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Introducing Union Black
Education & Development

Introducing Union Black

...centrality of White America leaves many Black people feeling as though they're trapped in a wall-less prison. Reverse racism - Uncomfortable conversations with a Black man: Emmanuel Acho sits down to have another uncomfortable conversation, where he directly addresses questions and emails from white brothers and sisters, all over the world...Introducing Union Black: 2.1...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Justice, fairness and mediation
Money & Business

Justice, fairness and mediation

...central to how societies operate and how people and communities interact. While we might perhaps assume that there is one single view of what either justice or fairness mean, in reality they are contested ideas – that is to say, ideas which we all perceive and interpret differently. This course considers the concepts of justice and fairness from various perspectives,...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Introducing social work: a starter kit
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing social work: a starter kit

...central to social work. Underpinned by theories of social work, social sciences, humanities and indigenous knowledge, social work engages people and structures to address life challenges and enhance wellbeing. The above definition may be amplified at national and/or regional levels. (IFSW, 2014) To help you clarify some of the terms that are included in this 2014...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Supporting physical development in early childhood
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting physical development in early childhood

...central nervous system, CNS, and the peripheral nervous system, PNS. In this diagram, the CNS, the central nervous system, is colored in yellow. And the peripheral nervous system, PNS, is colored in blue. The central nervous system is composed of the brain and the spinal cord. This is where most of the information processing happens, kind of like the processor chip in the...
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Level 1: Introductory 18 hrs
Technology, innovation and management
Money & Business

Technology, innovation and management

...central to the management of technological innovation, and hence to much of this course. The new idea or invention is not by itself enough; it needs to be part of a wider process that realises value. Figure 1 illustrates this process of innovation as a series of activities progressing from ‘idea generation’ (loosely, invention) through to marketing and adoption in the...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Global perspectives on primary education
Education & Development

Global perspectives on primary education

...central government authority? Once the profile of a successful system emerges, it can be used as a model for others. So what's the test like? Here are a couple of problems that students had to solve. The first one was part of the reading assessment. Students were shown a graph and an accompanying text that read, ‘Figure 1 shows changing levels of Lake Chad in Saharan...
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Level 2: Intermediate 9 hrs
Organisations, environmental management and innovation
Nature & Environment

Organisations, environmental management and innovation

...central to understanding their structure and the ways in which an organisation might act, with implications for innovation and environmental management. Activity 2 Purpose Timing: Allow about 5 minutes Identify the different purposes of the organisations you considered while developing your answer for Activity 1. Provide your answer... Discussion My employer’s stated...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Introducing computing and IT
Digital & Computing

Introducing computing and IT

...central computer, which has records of your account in an electronic filing system known as a database. Financial services have undergone huge changes in recent years as a result of developments in the digital technologies driving them. The examples just described show how convenient and accessible such services have become. Yet at the same time, issues of identity and...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs