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Working in the voluntary sector Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

Working in the voluntary sector

...educational role) Helped move some boxes Arranged and led a planning meeting about forthcoming open day (negotiation role) Talked to passers-by about the front garden Listen to a fellow volunteer’s concerns about the new expenses system (interpersonal/teamworker role) Measured up space for new shed This example shows that people often take on roles beyond their job...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Succeed with maths: part 1 Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Succeed with maths: part 1

...Educated guess Answer You can make any guess you think is reasonable. For example, you might assume that about half of the vehicles were motorbikes – say, ten of the vehicles. To keep track of your guesses, a table is quite useful. As you make adjustments to your guesses, remember that the number of motorbikes plus the number of cars must equal 21. Table 1 Calculating...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
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Money & Business

Risk management

...education. The course particularly benefits all those engaged as risk managers, those seeking to develop their risk management capabilities and those, like board members, who have ultimate responsibility for risks within their organisations. Additionally all those with, or seeking, a career in management in any organisation will benefit from the understanding of risks and...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
The moral equality of combatants
History & The Arts

The moral equality of combatants

...de Vitoria, subjects must fight – the guilt falling, as in Henry V , on their leaders. Vitoria’s argument suggests how firmly political life is set, even in the pre-modern state, against the very idea of volition in time of war. ‘A prince is not able,’ he writes, ‘and ought not always to render reasons for the war to his subjects, and if the subjects cannot...
Vaccination
Science, Maths & Technology

Vaccination

...de Quadros, C.A. (1979) ‘Global eradication of poliomyelitis’, Annals of Internal Medicine, Vol. 127, issue 2, pp. 156-158, American College of Physicians; Figure 2.2 Reprinted from Infectious Diseases by Armstrong and Cohen, Vol 1, p.22.3 by permission of the publisher Mosby; Figure 3.1 Dr Alan Cann; Figure 3.2 Reproduced by permission of Jean-Yves Sgro; Figure 5.2...
Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs
An introduction to exoplanets Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to exoplanets

...Education Resource Centre (SERC); https://creativecommons.org/ licenses/ by-nc-sa/ 3.0/ Figure 5: Andonee - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=38635547 Figure 6: courtesy of Daniel Herron Figure 10: NASA, ESA, and M. Brown - http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hubble/news/eris.html . Originally uploaded to en.wikipedia by
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Gweithio hybrid: sgiliau ar gyfer arwain
Money & Business

Gweithio hybrid: sgiliau ar gyfer arwain

...De Stobbeleir (2022), mae gweithio mewn amgylchedd gweithio hybrid yn gofyn mwy na chysylltiad Wi-Fi da a chadair swyddfa ergonomig yn y cartref’. Rhaid i arweinwyr gydnabod y bydd angen sgiliau gwahanol i gefnogi eu cyflogeion a’r rheolwyr. Mae cyfarfodydd hybrid – i adeiladu pontydd rhwng y rheini yn y swyddfa a’r rheini sy’n gweithio gartref – yn anodd; nid...
Everyday maths 2 (Northern Ireland)
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 2 (Northern Ireland)

...education. To complete this course you will need access to a calculator, a notepad and pen, and a protractor. Enrolling on this course will give you the opportunity to earn an Open University digital badge. The badge is a great way to demonstrate your interest in the subject. What you learn by completing the course will really help if you wish to enrol on a formal...