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David Hume
History & The Arts

David Hume

...systems of superstition.” But Charon would then lose all temper and decency. “You loitering rogue, that will not happen these many hundred years. Do you fancy I will grant you a lease for so long a term? Get into the boat this instant, you lazy loitering rogue.“ (Mossner and Ross, 1987, pp. 217–21) Charon is a character in Greek mythology (later recorded and...
Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Exploring Ovid’s big ideas
History & The Arts

Exploring Ovid’s big ideas

...system – an empire – under the control of one man, the first Roman emperor, Augustus. Against this backdrop, it makes sense that the main thread of the Metamorphoses should not be the story of a brave hero or a great queen or the foundation of a city, but transformation itself. The poem is full of stories of women who are transformed into trees, men who become deer,...
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Entrepreneurial impressions – reflection
Money & Business

Entrepreneurial impressions – reflection

...systems and a criminal gang creating illicit trading networks may both find themselves referred to as acting ‘entrepreneurially’. In the first activity, we start to explore this territory by asking what it means to be an ‘entrepreneur’...Entrepreneurial impressions – reflection: 1.1 Activity 1 - SuperJam – an entrepreneurial story Timing: Allow about 90...
Translation as a career
Languages

Translation as a career

...systems and a wide range of general and specialised software for word processing, file formatting and translation memory retrieval. Tools for terminology management and machine translation are becoming increasingly embedded in the profession. Software develops fast, and translators need to be able to keep up. Good cultural awareness: Language isn’t just about language...
Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
Developing resilience in sport
Health, Sports & Psychology

Developing resilience in sport

...system in place, for example, that coaches can benefit from mentors? And I think that can be done at the organisational level. I think as well, creating that secure working environment. There's only so much coaches can do in relation to managing sometimes what's considered to be quite unsecure working environments. So working with organisations to create better and more...
Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Psychology around the world
Health, Sports & Psychology

Psychology around the world

...systems that are inclusive and adaptable...Psychology around the world: 1.1 Are you thinking what I’m thinking? - [Described image] Figure 1 Bananas in Pyjamas was an Australian children’s TV show depicting two Bananas, B1 and B2, who were almost identical in appearance and thinking. The bananas made sense of the events that arose in much the same way, so much so,...
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Understanding mental capacity Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding mental capacity

...system and introduce three levels of decision-making support for each decision. So if, for example, someone cannot decide about health care, they could appoint the lowest of the three levels of support, called a decision-making assistant. They could appoint a co-decision-maker that is a joint decision maker. That's the middle of the three levels of support. Or if their...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Animals at the extremes: polar biology
Nature & Environment

Animals at the extremes: polar biology

...systems: appetite, diet, energy storage and reproductive habits as well as thermoregulation. In many cases, such changes involve ‘ordinary’ physiological mechanisms being pushed to extremes. The study of such physiological adaptations can help us to understand how humans and domestic animals could cope with similar conditions that arise under artificial or...