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Training for endurance in sport and fitness
Health, Sports & Psychology

Training for endurance in sport and fitness

...type distribution, and in particular, biomechanics and anthropometry. A 2004 review article on running economy suggested that the following factors are important for running economy. Height-- on general, the smaller, the better for men and taller for women. Somatotype-- ectomorphs, or those with long limbs relative to height with lean bodies, narrow hips, and shoulders,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Extending and developing your thinking skills
Education & Development

Extending and developing your thinking skills

...types of thinking you have done. Discussion Perhaps your day started like the following extract: A day in the life of… I started my day trying to decide whether to get up straight away when the alarm went off. I thought about the consequences of having a 'lay in' for an extra ten minutes. If I did this, would I have time to get my children ready and off to school in...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Gamified Intelligent Cyber Aptitude and Skills Training (GICAST) Badge icon
Digital & Computing

Gamified Intelligent Cyber Aptitude and Skills Training (GICAST)

...types of malware, including viruses and trojans, as well as concepts such as network security, cryptography, identity theft and risk management. This course has been developed by The Open University with support from the UK Government's National Cyber Security Programme and can be accessed free of charge. Enrolling on the course will give you the opportunity to earn an...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Exploring the English language
History & The Arts

Exploring the English language

...type of English lessons you had in school and where you studied. Rosen's depiction of grammar as boring (and ultimately useless) displays the attitude which swung the UK English curriculum away from the study of formal grammatical analysis during the 1960s and 1970s. Michael Rosen's poem focused on the functions of different types of word (or ‘word classes’) in a...
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Level 2: Intermediate 9 hrs
Introducing the Classical world
History & The Arts

Introducing the Classical world

...types of evidence have the potential to reveal something about Roman social relationships. Valerie Hope Epitaphs and gravestones of the Roman period are a particularly fascinating source for the Roman social historian, because they give us insights into groups of people such as women, freed slaves, slaves and the poor that other sources just don’t give us. But I think...
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Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
Three principles of a coaching approach
Money & Business

Three principles of a coaching approach

...de-power the potential for the coaching. Where coaching becomes weak or uncertain it is often the rapport factor that needs attention rather than any other influence. We can hardly emphasise this enough! Activity 2 Impact of good rapport Timing: Allow around 10 minutes for this activity. Watch Video 2 to see the impact of good rapport on a coaching session. NARRATOR In...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Minerals and the crystalline state
Science, Maths & Technology

Minerals and the crystalline state

...type of bonding explain the significance of various types of defects in crystals explain the meaning of the terms lattice, unit cell, reflections and rotational symmetry, and how these relate to crystal systems...Minerals and the crystalline state: 1 Introducing crystals - Three distinct types of crystal, each of which is a different mineral, can be seen in the granite...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Cell signalling
Science, Maths & Technology

Cell signalling

...types of extracellular signals and receptors, and explain their functional significance describe the mechanisms by which different receptors may be activated by their respective ligands describe and give examples of the structure and properties of the major components of signal transduction pathways...Cell signalling: 1.1 Introduction - The fundamental principles of...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs