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The business of film
History & The Arts

The business of film

...English...Week 1: The value of film: 3 Thinking about the value chain - In the film industry, the term ‘value chain’ is used to describe the series of steps that run from the first creative spark that inspires the film-makers to begin the project, through to the end of the commercial life of the completed feature film. The same term is used in a slightly different way...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Project management: the start of the project journey
Money & Business

Project management: the start of the project journey

...English speakers, although less so for Dutch or French speakers as they have only one word: ‘klant’ or ‘client’, respectively. We should note that the resolution of confusing terms and ambiguities is an important factor in project definition. It’s a consequence of the relationship between language and the context in which it is used. The confusion can be...
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Level 3: Advanced 35 hrs
Integrated safety, health and environmental management: An introduction
Digital & Computing

Integrated safety, health and environmental management: An introduction

...English Dictionary has the following definitions: Risk Hazard, danger, exposure to mischance or peril. The chance or hazard of commercial loss, specifically in the case of insured property or goods. Activity 2 Compare your definition with the above definitions. Do they correspond? Risk is equated with hazard in this definition. Do you agree with this? Let us now look at...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Hybrid working: wellbeing and inclusion
Money & Business

Hybrid working: wellbeing and inclusion

...English Dictionary as ‘the state of being comfortable, healthy, or happy’. However, it is important to realise that wellbeing is a much broader concept than moment-to-moment happiness. While it does include happiness, it also includes other things, such as how satisfied people are with their life as a whole, their sense of purpose and how in control they feel. A...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Multidisciplinary study: the value and benefits Badge icon
Education & Development

Multidisciplinary study: the value and benefits

...English Lake District," Lear, 2007. Albert Einstein, the most famous scientist from the 20th century, was a theoretical physicist who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1921 for his work contributing to the evolution of quantum theory. He wrote over 150 scientific works, including writing about socialism. Einstein was also a lover of music and a keen violinist. And now, you....
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Exploring learning disabilities: supporting belonging Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring learning disabilities: supporting belonging

...English definition of a learning disability in quotation marks.] Figure 1 The English definition of a learning disability The definition in the Scottish Government’s Keys to Life strategy document (2013) is similar and a little clearer (Figure 2). [The image shows the Scottish defintion of a learning disability.] Figure 2 The Scottish definition of a learning disability...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Approaches to software development
Science, Maths & Technology

Approaches to software development

...everyday use. We talk about the social-security system, the telephone system, computing systems and even ‘The System’. The trouble is that our everyday language is often imprecise, and people use the same word to mean different things (that is one reason why software development can be an arduous process). The word system is derived from the Greek word meaning ‘to...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
Studying mammals: A winning design
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: A winning design

...everyday term too freely. The egg-tooth in the hatchling [p. 17] is reminiscent of reptiles, but immature young hatch from their soft-shelled eggs after about 10 days; snakes typically hatch in a much more mature state. Thereafter, a young monotreme, though no longer carried, remains dependent on the mother's milk - for more than six months in the case of echidnas. You'll...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs