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Justice, fairness and mediation
Money & Business

Justice, fairness and mediation

...social and contextual factors, many of which are captured in this diagram: [Described image] Figure 2 Contextual influences shaping law Substantive vs formal justice Beyond more philosophical perspectives, definitions of justice are also quite practical in nature. In this regard, it can be useful to distinguish between substantive and formal aspects of justice. The moral...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Successful IT systems
Digital & Computing

Successful IT systems

...social and human components identify different types of stakeholders and apply techniques to elicit the main interactions of stakeholders with systems analyse issues of power and conflict between stakeholder groups in IT systems...Successful IT systems: 1 Success and failure in IT systems - What makes an IT system a success and what makes it a failure? We have...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
A woman's place is in the Union - a film by the EIS
Society, Politics & Law

A woman's place is in the Union - a film by the EIS

...Social Sciences and History courses [EIS banner. purple background, with EIS in white, edged in red]Founded in 1847, the EIS is the oldest teaching union in the world. As the largest teaching union in Scotland, the EIS represents more than 60,000 members across all sectors of Education. While going through the archives and past editions of the Scottish Educational Journal...
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Video 5 mins
Introducing global development issues
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing global development issues

...social, economic, political, and environmental issues of our times. You will learn about key global development issues such as migration, socio-economic security, technological innovation and environmental sustainability. You’ll be introduced to a conceptual framework called PASH (power, agency, scale and history) that will help you to make sense of these issues and...
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Video 10 mins
Sanctuary Tales: Fighting Speciesism One Animal at a Time
Health, Sports & Psychology

Sanctuary Tales: Fighting Speciesism One Animal at a Time

...Social Sciences qualifications. In this film, we reflect on some of the reasons why animal sanctuaries are needed. Other animals are often victims of neglect or harm, due to how humans perceive and use them, such as for food and clothing. Sanctuaries such as Hillside provide us with a unique insight into how animals can survive these difficult circumstances, and go on to...
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Video 15 mins
Turn your bank holiday into a badged holiday
Miscellaneous

Turn your bank holiday into a badged holiday

...social media. 100% free online learning Earn a digital badge you can show off Flexible study in your own time So instead of chasing down missing screws in the DIY aisle or finding out you left the picnic at home, spend your bank holiday earning something future-you will thank you for. Free courses. Free learning. Free badges. Our most popular badged courses Not sure where...
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Article 5 mins
Sustainable Scotland
Nature & Environment

Sustainable Scotland

...socially-deprived area are said to have a 'brown environmental health agenda'. There are almost as many perspectives on the environment as there are on political parties. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of level 1 study in Environment & Development...Sustainable Scotland: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the terms...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Religious diversity: rethinking religion
History & The Arts

Religious diversity: rethinking religion

...Social Research, 2016). Yet religion retains immense cultural influence, and the absolute numbers of religiously motivated people remain significant enough to require consideration in local and national policy decisions. A variety of religiously committed people are also regularly encountered on high streets and neighbourhoods throughout Britain. The figure below compares...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs