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A tour of the cell
Science, Maths & Technology

A tour of the cell

...system of specialised protein assemblies that together form what is known as the cytoskeleton. Another term often used is cellular 'scaffolding' which is perhaps rather misleading, since the protein assemblies that make up the cytoskeleton are not fixed, but are highly dynamic and play an essential role in the transport of organelles and some molecules within the cell....
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Assessment in secondary science
Education & Development

Assessment in secondary science

...thinking about assessment in science: What elements of science should be assessed? How can progress in these elements be identified?...Assessment in secondary science: 1.1 What should be assessed in science? - The science curriculum is not simply a fixed collection of facts, but is a complex discipline that includes various skills as well as understanding concepts and...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Retirement planning made easy
Money & Business

Retirement planning made easy

...think about are: What kind of lifestyle would you like to live? How much will you have saved by the time you reach retirement? Would you like to carry on working part-time or would you prefer more leisure time and freedom? Do you need to think about later life costs or looking after other people? Being well informed and taking control of your retirement finances –...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Developing employability through sport and physical activity
Health, Sports & Psychology

Developing employability through sport and physical activity

...think about what you would like to achieve in your career in the short (within the next year), medium (next 1–3 years), and long (3+ years) term. In the box below set out some of these goals. They could be ‘general’ rather than comprehensive e.g. be employed in a sports related job in one year. You might want to relate them to experience you want to gain,...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Challenges in advanced management accounting
Money & Business

Challenges in advanced management accounting

...Think about the situation of new product development to identify the overlaps that may occur with other functional areas. Discussion A strategic focus on delivering value to the customer requires integrated ways of organising around the value chain. The specialist areas of production and product development, corporate management, human resources, procurement, finance, and...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Is blocking migrant benefits missing the point?
Society, Politics & Law

Is blocking migrant benefits missing the point?

...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 themselves are not against welfare restrictions in the UK. But...
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Methods in Motion: The magpie
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: The magpie

...systemic explanations of how the world is ordered. Rather, I want to see why and how certain themes were used by states (in my case, Iran) in their diplomacy and wider foreign policy. So, I learnt Persian, I went to Iran - I ‘immersed’ myself in the culture of my object of study during my PhD. One might see this as me acting like a true 19th Century orientalist...
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The devil is in the (complex) detail
Health, Sports & Psychology

The devil is in the (complex) detail

...system uses shortcuts to simplify the task. When there is information conflict in such highly complex situations, this creates a state psychologists refer to as “cognitive dissonance”. Human beings generally seek to reduce such dissonance by trying to restore the consistency of the information they are exposed to, such as by integrating new information into their...
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