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A short introduction to the English language
Languages

A short introduction to the English language

...class, but also of establishment, figures, officials, and so this is why you see the BBC has been widely distrusted by some, even I, as part The Telegraph, will be distrusted by some people on Twitter and social media. This is why you have people going to alternative media outlets. They describe and decry the MSM, the mainstream media for peddling what they say is fake...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Technological innovation: a resource-based view
Science, Maths & Technology

Technological innovation: a resource-based view

...de-skilling of the task in hand. For example, transferring a craftsperson’s skill into a computer program for operating a lathe allows a lower-skilled operator to produce a finished article to the same standard as the original craftsperson. And the development of a ‘script’ for use in a telephone call centre allows the de-skilling of people doing customer-facing...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Digital forensics
Science, Maths & Technology

Digital forensics

...de criminastique (Treaty of Criminalistics), in the 1920s postulating that microscopic examination of clothing and other physical evidence could reveal information about the history of the wearer. He is best known for Locard’s Exchange Principle which can be summarised as ‘every contact leaves a trace’ Locard’s Exchange Principle states: ‘Wherever two surfaces...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Beginners’ Chinese: a taster course
Languages

Beginners’ Chinese: a taster course

...de te ne le gu ku hu wo yi You will then hear some consonants, or initials, combined with the final i. Listen and repeat. ji qi xi zi ci si zhi chi shi ri You will now hear six single vowels known as finals in Chinese. Repeat after each sound. a e i o u ü Now we will combine these vowels with some consonants known as initials in Chinese. Note how similar they sound to...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Midlife MOT: wealth, work and wellbeing
Money & Business

Midlife MOT: wealth, work and wellbeing

...feedback on your performance and agree objectives for the coming year. Investigate flexible or agile working patterns. Identify gaps in skills and training needs and future potential. Discuss your personal development plan or work plan. It’s important to prepare well for your review to make the most of the process. Your HR (human resources) department may have some...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Partnerships and networks in work with young people
Health, Sports & Psychology

Partnerships and networks in work with young people

...DES, 1982, p. 122) What is different now is the emphasis that recent governments have placed on the development of partnership working, particularly in relation to the delivery of public services. Policy during the years of the Labour Government of 1997–2010 had a strong focus on joint working between agencies and on partnership across a wide range of public policy,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Understanding ADHD
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding ADHD

...class of drugs that typically increase the activity of the central nervous system, which includes the brain. These drugs were first discovered to be effective at reducing ADHD-like symptoms in the 1930s (Bradley, 1937), although the condition was not referred to as ADHD at that time. At low doses psychostimulants can, somewhat counter-intuitively given their name, reduce...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Investigating a murder with forensic psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Investigating a murder with forensic psychology

...De Paulo, 2006) which, it has been suggested, may be caused by a generalised suspicion resulting from their professions (Masip et al., 2005). In the next activity you can consider how your own responses might relate to these research findings. Activity 7 By looking at your own results from the detecting deception activity you can work out whether or not you a) displayed a...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs