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An introduction to design engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to design engineering

...business. For example, Google and Apple both encourage staff to take time each week to work on personal projects, and many of these either inform future projects or become innovative products themselves. Of course, these individual design projects then have their own drivers, and being able to identify and explore these drivers is important. Figures 11 and 12 show some...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Gweithio hybrid: cynllunio ar gyfer y dyfodol
Money & Business

Gweithio hybrid: cynllunio ar gyfer y dyfodol

...Business Review yn 2007 ac ers hynny mae wedi helpu arweinwyr i ddeall eu heriau a gwneud penderfyniadau mewn cyd-destun, yn seiliedig ar y gwahanol amgylcheddau yr ydym yn gweithredu ynddo. Drwy wneud synnwyr, gallwn ddatblygu ymwybyddiaeth o'r hyn sy'n wirioneddol gymhleth a'r hyn nad ydyw, ac ymateb yn unol â hynny. Mae hyn yn sicrhau nad oes unrhyw egni yn cael ei...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Physical and mental health for young children
Education & Development

Physical and mental health for young children

...busy dual carriageway that circles our city. So a number of health elements for us to work on as a city. Video 1 Interview with Dr Helen Lyndon, the Centre for Research in Early Childhood, Birmingham UK Discussion In the video, Helen talks about the influence of the environment on the health of young children. She describes how housing has changed over the years, the...
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Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
Everyday maths 2 (Wales)
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 2 (Wales)

...business making accessories. One of the items you will be making is tote bags. The material you have bought is 156 cm wide. You need to cut pieces of material that are 15 inches wide. How many pieces can you cut from the material you bought? Use 1 inch = 2.54 cm. Method You need to start by converting either cm to inches or inches to cm so that you are working with units...
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Level 1: Introductory 48 hrs
Becoming an ethical researcher Badge icon
Education & Development

Becoming an ethical researcher

...busy setting. Could researchers simply observe and make field notes? Is there a combination of audio and video recording and use of field notes which might capture the important data from the observation while minimising disruption to those being observed? Collecting good quality data is in itself an ethical issue: participant voices must be heard if the study is to do...
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Level 3: Advanced 18 hrs
Changing cities
Society, Politics & Law

Changing cities

...business taxes, relaxing planning regulations or lowering employment standards in the hope of attracting the attention of footloose capital. This kind of ‘globalisation’ narrative, in which places are at the mercy of the whims of fickle global investors, is just one example of how academic descriptions of cities or places are not simply neutral observations. Fields...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Myths in law
Society, Politics & Law

Myths in law

...Businesses and organisations may also be victims of crime. Some crimes may not have actual victims, but pose a risk to potential victims. Consider the following extract from a newspaper report. Nobody had been injured by speeding motorists, but campaigners were concerned that they might be in future. Box 9 Speeding on a Taunton road Concerns about ‘reckless’ driving...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Effective writing in professional social work practice
Health, Sports & Psychology

Effective writing in professional social work practice

...business of social work. Much of the content of this course is drawn from research undertaken at The Open University. The Writing in Social Work Practice (WiSP) project gathered and analysed examples of social work texts and documented the experiences of social workers’ writing in children’s services, mental health services and adult services teams. You can find more...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs