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Pain and Aspirin
Science, Maths & Technology

Pain and Aspirin

...code. It seems, therefore, that being able to feel pain is a state of affairs favourable to the continuing success of the species. This is unlikely to be foremost in the thoughts of someone who has just broken their leg or poured boiling water over their foot, but the fact remains that feeling pain is part of the defences that enable us to stay alive (Figure 1). [Figure...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Talking about the menopause: symptoms, support and the role of exercise
Health, Sports & Psychology

Talking about the menopause: symptoms, support and the role of exercise

...Simple adjustments such as providing fans, improving ventilation, better access to water and toilet facilities can really help. Video 2 Introduction to the menopause Then answer these questions: What are the two main hormones involved in the menopause? When does the menopause typically start? Why may women experience symptoms before their menopause starts? What are the...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Technology, innovation and management
Money & Business

Technology, innovation and management

...simple – I love the engineering aspect of it. I think infrastructure raises wonderful questions around economics, which is my patch, my beat. But the truth is, I just find it aesthetically pleasing. I think some of the bridges I’ve been to – the Medway Viaduct in Kent with the Eurostars going over it, or the Forth Road Bridge, north of Edinburgh – I just think...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Studying mammals: The opportunists
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: The opportunists

...simple relationship reveals is that animals depend on plants for their energy supply - a dependence evident in the use of the term 'primary producer' (or more simply 'producer') to describe plants in trophic level 1; herbivores and carnivores are termed primary and secondary consumers respectively. What is also evident is that in any feeding relationship, in addition to...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Step up to leadership
Money & Business

Step up to leadership

...simple? In this course you will examine the idea of leadership and what it means to be a leader in a modern-day policing organisation or a leader in your community. You will also look at how effective Policing with the Community can be achieved with shared goals. You will step away from the jargon and hype to understand what leadership means in practice and on the ground....
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Fundamentals of cost accounting and environmental management accounting
Money & Business

Fundamentals of cost accounting and environmental management accounting

...simple as that as many costs are semi-variable, with both variable and fixed components. Despite this complication, many planning and decision-making activities require an understanding of how costs change as the level of output changes. This requires separating costs into their fixed and variable elements. There are a number of techniques, of varying degrees of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
All my own work: exploring academic integrity Badge icon
Education & Development

All my own work: exploring academic integrity

...simple game that illustrates the notion of ‘giving credit’ to the ‘buyers’ of each food item. In ‘packing your trolley’ as it were, you must account for each player’s item. [Mini shopping trolley filled with a piee of card which reads ‘Ideas’.] Similarly, when you write for academic purposes, you are not only permitted but often encouraged to draw upon...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
The Byzantine icon
History & The Arts

The Byzantine icon

...simple, two-dimensional and flat representation of the central figure of Christianity and His Mother visualises a wealth of theological issues and acts as a window that opens up and invites us, through our sight, into a spiritual world. The flatness of the background lacks any hint of physical surroundings – as a viewer you simply do not know where the scene is set. It...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs