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Ageism and age discrimination
Society, Politics & Law

Ageism and age discrimination

...systems that exist within them, such as workplaces or the media. Example: Health systems that routinely deprioritise older people for certain treatments or assume symptoms are 'just ageing'. Interpersonal ageism Ageism within our relationships, how we connect or relate to others. Example: A social care worker speaking to an older person’s family member instead of the...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Freeing people caught between life and death
Health, Sports & Psychology

Freeing people caught between life and death

...system and refrigerator doors that could be opened from the inside. What do we mean by ‘dead’? And who should declare when an individual is dead? A priest? A lawyer? A doctor? A machine? Owen discussed these issues at a symposium in Brazil with the Dalai Lama and says he was surprised to find that they both agreed strongly on one point: we need to create an ethical...
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Article 15 mins
Emotion: an introductory picture
History & The Arts

Emotion: an introductory picture

...system, one that we share with other animals and with very young children. In contrast, reason is regarded as separating humans from other animals, and adults from infants. How can we assess this picture? We will begin by trying to get clear about what an emotion is. As we will soon discover, this question is highly controversial...Emotion: An introductory picture: 2.1...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Surface water
Nature & Environment

Surface water

...system, including all its tributaries, is called a river catchment. The water in a river comes not only from direct precipitation, springs and overland flow (i.e. water flowing across the ground surface, excluding that in streams and rivers; this is rare in temperate vegetated areas) but also from the underground flow of water, directly to the river. Part of this...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Doping: a contemporary sports issue case study
Health, Sports & Psychology

Doping: a contemporary sports issue case study

...system factors. These questions force you into thinking about your position on doping, and when you hear and read views featured in this course, you will become more familiar with some of the main themes in the arguments about doping. You are also able to see how your position compares to other learners. You have started to look at diverse opinions about the doping issue...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Teaching secondary geography
Education & Development

Teaching secondary geography

...system for classifying levels of learning behaviour. ‘Creating’ is at the top of the classification. The intentional use of verbs in the classification highlights our understanding of learning as being an active process (Tarlinton, 2003). Creativity is a process and you can’t be creative if you don’t do something. Creativity involves the use of higher-order...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Developing your skills as an HR professional
Money & Business

Developing your skills as an HR professional

...system to evaluate the presence and quality of potential stressors will put you in a better position to manage the impact these stressors can have on you, in other words to cope with them. Both the stressor and the coping strategies are closely interlinked; in fact the effectiveness of the coping strategy depends on the type of stressor you are dealing with. For example,...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
Children’s experiences with digital technologies
Education & Development

Children’s experiences with digital technologies

...systems of content that indicate whether content is suitable for the age of their children. Select the answer for Question 1e here Screen time can displace other positive activities such as socialising, good sleep, exercise. True False a. True b. False The correct answer is a. Answer True. Increased screen time can limit the time left to do other beneficial activities...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs