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Making creativity and innovation happen
Money & Business

Making creativity and innovation happen

...psychology and mysticism than anything else. You will look at some of the common myths of creativity next...Making creativity and innovation happen: 1.4 The common myths of creativity - Think of the way in a which a ‘genius’, like the late Steve Jobs of Apple Inc., can come up with creative and innovative products in an apparently effortlessly manner, almost as though...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Exploring languages and cultures
Languages

Exploring languages and cultures

...psychological difficulties of operating in a lingua franca are emphasised, along with the physical strain of maintaining the concentration levels required for successful interaction. The next part of the discussion strikes a more upbeat tone. Activity 14 As you listen to the next conversation, make notes on the liberating and constraining aspects of speaking English as a...
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Level 1: Introductory 14 hrs
Climate justice for the next generation
Education & Development

Climate justice for the next generation

...psychologically fragile. While these problems affect both adults and children, children’s physical and social vulnerability and dependence on adults means that poor children’s rights are at greatest risk in the face of climate change. Acknowledging these inequalities means looking at climate change as a problem of social injustice, as well as ecological degradation....
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Start writing fiction
History & The Arts

Start writing fiction

...Psychological: intelligence, temperament, happiness/unhappiness, attitudes, self-knowledge, unconscious aspects. Interpersonal/cultural: family, friends, colleagues, birthplace, education, hobbies, beliefs, values, lifestyle. Personal history: major events in the life, including the best and the most traumatic...Start writing fiction: 1.4 Portraying a character - Activity...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Understanding dyslexia Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding dyslexia

...psychological, political, and economic responses to it. In this model, disability is seen as a problem that belongs to the individual, requiring medical diagnosis and treatment. Instead of addressing the external barriers a person might experience due to their disability, the emphasis is on treating or curing the individual. The model focuses on what is ‘wrong with the...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Schubert's Lieder: Settings of Goethe's poems
History & The Arts

Schubert's Lieder: Settings of Goethe's poems

...psychological drama, emphasising the emotional force of each part of the poem as it occurs. But the song nevertheless falls into distinct and contrasted sections. As in ‘Gretchen’ and ‘Erlkönig’, it is the piano which both sets the tone and drives the song forward. The assertive rhythm which begins the song punctuates the opening section from time to time, giving...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Entrepreneurial impressions – reflection
Money & Business

Entrepreneurial impressions – reflection

...psychological and behavioural aspects of entrepreneurship and there are also many unresolved questions, for example: Is there such a thing as an entrepreneurial personality? How are entrepreneurs influenced by other people, such as friends and family? Can you learn to be an entrepreneur? It is tempting to look for simple answers to these questions. However, the factors...
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Level 3: Advanced 7 hrs
Introducing music research
History & The Arts

Introducing music research

...psychology or acoustics of music and sound. Although this sounds inclusive of everything, all the authors of this course work within the context of a British university (though we come from a range of national, social and academic backgrounds). This means that the perspectives you will meet in this course are largely those of contemporary Western musicology. It is worth...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs