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Icarus: entering the world of myth
History & The Arts

Icarus: entering the world of myth

...central characteristics (or ‘tools of the trade’) of their chosen genres which can be fruitfully applied to their texts. Brueghel and his work Pieter Brueghel the Elder was born around 1520 and died in 1569. He was master of the Antwerp Guild in 1552 and is renowned for his landscape painting (the Alps and Italian scenery inspired his work). But his subsequent...
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Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs
Exploring the relationship between anxiety and depression
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring the relationship between anxiety and depression

...central assumption behind the biopsychosocial model is the interdependence between biological, psychological and social factors. We noted that 'this approach examines the three interdependent factors, biological, psychological and social, in devising explanations and possible interventions in mental health', and that 'the biopsychosocial model is … an arguably more...
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs
Promoting the effective management of children’s pain – part 2
Health, Sports & Psychology

Promoting the effective management of children’s pain – part 2

...central to discussions and decisions made in relation to the child’s experience of pain. You will now look at one of the primary challenges parents/carers face when trying to communicate with a nurse about their child’s pain: nurse busyness...Promoting the effective management of children’s pain – part 2: 3.1 Overcoming busyness - For parents/carers of children in...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Writing what you know
History & The Arts

Writing what you know

...central part of how we think of ourselves, and indeed a central strand of what we might know. Memory is not simply a mechanical process. It works in various ways and you will use it in various ways in your writing. If you study A215 Creative writing, the Open University course from which this course was extracted, you will have the opportunity to think about how to make...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Introduction to child psychology
Education & Development

Introduction to child psychology

...central to child psychology understand how child psychologists work in different applied settings...Introduction to child psychology: 1 What is child psychology? - How are children’s lives changing and what role do child psychologists have in supporting children? Child psychology is a broad area, covering how people change as they grow up from birth through to...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Managing complexity: A systems approach – introduction
Digital & Computing

Managing complexity: A systems approach – introduction

...central ideas of systems thinking. Gather up your ideas of what these central ideas are by spending around 15 minutes on the following activity. Activity 5 Make notes on what you think are the main features of systems thinking. This is not a test question. There are no right or wrong answers. I am simply inviting you to explore what you already understand about systems...
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Level 3: Advanced 75 hrs
Why are maggots making a comeback in hospitals?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why are maggots making a comeback in hospitals?

...Central America, Aboriginal tribes in Australia and the Myanmar Hill People, have used maggots to treat wounds. Much of the historical writing on the role of maggots in helping wounds heal revolves around battlefield injuries. Although such wounds can and do kill outright, the majority of deaths from war injuries have been caused by infection. Festering wounds often...
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Play, learning and the brain
Education & Development

Play, learning and the brain

...central nervous system. The spinal cord goes from the brain down to the lower part of the back. It is responsible for taking messages to the brain from the rest of the body, and from the brain to the rest of the body. When we look at the brain image we can see three main parts: the cerebrum the cerebellum the brainstem. Each of these parts controls a number of important...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs