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An introduction to interaction design
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to interaction design

...family might be nearby. Such applications make the world around us available to us in new ways that augment the reality that surrounds us and our experience of it. [Described image] Figure 3 (a) Couple trying to find their way around in a city by using a paper map; (b) Person using a smartphone with an interactive map to find their way around in a city It is not just...
Inclusive education: knowing what we mean (Wales)
Education & Development

Inclusive education: knowing what we mean (Wales)

...families, or have had extremely distressing experiences before joining the community in Wales. Are these groups understood within your school so that they can be participating members of the learning community?...3. Transforming learning: 3.1 A broad view of inclusion - Definitions of ‘inclusion’ and ‘inclusive education’, then, have moved away from a specific...
Criminology beyond crime
Society, Politics & Law

Criminology beyond crime

...history, philosophy, political science and law, amongst them. This extremely broad research program can be split into several core issues and central questions, which all signify a specific research area. The six main research areas are: Define and conceptualize international crimes Measure and map international crimes Estimate social costs of international crimes...
Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs
General principles of cellular communication
Science, Maths & Technology

General principles of cellular communication

...history of life on Earth. The ability to sense their environment and to communicate with each other would have provided primordial cells with distinct adaptive and replicative advantages. An example of an ancient cellular communication system is quorum sensing, which is observed in both bacteria and archaea and is therefore believed to have originated ~3 billion years...
Panic attacks: what they are and what to do about them
Health, Sports & Psychology

Panic attacks: what they are and what to do about them

...family and friends, and anyone more generally interested in mental health and mental health treatment. The course starts by exploring formal definitions of panic and panic attack. These are then contrasted with personal accounts of the experience of panic. It also presents some of the key understandings of why panic attacks happen, and provides an overview of the main...
Why is it so difficult for Muslim women to play sport?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why is it so difficult for Muslim women to play sport?

...families living in the area, so it was an emotional time. We were called ‘Paki’ frequently, although our roots were from Pakistan, we had been born here and so the word made no sense to us. Still it was fired at us with intention to insult. We went about life in a fearful way not only because of words but also direct incidents. Our house was a constant target for...
The importance of interpersonal skills
Money & Business

The importance of interpersonal skills

...family seems to be coping well with having a mother who goes out to work. Akaash tells his friends that his mother is a teacher as well as a mum and Rohit is now an expert with the microwave! I do have to admit that I've always liked Longheath School the best and that's been one of my most regular schools. Mrs Jackson has done a superb job since they had an awful Ofsted...
Building relationships with donors
Money & Business

Building relationships with donors

...family for a loan of £10 Asking a member of your family for a loan of £5000 Making a house-to-house collection for a national charity Making a house-to-house collection for a local hospital Asking your immediate colleagues to donate to the leaving present of a popular subordinate Asking a local business to contribute to the purchase of a minibus for your child's school...