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Eating for the environment
Nature & Environment

Eating for the environment

...et al., 2017). Even though the policies on food focus on feeding 9 billion people by 2050, in reality food is not distributed equally and some people have poorer access to food than others. In addition to the accessibility of food, affordability is also important. However, for hundreds of millions of people in the world, the cost of sufficient and nutritious food can be...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
An introduction to web applications architecture
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to web applications architecture

...et al’s definition of architecture based on the work by Shaw and Garlan: Software architecture encompasses the set of significant decisions about the organization of a software system including the selection of the structural elements and their interfaces by which the system is composed; behaviour as specified in collaboration among those elements; composition of these...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Childhood in the digital age
Education & Development

Childhood in the digital age

...et al., 2014). The EU Kids Online Network project, called Zero to Eight, illustrates just how pervasive technology is becoming for younger children. The project report identified a significant increase over the previous five years of children under nine years old using the internet (Holloway et al., 2013). In particular it noted a growing trend for very young children...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Wildfires: environmental and social entanglements
Society, Politics & Law

Wildfires: environmental and social entanglements

...et al., 2012). The first fire started on the 27 June 2007 and the final fire was extinguished in early September 2007. The fires burnt through dry forests and vegetation, often moving quickly through the landscape (Athanaiou and Xanthopoulos, 2010). [Described image] Figure 2: A wildfire threatening the village of Podstrana, near the Adriatic coastal town of Split,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Social psychology and politics
Health, Sports & Psychology

Social psychology and politics

...et al. (Christie, 1954; Christie and Cook, 1958; Stone, Lederer and Christie, 1993), there have also been some significant findings in this field of research. For example, it is often the case that those who score highly on the right-wing authoritarianism scale are more highly prejudiced towards out-groups and minorities (e.g. Altemeyer, 1981). Since this early work,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Marketing in the 21st Century
Money & Business

Marketing in the 21st Century

...et al., 2012, p. 632) This free course is an adapted extract from an Open University course BB844 Marketing in the 21st century...Marketing in the 21st century: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: articulate whether marketing is a process or philosophy think analytically, creatively and in an integrated manner about marketing ethics...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
The impact of technology on children's physical activity
Health, Sports & Psychology

The impact of technology on children's physical activity

...et al. (2012) conducted a study with 2,200 Australian 9- to 16-year-olds and found that an increased likelihood of a child being overweight or obese was often associated with higher screen time. One possible explanation for this is that certain unhealthy behaviours may occur alongside screen time, such as frequent snacking, long periods of inactivity and disruptions to...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Exploring learning disabilities: supporting belonging Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring learning disabilities: supporting belonging

...et cetera, because these days, you get a lot of teenagers being abusive to people with learning difficulties saying ‘special needs, spastic’. And I don't think special needs-- now that is one that really gives me a bee in my bonnet. And I don't really want to be thought of a special just because I have autism. I would like to be special. We want to be ourselves for...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs