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Form and uses of language
History & The Arts

Form and uses of language

...careful choice of words. In a personal communication to a friend, particularly if you are a regular letter-writer, you may have found you could just ‘write as you speak’, so you did not need to make conscious choices when selecting your words. The ‘voice’ that comes through will be informal and individual, and perhaps recognisably ‘you’. An email message often...
Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Using Turnitin effectively: building integrity into your writing
Education & Development

Using Turnitin effectively: building integrity into your writing

...careful notetaking, critical thinking, seeking help early, and valuing learning as much as grades. Activity 5 Integrity pledge Timing: Allow approximately 10 minutes Write an integrity pledge for yourself using the following as prompts: One habit you will commit to. One skill you want to improve. One reason integrity matters to you...Using Turnitin effectively: building...
Introduction to operations management
Money & Business

Introduction to operations management

...Adults, I feel like, can take care of themselves. They will be able to see for themselves. But children should be protected. And you tell them, you know, what you honestly think. It’s gradually picking up. I’m getting a few. Generally, by this time I have all of Easter all of Memorial Day. And I have probably half. A lot of them just found other places to go, and...
Beginners’ Chinese: a taster course
Languages

Beginners’ Chinese: a taster course

...careful of which word you want to choose. Equally, if you want to type the current characters for bĕi jīng, which are two characters, you need to type them together. So the word appears together. If you type bei first, then you will have to look for the right character for bĕi jīng. So bei, and then jing, you will have to look for the right character, which is in...
Digital skills: succeeding in a digital world Badge icon
Digital & Computing

Digital skills: succeeding in a digital world

...care to respect the copyright associated with that file. It’s fine if you are sharing files containing work that you have created yourself. There are rights in place to protect your own work. And those same rights come into force if you share or distribute material that belongs to someone else. Learning the basics of copyright, ownership and licensing will help you to...
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Education & Development

Leadership and followership

...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....Week 1: Where are you starting...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
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Society, Politics & Law

Advancing Black leadership

...careful what I say so I won’t say it within the room. I’ll wait at the side and explain to them, earlier, you said something, and it didn’t sound too right. And this is my take on it. Or you may not see it like this, but be very mindful because others may take it differently. It’s a bit one sided. It can be manipulative. For example, when we go on strike, if the...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Effects of pollutants on the aquatic environment
Nature & Environment

Effects of pollutants on the aquatic environment

...adult fish when levels of calcium, sodium and chloride are low 4.0–4.4 Harmful to adult fish of many types that have not been progressively acclimated to low pH 3.5–3.9 Lethal to salmonids, although acclimated roach can survive for longer 3.0–3.4 Most fish are killed within hours at these levels (EPA, 2000) In addition, highly acidic waters can dissolve heavy...