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Social psychology and politics
Health, Sports & Psychology

Social psychology and politics

...et al. (Christie, 1954; Christie and Cook, 1958; Stone, Lederer and Christie, 1993), there have also been some significant findings in this field of research. For example, it is often the case that those who score highly on the right-wing authoritarianism scale are more highly prejudiced towards out-groups and minorities (e.g. Altemeyer, 1981). Since this early work,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Marketing in the 21st Century
Money & Business

Marketing in the 21st Century

...et al., 2012, p. 632) This free course is an adapted extract from an Open University course BB844 Marketing in the 21st century...Marketing in the 21st century: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: articulate whether marketing is a process or philosophy think analytically, creatively and in an integrated manner about marketing ethics...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
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Science, Maths & Technology

Citizen science and global biodiversity

...et al., 2009)...Week 1: What is citizen science?: 3 Who is a citizen scientist? - Participants in citizen science – i.e. citizen scientists – are involved in a wide range of research projects in subjects such as astronomy, medicine, climate change, invasive species, conservation, ecological restoration, monitoring water quality and studying population ecology, to name...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
A Victorian Christmas: Christmas in Dreamthorp
History & The Arts

A Victorian Christmas: Christmas in Dreamthorp

...double back on his experiences, to stand on the place he has stood on before, to meet himself face to face, as it were! I go to the great city in which my early life was spent, and I love to indulge myself in this whim. The only thing I care about is that portion of the city which is connected with myself. I don't think this passion of reminiscence is debased by the...
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Article 10 mins
Introduction to business agility
Money & Business

Introduction to business agility

...double your rate of flow through your organization, if your starting point is 95% idle, you only need to reduce that down to 90% idle and your working time has gone up from 5% to 10%. You've doubled your throughput. So focusing on the wait time, this is like the dark matter of the universe, it's stuff you can't see because work is waiting, if you focus on the waiting, why...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Neighbourhood nature
Nature & Environment

Neighbourhood nature

...double that figure. Wendy so 'double ancient' Steve We're probably looking at least a thousand years old. Wendy A thousand years old? Steve Yes, a thousand years old. Sherwood Forest A microhabit is a small habitat within an ecosystem, which supports the survival of certain animals or plants. How many different microhabitats did you notice in the clip? Answer The trees...
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Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
Vaccination
Science, Maths & Technology

Vaccination

...circulation, so although current vaccines only protect recipients against known strains, the emergence of vaccine-resistant virus is a relatively rare occurrence. Compare this with the viruses that causes colds, of which there are more than 100 in circulation. Moreover influenza is a much more serious illness than the common cold, so there is much more incentive to...
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Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs
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Education & Development

Teaching and learning tricky topics

...et al., 2011, Lucas and Mladenovic, 2007). Threshold concepts focus on the cognitive (thinking) domain of learning rather than the affective (feelings, moods and emotions) or behavioural (physical/kinaesthetic) domains of learning (see Bloom’s (1956) characterisation of learning)...Week 1 Tricky topics and threshold concepts: 1.1 Why do misunderstandings occur in...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs