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Managing and managing people
Money & Business

Managing and managing people

...writing 50 years ago, we would have mentioned that there are organisations where commands are frequently given, for example, the military services, the fire service and the police service. In the twenty-first century there will still be situations where a manager in such organisations gives an order and expects immediate compliance. However, many of the processes in...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Myths in law
Society, Politics & Law

Myths in law

...Write their names down below. Comment You may have thought about some fictional judges such as Judge John Deed (TV series of the same name), Judge Roy Snyder (TV series The Simpsons), Judge Bullingham (Book and TV Series Rumpole of the Bailey) or Judge Judy (TV series of the same name). Alternatively you may have considered some real judges such as Baroness Lady Brenda...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Conducting qualitative interviews: an introduction
Education & Development

Conducting qualitative interviews: an introduction

...Write a few thoughts down and then reveal our suggestions. Answer Ask if Sophia would like to take a break from the interview, reassure her that she can stop the interview at any time without giving a reason, ask Sophia if she needs anything like a drink or a tissue. After the conclusion of the interview, offer Sophia a debrief sheet with links to additional resources...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
The Enlightenment
History & The Arts

The Enlightenment

...write much more than the summary discussion set out in the discussion above? If so, it may be that you need further practice in the skill of extracting key points and summing them up concisely. You have encountered so far in this section a general exposition of the main characteristics of the Enlightenment mission, followed by some more detailed discussion of historical...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
An introduction to public leadership
Money & Business

An introduction to public leadership

...creativity. Teams come in many shapes and sizes. They occur in cabinet government, in sections and departments in public service organisations, in a two-person team in a police response car, in a working party set up to tackle a particular public problem, or in a campaigning organisation. Some people will be members of several different teams. So what makes a team?...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
Brighton Pavilion
History & The Arts

Brighton Pavilion

...write yet another list of suggestions as to where you might start looking for this sort of information.) Discussion My list of initial questions looks like this (again, it won't match yours exactly or perhaps even at all, and you shouldn't worry about that): Why was the Prince of Wales building a palace in Brighton at all? For what was the Pavilion intended and used, and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Jorge Luis Borges: A short reading list
History & The Arts

Jorge Luis Borges: A short reading list

...writes, “whose works were selected to fill 33 volumes in The Library of Babel, a 1979 Spanish language anthology of fantastic literature edited by Borges, named after his earlier story by the same name.” Read at OpenCulture: Jorge Luis Borges Picks 33 of His Favorite Books to Start His Famous Library of Babel Borges' fictional Library of Babel was slightly different...
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Article 10 mins
No Pause for Thought? Brexit, Bias and Political Manipulation
Health, Sports & Psychology

No Pause for Thought? Brexit, Bias and Political Manipulation

...writing, this suggests the government is rigidly holding on to particular ideological positions, at the expense of a more moderate and conciliatory approach. What would be a remedy against the effects of groupthink and in-group/outgroup differentiation? Diversity of group membership is a known remedy against in-groups polarisation. In the current context of a national...
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Article 10 mins