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The MMR vaccine: public health, private fears
Health, Sports & Psychology

The MMR vaccine: public health, private fears

...system but not cause any symptoms of the diseases themselves. The vaccine is usually given in two doses, both by injection. The first dose is given to babies aged 12–15 months, and the second (a ‘booster’) is given at school age, intended to protect those children (about 5–10%) that did not respond to the first dose. The triple vaccination programme was introduced...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
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Science, Maths & Technology

Mathematics for science and technology

...system of units based on multiples of ten...Maths is intimately entwined with science and technology, whether it is used to analyse data collected on plants in the Amazon rainforest, to calculate the trajectory of a comet or design a bridge to connect two countries. This means that science and technology go hand-in-hand with maths, and that a firm grasp of maths is...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Collaborative leadership in voluntary organisations
Money & Business

Collaborative leadership in voluntary organisations

...system of thought are being stretched. This is a provocative proposition as most people are taught and trained to pursue only eloquence and coherence. You seek to only speak out loud when your thoughts are fully formed or to only share polished, final drafts of papers. Yet could it be that you close off all kinds of opportunities for growth by working in this way?...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
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Languages

How to learn a language

...system and with the fact that Mandarin is a tonal language, and where there are no similarities with English in the vocabulary, grammar or syntax. There are many estimates of how long it may take a learner to reach each of the CEFR levels, but as a guideline, it might take you a couple of hundred hours to move between each of the six levels. As I’ve already said,...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Developing leadership practice in voluntary organisations
Money & Business

Developing leadership practice in voluntary organisations

...systemically and collectively. When things go wrong with leadership, the temptation is always to fixate on the traits of the individual leader. Doing so can be far more straightforward than asking more difficult questions of the organisation or even our systems of thought that seem to place so much faith in individual leaders. In fact it is a major failing of the traits...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
What chemical compounds might be present in drinking water?
Science, Maths & Technology

What chemical compounds might be present in drinking water?

...system. Video 2 The dissolution of sodium in ammonia. What is seen upon the dissolution of sodium in ammonia in Video 2? Alkali metals, such as sodium, dissolve reversibly to give blue solutions (in contrast to their more familiar vigorous reactions with water). The blue colour is thought to arise from electrons solvated by ammonia molecules...What chemical compounds...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Developing good academic practice
Education & Development

Developing good academic practice

...system must be able to measure and recognise each student’s abilities. Thus, in fairness to all students, it is essential that the work you present for grading really is a true reflection of your abilities and does not consist of work produced by other people. How would you feel about other students who seemed to be doing better than you and were getting better grades,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Using data to aid organisational change
Money & Business

Using data to aid organisational change

...systems in multinational companies or you might have a management issue you want to address, such as why the career progression of women in the construction industry is slower than men’s in the same industry. Alternatively, your sponsoring organisation might like you to carry out a specific project that will benefit the organisation itself. For example, it might need a...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs