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Legal skills and debates in Scotland Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

Legal skills and debates in Scotland

...2 Having thought about how you may have had contact with laws in the last 24 hours try to identify what you think the particular laws have in common. If you want to use other examples try to think about what the laws on speeding vehicles (such as cars or motorbikes) may share in common with the laws on buying and selling goods (such as coffee, clothes, a kettle, car or...
Laser surface treatment
Science, Maths & Technology

Laser surface treatment

...2 kW laser, of beam diameter 6 mm and traverse speed of 42.5 mm s-1 on a 0.35–0.45% plain carbon steel. Cooling rates as high as 104°C s-1 are possible. The “operating window” for surface hardening depends on the laser power, beam diameter and traverse rate for a particular material. Typical uses include the production of wear patterns in ferritic malleable iron...
Looking globally: the future of education Badge icon
Education & Development

Looking globally: the future of education

...2 The American educational reformer John Dewey. Think about: Although some of the phrases in this quote may seem jarring or out of date, how far do you agree that: the purpose of education is to pass on the culture of a society to the young? education developed in one era or culture can be exported to another? Participating in this course This course has been designed to...
Building confidence in using online forums
Education & Development

Building confidence in using online forums

...2. How do you feel about using an online learning forum? If you haven’t yet experienced using online learning forums, how comfortable do you think you would feel about posting to one? Discussion You may find it challenging to lay out your own thinking in public on a forum for other people – usually strangers – to see and read. Equally, you might find it exciting and...
Facilitating creative thinking
Money & Business

Facilitating creative thinking

...2-day workshop in creative problem-solving, providing a chance to adopt a new approach to the difficulties we encounter in our daily lives. Their reflections on time-keeping and good facilitation provide insight whilst the group tackle problems they’ve experienced at work, using different processes and techniques. This material forms part of The Open University course...
Birth of a drug
Science, Maths & Technology

Birth of a drug

...2 Video activity - The video clip included in this section looks at the development of one particular drug. It examines the complex multidisciplinary process that was involved in its discovery. Before you watch the video, read through the Pre-viewing notes. Now watch the video clips and make notes on the process involved in the development of the drug. Video 1: Part 1...
Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
Teaching secondary geography
Education & Development

Teaching secondary geography

...2, which outlines the thoughts of the Geographical Association (GA) about the nature of geographical concepts and their significance in promoting geographical learning. Activity 2 Thinking geographically Timing: Allow about 40 minutes Part 1 Read ‘Thinking geographically’ (2012), a paper prepared by the Geographical Association. Consider how the responses you had to...
Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Internships and other work experiences Badge icon
Money & Business

Internships and other work experiences

...2 A typical internship structure - In the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) ‘Internships that work: a guide for employers’ (2015, pp. 7–9), the following important elements are highlighted: Table 1 Important elements of internships INDUCTION The induction process should include an introduction to the company and its senior staff, a tour of the...