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Understanding autism Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding autism

...Health Organisation (2014) and the Autism Speaks ‘Global Autism Public Health’ (GAPH) initiative (2008). To illustrate why such global initiatives are necessary, we will look briefly at autism in Ethiopia, and at a collaborative research and training initiative involving an Open University (OU) team including Ilona Roth, lead author of this course...Week 8: Reflecting...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
An introduction to school librarianship Badge icon
Education & Development

An introduction to school librarianship

...Public Health, 18(12). Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ pmc/ articles/ PMC8296384/ (Accessed: 31 August 2022). Mullan, K. (2010) ‘Families that read: A time-diary analysis of young people’s and parents’ reading’, Journal of Research in Reading, 33(4), pp. 414–430. Available at: https://doi.org/ 10.1111/ j.1467-9817.2010.01438.x (Accessed: 5 July...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Lottery of birth
Health, Sports & Psychology

Lottery of birth

...public health disaster and force the population to remain stable. Or perhaps the population will begin to decrease after it stabilises, continuing the trend of decreasing birth rates until it drops below the death rate. With more people dying than being born, there would be a negative growth rate. This results in a constructive population pyramid where there are fewer...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Introducing ethics in Information and Computer Sciences
Education & Development

Introducing ethics in Information and Computer Sciences

...Public Health and Environmental Benefits of Adopting Lead-Free Solders’. Journal of the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (JOM) v. 59 n.7, p.12–17 Penhall, J. (2007) Landscape with Weapon. London: Methuen Plato (n.d.) Gorgias. Translation available on the Perseus Digital Library, online at Plato (n.d.) Meno. Translation available on the Perseus Digital Library,...
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Level 3: Advanced 40 hrs
Introducing social work: a starter kit
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing social work: a starter kit

...health and sense of achievement of what they want and hope for from life. Enhancing wellbeing Two lists follow, match one item from the first with one item from the second. Each item can only be matched once. There are 5 items in each list. are academic disciplines that study aspects of human society. For example, history, philosophy, law and politics, visual arts,...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Returning to STEM Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Returning to STEM

...public health areas, although the advice given here should be broad enough to apply to other fields in science and medicine. The Daphne Jackson Trust provides funded two year fellowships for returners to STEM research. Further details of how to apply can be found at their website. Some professional bodies also provide specialist resources for career break returners. The...
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Level 3: Advanced 24 hrs
Could we control our climate? Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Could we control our climate?

...Health and climate change: policy responses to protect public health’, Lancet, vol. 386, no. 10006, pp. 1861–914 [Online]. DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)60854-6...Session 4: Future of the planet: Acknowledgements - This free course was written by Dr Tamsin Edwards with contributions from Dr Mark Brandon. Except for third party materials and otherwise stated (see terms...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Law and change: Scottish legal heroes Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

Law and change: Scottish legal heroes

...health services, medicine, public health and mental health were devolved in 1998. Social work was devolved in 1998. Social security benefits were devolved in 2016. Housing All areas, including policy and building control were devolved in 1998. Land use planning was devolved in 1998. Law and order Areas including civil justice, civil law and procedure, courts, criminal...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs