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An introduction to intercultural competence in the workplace
Education & Development

An introduction to intercultural competence in the workplace

...the existence of the Serbian nation, the Serbian homeland, and the Serbian flag. Judicial systems are rooted in common legal _________. Two lawyers who have never met can nevertheless combine efforts to defend a complete stranger because they all believe in the existence of laws, justice, human rights—and the money paid out in fees. Excerpt from: Harari, Y. N. (2014) Sapiens. A Brief History of Humankind New York. Random ......
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Art and visual culture: medieval to modern
History & The Arts

Art and visual culture: medieval to modern

...system while retaining their professional independence. The powerful Antwerp artists’ guild was even responsible for a chamber of rhetoric, associating artists with literature in a manner quite independent of Italian art theory. As the debate about artistic status grew, the real disadvantage of the guild system for artists was not so much lack of freedom or...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Environment: understanding atmospheric and ocean flows
Nature & Environment

Environment: understanding atmospheric and ocean flows

...systems and cause these changes. You will consider flows of water, heat and even pollution around the planet and look at how, through positive feedback processes, the flows that are affecting the Arctic are already changing the whole planet. There will be further changes, with an impact on us all. The Arctic is often considered a victim of climate change – and it...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Studying mammals: Life in the trees
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: Life in the trees

...system; the resulting damage to the tree is significant. The benefits from this tight relationship are seemingly very one-sided. Tropical tree squirrels provide an excellent example of niche separation. Different species don't mill around indiscriminately in any one area of the tropical rainforest; rather, they have distinct lifestyles and preferences for particular...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Exploring cells with digital fluorescence microscopy
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring cells with digital fluorescence microscopy

...system. This allows for the capture of a series of optical sections – thin, focused slices – at different depths within a specimen. These images form a z-stack (Figure 15b), which computer software can reconstruct into a highly detailed three-dimensional (3D) image of the cell or tissue (Figure 15c). This is particularly useful for studying complex structures in thick...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Business models in strategic management
Money & Business

Business models in strategic management

...system is suggested by eBay, its parent company, to assure buyers a quick solution for problems around missed delivery or unsatisfactory quality of purchased items. This is because it offers a series of protections for sellers and buyers such as the possibility of getting refunded if the product does not match the description on the website develop charging mechanisms to...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
What is politics?
Society, Politics & Law

What is politics?

...system to make those decisions. In the UK and most other countries of the world, we have what’s called representative democracy. We elect people to make those decisions on our behalf and if we don’t like the decisions that they’ve made, the next time they come up for election we don’t vote for them. So politics is about organising mass society. Activity 6 Timing:...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Datblygu strategaethau astudio effeithiol
Education & Development

Datblygu strategaethau astudio effeithiol

...system ffeilio ei hun hyd yn oed a gallwch fynd ag ef gyda chi ble bynnag y bydd angen i chi fynd - ar y trên i’r gwaith, yn yr ardd os ydych yn teimlo bod angen awyr iach arnoch, neu i’r llyfrgell leol. Mae’n syniad da defnyddio man astudio penodol yn rheolaidd oherwydd pan fyddwch yn mynd ac yn eistedd yno daw yn arfer i ddechrau astudio. Gallwch ddefnyddio’r...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs