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Why maps are made
Society, Politics & Law

Why maps are made

...change the way we looked at and record the UK. The intention was to take imagery of the entire country thus producing an immediate snapshot of life in the new Millennium. In many ways this imitated the Domesday Book of 1089 when William the Conqueror attempted to record all aspects of his new kingdom. The Millennium Mapping company, unlike William, produced more than...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Business communication: writing a SWOT analysis
Money & Business

Business communication: writing a SWOT analysis

...changes, an increase in staffing (a strength) or lack of good training (a weakness). These can be controlled by the business itself. External factors are things outside a business which affect it, such as rising oil prices, a new product from a competitor in the market or new tax laws. These are out of the control of the business and the business needs to respond to them....
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Design
Science, Maths & Technology

Design

...changes. Other user feedback might imply a more significant rethink of the whole project. There are two lessons here: Designers have to formulate problems and needs as best they can at the outset of design activity, and yet sometimes they cannot completely define problems and needs before embarking on creative design activities. Designing means getting the correct type...
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Level 1: Introductory 28 hrs
Entrepreneurship – from ideas to reality Badge icon
Money & Business

Entrepreneurship – from ideas to reality

...change to be successful...Session 3: Creating value: 1 Practice and theory - While it’s tempting to dismiss theory and go straight to creating your product or service, you may quickly run into problems with cash-flow, HMRC, suppliers and customers, amongst others, if you haven’t first established your legal status and your business model. A little planning and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Wilberforce
History & The Arts

Wilberforce

...change in Britain in the years after the French Revolution...Wilberforce: 1.1 Early influences - In the early summer of 1771, the clergyman and writer John Newton (1725–1807) was visited at Olney by two of his admirers, William and Hannah Wilberforce, a wealthy childless couple, and their 11-year-old nephew and heir, also named William. Newton made a profound impression...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Supporting older people with learning disabilities and their families
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting older people with learning disabilities and their families

...changes you can make in your own work and practice to improve people’s lives. You will also meet a panel of experts who will bring their perspectives to the issues raised throughout the course. Our experts are: [An image of two people sitting at a table and smiling.] Dawn Wiltshire and Pam Bebbington are both members of My Life My Choice, a self-advocacy organisation...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
The obscure history of the ‘virgin’s disease’ that could be cured with sex
History & The Arts

The obscure history of the ‘virgin’s disease’ that could be cured with sex

...change there, then. Virginity as a ‘disease’ But one thing was very different when early modern writers thought about virginity. They believed in a particular disease which only virgins could have. First described in the 16th century, what was called “the disease of virgins” had a range of usefully vague symptoms: feeling faint, breathlessness, odd eating habits....
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Article 10 mins
Is blocking migrant benefits missing the point?
Society, Politics & Law

Is blocking migrant benefits missing the point?

...change in policy, based on the claim that the UK welfare system can’t cope with demand. Now, most countries are not against welfare restrictions. Some central European states do see it as discriminating against their citizens, but it is not unfeasible that Cameron will be able to get a deal. In fact, a timely focus group study revealed that Poles and Bulgarians...
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Article 5 mins