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Exploring depression
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring depression

...perceptions. People will say 'No one loves me'. And you say, 'I love you. Your wife loves you. Your mother loves you.' You can answer that one pretty readily, at least for most people. But people who are depressed will also say 'No matter what we do, we're all just going to die in the end'. Or they'll say 'There can be no true communion between two human beings. Each of...
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Level 3: Advanced 7 hrs
Exploring communications technology
Digital & Computing

Exploring communications technology

...perception of the source. ALLAN JONES OK. So why would you bother? Why not use lossless compression? LAURENCE DOOLEY Well, it's all to do data, bit rates, and file sizes. Lossy methods can compress files much more than lossless compression. They also offer much greater flexibility, as there's now an inherent trade-off existing between file size or transmission bit rate...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
The gut microbiome: balancing the body
Science, Maths & Technology

The gut microbiome: balancing the body

...perception and memory. There are changes in pain perception, including stress-induced analgesia; or in other words, pain relief. There are changes to the immune system, including a short-term enhancement in its activity. Finally, there are decreases in reproductive hormone production. Overall, the response to acute stress is to prepare the body for action. This is...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Conversations and interviews
Money & Business

Conversations and interviews

...perceptions across different groups of people then you need to make sure that you ask them exactly the same questions. This will ensure that any differences are due to differences in the people you asked, not variation in your questions. In the same way, the more important it is that you build up a ‘true’ picture of a situation, the more important it is that you ask...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Empowering communities
Money & Business

Empowering communities

...perceptions and lack of trust in public institutions Lack of awareness of how to get involved and inaccessible recruitment practices Lack of time to participate Lack of confidence and perceived lack of skills Stereotyping of those who participate Scepticism about the difference participation will make Earlier experience of poorly executed participation Financial costs of...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
English in the world today
Languages

English in the world today

...perception of language during this period of her life: I went to University in Swansea and for the first time was first made aware of my ‘English’ (and apparently ‘posh’) accent. My first job after leaving was in the North East of England, and here I was perceived (again, for the first time) as a ‘Southerner’. In neither place was anyone able to place my place...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Why are nonhuman animals victims of harm?
Society, Politics & Law

Why are nonhuman animals victims of harm?

...perception of whether or not other animals are worthy of social scientific attention. This section picks up on the affective dimension from Section 3 and develops all these insights in relation to social philosopher Michel Foucault’s theories of power-knowledge and then discourse (1998). Foucault (1926–84) argues that power and knowledge are intimately inter-related....
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Level 2: Intermediate 2 hrs
Learning to teach: becoming a reflective practitioner
Education & Development

Learning to teach: becoming a reflective practitioner

...perceptions of school-based mentoring in initial teacher training (ITT)’, Mentoring and Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 5–20. Ixer, G. (1999) ‘There’s no such thing as reflection’, British Journal of Social Work, vol. 29, no. 4, pp. 513–27. Jones, M. and Straker, K. (2006) ‘What informs mentors’ practice when working with trainees...
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Level 3: Advanced 5 hrs