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Design and Creativity
Science, Maths & Technology

Design and Creativity

...concept to prototype. New Designs: Scooter Designing for the environment: a new designer tests his eco-friendly scooter's market appeal. Folding bike re-invented The creative process that led to the design of the Strida bike Folding bike refined The importance of teamwork when refining a design Folding bike rapidly sketched Sketching as a trigger for creative design. IDEO...
Drug development process: combating pain
Science, Maths & Technology

Drug development process: combating pain

...concept to clinic, is a complex and expensive process involving the work of an escalating number of people and resources over many years. A major component of this cost has been the attrition rate of medicines that reach the development stage but then fail as the result of adverse toxicity or only limited effectiveness against the target disease. In recent years much...
Art and visual culture: medieval to modern
History & The Arts

Art and visual culture: medieval to modern

...concept and practice of art in the era of the academies, before finally addressing the question of modern art and the impact of globalisation...What is art? What is visual culture? How have they changed through history? This free course, Art and visual culture: medieval to modern, explores the fundamental issues raised by the study of western art and visual culture over...
An introduction to digital simulation in healthcare
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to digital simulation in healthcare

...concepts and skills, making them more likely to be retained. Identification of gaps: it helps in identifying gaps in knowledge or skills, providing an opportunity to address these areas before moving on to new material. Encouragement of critical thinking: debriefing encourages critical thinking and problem-solving as learners evaluate their performance and consider...
Decolonising the idea of culture in management studies
Money & Business

Decolonising the idea of culture in management studies

...concept of ‘coloniality of power’ in order to convey the idea that the empire building allowed Western countries to create long-lasting asymmetries of power over the rest of the world based on the idea that European cultures and races were inherently superior to non-European ones. Additionally, coloniality (the cultural assumptions stemming from colonialism) takes...
Supporting and developing resilience in social work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting and developing resilience in social work

...concepts. An understanding of ‘emotional resilience’ and ‘professional leadership’ will help to guide you through taking a positive approach to problems that arise in social work practice. You will also be introduced to some ideas about leadership in social work practice...What does it take to become a resilient practitioner in social work? This free course,...
Emotional intelligence for translators
Languages

Emotional intelligence for translators

...concept of emotional intelligence (EI), raise awareness of different situations where EI can influence translators at work, provide a means to evaluate your EI, and enable the development of effective emotion management and coping skills. This course is £53.59 and open for enrolment at any time. Enrol here. Emotion management courses Emotional intelligence for...
Structural Integrity: Materials Testing
Science, Maths & Technology

Structural Integrity: Materials Testing

...Concepts within stress analysis have wide applicability, as there are very few manufactured components and products that do not experience any loading during their life. The tracks on this album demonstrate a selection of specialised tests designed to tell us about the behaviour of materials under certain conditions. They also show how failure assessment can be used to...