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Mastering systems thinking in practice Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Mastering systems thinking in practice

...type of approach is likely to disappear. The payoff: you can become a person who can think and practice systemically. Without engagement with yourself, systems thinking in practice is likely to remain a collection of techniques that are never really your own. It would be unreasonable to expect you to instantly recognise this is an effective way of starting to study...
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Level 3: Advanced 24 hrs
Introducing the voluntary sector Badge icon
Money & Business

Introducing the voluntary sector

...types of voluntary organisations in more detail in Week 3 but to get you started, think about a voluntary organisation you know well or would like to understand better. You can search online to see if the organisation has a website that explains how it works. Then write notes on the ‘voluntary’ aspects of the organisation using the NCVO’s definition: Does your...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Everyday maths 2
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 2

...types of shapes, including circles. By completing Activity 3, you have also re-capped on using formulas and rounding. The next part of this section looks at finding the area (space inside) a shape or space. As mentioned previously, this is incredibly useful in everyday situations such as working out how much carpet or turf to buy, how many rolls of wallpaper you need or...
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Free course 48 hrs
A Century of Change: Shifting Patterns in Irish Emigration in the 1800s
OpenLearn Ireland

A Century of Change: Shifting Patterns in Irish Emigration in the 1800s

...de-industrialisation as its native industries were unable to compete with cheaper British imports. Meanwhile, in America, as in Britain itself, workers were needed for manufacturing industries and for infrastructural projects such as the construction of canals and railways. Irish labour would help to meet this demand. Changes in the agricultural sector also incentivised...
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Article 5 mins
Introduction to finite element analysis
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to finite element analysis

...type of uninformed push-button analysis in the design process. Unfortunately, colossal errors can be made at the push of a button, as this warning makes clear. Using FEA: a word of warning Introduction FEA is an extremely potent engineering design utility, but one which should be used with great care. Despite years of research by some of the earth’s most intelligent...
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Level 3: Advanced 7 hrs
Biofuels
Science, Maths & Technology

Biofuels

...types of biofuel are explored, with particular emphasis on transport biofuels. Finally, the issue of whether biofuels are the complete answer to our future energy needs is considered...This free course, Biofuels, investigates what is meant by a biofuel and covers the advantages of using biofuels compared with fossil fuels. The different types of biofuel are explored, with...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
The meaning of crime
Society, Politics & Law

The meaning of crime

...phrase, but what is crime? This free course, The meaning of crime, examines how we, as a 'society', define crime. You will look at the fear that is generated within communities and what evidence is available to support claims that are made about crime rates...Tough on the causes of crime'. A famous phrase, but what is crime? This free course, The meaning of crime,...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
The range of work with young people
Education & Development

The range of work with young people

...type of organisation, aims, funding, worker roles illustrate examples based on personal experience or that of friends or family...The range of work with young people: 1 Describing and reflecting - One of the central ideas in work with young people is that of reflective practice. We try to reflect on our practice as teachers, and we want you to reflect on the practice of...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs