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The technology of crime control
Society, Politics & Law

The technology of crime control

...research that shows that video surveillance actually helps prevent to reduce levels of crime, there's some small studies but nothing definitive, and there is no statutory regulation whatsoever, so although it's been introduced apparently as nominally for crime control, there's no legal prohibition on other uses being made of video surveillance, such as the monitoring of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Partnerships and networks in work with young people
Health, Sports & Psychology

Partnerships and networks in work with young people

...research into partnership working. We present a modified form of their listing in Box 7.1 below. Box 1: The skills and attributes of boundary spanners Critical appreciation of the wider environment. Understanding different organisational contexts. Networking – including knowing who the ‘right’ people are, being able to access them and having ‘political’ skills....
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
The range of work with young people
Education & Development

The range of work with young people

...Research undertaken in a city hospital showed that many young people arrived at Accident and Emergency with symptoms of self-harm or overdose but, after the admissions procedure, did not wait to be treated. This was seen as a ‘cry for help’ which was going unheard. Feedback from young people was that they were being treated as ‘cases’ rather than as individuals....
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Assessing risk in engineering, work and life
Science, Maths & Technology

Assessing risk in engineering, work and life

...Research consistently shows that people’s perception of risk is a function not just of the possible harm, but also of the attributes of the hazards and benefits associated with the thing in question. So how can you decide what risk is reasonable and on what evidence something is safe?...Assessing risk in engineering, work and life: ALARP - One concept of risk...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
A short introduction to the English language
Languages

A short introduction to the English language

...researchers into trying to teach a machine how to speak? And what does this tell us about the nature of language itself? These are the question explored in the video below. Activity 11 Watch the video and make some notes in the text box below and save your answer. There is no comment for this activity. [MUSIC PLAYING] BARIS SERHAN: What is this? ROBOT: Just a second. It...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
MSE’s Academy of Money Badge icon
Money & Business

MSE’s Academy of Money

...research to make sure what you’re buying is the right thing for you. An example of this is retail snobbery. Two digital radio players, one costs 100 pounds. One costs 50 pounds. Which is better? Our instincts want us to say the 100 pounds one, because there must be a reason it’s more expensive. But it may just be they’ve spent money advertising the brand, or they...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Financial methods in environmental decisions
Nature & Environment

Financial methods in environmental decisions

...research using opinion surveys and monitoring expenditure on items such as nicotine patches among smokers and purchase of cars with airbags (when airbags were an optional extra rather than a standard fitting). Results The results in terms of damage cost per tonne of each pollutant emitted are shown in Table 8 for Stuttgart and a 90 m discharge height; the values for Paris...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Practising systems thinking in practice (STiP)
Science, Maths & Technology

Practising systems thinking in practice (STiP)

...research on CoPs was based on understanding what insurance claims processers did when they did what they did). In other words CoPs are common in business including SMEs (small and medium sized enterprises) volunteers, social enterprise or NGO/CBO members who form to address an issue or issues of concern. While often associated with particular geographical areas, other...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs