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An introduction to digital simulation in healthcare
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to digital simulation in healthcare

...course will help you develop an understanding of digital simulation and how it can enhance learning and clinical practice, not only through simulation but also through debriefing. As such, this resource is designed to explore the principles behind digital simulation, identify who benefits from participating in digital simulation, and evaluate the potential impact digital...
Infection and immunity
Health, Sports & Psychology

Infection and immunity

...course, Infection and immunity, you will be introduced to infectious diseases and to the biological agents that invade our bodies and cause them: pathogens. You will also learn about the immune system, the human body’s vital defence against pathogens. Along the way you will learn about the scientific method and how it has helped scientists understand pathogens and aid...
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Strategic planning for online learning
Education & Development

Strategic planning for online learning

...course will help secondary school leaders make decisions about the provision and use of online learning. School leaders in secondary education need to plan digital strategies, devise plans and allocate resources in such a way that the school / trust digital environment meets the needs for learning. This course will help you make better decisions for your school...
Sustainable Scotland
Nature & Environment

Sustainable Scotland

...course that will appeal to anyone with an interest in a sustainable future in the context of contemporary Scottish society. It will give you a broad-based introduction to a number of different aspects of sustainability that impact on Scotland and the wider world...Sustainable Scotland is a free course that will appeal to anyone with an interest in a sustainable future in...
Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Introducing healthcare improvement
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing healthcare improvement

...course, Introducing healthcare improvement, explores quality improvement in healthcare settings. It begins by defining healthcare quality and describing the meaning of quality improvement in healthcare. You will also learn about the different dimensions of quality and the broad aims of healthcare improvement. The course will help you better understand how and why we seek...
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Society, Politics & Law

Legal skills and debates in Scotland

...course, Legal skills and debates in Scotland, considers how laws are interpreted and applied. It looks at legislation, court judgments, argument, judicial reasoning and rights. It also explores the relationship between society’s values and the laws which it supports and how policy and rights influence development of law...This free course, Legal skills and debates in...
Forensic science and fingerprints
Health, Sports & Psychology

Forensic science and fingerprints

...course, Forensic science and fingerprints, covers how science can make fingerprints easier to study, how they are used in court and some of the questions about the extent to which fingerprint identification is sound and scientific. Students will learn the principles used in classifying and matching fingerprints (often called marks)...This free course, Forensic science and...
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
How do empires work?
History & The Arts

How do empires work?

...course, How do empires work?, introduces these questions by briefly sketching in the dramatic events of the Anglo-Chinese conflict over Hong Kong from 1839 to 1842...How are empires ruled? How do military, economic, logistic and cultural constructs combine to create 'systems of empire'? This free course, How do empires work?, introduces these questions by briefly...
Level 1: Introductory 1 hr