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The football World Cup: where sport and politics collide
Health, Sports & Psychology

The football World Cup: where sport and politics collide

...Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales. In 1930, Jules Rimet’s dream of a global tournament to unite the world of football came true. The FIFA World Cup was born. Video 1 The story of FIFA Now read this article, produced by course authors Ben Oakley and Steph Doehler. What surprises you about some of the politically related decision making in this article? Why did FIFA...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
The economics of flood insurance
Society, Politics & Law

The economics of flood insurance

...Scotland to Kent damaged, 40,000 people homeless and 307 people dead (Landmark Information Group, 2014; Tregaskis, 2013). It triggered a focus of flood management on engineering projects to keep the water out. Further, though less severe, flooding incidents over the following 20 years caused damage in both agricultural and urban areas and mortgage lenders began to insist...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
So, you want to be a nurse? A brief introduction to nursing
Health, Sports & Psychology

So, you want to be a nurse? A brief introduction to nursing

...Scotland. So I'm going to go and have some mindfulness, and some time to myself, and take my little dog out into the garden. It's been the end of a very long day. I've just been out in the garden with my dog, who you can probably hear snoring in the background. [SNORING] So the most difficult part of my role, first, I would say, is listening and hearing the emotional...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Young people’s wellbeing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Young people’s wellbeing

...Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The report says that when the 17-year-olds from the cohort were asked if they had ever hurt themselves “on purpose in an attempt to end your life”, 7% replied yes. When asked if they had self-harmed during the previous year, 24% responded that they had. (Marsh, 2021) Eating disorder deaths need to be recorded on a national...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
More working with charts, graphs and tables
Science, Maths & Technology

More working with charts, graphs and tables

...Scotland...More working with charts, graphs and tables: Conclusion - This free course provided an introduction to studying Mathematics and Statistics. It took you through a series of exercises designed to develop your approach to study and learning at a distance, and helped to improve your confidence as an independent learner...More working with charts, graphs and tables:...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Children and violence: an introductory, international and interdisciplinary approach
Society, Politics & Law

Children and violence: an introductory, international and interdisciplinary approach

...Scotland talk about the anti-bullying programme that they have taken part in, emphasizing their role as peer mediators and counsellors. [Figure 7] Figure 7 Children comforting a friend. You help them [children who are bullied] with a procedure of acknowledging the fact that they're being bullied and the fact that there is somebody who is there to listen to them and who...
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Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
Mental health in society
Health, Sports & Psychology

Mental health in society

...Scotland) Act 1857, required each county to build an asylum. The rationale for this was that this would provide better care for people with mental health problems than the ad hoc and unregulated provision of madhouses and workhouses. The asylum era (in which care was provided in large mental hospitals, often located in rural areas with their own water supplies, farms,...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
The meaning of crime
Society, Politics & Law

The meaning of crime

...Scotland and Northern Ireland may also be found in Social Trends). Activity 5 Examine the statistical Tables below and try to note down: For Table 2 what is the overall change from 1945 to 2000; and what are the key moments of growth over the period from 1945 to 2000? For Tables 3 and 4 what is the overall change in recorded crimes? Table 2: Recorded crime, 1945–2000...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs