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Why do volcanoes erupt?
Science, Maths & Technology

Why do volcanoes erupt?

...Study with The Open University: Volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis. This course extract is adapted from Block 3, Internal Processes, of the course Geology (S260) which ceased presentation in 2009. Good news: There are still lots of ways to study geology at the University It was originally made available more widely as part of the Rough Science: Colorado content on...
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Reflective practice as self-care: recognising the mental health needs of sexual offence investigators
Society, Politics & Law

Reflective practice as self-care: recognising the mental health needs of sexual offence investigators

...study has identified that Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (C-PTSD) is more typical in police officers and staff than Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), with one in five police officers and staff suffering with C-PTSD. This is due to the repetition of trauma, rather than the single event trauma response typically associated with PTSD (Brewin et al., 2020)....
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5 reasons why exercising outdoors is great for people who have dementia
Health, Sports & Psychology

5 reasons why exercising outdoors is great for people who have dementia

...study on physical and daily activities for residents in nursing home settings: design of a randomized, controlled trial. Aging Clin Exp Res. 2009;21(4–5):314–22. Hirano A, Suzuki Y, Kuzuya M, Onishi J, Ban N, Umegaki H. Influence of regular exercise on subjective sense of burden and physical symptoms in community-dwelling caregivers of dementia patients: A Ranomized...
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David Allen - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

David Allen - Earth in Vision

...study it say they conform to it in perfection, they just do it innately. So I think, we know story is huge, it’s just there is also an incredibly fragmented media landscape now where I think probably that language is infinitely complex in how it gets broken down and broken up and how people digest it. Were you tempted to avoid showing the true state of the planet? No,...
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English in the world today
Languages

English in the world today

...studying this course, you should be able to: understand the diversity of English through history and around the world understand the effect of social and cultural factors on an individual’s use of English understand the relationship between a person’s linguistic heritage and their sense of identity understand the ways in which different varieties of English in use...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Systems engineering: Challenging complexity
Science, Maths & Technology

Systems engineering: Challenging complexity

...engineering does the course adopt? This OpenLearn course provides a sample of level 3 study in Computing & IT...Systems engineering: challenging complexity: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: evaluate a specific example or case of a product development process in terms of the ‘waterfall’ life cycle model of software development classify new product developments as: ......
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Level 3: Advanced 25 hrs
Nationalism, self-determination and secession
Society, Politics & Law

Nationalism, self-determination and secession

...studying political ideas by looking at how people who see themselves as nations challenge the existing order to assert their right to a state of their own...What makes a 'nation' and what makes peoples strive for nationhood? This free course, Nationalism, self-determination and secession, will provide you with an introduction to studying political ideas by looking at how...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Information technology: A new era?
Society, Politics & Law

Information technology: A new era?

...study in Sociology...Information technology: a new era?: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the relationship between technological change and industrial revolutions appreciate the pervasive effect that new technologies can have on the economy and, in particular, on productivity understand how industry dynamics can be analysed...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs