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Managing my investments
Money & Business

Managing my investments

...World War were redeemed. The Government is also looking closely at the case for redeeming £2 billion of other undated gilts issued after the First World War. The reason for these developments is financial rather than emotional, despite the centennial anniversary of the war, the cost of these gilts to the Government is now higher than the cost of newly issued gilts given...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Discovering music through listening
History & The Arts

Discovering music through listening

...World War as a powerful symbol of the war effort, reflecting Beethoven’s own belief in personal liberty. [This is a photograph of Winston Churchill] Figure 7 British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill giving the ‘V’ victory sign. Activity 6 The rhythmic pattern which forms the opening of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony is not only an example of the social function of...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
Banks as utilities and the future of payments
Money & Business

Banks as utilities and the future of payments

...world, with all of the different telcos, also with other banks sometimes. So, it’s a bit of a mixed bag there, some stuff in house. We have a centralised IT platform run by e-Process in Ghana, and the idea is to centralise a lot of the systems. That means that if you have an innovation idea you can roll it out over 33 countries at the same time, rather than having...
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Article 10 mins
EPQs: designing your research question
Education & Development

EPQs: designing your research question

...world population, that can provide an answer to some of the big challenges, the big questions. Well, I will say that this perspective needs to be reversed. To have a good research question you need to start from what bothers you? What’s your original perspective? Where is it that you have an original point of view on the problems? The challenges of our time? It’s only...
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Article 5 mins
Recording music and sound
History & The Arts

Recording music and sound

...World War (1939–1945), demand for records increased dramatically. An example of the upsurge is demonstrated by the figures for sales of an early recording of a popular piano concerto, which sold 102 copies in 1935 and 62,756 copies in 1946. Consumers, though, were no longer satisfied with excerpts of symphonies or musical works shortened to fit to one or two sides of a...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Contemporary issues in managing
Money & Business

Contemporary issues in managing

...world which looks at the different viewpoints surrounding the concept of management and managing...Contemporary issues in managing: Learning outcomes - By the end of this course, you should be able to: describe the nature of different types of managerial approaches adopted by organisations in contemporary time understand the purpose of different types of contemporary...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Understanding devolution in Wales
Society, Politics & Law

Understanding devolution in Wales

...world, to attract investment and back Welsh companies. Better democracy – by ensuring that decisions about local schools and hospitals are made by people elected in Wales not behind closed doors in London. Better value for money – by bringing Welsh quangos to public account and scrutinising spending decisions.’ The Welsh text reads as follows: ‘Rhan o weledigaeth...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
An appreciative approach to inquiry
Education & Development

An appreciative approach to inquiry

...world in this way. Some may feel more challenging, where you may feel you have been socialised into a more critical, problem focused way of viewing inquiry. Throughout the other weeks of the course, activities and techniques will continue to be introduced to develop a more appreciative approach. It starts by considering what it means to develop an appreciative...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs