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Managing complexity: a systems approach
Society, Politics & Law

Managing complexity: a systems approach

...Complexity: A Systems Approach: 3.1 Introduction - I wonder if you experience complexity in your daily life? For much of the time I struggle to keep my head above water as I try to understand and manage the complexity I experience as part of everyday life. I find social commentator and cartoonist Michael Leunig's depiction of a solitary figure looking through an...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Managing motherhood and sports participation
Health, Sports & Psychology

Managing motherhood and sports participation

...managing motherhood and sports participation result in successful outcomes, with women regarding the experience as positive whether in terms of their career, their mental health and well-being or other factors. Their continued involvement in sport allows them to maintain their sense of self and their athletic identity but also adopt the new role of mother in a...
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Article 10 mins
Introduction to group theory
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to group theory

...introduction to group theory, one of the three main branches of pure mathematics. Section 1 looks at the set of symmetries of a two-dimensional figure which are then viewed as functions. Section 2 introduces an algebraic notation for recording symmetries and calculating composites and inverses of symmetries. Section 3 introduces definitions and looks at how to check...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
An introduction to floodplain meadows
Nature & Environment

An introduction to floodplain meadows

...introduction to floodplain meadows, explores how these traditional landscapes can deliver a range of nature-based solutions that will improve our environment. The course will help you to learn about this unique environment, increasing your ecological knowledge, developing your skills in critical reasoning, and offering you an opportunity to contribute to future research...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
An introduction to public leadership
Money & Business

An introduction to public leadership

...introduction to public leadership: 1.3.2 Balancing leadership and management - Traditionally, leadership is defined by its alleged opposite: management. Management is concerned with executing routines and maintaining organisational stability: it is essentially concerned with control. Leadership is concerned with direction setting, and with new things happening, and is...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
Introduction to number theory
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to number theory

...Introduction to number theory, is a branch of mathematics concerned with the properties of integers. Section 1 introduces Euclid’s algorithm, which is used to find the HCF of two integers, and the idea of congruences, mathematical statements used to compare remainders when two integers are each divided by another integer. Section 2 introduces modular arithmetic, in...
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Level 1: Introductory 18 hrs
An introduction to software development
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to software development

...introduction to software development, discusses the engineering nature of software development, its challenges and some fundamental practices which have developed to meet them. Software development is a fast-moving discipline and as a software development professional you must be able to track its leading edge. The course also teaches you some fundamental skills to help...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs