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A short introduction to the English language
Languages

A short introduction to the English language

...psychological impact on people because you’re saying it’s good to rebel. And, in fact, you can rebel for life. Rebelling for life is a really, really good thing because actually we all need life. And so you’re taking something that’s considered negative by the mainstream culture and making it a positive. CLARE FARRELL: Again, that’s why I think people try to...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Sustainable innovations in enterprises
Money & Business

Sustainable innovations in enterprises

...psychology has provided a rich understanding of the depth and variety of personality traits that can help us to understand and possibly manage behaviour in the workplace. One of the most popular models of personality traits that appears to be validated empirically across time, contexts and cultures is the Big Five Model, also known as the Five Factor model. The model...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
Communication and working relationships in sport and fitness Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Communication and working relationships in sport and fitness

...psychology, a volunteer for the Samaritans (a UK charity that provides support for people in distress) and another American academic (a sport business negotiator) describe active listening. How does what they say apply to sport and fitness environments? Discussion The Samaritans volunteer gave the clearest summary when she talks about asking open ‘what/why?’ style...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
The gut microbiome: balancing the body
Science, Maths & Technology

The gut microbiome: balancing the body

...psychological stressors. However, recent research has indicated that there are other factors involved in the development of the condition, including alterations in gut permeability, immune response and gut microbiome. It is thought that dysbiosis leads to inflammation and increased permeability of the gut wall. Often this is triggered by an infectious episode of...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Hybrid working: change management
Money & Business

Hybrid working: change management

...psychology of change, specialist tools and frameworks to design the human change process. Alongside the project manager, the team, and in consultation with the business, they also plan and advise how to integrate the project outcomes into the organisation. More specifically, a change manager focuses on who the stakeholders are, such as employees and customers; the context...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
How to be a critical reader
Languages

How to be a critical reader

...psychology should be scientific in its approach. Answer Thorndike, Watson and, later, Skinner, Eysenck and others argued that psychology should be scientific in its approach. Select the answer for Question 1b here Fact Opinion a. Fact b. Opinion The correct answer is b. Question 3 Greer et al. developed a form of computational model called a ‘connectionist network’....
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Equity – law and idea
Society, Politics & Law

Equity – law and idea

...psychological effects of capitalism such as Hebert Marcuse (1998, 2002). Returning to Ellul: faced with capitalism’s demands for increased efficiency and the economic rationalisation of systems and institutions such as those of law and equity, Ellul’s claim is that justice will wither and die because it is too uncertain and unpredictable to effectively meet those...
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Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs
Inclusive Leadership: Effecting change
Education & Development

Inclusive Leadership: Effecting change

...psychology (Janis, 1982) and means a group has eight supposed symptoms: a sense of invulnerability moral superiority explaining away things that are contrary to the dominant view a stereotyped views of others self censorship of deviations from the group consensus a shared illusion of unanimity putting pressure on dissenters a collective, protective set of beliefs that...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs