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Proud of nursing associates: who they are and why they are important
Health, Sports & Psychology

Proud of nursing associates: who they are and why they are important

...code of conduct (NMC, 2018) to ensure the quality and safety of patient care. The nursing associate role sought to ‘bridge the gap’ between the registered nurse and healthcare assistant in the healthcare team (HEE, 2017; NMC, 2022). Nursing associates contribute to most of the care for patients under the supervision of a registered nurse, but they do not complete all...
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Psychological research, obedience and ethics
Society, Politics & Law

Psychological research, obedience and ethics

...code of ethics concerning the psychological research that is conducted with human participants. You will also gain an understanding of the guidelines that govern the use of non-human animals in psychological research in a second online activity, and why psychologists conduct such research. You will have the opportunity of viewing two short films which will introduce you...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
What is a metal?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is a metal?

...simple model of an atom is a central atomic nucleus with electrons arranged in shells at different distances from the nucleus. Lithium has the smallest atom of all metals. Figure 3 shows a simple representation of a lithium atom. The smaller dots represent electrons moving around the central nucleus. The large dot at the centre represents the nucleus of the lithium atom...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Support for dyslexic language students through feedback
Education & Development

Support for dyslexic language students through feedback

...coded highlighting of particular errors and correction of individual errors in brackets, using comment boxes. Students with dyslexia are likely to repeat some mistakes even after being corrected many times. Teachers should continue to correct them, but it is important not to lose patience and provide constructive feedback which will help the student to make progress but...
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Article 10 mins
Network security
Digital & Computing

Network security

...simple networks compare and contrast symmetric and asymmetric encryption systems and their vulnerability to attack, and explain the characteristics of hybrid systems...Network security: 1.1 Terminology - Throughout this unit I shall use the terms ‘vulnerability’, ‘threat’ and ‘attack’. It is worthwhile clarifying these terms before proceeding: A vulnerability...
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Level 3: Advanced 25 hrs
Learning from major cyber security incidents
Digital & Computing

Learning from major cyber security incidents

...simple it is to perform. So who’s most vulnerable? Any website that’s SQL database driven with poor code. So how does it work? Well, this attack is very commonly done on login screens. So let’s first see what’s happening to your username and password after they’re submitted. In a poorly designed site, the name and password strings are directly inserted into a...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Languages and the refugee crisis
Languages

Languages and the refugee crisis

...simple but very effective strategies such as speaking slowly or avoiding using idioms or jargon. Other steps can include abstaining from stereotyping, exploring and acknowledging the differences between their own culture and that of their new neighbours’, or even learning their language – only a few useful phrases, to express greetings or say thank you can make a huge...
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Methods in Motion: Politics is awash with large emotions... isn't it?
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: Politics is awash with large emotions... isn't it?

...simple souls, capable of feeling or thinking only one thing at a time. On any given day, confronted by some political event – for example, the government’s recent refusal to invest extra funds in the NHS – I can experience several emotions at once: a degree of rage, but also a sense of despair, possibly accompanied by a feeling of guilt (this is, after all, my...
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