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Learning, thinking and doing
Science, Maths & Technology

Learning, thinking and doing

...systems thinking and practice benefit from learning by experience...Learning, thinking and doing: 1 Learning to learn - This course is about developing your effectiveness as a learner. For example, there are activities which invite you to apply theories to practice and also to criticise theories in the light of practical experience. In these and other ways you will be...
Level 1: Introductory 16 hrs
Ben Van Beurden - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Ben Van Beurden - Stories of Change

...system, it is probably not going to be enough, it won’t do the entire trick. So the second thing we have to do is to clean up the fossil fuel part of it, which is going to grow, inevitably, unless we collectively embrace poverty as a planet, which I don’t think is going to happen. So how do we clean up the carbon part of it? First of all less carbon intensive fuels,...
Training for speed and power in sport and fitness
Health, Sports & Psychology

Training for speed and power in sport and fitness

...system is vital to sprint performance because it can influence the rate and strength of muscle contraction. Having a greater understanding of the neuromuscular system is important to identify its contribution to speed and its opportunity for development. An overview of the neuromuscular contributions to speed are shown in Table 1. Table 1 Neurophysiological basis for...
Introducing engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

Introducing engineering

...systems of supply is not so obvious. We expect our food to appear in shops, water to be on tap, sewage to disappear without thought or effort, power to come from a socket in the wall, communication to need but the touch of a few buttons. We expect to be provided with shelter from the weather, to be entertained, transported, kept in health and defended. It is engineering...
Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Dallas Campbell meets Frank Drake
Science, Maths & Technology

Dallas Campbell meets Frank Drake

...system that he thought he saw with the telescope. All of which proved to be false. Dallas Campbell: Do you think that’s because of back then, you know, we obviously have a sort of anthropocentric view of the universe? Frank Drake: Oh I think it was very anthropocentric yes. Dallas Campbell: And do you think sort of back then it was even more so than it is now. Perhaps...
The science of nutrition and healthy eating Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

The science of nutrition and healthy eating

...system and how the body uses the elements in our food to function. It is important to understand the macro and micro nutrients in the foods we eat and how our bodies use them. Some people follow food restriction due to choice or religious observation. Malnutrition is not just a concern for developing countries – it can mean over nutrition as well as under nutrition....
Introducing global development
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing global development

...systems of countries in Western Europe and North America were transformed and, in the post Second World War period, the industrialised countries were the dominant actors in the international system. They promoted a message that all societies should aspire to follow in their path and become technologically advanced and modern. Such a view of development gives rise to an...
Hybrid working: planning for the future
Money & Business

Hybrid working: planning for the future

...systems’ (GOV.UK, 2022) Scotland – Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Act 2019 (Gov.SCOTLAND, n.d.) Northern Ireland – Northern Ireland Climate Change Adaptation Programme (Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, n.d.)...Hybrid working: Planning for the future: 1.2 The Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 - In the...