is indicated by the reference to the gallows (‘gallis’) and the audience of the time would have been well aware of the categories of wrongdoing that would be punishable by death. This is typical...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Language in professional life
Languages

Language in professional life

...Systemic Functional Congress, Sydney, pp. 147–52. Simmons, J. (2006) The Invisible Grail: How Brands can use Words to Engage with Audiences, London, Cyan Communications Limited. Swaminathan, V., Sorescu, A., Steenkamp, J.-B. E. M., O’Guinn, T. C. G. and Schmitt, B. (2020) ‘Branding in a hyperconnected world: refocusing theories and rethinking boundaries, Journal of...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Environment: treading lightly on the Earth
Nature & Environment

Environment: treading lightly on the Earth

...systems not directly controlled by individual consumers. But from an individual’s or householder’s perspective, all home energy use, including electricity, and all transport, including travel by public transport and air, may more logically be viewed as emissions arising directly from their actions. Meanwhile emissions from the production and supply of food and all...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs