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Systems thinking and practice
Digital & Computing

Systems thinking and practice

...caring approach to all persons at all levels connected with the problem or system(s) involved. Paul Warren: Systems thinking is important for me because it provides a formal recognised framework to explain organisational events, and other happenings, which hitherto had to be explained by vague notions of ‘common sense’. Sarah Smith: Systems thinking is important for...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Developing resilience in sport
Health, Sports & Psychology

Developing resilience in sport

...care and well-being issues, including ethical decision making, and the development of policies and procedures within the high-performance environment. MONIQUE MURPHY: Engagement. Enabling us to become positive role models, inspiring communities by connecting with grassroots sport, and national charities. TYSON BULL: Finding the right balance between the requirements of an...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Working with charts, graphs and tables
Science, Maths & Technology

Working with charts, graphs and tables

...care when we look at a graph or chart in case we are misled by it. The original graph also used colour to emphasise the spaces: the 16–24 space was blue; the 44+ space bright yellow; and the 25–44 space, orange. It would make more sense for the graph to have the 44+ band on top, but the author has chosen to sandwich it in the middle. The accompanying article was about...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Living without oil
Science, Maths & Technology

Living without oil

...adult needs to ingest up to 3 litres of water in drinks and food each day - so it could be argued that a typical UK adult is responsible for the consumption of more oil than drinking water! In assessing the importance of oil and its potential replacements, it's inevitable that some numerical comparisons have to be made. This book will include a small number of...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Grammar matters
Languages

Grammar matters

...adult barrister is in a very powerful position in relation to a young child in the witness box for the first time. By choosing this assertive wording in cross-examination, a barrister enacts their authority over the child and consequently there is a risk that the child will falsely agree to a proposition because they feel unable to challenge the ‘voice of authority’....
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Language in professional life
Languages

Language in professional life

...caring – but muffled. In fact, the office interior and brand identity (inasmuch as one existed) echoed this – nursing blue and white, rather bland and eerily calm. From micro examination of verb forms, we could see the charity tended always to position itself as acting outwards, on other people or things, while not (at least linguistically) allowing the possibility of...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Health and safety in the laboratory and field
Science, Maths & Technology

Health and safety in the laboratory and field

...care of himself (herself) and of other persons who may be affected by his (her) acts or omissions at work. The employees must cooperate with the employer with regard to health and safety procedures. This covers all types of employment within the United Kingdom. The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 applies to all work activities, whether for profit or not. The main...
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Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
The gut microbiome: balancing the body
Science, Maths & Technology

The gut microbiome: balancing the body

...adult body? In fact, there are only an estimated 100-400 billion stars in the Milky Way, so there are more cells in the human body than there are stars in the Galaxy! In addition to human cells, there are also another 30-100 trillion non-human cells, such as bacteria, archaea and fungi, and non-living organisms such as viruses, that live on or in the human body. These...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs