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Introducing social work: a starter kit
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing social work: a starter kit

...multiple factors, many service users will be subject to social exclusion where to some substantial extent their opportunities will be impaired or restricted. Therefore, social workers need to understand the causes and consequences of poverty and social exclusion. It is also important for social workers to appreciate the ways in which communities function and how community...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
AI fluency
Digital & Computing

AI fluency

...multiple sources to determine its authenticity. You explore the ethical and security concerns associated with deepfakes, examining how they can be misused to spread misinformation or impersonate individuals, potentially causing harm. You also evaluate global human-AI interactions by looking at key factors such as data privacy, algorithmic bias, transparency, and legal...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
An introduction to music theory
History & The Arts

An introduction to music theory

...multiple-choice questions...Gain an understanding of the basic building blocks of musical theory and notation. This free course, An introduction to music theory, will introduce you to music staves, clefs, rhythmic and pitch values, rhythmic metre and time signatures. This OpenLearn course provides an introduction to music theory pitched at a level equivalent to Grades...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Gamified Intelligent Cyber Aptitude and Skills Training (GICAST) Badge icon
Digital & Computing

Gamified Intelligent Cyber Aptitude and Skills Training (GICAST)

...multiple times.] Figure 12 It’s time for you to take stock of your own safeguards against data loss, unwarranted access or malicious software. We’d also like to know a bit more about the frequency of computer crime to the average user. This survey is a series of multiple-choice questions based on your current habits. There are no right or wrong answers so you should...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Systems engineering: Challenging complexity
Science, Maths & Technology

Systems engineering: Challenging complexity

...Multiple-cause and sign-graph diagramming are techniques that can be used to identify and understand the relationships between the various elements in a situation. Recently I was discussing with a group of colleagues the importance of reducing the time that it takes to change over from one job to another on a factory floor. In a ‘semi-brainstorming’ mode we quickly...
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Level 3: Advanced 25 hrs
Energy in buildings
Nature & Environment

Energy in buildings

...multiple layers of different materials (plaster, brick, insulation, etc.) each of which will have different thermal properties. Thermal conductivities are useful for comparing the thermal properties of different materials (Tables 3 and 4), but for practical purposes we need to know the precise thermal resistance of a particular thickness of insulation material. This...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Dutch painting of the Golden Age
History & The Arts

Dutch painting of the Golden Age

...multiple interpretations through the addition of mottos and poems that expounded a diversity of possible meanings. Jacob Cats (1577–1660), one of the most widely read authors of such works, wrote of the ‘agreeable obscurity’ that arises when a maxim or proverb appears to mean one thing but in reality contains another, claiming that ‘Experience teaches us that many...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Entrepreneurial impressions – reflection
Money & Business

Entrepreneurial impressions – reflection

...multiple close ties among extended family members where everyone knows everyone else. And there’s the ‘loose-knit’ one, where relationships are less dense. In the case of close-knit networks, relationships among kin tend to be relatively permanent and stable, and there are many more strong ties with kin than with non-relatives. However, in industrialised societies...
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Level 3: Advanced 7 hrs