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Studying Environments and Societies
Society, Politics & Law

Studying Environments and Societies

...et cetera, which are encapsulated in the notion of geography - in a geographical imagination - which are then important to understanding environmental issues as geographically constituted. Michael: Okay. That’s great. And the idea then is that the development of that understanding progresses through the module via a number of key blocks. Could you just run through what...
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Children and young people’s participation
Education & Development

Children and young people’s participation

...article ‘How children feel about their local housing estates’ by Eleanor Frank, aged 11. Eleanor Frank carried out this original research into views about her local housing estate when she was 11 years old. When reading her study, reflect on the findings that she presents and what contributions you think young people can make to policy decisions about local...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Strategic planning for online learning
Education & Development

Strategic planning for online learning

...et al., 2008: ,p,143). The same article points out four levers to executing successful strategy. Putting ideas into practice Decision rights: Ensure everyone in the organisation knows which decisions and actions they are responsible for and encourage senior and middle management to delegate operational decisions. Information flow: Make sure that important information...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Hybrid working: digital communication and collaboration
Digital & Computing

Hybrid working: digital communication and collaboration

...articles by LinkedIn: ‘How do I create a Good LinkedIn profile?’ (LinkedIn, n.d.) ‘20 steps to a better LinkedIn profile in 2022’ (Deehan, 2022) And you may wish to study the Learning LinkedIn course (Schinkten, 2022) at a later date – which at the time of writing was free to access. Step 2 Then, if you already have one, review your own LinkedIn profile. If you...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Developing business ideas for drone technologies Badge icon
Money & Business

Developing business ideas for drone technologies

...et al., 2022), for instance the industry segment of agricultural drones or the industry segment of logistics drones. Despite much of the drone market still being in its infancy, PwC forecasts that, in the UK, agricultural and logistics drones will see the largest gains from the adoption of drone applications by 2030, with other growing industry segments including defence,...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Effects of pollutants on the aquatic environment
Nature & Environment

Effects of pollutants on the aquatic environment

...et al., 2011). Water quality standards exist to control pollution of domestic water supplies. The maximum limit set by the EU for nitrates in drinking water is 50 g m−3 (as NO3−) (EU, 1998). Water with a high nitrate content can be treated for drinking using reverse osmosis. The effects on the biota of organic pollution and artificial eutrophication are summarised in...
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs
Animals at the extremes: hibernation and torpor
Nature & Environment

Animals at the extremes: hibernation and torpor

...et al. (eds), Mammalian Hibernation III. 1967 Oliver and Boyd Figure 21 (a) A bat in position for thermography (dorsal side uppermost) showing the location of the interscapular region (red), and the major temperatures prevailing at the commencement of thermographic scannings, (b) Thermogram of the dorsal surface of a bat during its arousal from torpor. (The higher the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs
The football World Cup: where sport and politics collide
Health, Sports & Psychology

The football World Cup: where sport and politics collide

...et al., 2016), and can be explained by the use of a lower case and capital letter: Small ‘p’ politics refers to any form of social organisation where matters are concerned with getting or using power within a particular group e.g., there is plenty of ‘office’ politics within, and often between, sports organisations. Big ‘P’ Politics often focuses on...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs