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Introducing consciousness
History & The Arts

Introducing consciousness

...psychology and so on. Strong naturalists need not deny the legitimacy or usefulness of these other types of explanation, though they will claim that there are reductive explanations of why they hold.) Here is an activity to reinforce the points just made. Activity 8 Which of the following claims would strong naturalists endorse? Everything that exists is natural....
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Leadership challenges in turbulent times
Money & Business

Leadership challenges in turbulent times

...psychology, political science and management all focus on collaboration, but interpret the term differently and from different perspectives (i.e. corporate, institutional, social, economic, political etc). For instance, in biology, living organisms collaborating means maximising the long-term opportunities for their genes. In contrast, technological studies view...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Accessibility of eLearning
Education & Development

Accessibility of eLearning

...psychological losses which are assumed to arise from disability. (Oliver, 1990) In the medical model the barriers exist because of people’s impairments. In contrast, the social model describes disability as … … all the things that impose restrictions on disabled people; ranging from individual prejudice to institutional discrimination, from inaccessible public...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Introducing healthcare improvement
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing healthcare improvement

...psychological, societal and cultural factors that may affect the individual and their healthcare journey. Activity 5 Watch this video about person-centred care. [MUSIC PLAYING] What is person-centered care? Person-centered care is where health and care professionals work collaboratively with people using their services and their communities. What does that actually mean?...
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs
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Society, Politics & Law

Scottish courts and the law

...forensic and other evidence before a decision to prosecute is taken. S/He will then make a report to Crown Counsel to take a decision on whether to prosecute. Alternatives to prosecution In some less serious cases, although the Procurator Fiscal may consider that it is in the public interest to take action, prosecution may not be the most appropriate course of action. In...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
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Money & Business

Working in teams

...psychology when she was 18. After completing her degree she worked as an usher in the local magistrates’ court. In this job she worked on the reception desk, meeting and greeting court users and visitors, and keeping parties informed of changes to hearing times. She only worked in this role for a year before becoming pregnant with her first child. In the future, Jane...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Applying your community engagement skills
Society, Politics & Law

Applying your community engagement skills

...psychological tool that helps explain why we experience various reactions when engaging with people. Interpersonal plotting tool While it is important to think about various adaptive and maladaptive behaviours and your responses to them, the real value of the interpersonal circle is felt when you are able to consider how you might response to real people in real...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
An education in Religion and Worldviews
History & The Arts

An education in Religion and Worldviews

...psychology and the shared space project?’, Journal of Beliefs & Values 40:2, pp. 215–27. Wright, K. (2022) ‘Public perception of religion and worldviews education’, Journal for the Study of Spirituality, 12(1), pp. 68–77...An education in Religion and Worldviews: Acknowledgements - This free course was written by Suzanne Newcombe with important input from Carrie...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs