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The MMR vaccine: public health, private fears
Health, Sports & Psychology

The MMR vaccine: public health, private fears

...law in 1853, compulsory smallpox vaccination for infants provoked vigorous opposition, not only from middle class radical liberals, but also from working class movements.13 It was not until 1898 that conscientious objection was allowed, but this followed progressive decline in compliance with vaccination law from about 1889. From then on, Britain differed from most...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
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Money & Business

Internships and other work experiences

...law, employers have to pay their interns the national minimum wage if: the intern counts as a ‘worker’ (things that make you a worker include having a contract – written or verbal – and being required to turn up even if you don’t want to) the intern is promised a work contract in future. By law, employers do not have to pay their interns the national minimum...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
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Digital & Computing

Digital thinking tools for better decision making

...law of small numbers, and the false positive paradox...Session 5: Reasoning with sets: 1 Lewis Carroll, the master puzzler - Lewis Carroll (1832–1898), the British author of Alice in Wonderland and Alice through the Looking Glass, also published many logic puzzles. Here is one of them. Suppose you are given the following starting points (called premises). All babies are...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Hybrid working: change management
Money & Business

Hybrid working: change management

...law. And then the third sign, click it or ticket, $142 minimum fine. Fascinating. It's the exact same change getting you to buckle your safety belt, but we have three different appeals to desire – conformity to the law, personal safety, and avoiding that $140 ticket. Interestingly, I was at the Prosci headquarters in Fort Collins, Colorado just a couple of weeks ago. I...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Using data to aid organisational change
Money & Business

Using data to aid organisational change

...laws and policies and trade publications, for example...Using data to aid organisational change: 5.1 Sources of external secondary data - In Activities 5 and 6 you were asked to consider the types of internal secondary data that would be useful for your project. You will now collect information directly related to addressing your business issue. Table 3 contains examples...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Getting started with German 3
Languages

Getting started with German 3

...law and publicly funded (öffentlich-rechtlich). Die Dritten Programme are small regional channels run by the regional broadcasters. There are also many private channels such as RTL, Sat1 and Pro7. Most channels offer news at 7 or 8 p.m. and a feature film or documentary might typically start at 8.15 p.m. The extract in Figure 3 is from a TV guide and shows what is on TV...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Understanding water quality
Nature & Environment

Understanding water quality

...laws to control discharges to the river. London's sewage was piped downstream of the city where it was discharged, still untreated. This produced some improvement, and by the end of the 19th century the river quality began to improve (Figure 12). A good quality river will have an oxygen level close to 100% saturation—but if a river is polluted, oxygen in the water will...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Business communication: writing a SWOT analysis
Money & Business

Business communication: writing a SWOT analysis

...laws. These are out of the control of the business and the business needs to respond to them. Once the SWOT table has been completed, the information in it can then be used to write a case study analysis and make recommendations. Using a framework to analyse a case study enables you to: select what is relevant from information which might otherwise appear very complex...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs