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Scottish courts and the law Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

Scottish courts and the law

...Mental Health Tribunal and in 2005 we took over responsibility for hearing appeals in licensing matters from sheriffs. Sheriffs principal also hear fatal accident inquiries where the circumstances of the case raise significant issues of public interest. At lunchtime today I am meeting the area procurator fiscal to discuss two forthcoming inquiries which will be held in my...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Art and life in ancient Egypt
History & The Arts

Art and life in ancient Egypt

...mental image of the element in its entirety, not subject at all to the vagaries of perception, e.g. to the spectator moving around the object, to moving one’s head, etc. That is to say, all accidental factors accruing to the perception of an object in real space and time are systematically excluded. Another key term to describe this state of affairs is that the Egyptian...
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Level 1: Introductory 30 hrs
Creating open educational resources
Education & Development

Creating open educational resources

...mental contents. Desforges (2001) indicates that the corresponding ‘folk pedagogy’ to such a view of learning has had some remarkable success in teaching through ‘show and tell’. But where the ‘stuff’ metaphor breaks down – as it does with wisdom, creativity, knowledge creation, appreciation, a ‘feel’ for a subject, we are left floundering. (Desforges,...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
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Money & Business

Risk management

...a positive culture towards each other which can improve team work and enhance mental health well-being in the workplace Site Safety Case Should also identify priorities for maintenance that will reduce down time of equipment/facilities which will improve output Contractor Induction Opportunity to improve site security through knowledge of who has access to site and when they are on site Words: 0...Session 8: Risk ......
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
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Education & Development

English: skills for learning

...mental capabilities, and to have to come to terms with the impossibility of ever leading a healthy independent life again without the added indignity of being treated as an object. Everyone is entitled to respect and to be given at least some control and freedom. This is a basic human right. Conclusion 2 To conclude, whether they work in hospitals, residential homes or...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
An introduction to exoplanets Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to exoplanets

...mentally compare with other distances in the Solar System!). In all sciences it is extremely important to state the units of any quantity. This is particularly true in astronomy, where the numbers can be very different if expressed in everyday units...Week 2: Planets, large and small: 3 Gas giants and ice giants - The outer regions of the four giant planets in the Solar...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Moons of our Solar System Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Moons of our Solar System

...mental disorders: the word ‘lunacy’ is derived from ‘lunar’. This is reflected in popular culture – for example, the character Luna Lovegood in the Harry Potter books. Another rich area of cultural references to the Moon comes from the story of a simpleton trying to recover a large cheese, really a reflection of the Moon, from a lake. The story is present in the...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs