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Science and society: A career and professional development course
Education & Development

Science and society: A career and professional development course

...Physics at the University of Sheffield. He is an experimental polymer physicist concentrating on the properties of polymers at surfaces and interfaces. His interests in nanotechnology include its potential impact on society, which has involved collaboration with social scientists, and involvement in ‘upstream public engagement’ activities. Jeff Thomas is a senior...
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Level 1: Introductory 30 hrs
Evolution through natural selection
Nature & Environment

Evolution through natural selection

...physical characters during the course of their lives as a result of differences in the way they live. Consider the human practices of ear-piercing, circumcision and decorative body scars. These characters, which are acquired deliberately during the course of an individual's life, are not inherited by that individual's offspring even though the practice may have been...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
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Money & Business

Effective communication in the workplace

...physical act of writing will keep you focused, even if you never need to refer to the notes after the event. If there are just too many distractions, tell the speaker at the earliest opportunity and suggest you move to a different place or delay the conversation until it is quieter. Finally, make sure that you are not the cause of the distraction. Playing with your pen,...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
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Science, Maths & Technology

Mathematics for science and technology

...PHYSICAL QUANTITY NAME OF UNIT SYMBOL FOR UNIT length metre m time second s mass kilogram kg temperature kelvin K amount of substance mole mol electric current ampere A luminous intensity candela cd Most of these base units relate to physical descriptions that apply universally. The SI base unit of time, the second, is defined as the period over which the waves emitted by...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Hybrid working: skills for leadership
Money & Business

Hybrid working: skills for leadership

...physical space and use analogue tools such as a whiteboard or pens and paper? Use the space below to note your thoughts, if you wish...Hybrid working: skills for leadership: 2 New ways of working need new ways of leading - Who are you as a hybrid leader? This next section of the course will focus on you and your role as a hybrid leader. You will have to be flexible in...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
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Education & Development

Take your teaching online

...physical classroom environment, learners can feel isolated and unsupported, so an increased pastoral presence by the teacher, initiated via online communications, can help reduce that feeling of isolation and develop a more ‘comfortable’ experience for the learner. A large scale, follow-up study by one of Price’s co-authors (Richardson, 2009), which looked at the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Organisations, environmental management and innovation
Nature & Environment

Organisations, environmental management and innovation

...physically enter the economic system for further processing or direct consumption (they are ‘used’ by the economy). Direct Material Input (DMI) DMI represents materials supply. It measures the direct input of materials for use into the economy, i.e. all materials that are of economic value and are used in production and consumption activities. Total Material...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Approaches to software development
Science, Maths & Technology

Approaches to software development

...physically (it is not broken). The assembly of components that forms a system does something, it carries out some process. This process will work on inputs, carry out transformations and produce outputs in order to achieve a goal. If you view your body as a system, it consists of organs, it takes oxygen and food as inputs, and does transformations that keep you alive. As...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs