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Is Huawei's low-key approach the secret of its success?
Money & Business

Is Huawei's low-key approach the secret of its success?

...management and governance arrangements support the demand for concurrently tightly knit, yet open, innovation networks. In particular we are interested in how they harness digital platforms in support of this global innovation practice. Understanding this is particularly important since Chinese firms must successful harness capital and talent beyond their borders (Fuller...
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Shared documents and constructive collaboration
Education & Development

Shared documents and constructive collaboration

...managing a professional relationship. Here's a quick guide to the two main approaches: Feedback that prioritises clarity: Uses direct statements or commands (e.g., “Add an example,” “Reword this sentence”) Avoids hedging language Gives specific suggestions or examples Clearly explains why the change is necessary Feedback that prioritises indirectness...
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Take your teaching online Badge icon
Education & Development

Take your teaching online

...Manage the introduction of social media into your online lessons As you saw in the Week 1 section on backchannels, and the discussion of connectivism in Week 2, social media can have an important role in online teaching. There are a variety of social communication tools that can be employed in online teaching, each with its own potential advantages (and sometimes...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Italy
Languages

Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Italy

...Introduction: English Italy has many different kinds of bread, cakes and baked goods, which reflect the regional and cultural diversity of the 20 regions. Typical of Emilia Romagna is the piadina, a type of unleavened flatbread which goes back to ancient times and is cooked on a griddle or testo. Some Sicilian cakes go back to the period of Arab domination in Sicily, like...
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LGBTQIA rights: why The Good Friday Agreement matters
Society, Politics & Law

LGBTQIA rights: why The Good Friday Agreement matters

...introduction in Northern Ireland was passed through Westminster and not through the Northern Ireland Assembly. In fact, there are only two actions taken by the Northern Ireland Assembly in relation to LGBTQIA+ equality – the extension of the Turing law in 2016, named after Alan Turing, to Northern Ireland allowing those, particularly gay and bisexual men, who had been...
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From old English to modern English
History & The Arts

From old English to modern English

...introduction to the subject, I will show how we can look at the history of a language in two main ways: externally – where, why and by whom the language was used; the political and social factors causing change – and internally – the pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary and written appearance of the language; the motivations for change arising from the structure of...
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Sex workers’ labour struggles in Scotland
Society, Politics & Law

Sex workers’ labour struggles in Scotland

...introduction, “decriminalises all those who are prostituted, provides support services to help them exit, and makes buying people for sex a criminal offence, in order to reduce demand.” However, Carmen discussed the difficulties this would cause if it came into effect, particularly the criminalisation of those who work together in a property so they do not have to...
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Companies and financial accounting
Money & Business

Companies and financial accounting

...Introduction - Companies and financial accounting, serves as an introduction to the understanding of the legal characteristics of limited companies and how the ways in which they are financed impact on their financial reporting and role in society. Session 1 introduces sole proprietorships, partnerships and limited companies as three common forms of business entity and...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs