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Wellbeing for Work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Wellbeing for Work

...economic climate. The current situation can be termed as an international global disaster. According to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies a disaster is defined as: “a sudden, calamitous event that seriously disrupts the functioning of a community or society and causes human, material, and economic or environmental losses that exceed...
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How arguments are constructed and used in the Social Sciences
Society, Politics & Law

How arguments are constructed and used in the Social Sciences

...economic, ethnic cleansing to cull the so-called subpopulation. But a quarter of this country is deemed poor. They are living on less than half the average income. We all know poor people. Some of us are poor people. They are not “them”; they are “us”. The welfare state has produced not poverty but some stability, security, and growing equality. But the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Technological innovation: a resource-based view
Science, Maths & Technology

Technological innovation: a resource-based view

...Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the European Commission (EC), to inform innovation policy sets out four main types of innovation (OECD/Eurostat, 2005): Product innovation – a good or service that is new or significantly improved. This is perhaps what we think of most often when we think of an innovation. Process innovation – a new or significantly...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Empires: power, resistance, legacies
History & The Arts

Empires: power, resistance, legacies

...economics, cultures, and social relations. The way that empires were established and maintained required the exercise of different forms of power: from military conquest and violent suppression to cultural hybridity and ‘philanthropic’ investment. [Described image] Figure 1 ‘The History of Mexico: From Conquest to the Future’ by Diego Rivera, murals at Palacio...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Exploring equality and equity in education
Education & Development

Exploring equality and equity in education

...economic status seem to be ‘equal’ as regards their transition to university, subject or career choices? You may have found it difficult not to simply describe equality as holding everyone of equal worth. These are all legitimate understandings of the notion of equality and we suggest that by comparing ideas with others, you will encounter a rich array of...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
You and your money
Money & Business

You and your money

...economic context...An important aspect of personal finance is the way in which individuals and households manage their debt, how much it costs and the different types of credit they can or cannot access. This free course, You and your money, explores these issues, with respect to the wider, changing, social and economic context....You and your money: Introduction - This...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
How does rugby provide a focus for South African unity?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How does rugby provide a focus for South African unity?

...economic and other resources. Flaws in the plan Nearly two years ago now the world mourned the death of sage Nelson Mandela. This is the first Rugby World Cup since his death. Mandela’s enthusiasm and belief in sport acted as the glue which united the nation’s psyche. It must be revived. There has been some dissatisfaction with the current coach Heynke Meyer, and the...
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From the 'Red Clyde' to the 'Blue Clyde'?
Society, Politics & Law

From the 'Red Clyde' to the 'Blue Clyde'?

...economic and political change in the UK. Arguably few places were gripped by such change as the city of Glasgow and the wider Clydeside area more generally. In 1919 the flying of Red Flags in Glasgow during protests by thousands of shipyard and industrial workers took place at a time when the British Government was hugely fearful of social unrest in cities such as...
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