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Seeing institutions in different ways
Society, Politics & Law

Seeing institutions in different ways

...careful to point out that the agencies are ‘not elements of a rationally designed international institutional architecture’ (Hulme, 2010, p. 81–2). What they do emerges from a long and continuing series of interactions, some complementary, some contradictory: the lens of ‘institutional development as history’. Perhaps most strikingly, the picture is one of power...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Social psychology and politics
Health, Sports & Psychology

Social psychology and politics

...care, and who are alcoholic and living poverty and maybe victims or survivors of domestic violence or survivors of sexual abuse and living in appalling housing their knowledge is quite different than the expertise knowledge in the universities. It's a real challenge to try to work across that boundary. It's a useful boundary and I think if there's a commitment to...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Fundamentals of cost accounting and environmental management accounting
Money & Business

Fundamentals of cost accounting and environmental management accounting

...care about environmental issues? - So far, you have discovered that a management accountant is a professional responsible for collecting, analysing and presenting information for internal decision-making purposes. Traditionally, the focus of accounting information collection for internal decision making was on maximising profits and minimising costs. However, it has been...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Animals at the extremes: the desert environment
Nature & Environment

Animals at the extremes: the desert environment

...care is needed when making such comparisons between just two species, as we shall see in Section 4. The water flux of Rüppell's foxes is about 30 per cent less than that predicted by physiologists for a desert mammalian carnivore; the prediction assumed that desert carnivores would have higher rates of water flux than mesic species because of their higher rates of TEWL....
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Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs
Histology, microscopy, anatomy and disease
Science, Maths & Technology

Histology, microscopy, anatomy and disease

...careful to orientate the sample the correct way around. It's a piece of skin with the epidermis and the dermis. So when you look at the microscope slide, it's the right way around. So this is topped up with wax. And this is a cold plate to solidify the wax. DAVID MALE OK. So that was a liquid one, and this is now a solid one? PETER MOONEY So this one was done a little...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Historical perspectives on race
History & The Arts

Historical perspectives on race

...adult children of Harki parents demanded an end to their marginalised status. [A black-and-white photograph of a man sitting at a table.] Figure 3 A Harki resident of the transit camp at Bias, France, August 1975. Answer the following questions: Based on close observation of the photograph, what might you expect were some of the main concerns that the Harki protestors had...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
The science of nuclear energy
Science, Maths & Technology

The science of nuclear energy

...care. In Week 2, you will examine how the energy from fission can be harnessed into a workable energy resource that can be used to generate electricity. You will look at the National Grid and the components of a nuclear power station. One of the most contentious issues surrounding nuclear power is that of nuclear waste. You will look at the different types of nuclear...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
The athlete’s journey: transitions through sport Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

The athlete’s journey: transitions through sport

...Careful planning and preparation as well as the right support network may lead to smoother transitions. Experiences may be influenced by the athlete’s sport. In the next session, you will start to explore more about how to prepare athletes for transitions and hear more about the role that performance lifestyle planning plays in elite level sport. You should now go to...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs