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Marketing communications as a strategic function
Money & Business

Marketing communications as a strategic function

...system requires an active response from the recipient. If the doctor is interested in the product, he or she sends a message to the manufacturer requesting a fuller brief. Source: adapted from Economist (2001) Considering customer preferences makes communications more effective – and more economical. Failure to follow consumers’ changing media preferences can be...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Play, learning and the brain
Education & Development

Play, learning and the brain

...system. The spinal cord goes from the brain down to the lower part of the back. It is responsible for taking messages to the brain from the rest of the body, and from the brain to the rest of the body. When we look at the brain image we can see three main parts: the cerebrum the cerebellum the brainstem. Each of these parts controls a number of important functions. The...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Exercise and mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exercise and mental health

...systems are being activated and, therefore, to be able to say it's this one that's having the effect is unlikely to occur. And so we now talk much more about having a synergy, having a combination of those mechanisms to actually explain why it works. Prof. Adrian Taylor - Exercise Psychologist, Exeter University: Other ones might include changes in the way the brain...
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Level 2: Intermediate 2 hrs
Human Resource Management and EDI
Money & Business

Human Resource Management and EDI

...systems of discrimination and disadvantage is considered as an issue of intersectionality (Crenshaw, 1989, 1991). The disadvantages that a Black neurodivergent woman may face may be different from those of a white neurodivergent woman and also different from those of a neuro-typical Black man. The whole story of discrimination may not simply be understood by...
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Level 3: Advanced 2 hrs
Caring for adults
Health, Sports & Psychology

Caring for adults

...system. Although you can use the alternative formats offline for your own convenience, you do need to work through the online version of the course for full functionality (such as accessing links, using the audio and video materials, and completing the quizzes). Please use the downloads as convenient tools for studying the materials when away from the internet and return...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Ageism and age discrimination
Society, Politics & Law

Ageism and age discrimination

...systems that exist within them, such as workplaces or the media. Example: Health systems that routinely deprioritise older people for certain treatments or assume symptoms are 'just ageing'. Interpersonal ageism Ageism within our relationships, how we connect or relate to others. Example: A social care worker speaking to an older person’s family member instead of the...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Data analysis: visualisations in Excel
Science, Maths & Technology

Data analysis: visualisations in Excel

...system separators’, you can enter alternative symbols to use instead. [Screenshot showing how to select the advanced option in Excel] Figure 5 Advanced options in Excel You can adjust the date format by selecting a cell that contains a date, then clicking on Format in the Home ribbon under Cells and Format Cells … or by right-clicking on the cells and selecting Format...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Rural entrepreneurship in Wales
Money & Business

Rural entrepreneurship in Wales

...systems that run climate controls in high rise buildings and most of whose clients are in SE Asia. Discussion Each one of these business owners started with a small idea and developed it into a sustainable business or social enterprise. It is often assumed entrepreneurs share with all other business owners and senior managers the goal of maximising the ‘profits’ of...
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Level 1: Introductory 30 hrs