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Succeed with maths: part 1 Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Succeed with maths: part 1

...Latin for the word hundred. This literally means you can take cent, and that literally means 100. So this is the same thing as 20 per 100. If you want to shade 20%, that means, if you break up the square into 100 pieces, we want to shade 20 of them. 20 per 100. So how many squares have they drawn here? So if we go horizontally right here, we have one, two, three, four,...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Could we control our climate? Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Could we control our climate?

...Latin for ‘white’) is the fraction of the solar radiation that hits the Earth (we call this the “incident” radiation) that is reflected. Albedo is denoted by alpha α, with no units, because it is a fraction, the higher the value, the greater amount of solar radiation that is reflected. Surfaces that reflect more radiation tend to appear light (white or silver)...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Internet of everything
Digital & Computing

Internet of everything

...Latin America); AFRINIC (Africa); RIPE NCC (Europe and North Asia); APNIC (Southern Asia and the Pacific) The ISP determines where to forward the traffic. Packets are passed from router to router, possibly through multiple ISP networks, until they reach their final destination. Routers in each of the ISPs use the destination address of the IP packets to choose the best...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
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Education & Development

Succeed in the workplace

...Latin and translate as ‘course of life’. In practice a CV has become a brief account of your education, qualifications and previous occupations used in support of a job application. Depending on when you are writing it, you may have more or less to include in it, or you may want to emphasise some things more than others. Even if you already have a CV, it is wise to...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Becoming an ethical researcher Badge icon
Education & Development

Becoming an ethical researcher

...Latin root word as permit. (vocabulary.com, 2020a) In research ‘permission’ generally refers to gatekeepers and/or research-setting leaders of host organisations who are able to introduce researchers to individuals or groups of potential participants in their care. In doing so, gatekeepers demonstrate that they trust the researchers, which can encourage people to...
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Level 3: Advanced 18 hrs
Understanding dyslexia Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding dyslexia

...Latin phrase (commonly attributed to Sir Francis Bacon, 1597) referring to the importance of acquiring knowledge in general. Another one that you may have heard before is ‘when you know better, you do better’ (attributed to Maya Angelou, date unknown). This conveys the idea that ‘knowing’ is not just about accumulating facts, but about understanding and applying...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Supporting adult learners’ positive mental health Badge icon
Education & Development

Supporting adult learners’ positive mental health

...Latin word meaning ‘rebound’ or ‘spring back’. Resilience can help someone to manage the practical, as well as emotional, challenges of a situation (Herrman et al., 2011) and is eloquently explained in the American Psychological Association (2022) definition: ‘the process and outcome of successfully adapting to difficult or challenging life experiences,...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Managing my money for young adults Badge icon
Money & Business

Managing my money for young adults

...Latin, ceteris paribus, if everything else was equal, who would get the best deal? That one who's been there loyally for five years or the new customer? Eyes closed. Come on, eyes closed. Hands up if you think it's the loyal customer who's been there for five years. Hands up. Hands up if you think it's the new customer. Hands up if you didn't put your hand up. Wimp. So,...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs