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What is politics?
Society, Politics & Law

What is politics?

...care. So it’s across the board. It affects everything. Woman It’s in your day-to-day life, isn’t it? But you kind of don’t notice it, but it’s everything from your bin being collected to the fact that someone runs the market. And so it’s sort of day-to-day life, really. But then, yes, I do sort of feel I only kind of make my point heard once every four years,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Organisations and the financial system
Money & Business

Organisations and the financial system

...care about from the point of view of his or her holding and wealth creation, and what the intrinsic value of this business is, six or seven months or ten months or one year from now, I think we will have forgotten the first few days. And the focus really will be on whether they're executing their strategies as they need to, and the fundamentals of where they are implied...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Capacity and demand management
Society, Politics & Law

Capacity and demand management

...care, with 20% going to hospital. Activity 8 Seasonality in your own service Timing: Allow approximately 10 minutes Now apply these types of demand variation to your own work. Fill in the table below: Question Your response Are there daily fluctuations in your demand? If so, why? Does day-of-week affect your demand? What annual cycles of demand do you have (if any)? Are...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Galaxies, stars and planets
Science, Maths & Technology

Galaxies, stars and planets

...care to include the unit as well as the number multiplying that unit. It is no use being told that a distance is 5.2 if you don't know whether that means 5.2 centimetres or 5.2 metres. The unit is just as important as the number. In scientific work there are several internationally agreed conventions for the definition of units and the way in which units should be used...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
The body: a phenomenological psychological perspective
Society, Politics & Law

The body: a phenomenological psychological perspective

...care regimes. These regimes promote an image of the body as an island of security in a global system characterized by multiple risks. Furthermore, they are not simply about preventing disease, but are concerned with making us feel good about how our bodies appear to ourselves and to others. (Shilling, 1997, p. 70) Body projects can be seen as a way for individuals to...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Language and creativity
Languages

Language and creativity

...careful when using the word literature. Professor Ronald Carter on creativity in everyday language Discussion Carter highlights two main types of linguistic creativity, both related to patterning: repitition and breaks with pattern. He suggests that repetition can be found, for example, in the type of rhetorical communication used by politicians, but it can also be a way...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Microgravity: living on the International Space Station Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Microgravity: living on the International Space Station

...care to avoid hitting anyone, swing this briskly around in a vertical circle. To keep the cup moving, you need to exert a force (in the string, called tension). To increase the force on the cup, you need to increase the speed. If you put more rice into the cup, the mass has increased, so it will move slower. These are all factors which will change the motion of the cup....
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
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Digital & Computing

Digital thinking tools for better decision making

...adult skill development. Find out more here cpdstandards.com/research. By participating in this high profile research, you will be contributing to scientific knowledge about adult skill development and how we can develop successful future careers. Participation is confidential, voluntary and we will not pass on your details to others....Session 2: Getting to grips with...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs