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Collaborative problem solving for community safety
Money & Business

Collaborative problem solving for community safety

...research is past, 1979) or ‘wicked’ problems (H. J. W. Rittel, 1972). Messes and wicked problems are complex sets of problems in which many different potential issues are interlinked. These problems may be closely linked to the differing values, perceptions and world views of the people who are involved in aspects of the situation. The following diagram summarises the...
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Level 1: Introductory 16 hrs
Groups and teamwork
Science, Maths & Technology

Groups and teamwork

...research and development, which sees whether it is technically feasible, thence to design and finally manufacturing. This is sometimes known as 'baton passing' – or, less flatteringly, as 'throwing it over the wall'!...Groups and teamwork: 2.3.2 The project (single) team - The project, or single, team consists of a group of people who come together as a distinct...
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Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
Developing employability through sport and physical activity
Health, Sports & Psychology

Developing employability through sport and physical activity

...research indicates that participation can also equip us with valuable skills that enhance our employability. Engaging in sport and physical activity provides opportunities to develop a diverse skill set that can be transferred to the workplace. This free course, Developing your employability through sport and physical activity, offers a valuable opportunity to explore how...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Lord John Browne - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Lord John Browne - Stories of Change

...research budget, the R&D budget, to really push breakthroughs in this area, I think we could get some big mileage, some much more important development for the future and there’s a lot that could be done in that area, but it requires much more investment in R&D and probably less amount of roll out investment that is taking place at the moment. RH: RD&D? JB: RD&D, yeah....
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Matt Ridley - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Matt Ridley - Stories of Change

...research and development, into how to improve this technology, and then we’ll let you off some of these carbon floor price things. I think that’s a very sensible idea. It might also help in the North Sea, where we’ve got a huge problem of decommissioning the oil industry and where if we could give it a new lease of life we’d save a lot of jobs. So I think that’s...
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An introduction to web applications architecture
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to web applications architecture

...research definitions for ‘system architecture’ and ‘design’ yourself using an internet search engine. Answer A ‘system architecture’ can be defined as the configuration of hardware, network and software components of a computer system which satisfies the requirement for the provision a particular application or service. As with a ‘software architecture’,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Concepts and theories in international relations
Society, Politics & Law

Concepts and theories in international relations

...research to more general political phenomena to draw conclusions. The precise meanings of these concepts aren't fixed and are the subject of much debate. They gain layers of meaning over time and in different cultures and contexts. Even the concept of concepts is up for debate. Scholars such as Andrew Heywood distinguish between descriptive concepts and normative...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Introduction to active galaxies
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to active galaxies

...research astronomers are working on active galaxies, which indicates how important this field is. In this section you will learn about the observational characteristics of the four main classes of active galaxies: Seyfert galaxies, quasars, radio galaxies and blazars. This will set the scene for subsequent sections in which we will explore the physical processes that lie...
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Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs