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An introduction to social work
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to social work

...central to its practice and what makes it distinctive among other professional groups. Maintaining behavioural codes and standards of practice/conduct aimed at protecting the public are undoubtedly essential, however, social work values are perceived to be more than adhering to a set of rules. Due to the types of situations social workers encounter and must deal with,...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Children’s perspectives on play
Education & Development

Children’s perspectives on play

...central England and attending a range of early years settings. Her case studies of the children included video recordings of the children’s social play in their early years settings and in their homes, conversations with the children and interviews with practitioners and parents. Her central research question was: In what ways can child-initiated social play empower...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Geological processes in the British Isles
Science, Maths & Technology

Geological processes in the British Isles

...Central Highlands (Grampian) Terrane Upper Proterozoic metasediments overlying gneiss. Based on metamorphic evidence, this terrane is known to have accreted to the previous two by the Early Silurian. (4) Midland Valley Terrane A series of small, discrete terranes faulted into one main region, or superterrane. The main basement is thought to be an ancient fore-arc region,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 9 hrs
Dreaming of an answer to narcolepsy: Why don't we understand sleep?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Dreaming of an answer to narcolepsy: Why don't we understand sleep?

...central nervous system as a whole, says Paul Coleman, a medicinal chemist who works at Merck’s laboratories at West Point, Philadelphia, and who was instrumental in the development of Belsomra. “What’s so exciting about Belsomra is that it is very selective for blocking wakefulness, so it doesn’t affect the systems that control balance, memory and cognition,” he...
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Article 15 mins
What is a metal?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is a metal?

...central atomic nucleus with electrons arranged in shells at different distances from the nucleus. Lithium has the smallest atom of all metals. Figure 3 shows a simple representation of a lithium atom. The smaller dots represent electrons moving around the central nucleus. The large dot at the centre represents the nucleus of the lithium atom containing protons and...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Understanding service improvement in healthcare
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding service improvement in healthcare

...central to Socrates’s thinking was empathetic and rigorous argument. This might well be helpful to you when planning a service improvement though it would need careful handling. What you glean from the literature, from theory, or from an expert speaker, is information. It is only as you use that information, and discuss and debate it with others, that learning,...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Data analysis: hypothesis testing
Science, Maths & Technology

Data analysis: hypothesis testing

...central tool used by professionals for simple data management and analysis...Making decisions about the world based on data requires a process that bridges the gap between unstructured data and the decision. Statistical hypothesis testing helps decision-making by formulating beliefs about the world, including people, organisations or other objects, and formally testing...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
Banning the bomb: a global history of activism against nuclear weapons
History & The Arts

Banning the bomb: a global history of activism against nuclear weapons

...central actors. Those with specific expertise, including scientists, academics and physicians, have also been instrumental. Indeed, policymakers, politicians and even world leaders can be counted among anti-nuclear activists. The very diversity of the movement highlights that anyone can be an activist and can work to oppose nuclear weapons. The course is divided into six...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs