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Seeing institutions in different ways
Society, Politics & Law

Seeing institutions in different ways

...projects, NGOs and the state. With respect to natural resource management in particular, it is commonly argued that existing farming practices are inadequate, even destructive, and should be changed. There are, however, reasons for scepticism as to how workable rural communities are. Vested interests connected to the existing social and material organisation of the...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Exploring sport coaching and psychology Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring sport coaching and psychology

...management ideas contribute to success, referencing unique sporting case studies and insights that will change how you view and study sport. You will consider how the mind, the body, the environment and training techniques all contribute to optimum fitness...Have you experience of sport or fitness coaching either as a participant or a coach? Are you inquisitive about how...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Introducing ICT systems
Digital & Computing

Introducing ICT systems

...manageable proportions by grouping components together and thinking about it in terms of subsystems. You can think of the subsystems as being 'nested' inside a system or another subsystem, a bit like Russian dolls. No single one of them is 'the doll'; each one fits inside the larger one. A system map can help by allowing us to focus on the particular systems and...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
Learning from major cyber security incidents
Digital & Computing

Learning from major cyber security incidents

...management of their technology infrastructure, systems and services (Smart, 2018). Although these points are explicitly about the NHS’s failure to prepare itself for the WannaCry attack, similar reasons may also lie behind the failures of many other large organisations who fail to protect themselves. Before moving on to the next case study, complete the three activities...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
So, you want to be a nurse? A brief introduction to nursing
Health, Sports & Psychology

So, you want to be a nurse? A brief introduction to nursing

...management, and education are also key nursing roles. (International Council of Nurses, 2002) There are key messages about nursing within this definition, including how the focus in nursing is not just on those who are ill but on maintaining the health of those who are well. This is a key role when working with people, of all ages, who have disabilities or other health...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
All my own work: exploring academic integrity Badge icon
Education & Development

All my own work: exploring academic integrity

...management Asking for help This final session will take around 120 minutes to complete. At the end of the final session there will then be a quiz to check your understanding. By passing this quiz, which should take you around 30 minutes to complete, you will also have the opportunity to earn a digital badge as evidence of your learning. You can read more on how to study...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Researching Antarctic ice sheets
Nature & Environment

Researching Antarctic ice sheets

...project). Each model version then had a score from best to worst. The scores, called “likelihoods”, gave us a measure of how reliable the model versions were. We used them to give greater weight to the “best” and less weight to the “worst” to get our final, or “posterior”, predictions. This uses a mathematical formula called Bayes’ theorem, which is...
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The UK votes out: Instant reaction
Society, Politics & Law

The UK votes out: Instant reaction

...projection, a vote to leave will have an even greater impact on other European share markets – with Germany taking the greatest hit. All these changes are likely to create extremely unpredictable shifts on global markets. Such major economic changes can interact in strange and unpredictable ways. If we are lucky, it will work its way through the global economic system...
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