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The football World Cup: where sport and politics collide
Health, Sports & Psychology

The football World Cup: where sport and politics collide

...religion. Achievements Winners of men’s World Cup in 1998, 2018 Pastimes Football and rugby union, cinema, literature National symbols Flags Blue, white and red Emblems Great Seal of France, Cockade of France Animals Gallic rooster Words: 0 Discussion The short reading of items that make up national identity is a useful prompt to think about your own understanding of...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Environmental management and organisations
Nature & Environment

Environmental management and organisations

...religion, clubs and so on. The definition does not make a judgement about the legality, usefulness or social acceptability of the organisation...Environmental management and organisations: 8.2 Defining ‘organisation’ - The Oxford English Dictionary offers the following definition of an organisation: An organized body of people with a particular purpose, [such] as a...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Groups and teamwork
Science, Maths & Technology

Groups and teamwork

...religion, sex, education, health care, foreign policy, and so on. Given the large number of taboos, it is not surprising to find that such groups repeatedly go through the process of dividing into factions. Although this is a fairly extreme example, the same processes operate in formal and informal work groups. For example, in the production of an Open University course...
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Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
An introduction to geology
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to geology

...La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles, it comes out rather gently, whilst in other places, it gushes out rather dramatically as soon as you dig a hole that’s deep enough. The penetration of oil into our everyday lives is enormous. From the fuels we use for transport, electricity generation, heating, cooking, to the huge number of products that are made from petroleum...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Developing good academic practice
Education & Development

Developing good academic practice

...la Fournaise (still active). The island is characterised by ultramafic to mafic alkaline eruptive sequences, typical of ‘hot spot’ volcanic sequences. Is this common knowledge or does it need to be referenced? Answer The information cited in this statement could be obtained from a number of different sources, with the second sentence linking commonly known information...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Bun-chùrsa mu bhith a’ dèanamh atharrachadh poilitigeach is sòisealta
Society, Politics & Law

Bun-chùrsa mu bhith a’ dèanamh atharrachadh poilitigeach is sòisealta

...Dan Taylor). Taing dha na h-oileanaich OF a chuidich le leasachadh a’ phròiseict Luchd-atharrachaidh air a bheil an cùrsa seo stèidhichte gu ìre. Taing dhan sgioba Seachdain Pàrlamaid na RA airson cuideachadh le leasachadh an stiùiridh thùsail Luchd-atharrachaidh. Taing dhan Chomann Eòlais Phoilitigeach airson cuideachadh le bhith a’ maoineachadh an stiùiridh...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Coaching neurodivergent athletes
Health, Sports & Psychology

Coaching neurodivergent athletes

...dan black belt. Recently, we had an article written about Sam. And I was just playing around with a journalist, and we came up that Sam is the Ronaldo of triathlon. No, he’s not good at football. He’s not really good at team sports, which is another thing about people who are on the spectrum. Not all of them are good at team sports. But the reason we use that phrase...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Managing my money
Money & Business

Managing my money

...Las Vegas with only one thing on his mind: taking a big gamble! He'd raised thousands of pounds and he was now ready to put it all on the line - a total of 76,840 pounds' worth to be precise! He contemplated a roulette wheel. Whether he chose to place his two piles of chips on red or on black would mean the difference between loosing it all and gaining thousands more. He...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs