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Asset allocation in investment
Money & Business

Asset allocation in investment

...business performance. CalPERS CEO, Ann Stausboll, recently took part in that New York City roundtable. And she's here to fill us in on what was shared at the event. Ann, welcome back to Insight. ANN STAUSBOLL Thank you, Bob. BOB BURTON The organisers of the roundtable tended to position you as a CEO who encourages long-term thinking. Why is long-term thinking so important...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
Getting started with German 2
Languages

Getting started with German 2

...business and the workplace. We are also leading the way in developing short courses for academic research methods and pre-sessional English with IELTS, which will be available for registration in due course. The Open Centre for Languages and Cultures is an international leader in online language learning and intercultural communications, built on our pioneering pedagogy...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
The power of infographics in research dissemination
Education & Development

The power of infographics in research dissemination

...business/ archive/ 2011/ 12/ ending-the-infographic-plague/ 250474/ (Accessed 11 January 2017). McCandless, D. (2010) The Beauty of Data Visualization [TED Talk]. Available at www.ted.com/ talks/ david_mccandless_the_beauty_of_data_visualization (Accessed 13 September 2016). Naughton, J. (2017) ‘Tim Wu: “the internet is like the classic story of the party that went...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
An introduction to crime and criminology
Society, Politics & Law

An introduction to crime and criminology

...business, import into England, potatoes which he knows, or has reasonable cause to suspect, are from Poland. True False a. True b. False The correct answer is a. Discussion According to the Plant Health (England) Order 2015, art 19(6), it is illegal to bring any potatoes which are grown or suspected to have been grown in Poland into England unless written notification has...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Textiles in Ghana
History & The Arts

Textiles in Ghana

...business know who the best weaver is. It’s like a driver who knows who the best driver is. That is why the people in this village say that I am the best even though I do not call myself that. Catherine (VO) Akwasi Akwaboah is weaving the most prestigious Kente cloth, known as Adwenisi - Adweniso. It means all design motifs are used up and requires consummate skill. Who...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
The American Civil Rights Movement
History & The Arts

The American Civil Rights Movement

...businesses and shops, while clashes with the police and the National Guard resulted in the deaths of 34 Black men. Many of the moderate leaders of the civil rights movement were shocked by these events and turned their attentions to the northern cities where poverty and racial discrimination intersected. King, for example, began campaigning against housing discrimination...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Getting started with German 1
Languages

Getting started with German 1

...business and the workplace. We are also leading the way in developing short courses for academic research methods and pre-sessional English with IELTS, which will be available for registration in due course. The Open Centre for Languages and Cultures is an international leader in online language learning and intercultural communications, built on our pioneering pedagogy...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Digital innovation in social care and social work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Digital innovation in social care and social work

...business as this might conflict with our traditional notions of the importance of quality and personal care that is offered for free at the point of use. This is an interesting tension in incorporating technology and digital services in health and social care. Hopefully, this activity will encourage you to see how you can identify bias and think critically when reading...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs