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George Orwell and Nineteen Eighty-Four
Society, Politics & Law

George Orwell and Nineteen Eighty-Four

...accounts of what he had seen in Spain – including his disillusionment after witnessing the in-fighting and often brutal factionalism within the pro- and anti- Stalinist communist left in Barcelona. Orwell’s experiences in Spain during the Spanish Civil War, which is now regarded as a curtain raiser for the Second World War, also convinced him that ideology – of both...
Mental health in society
Health, Sports & Psychology

Mental health in society

...account of social factors than others. Some community psychiatric nurses focus on monitoring medication and others on more psychological approaches such as specific forms of talking or behavioural therapy. However, while some nurses who work in the community may lean towards one approach in their own practice, they are likely to work in a community mental health team made...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Learning from major cyber security incidents
Digital & Computing

Learning from major cyber security incidents

...accountability for cyber security in every NHS organisation at senior leadership and board level. Local organisations must ensure effective management of their technology infrastructure, systems and services (Smart, 2018). Although these points are explicitly about the NHS’s failure to prepare itself for the WannaCry attack, similar reasons may also lie behind the...
An introduction to design engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to design engineering

...account of people. A consequence of the involvement of people is the complexity they bring. Just consider the numerous variations of any object around you. Why are there so many shapes of cup, of mobile phones or of cars? Why can one person seem to operate an object easily while other people find it hard? And why can’t anyone solve the problem of comfortable seats on a...
Caring for adults
Health, Sports & Psychology

Caring for adults

...account any physical disabilities the person may have that could make communication difficult for them. In person: many people with a learning disability have told Mencap that the best way to communicate with them is face-to-face and one-to-one. In writing: in writing, it is a good idea to use bigger text and bullet points, and to keep writing at a minimum of 16 point. It...
Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Strategic planning for online learning
Education & Development

Strategic planning for online learning

...account via the ‘Sign up / Sign in’ button. Please open it in a new tab or window, follow the instructions to register an account then once your new account is created, return to this page in your browser rather than following the ‘return to the page you were on’ button in the registration screens (and login via the ‘Sign up / Sign in’ button), then click on...
Employee engagement
Money & Business

Employee engagement

...account of the modern workplace. However, it is worth reminding ourselves that for many work remains hard physical labour suffered through economic necessity as we see in the following documentary. Watch the next film, where workers in France account for their experiences in the car, food, fishery and electronics industries. What do you think it means to be ‘engaged’...
Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Applying to study for a PhD in psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Applying to study for a PhD in psychology

...account) . But the idea of the ‘next level’ is misleading because a PhD is very different from a taught course at undergraduate or Masters level. It is more appropriate to think of a PhD as a new engagement with the psychology discipline, involving continuities from your previous study (for instance, in the emphasis on reading and academic writing) but a generally...