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An introduction to intercultural competence in the workplace
Education & Development

An introduction to intercultural competence in the workplace

...care system, sneaking across the border, being arrested at the border, that sort of thing. I remember walking around on my first day in Guadalajara, watching the people going to work, rolling up tortillas in the marketplace, smoking, laughing. I remember first feeling slight surprise and then I was overwhelmed with shame. I realised that I had been so immersed in the...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Managing complexity: A systems approach – introduction
Digital & Computing

Managing complexity: A systems approach – introduction

...careful to explore the world as fully as I can because I cannot see everything and may be misled. The third pole is to take on fully the implications of the world's unknowability. This stance demands that I always carry an awareness that I will never know the world and must therefore always be trying to account for my own role in my perceptions of the world. Consciously...
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Level 3: Advanced 75 hrs
Half man, half circuit: Who are the people who are choosing to become cyborgs?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Half man, half circuit: Who are the people who are choosing to become cyborgs?

...careful auspices of university ethics boards – says that he did learn from what happened beyond the institution. “I respect what they’re doing very much. It’s their call, but I think a lot of them have contributed greatly to the field and have contributed significantly to what we’ve done. We’ve been able to benefit from the experiences they’ve reported...
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Article 10 mins
Vanessa Berlowitz - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Vanessa Berlowitz - Earth in Vision

...care about the environment it’s not necessarily the most effective thing to make just a very campaign-driven or very purist conservation programme, because you’ll only reach small audiences, so the challenge to us as natural history filmmakers has got to be how can we bring those techniques that engage huge international audiences together with compelling, relevant...
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Video 30 mins
Developing high trust work relationships
Money & Business

Developing high trust work relationships

...care and consideration will reciprocate this sentiment in the form of desired behaviours. A high trust social exchange relationship encourages people to spend more time on required tasks and be willing to go above and beyond their job role. High trust relationships have thus been found to result in higher performance and organisational citizenship behaviours (OCBs). This...
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Level 2: Intermediate 2 hrs
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...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Am I ready to be an apprentice distance learner?
Education & Development

Am I ready to be an apprentice distance learner?

...care for someone Depending on which apprenticeship you are studying you need to consider the entry requirements. If you need to study Functional Skills as part of the apprenticeship you will need to speak to your employer about planning additional study time Studying at a distance often means using personal technology, such as your computer or mobile device. Try not to...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 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...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs