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Capacity and demand management
Society, Politics & Law

Capacity and demand management

...physical queues such as at a supermarket or bank, the queue often self-limits as customers renege, leave the queue, or balk. They don't join a long queue instead of waiting for a long time. This simulation doesn't replicate that behavior. In a situation where demand and capacity are about the same but you have some variation in either demand or capacity or both, you tend...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
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Money & Business

Introducing the voluntary sector

...physical disabilities. Activity 5 Grants versus contracts Timing: Allow approximately 5 minutes Think about the following questions and make some notes: What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of grants and contracts? What would be your preference if you were involved with fundraising in a voluntary organisation? Comment The advantage of grants and...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Becoming an ethical researcher Badge icon
Education & Development

Becoming an ethical researcher

...physically or emotionally without risk analysis, debriefing or appropriate psychosocial support. Think about: Do you think this implies avoiding any vulnerable groups or sensitive topics, for example in the areas you might want to research? Reflect on when you might choose to read and analyse the research of others instead of conducting research yourself. Imagine carrying...
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Level 3: Advanced 18 hrs
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Money & Business

Internships and other work experiences

...physical contact with. Discussion That may have felt slightly awkward but the more you do it, the more natural it will feel. A strong, appropriate handshake is a great way to start a first impression...Week 5: Obtaining a work experience opportunity – promoting myself in person: 1.2 Dressing appropriately - Another aspect of the first impression that many people worry...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Energy in buildings
Nature & Environment

Energy in buildings

...physically strong as its dense counterpart. There is a trade-off of compressive strength against thermal insulation performance. In practical construction this material can be used to form the inner leaf of a cavity wall supplementing the main insulation, which is likely to be some form of mineral wool or plastic foam within the cavity. Figure 7 shows samples of these...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Brighton Pavilion
History & The Arts

Brighton Pavilion

...physical realization of the coming together of many aspects of Regency society: systems of patronage of the arts; ideas of health, leisure and pleasure; notions of technological progress, which drove the Industrial Revolution and were in turn reinforced by it; concepts of public and private and the proper relations between them; ideas of royal authority in the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Eutrophication
Nature & Environment

Eutrophication

...physical, biological and chemical processes and is not easy to predict for different systems. Nitrogen is not stored and released from sediments in the same way, so its turnover time within aquatic systems is quite rapid. Nitrogen concentrations tend to fall off relatively quickly following a reduction in external nitrogen loading, whilst this is not true for phosphorus...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
A mentoring mindset (Meddylfryd mentora)
Education & Development

A mentoring mindset (Meddylfryd mentora)

...Physical Education Review, 24(2), pp. 240–254. Earl, L. M. and Timperley, H. (2009) ‘Understanding how evidence and learning conversations work’ in Earl, L. M. and Timperley, H. (eds.) Professional learning conversations: challenges in using evidence for improvement. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands. Edge, J. (2015) ‘Non-judgemental discourse in the development of...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs