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Am I ready to be an apprentice distance learner?
Education & Development

Am I ready to be an apprentice distance learner?

...system to record evidence as part of your apprenticeship Use webchat and email to communicate Use presentation software to present an assignment Know how to submit writing material like assignments electronically, for you tutor to mark and provide feedback Activity 3 Timing: Duration 20 mins Read this brief description of a new apprentice, Ronald Ronald has not studied in...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Information security
Science, Maths & Technology

Information security

...systems, information has become the life blood of the modern world. Given its importance, modern organisations aren’t always as careful as they could be with it. Whether it’s their customer details, details of their business transactions or their intellectual property, information is – almost casually – shared when it shouldn’t be. In this free course,...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Introduction to quantum computing
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to quantum computing

...system with spin, the wavefunction collapses into one of the eigenstates of the observable being measured. For example, if we measure the spin of an electron along the z-axis, the quantum state collapses into one of the two basis states: vertical line up arrow mathematical right angle bracket or vertical line down arrow mathematical right angle bracket with probabilities...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
The science of alcohol Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

The science of alcohol

...systems for sampling the chemical environment – smell and taste. From what you know about these two senses, identify the differences in how taste and smell operate. Look at the statement in the left-hand column and add ‘taste’ or ‘smell’ to the right-hand column. STATEMENT TASTE OR SMELL? Allows you to detect chemicals in the air – for example, perfume or the...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
How teams work
Money & Business

How teams work

...system at all the depots of a supermarket chain. Answer a.This involves a set of routine tasks that the organisation must be equipped to perform; hence it would be carried out by an operational team. b.This is likely to involve a project team structure. Inputs to formulating the strategy would be needed from various areas, plus professional and technical inputs. c.Inputs...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
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Science, Maths & Technology

Microgravity: living on the International Space Station

...System) (Figure 7). [An image of a colour photograph of the Space Shuttle Atlantis.] Figure 7 The last flight of the Space Shuttle Atlantis, 8 July 2011. The Space Shuttle was invaluable in building the ISS and the Hubble Space Telescope. It flew for 135 missions and was launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA. Space Shuttles docked with the Russian Space...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Ahead of Super Tuesday, what have we learned about the candidates?
Society, Politics & Law

Ahead of Super Tuesday, what have we learned about the candidates?

...system, and heavy regulation of business and industry. But despite the large liberal turnout in Nevada, Sanders did not win the state. Clinton attracted enough support from liberal voters to carry her to victory. Although she is a self-described moderate, the Nevada results indicate that Clinton’s unpopularity with liberal Democrats is greatly overstated. The fact that...
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Rio 2016: A Caster Semenya reading list
Health, Sports & Psychology

Rio 2016: A Caster Semenya reading list

...system for sports competition is based on two categories, male and female, but we must realise that the boundaries are not binary. We need to be careful and need to be inclusive. If we set a threshold for [naturally occurring] testosterone it’s problematic because there isn’t a threshold for men and in that sense it’s discriminatory and unfair.’ Read at The...
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Video 10 mins