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Understanding and managing risk
Money & Business

Understanding and managing risk

...attention during the early days of the financial crisis was on the near systemic failure in the global banking system, there were many other risk management calamities at a regional and national level. In the UK, many local authorities (municipalities) had built up cash balances, largely from the sale of certain assets – principally, their stocks of rental properties...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
The restless Universe
Science, Maths & Technology

The restless Universe

...attention was focused on the search for a general theory of relativity that would extend his earlier work on the special theory. The principle of equivalence which he formulated in 1907 had convinced Einstein that a general theory of relativity would also be a new theory of gravity, and it was from the gravitational point of view that the problem of general relativity was...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
The many guises of the emperor Augustus
History & The Arts

The many guises of the emperor Augustus

...attention to the information in the captions. Then fill in the table below with key details with a row for each image: note form is fine. The first one has been done for you. Figure number Description of image, especially clothing Location of image (if known) What is the image trying to convey/who might it especially appeal to? 5 The king in military uniform with lots of...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Political ordering
Society, Politics & Law

Political ordering

...attention: ‘More state help for parents: how to save money on childcare’. That’s something I really could do with, she thought. Jill left her desk to dash to the local shops. She needed stamps from the post office; she wanted to join the new DVD rental club (she had remembered to bring proof of identity) and she had to buy a card and present for one of the teachers...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Using data to aid organisational change
Money & Business

Using data to aid organisational change

...attention to? Who are the target audience that you are interested in and report to? Where does your project take place? When are you starting and for how long? Why is it valuable to study this opportunity or change (think about its strategical implications)? Step 3: Rewrite your statement developed in Step 1, taking into account all the decisions you made in Step...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Inclusive Leadership: Effecting change
Education & Development

Inclusive Leadership: Effecting change

...attention to how they build alliances with staff, students and local communities to nurture and support both the goals and means of inclusive leadership; this includes considering issues such as succession planning and whether there is a critical mass of people invested in developments. It also feeds back to the issue of building values on a shared understanding, not on...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Introducing relational care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing relational care

...attentive to the wellbeing of all concerned? In this section you will examine this further. You will reflect on the different kinds of relationships that are fundamental to the practice of relational care. In addition, using a case study, you will explore the key components of relational care and how it can be put into practice...Introducing relational care: 2.1 What...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Introducing ageing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing ageing

...attention. This can mean that they do not really think about whether the numbers actually show what the author claims they do. People also tend to find numbers and percentages very convincing and persuasive, regardless of whether they are correct or not. For example, ‘63% of people living in this area are aged over 40’ sounds more authoritative and factual than...
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Level 1: Introductory 11 hrs