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Professional relationships with young people
Health, Sports & Psychology

Professional relationships with young people

...change. Relating any changes in the young person’s thoughts, feelings or actions to your own interventions can be difficult. With this in mind, the more evidence you collect the better as this allows you to assess the impact of these interventions. Remember that the success or lack of success in building the relationship is not just up to you. As mentioned earlier, the...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Motivation and factors affecting motivation
Health, Sports & Psychology

Motivation and factors affecting motivation

...change due to major life events. Activity 1 Thinking about personal motivation Timing: Allow about 45 minutes Watch the following video clip titled ‘Motivation through adversity: The Fabrice Muamba story’ which shows Fabrice Muamba being interviewed about motivation. SHAUNA MUAMBA One of the huge motivational things about Fabrice, I think, is his spirit as a fighter....
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
The social nature of being human
Society, Politics & Law

The social nature of being human

...change venue? Our lives require us to make quick decisions in uncertain scenarios, and we rapidly use our lay understandings of social behaviour to make those decisions. Perhaps the men are chanting the name of your team, you identify with them and enter the bar. Perhaps you sense that things could get out of hand and decide to go somewhere else. Perhaps you don’t drink...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Applying to study for a PhD in psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Applying to study for a PhD in psychology

...change. The main purpose of the section is to make you aware of the skills a PhD student uses, not least because this will give you extra insight into what PhD study will involve. The following quizzes invite you to consider different groups of skills, and how you might include evidence of the skills in your application to become a PhD student. Activity 1 Your skillset...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
The history of female protest and suffrage in the UK
History & The Arts

The history of female protest and suffrage in the UK

...changing position of women in the home and workplace - How, when and why did women get the vote? Your work on the suffragettes later in this course will help to answer these questions, but first it is important to reflect on the pre-history of the campaign. Prior to the later eighteenth century (about 1760), the majority of the population had lived in the countryside and...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Aquatic mammals
Nature & Environment

Aquatic mammals

...changed once formally given to a species. Activity 2 Interpreting scientific names Timing: Allow about 10 minutes You might like to try unraveling the derivation of a scientific name for yourself. Try the Pacific white-sided dolphin Lagenorhynchus obliquidens. Note down any thoughts or findings below. (Hint: use a comprehensive dictionary to look up ‘lagena’,...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Laibach and think of North Korea: The subversive political message of the Slovenian band
History & The Arts

Laibach and think of North Korea: The subversive political message of the Slovenian band

...changed: under communism their focus was on political regimes, whereas under capitalism their focus has been popular culture and music. The concert in Pyongyang shifts these expectations again: it’s reportedly to feature their interpretations of songs from the musical The Sound of Music, along with traditional Korean songs. These days the general consensus is that...
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Article 5 mins
Haven't we been told there's water on Mars before?
Science, Maths & Technology

Haven't we been told there's water on Mars before?

...changes were soon noticed in a few gullies which appeared to suggest that they were still active today. [Gullies inside a crater in Noachis Terra, 47 degrees south] Gullies inside a crater in Noachis Terra, 47 degrees south. Are gullies really evidence of flowing water? Some probably are, but there are other explanations such as dry rock avalanches or slabs of frozen...
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Article 5 mins