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Entrepreneurial impressions – reflection
Money & Business

Entrepreneurial impressions – reflection

...systems and a criminal gang creating illicit trading networks may both find themselves referred to as acting ‘entrepreneurially’. In the first activity, we start to explore this territory by asking what it means to be an ‘entrepreneur’...Entrepreneurial impressions – reflection: 1.1 Activity 1 - SuperJam – an entrepreneurial story Timing: Allow about 90...
Translation as a career
Languages

Translation as a career

...systems and a wide range of general and specialised software for word processing, file formatting and translation memory retrieval. Tools for terminology management and machine translation are becoming increasingly embedded in the profession. Software develops fast, and translators need to be able to keep up. Good cultural awareness: Language isn’t just about language...
Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
Developing resilience in sport
Health, Sports & Psychology

Developing resilience in sport

...system in place, for example, that coaches can benefit from mentors? And I think that can be done at the organisational level. I think as well, creating that secure working environment. There's only so much coaches can do in relation to managing sometimes what's considered to be quite unsecure working environments. So working with organisations to create better and more...
Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Psychology around the world
Health, Sports & Psychology

Psychology around the world

...systems that are inclusive and adaptable...Psychology around the world: 1.1 Are you thinking what I’m thinking? - [Described image] Figure 1 Bananas in Pyjamas was an Australian children’s TV show depicting two Bananas, B1 and B2, who were almost identical in appearance and thinking. The bananas made sense of the events that arose in much the same way, so much so,...
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Understanding mental capacity Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding mental capacity

...system and introduce three levels of decision-making support for each decision. So if, for example, someone cannot decide about health care, they could appoint the lowest of the three levels of support, called a decision-making assistant. They could appoint a co-decision-maker that is a joint decision maker. That's the middle of the three levels of support. Or if their...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Animals at the extremes: polar biology
Nature & Environment

Animals at the extremes: polar biology

...systems: appetite, diet, energy storage and reproductive habits as well as thermoregulation. In many cases, such changes involve ‘ordinary’ physiological mechanisms being pushed to extremes. The study of such physiological adaptations can help us to understand how humans and domestic animals could cope with similar conditions that arise under artificial or...
Using a scientific calculator
Science, Maths & Technology

Using a scientific calculator

...system of menus that are displayed on the calculator screen, as shown in Figure 3. The required menu option is selected by pressing the number key associated with the option, as given on the calculator screen. [The figure shows the display on a calculator screen containing four lines of text.] Figure 3 A typical calculator on-screen menu When describing how to use various...
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Company law in context
Society, Politics & Law

Company law in context

...system of enforcement of law. Knowledge of the law is of limited use unless you understand how the system works to enforce it and the mechanisms for seeking help and advice. Where possible, we have tried to encourage you to think through issues on your own and come to conclusions about them. We have used a range of active learning strategies, including problem-solving and...
Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs