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Environmental management and organisations
Nature & Environment

Environmental management and organisations

...education for its pupils. From the perspective of exam-setting organisations, the purpose of the school is to prepare pupils for exams and host examinations in exam conditions. From the perspective of Government, the purpose of the school is to provide education to national standards. From the perspective of teaching unions, the purpose of the school is to ensure teachers...
Talking about the menopause: symptoms, support and the role of exercise
Health, Sports & Psychology

Talking about the menopause: symptoms, support and the role of exercise

...education and understanding. And so for example, if you are feeling really hot, there's always that dilemma if you're sharing an office. Can you open the window? What can you do about it? So, I think, for me, understanding is the most important thing. SPEAKER 4 I used to work with a wonderful woman who, when she was going through the menopause, had very, very extreme hot...
Introducing environmental decision making
Nature & Environment

Introducing environmental decision making

...educational system, a social system, a financial system, an administrative system, a cultural system, all with an historical dimension. (Vickers, 1980, p. 5) A system is not a fixed entity but the boundaries are identified by the observer and linked to purpose. Using the idea of a system raises some challenges for our use of the term ‘environment’. Identifying the...
Developing business ideas for drone technologies Badge icon
Money & Business

Developing business ideas for drone technologies

...education and train; and scale up. Content that is being produced through the ICAERUS project is shown at the top of Figure 2, which includes this course that is part of the ICAERUS Academy. [Diagram showing the parts of the ICAERUS project] Figure 2 The different stakeholders in the ICAERUS project In this course you will review the different technologies developed in...
Technological innovation: a resource-based view
Science, Maths & Technology

Technological innovation: a resource-based view

...education systems (particularly the university sector), banking and finance, and national, regional and pan-national political and governmental systems and situations (e.g. the EU, OECD, etc.). This course begins by explaining the genesis of the capabilities approach – which lies in the resource-based view (RBV) of organisations – before moving on to discuss...
National identity in Britain and Ireland, 1780–1840
History & The Arts

National identity in Britain and Ireland, 1780–1840

...educational systems and a distinct Presbyterian established church. This Kingdom of Great Britain existed until 1801, when Ireland entered into political union with England, Scotland and Wales. Figure 1 provides some insight into the nature of this development. It shows a political cartoon published in 1799, when negotiations for a union between the Kingdom of Ireland and...
Start writing fiction
History & The Arts

Start writing fiction

...education, hobbies, beliefs, values, lifestyle. Personal history: major events in the life, including the best and the most traumatic...Start writing fiction: 1.4 Portraying a character - Activity 7 Click on ‘Portraying a character’ below and read the extract, which outlines the main methods of revealing character in fiction. Portraying a character Activity 8 Imagine...
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Everyday English 1
Languages

Everyday English 1

...Education’s Flexible Learning Fund, the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales and with the kind support of Dangoor Education, the educational arm of The Exilarch’s Foundation. This course was written by Bedford College Group in partnership with Middlesbrough College, West Herts College and The Open University, in collaboration with Coleg Cambria, Addysg Oedolion...
Level 1: Introductory 48 hrs