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Rural entrepreneurship in Wales
Money & Business

Rural entrepreneurship in Wales

...Institute of Technology. These are: drive and energy self-confidence high initiative and personal responsibility internal locus of control high tolerance for ambiguity low fear of failure moderate risk taking long-term involvement money as a measure not merely an end use of feedback continuous pragmatic problem solving use of resources self-imposed standards. Task 6:...
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Level 1: Introductory 30 hrs
Art and life in ancient Egypt
History & The Arts

Art and life in ancient Egypt

...Institute, Oxford/Little Books Ltd, London (2007 facsimile reprint edition). Discussion Once again, Carter assimilates ancient and modern, under the rubric of an unchanging Orient. In fact it is as if he is inclined to read the past in the light of the present. His sense of the gaudiness, even the immaturity, of contemporary non-European life, his motif of ‘luxury’...
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Level 1: Introductory 30 hrs
Early adopters: What are smartphones doing to children?
Education & Development

Early adopters: What are smartphones doing to children?

...Institute. “If your child has 12 hours awake and two of those are spent eating, how will you allocate the rest of the time?” The problem is that tablets are extremely appealing to children and adults alike. Thanks to their design, versatility and intuitive interfaces, tablets are a perfect way for children to draw, solve puzzles and be entertained on the move. Combine...
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Managing complexity: A systems approach – introduction
Digital & Computing

Managing complexity: A systems approach – introduction

...Institute in the USA; partly because of a series of popular books; and the association of complexity with chaos research (Gleick, 1987). Horgan (1996), a sceptic and critic, describes the academic field as ‘chaoplexity’. A selected range of perspectives on complexity are provided in Appendix C. This appendix is background material if you want to explore the subject...
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Level 3: Advanced 75 hrs
Climate change
Nature & Environment

Climate change

...Institution, he earned great renown for presenting science to the public. So it is fitting that one of the climate change research institutes in the UK, with a particular focus on an interdisciplinary approach and communication with the public, local authorities, business, etc., is named after him - the Tyndall Centre in Norwich. Box 2 'Exciting' molecular vibrations The...
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Level 2: Intermediate 18 hrs
Continuity and learning
Education & Development

Continuity and learning

...et al., 2011) As you read the case study about Anne Wakelin, note the way in which her experiences are framed by the concepts of ‘plot’ and ‘learning potential’. Two things in particular strike us with regard to this reading. First, that the teller of a life story has some choice about how their story is constructed. This is not to suggest that the person telling...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Understanding service improvement in healthcare
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding service improvement in healthcare

...et al., 2010). Skill training and personal development become central when demands on service change or increase, when roles are altered and resources are updated. Investment in skills by individual practitioners and their employers is necessary if the service is to remain responsive and able to seize new opportunities. Activity 4 Make a note in the box below regarding...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Hadrian's Rome
History & The Arts

Hadrian's Rome

...Institute, http://www.dainst.org/ dai/ meldungen [Described image] Figure 18 Hadrianic silver coin commemorating Sabina. On the obverse is a draped bust of Sabina. On the reverse is Concordia. British Museum, London, 1982,0604.1. Photo: © Trustees of the British Museum. Discussion According to the SHA, Hadrian and Sabina’s marriage was not a happy one. There were...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs