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Digital communications
Digital & Computing

Digital communications

...based on Gigabit Ethernet standards. The material that follows refers to the IEEE 802.3 standard, 2002 edition. The Gigabit Ethernet standards describe the use of fibre in all three categories identified in the last section. Two different versions of 50/125 μm multimode fibres are specified, differing in their bandwidth. Here I am talking about the version with a...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Climate change and renewable energy
Nature & Environment

Climate change and renewable energy

...based life played a key role in this. The section above discussed how greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have a major effect on the mean temperature of the Earth, through the greenhouse effect. Once again, carbon in the form of carbon dioxide plays a major role. This section will explore more fully the role that the element carbon plays in the life of the planet by...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Introduction to operations management
Money & Business

Introduction to operations management

...based. So I mentioned earlier in the structured meetings a technique called short-interval control. That’s the start point, in a way. So every two hours or more, people are thinking about the previous two hours, they might be thinking about the next two hours, and what can they change and improve even at that level. Then there are weekly forums across all the shifts for...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Picturing the family
History & The Arts

Picturing the family

...based on ideas and practices which are not immediately apparent understand that photographs, like other documentary records, are partial and biased understand that photographs, like other documentary records, require critical analysis and careful interpretation understand the importance of contextualisation in analysing photographs...Picturing the family: 1 How to avoid...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
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Money & Business

Working in teams

...based information systems in an accurate and timely manner. Ability to participate and contribute effectively as a team member. Good organisational and administration skills and the ability to meet deadlines. Ability to motivate others and facilitate learning in order to change attitudes and behaviour. Ability to contribute towards team and organisational targets....
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Hybrid working: digital communication and collaboration
Digital & Computing

Hybrid working: digital communication and collaboration

...based on the ‘Essential Digital Skills Framework’ for the United Kingdom (GOV.UK, 2019), which sets out the digital skills and understanding all adults require to interact in a digital world (see Figure 1). The skills relate to: being safe and responsible online using devices and handling information communicating creating and editing transacting problem solving....
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Learning from major cyber security incidents
Digital & Computing

Learning from major cyber security incidents

...Based on how WannaCry spreads, why is it described as a worm rather than a virus or Trojan? Explain your answer. Answer WannaCry is classified as a worm because it exploits the vulnerability of computing devices in a network and replicates itself by finding and infecting other vulnerable computing devices. It is not a virus because it doesn’t insert a copy of itself...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Studying mammals: The social climbers
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: The social climbers

...ganglion cells whose axons form the optic nerve. There are two more types of interneuron in this network - locate them on Figure 2 - that form connections between different groups of rods and cones, such that signals from several receptor cells contribute to each signal entering the optic nerve. The communications that occur between these interneurons are too complex for...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs