This module is concerned with the mechanism of action of several chemotherapeutic agents, targeted at various organisms and disease states. Topics covered include anticancer agents, anthelmintics, insecticides, antibacterial and antiviral agents, and cellular drug efflux. The module will emphasise the molecular mechanism of action and target site of drugs in each category.
The more that modern science reveals about the nature of the world around us, the more mysterious some aspects of human beings become. How can we make sense of notions like free-will, moral responsibility, and the independent self in a world which appears to be solely governed by physical laws? Given what we know about the world, what ought we expect from ourselves and each other, and what kind of life should we pursue? These kinds of questions are not unique to our time. In fact, each generation of philosophers have struggled with these practical questions, and produced answers which were informed by their own personalities, context, and historical period. Through careful attention to selected philosophers and their historical context, this module will explore issues of perennial importance such as: What is freedom, and are we free? What is the self, and how much can we understand it? What is virtue, and what kind of life might achieve it? What, if anything, is the connection between our practical interests and the study of philosophy, and how can they inform each other?
The overarching logic behind this module is that leadership grows from the inside out: That a leader first knows, understands, and is able to lead oneself before they can lead others. The module will focus directly on personal values, character, and integrity. To this end, the module will make explicit to students their personal leadership styles and habits, patterns of communications, biases in decision making, and reflective practice. The module aims to the highlight reflective thinking and reflective practice as a means to make you more aware of your own values, and to change patterned, habitual behaviours.
Belief in a universal human nature is out of fashion. Instead human beings are seen as profoundly shaped by their social, cultural, historical and linguistic context. But the latter vision poses problems of its own: it may seem to lead to a relativism that is repugnant and perhaps even incoherent, and to render individual human beings what Harold Garfinkel called ‘cultural dopes’. This module will explore these tensions and the various ways in which they manifest themselves—for example, as tensions between self and society, nature and nurture, and our behaviour and the norms—moral, political, aesthetic, epistemic, etc.—that we demand they meet. The module will explore various forms that these tensions take across the social sciences and humanities, and the prospects for their resolution.
Contemporary thought typically depicts human beings as profoundly shaped by their social, cultural, historical and linguistic contexts. In doing so, it rejects earlier visions of us as capable of a disengagement from such ‘embedding’—the ‘social contract’ picture of autonomous individuals opting into, or rejecting, social collaboration being a classic example. But the ‘embedded’ vision poses problems of its own: it may seem to lead to a relativism that is repugnant—perhaps even incoherent—and to render us what Harold Garfinkel called ‘cultural dopes’. This module will explore these tensions and the various ways in which they manifest themselves: for example, as tensions between self and society, nature and nurture, and our behaviour and the norms—moral, political, aesthetic, epistemic, etc.—that we demand they meet. The module will explore various forms that these tensions take across the humanities and social sciences, and the prospects for their resolution.
This module will allow you to develop key thinking and practical skills to construct and resolve your own self-initiated project brief related to one community of learning as either a specialist or interdisciplinary graphic communication practitioner. Within your brief, you will be able to define the creative boundaries and methods of concluding a creative challenge. Staff will be able to support you in advancing your brief writing knowledge by offering you a framework for brief construction. This module will allow you increasing independence to start to define your own direction as a developing practitioner. This module will provide you with some of the underlying skills and processes required to complete the self-directed module in your final year.
We seem to know our own minds - our beliefs, desires, intentions, thoughts, feelings and sensations - in a distinctively secure and immediate way, without having to rely on observation of our own behaviour. Such self-knowledge seems different from knowledge of other people or of the world around us, and is arguably part of what is special about persons. Though self-knowledge is familiar and effortless, it is puzzling. This course will examine a range of philosophical problems associated with self-knowledge, such as: How do we come to know our own minds? What (if any) are the differences between self-knowledge and knowledge in other domains (e.g. knowledge of other people's minds)? What explains these differences? Can the answers to these questions be reconciled with plausible accounts of the objects of self-knowledge, i.e. mental states and their contents? Do recent findings in empirical psychology show that we are more ignorant about our own minds than we suppose? How is self-deception possible?
This module will introduce the concepts of semiconductor materials, devices, and sensors. You will develop a detailed understanding of the design, operating mechanisms and fabrication technology of semiconductor electronic/power electronic devices, optoelectronic devices, and sensors. You will also understand the physical principles and electrical characteristics of the semiconductor devices and sensors including the physical chemistry of the electrode-electrolyte interface. This module includes practical laboratories where you will explore the operating principles of MOS transistors and characterise Field Effect Transistor sensors.
This module will introduce you to the mathematical techniques needed to describe and analyse linear and simple non-linear electronic circuits. The module explains the properties of ideal circuit elements and the tools & techniques required to analyse a wide variety of different circuits. You will study the transient analysis of circuits which is important in understanding the operation of switched circuits, for example boost converters which are often used to power sensors from low voltage batteries. You will also study the concepts of impedance and the analysis of sinusoidal signals that are the output of many sensors. You will learn how a variety of different amplifier circuits operate, and how to design circuits to meet desired amplifier specifications to interface with sensors. The lectures are supported with weekly problem sheets and tutorials to help you practice your analysis skills. Practical laboratories will help you to understand the similarities and differences between ideal models and practical implementations. You will also construct circuits to filter and smooth the output from sensors, and investigate the frequency limitations of operational amplifier circuit, comparing the performance against the predicted ideal performance.
Within this module, you will have the opportunity build on learning from the Influencing Innovation and Change module, to further develop and apply the knowledge, skills and tools of service improvement and evaluation. Within this module, you will have the opportunity to explore in more depth the different quality improvement methodologies, and their importance to the effective design and delivery of service improvement projects in contemporary healthcare provision. As part of this module, you will design a service improvement project relevant to your field of practice and your intended first nursing post.
Within this module, you will have the opportunity to build on learning from the Influencing Innovation and Change module, to further develop and apply the knowledge, skills and tools of service improvement and evaluation. You will have the opportunity to explore in more depth the different quality improvement methodologies, and their importance to the effective design and delivery of service improvement projects in contemporary healthcare. As part of this module, you will design, deliver, and disseminate a service improvement project relevant to your field of practice and your intended first nursing post.
Much of the debate surrounding innovation and innovation management has focused on products. Yet, services have increasingly become a major driving force for successful businesses and economic growth, not only in advanced economies but also in emerging markets. This module has been developed to address this important trend to enable learning about the latest developments in service innovation management.
This module is designed to enhance students’ knowledge of services marketing in a variety of service markets, both in the UK and globally. Hence, it sets out to develop an understanding of the nature of the marketing of services, key underpinning concepts, and the issues associated with its application in practice.
The services sector remains an integral component of a thriving local, national and global economy. This area of study is critical since services are inherently unique and possess characteristics not seen in other areas of marketing and business. Indeed, the intangible nature of services offers marketers a range of interesting opportunities but also poses many significant challenges. Consequently, knowledge, skills and marketing approaches for goods businesses need adapting for the services arena, as well as at the goods-services interface. This module helps you explore critical and research-oriented perspectives around concepts ranging from customer experience management, relationship development, services buyer behaviour, service innovation, service quality and issues surrounding the management of employees and human resources practice.
