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The suicide of The Ceasefire Babies
Health, Sports & Psychology

The suicide of The Ceasefire Babies

...University Belfast, could answer. What he could do, though, was talk about the broader picture. “Essentially, the story since 1998, which just so happens to be the [year of the] peace agreement, is that our suicide rate almost doubles in the space of 10 years.” From the beginning of the Troubles in 1969 to the historic peace agreement in 1998, over 3,600 people were...
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Article 15 mins
Murals in Belfast
OpenLearn Ireland

Murals in Belfast

...University, explains to OU Associate Lecturer Roisin Kelly why murals are of interest to him as a social scientist: Transcript Roisin Kelly: Hello Bill. I just want to ask why are murals of interest to you as a social scientist? What made you want to study them? Bill Rolston: If it doesn’t sound too much of a cliché, because they’re there is the first answer. Let me...
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Article 5 mins
Why study languages?
Languages

Why study languages?

...University by visiting our online prospectus...Why study languages?: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: give examples of how language is related to culture in local, national and global contexts describe some traditions related to different cultures, using words from the relevant languages explain the importance of learning languages...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
An appreciative approach to inquiry
Education & Development

An appreciative approach to inquiry

...University, each faculty has a dedicated scholarship centre, and staff apply for funding on a bi-annual basis to conduct scholarship activities, often focusing on pressing emergent issues. SoTL is defined as ‘educators moving beyond reflection upon their teaching strategies to an intentional, rigorous and systematic inquiry to investigate teaching practices and...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
An introduction to artificial intelligence
Education & Development

An introduction to artificial intelligence

...University has launched a dedicated learning centre called The Open Centre for Languages and Cultures. OpenLearn is supporting this project and is providing extracted units of all courses on The Open Centre in our dedicated Language and cultures hub....Introduction: Introduction - Artificial Intelligence (AI) is part of a swathe of recent technologies that have the...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Fundamentals of cost accounting and environmental management accounting
Money & Business

Fundamentals of cost accounting and environmental management accounting

...University course B253 and related to the Open University qualification BSc (Honours) Accounting and Finance....Fundamentals of cost accounting and environmental management accounting: Introduction - This course is designed to provide you with a solid understanding of the principles and practices of cost accounting. [Described image] Figure 1 Cost accounting enables...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Human rights and law
Society, Politics & Law

Human rights and law

...Universal Declaration of Human Rights (you can read the full text on the UN website) Such principles are often found in the written constitutions of nation states. The media frequently use the American constitution as an example of a written constitution, but many other countries have such constitutions, for example Australia, Canada, India, Italy and South Africa. The UK...
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Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
Managing and managing people
Money & Business

Managing and managing people

...University course B628 Managing 1: organisations and people...Managing and managing people: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand what is meant by management and managerial effectiveness identify the roles which are fulfilled while working as a manager identify managerial activities that contribute to managerial effectiveness...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs