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Fundamentals of cost accounting and environmental management accounting
Money & Business

Fundamentals of cost accounting and environmental management accounting

...the basis of absorption costing. The following definitions are attributed to Horngren et al. (1999). Direct costs are all costs that can be directly attributed to a cost object and that can be traced to it in an economically feasible (cost-effective) way. A cost object is defined as anything for which a separate measurement of costs is desired. For instance, in an analysis of sales regions, the salaries, commissions and ......
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Introducing global development
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing global development

...et al., 2013). You may find the sea’s temperature cold, but the world’s corals, fish, and polar bears would beg to differ. Imagine how much hotter it would be without healthy oceans. a. Around 10% b. Around 50% c. Around 90% The correct answer is c. c. Yes, but 90% of people were wrong. The global ocean is a heat trap, capturing most global warming (Rhein et al.,...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Supporting children’s learning in primary education today
Education & Development

Supporting children’s learning in primary education today

...et al., 2021). Not all families can afford access to the internet, digital devices, or are able to purchase paid-for apps. While many resources encourage children’s digital skills alongside wider curriculum outcomes (e.g. literacy and numeracy), the extent to which the activities can be considered play, alongside their creativity and educational value has also been...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Accessibility and inclusion in digital health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Accessibility and inclusion in digital health

...et al., 2016). At the time of writing (2019) there are a number of innovative digital health schemes in place across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Some of these schemes are targeted at specific sectors of the population and are designed to involve service users being more in control of their health and in accessing services. For example, in Wales...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Digital innovation in social care and social work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Digital innovation in social care and social work

...et al., 2018). However, home care has a role in supporting people to regain physical, emotional and social skills and so we might wonder how technology can support people in this – this is an important question to keep asking ourselves as we increasingly adopt technology in the home care environment. In the following activity, you will read a news article on how...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Mindfulness in mental health and prison settings
Health, Sports & Psychology

Mindfulness in mental health and prison settings

...et al., 2015) prisoners tend to have higher levels of difficult emotions, such as anger, and more trouble regulating such feelings. Mindfulness can be particularly helpful with emotional regulation (Chambers et al., 2009) prisoners also tend to have higher levels of substance abuse, which mindfulness can help to treat (Bowen et al., 2010) linked to the above, there is...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Supporting female performance in sport and fitness Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting female performance in sport and fitness

...et al. (2021) this figure is around 34%. The menstrual cycle with its fluctuating hormones creates physiological differences throughout its course so research that will benefit females needs to take these changes into consideration. But it makes research more expensive and time consuming. Many mixed research studies control this by studying females when their hormones are...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
An introduction to European crime fiction since 1945
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to European crime fiction since 1945

...levels | Books | The Guardian Good e-Reader (2022) Book sales in the United Kingdom are booming - Good e-Reader (goodereader.com) BePolar (2019) Les chiffres et le palmarès des ventes du genre Polar dévoilés par l'Observatoire de la librairie (bepolar.fr) Acknowledgements Image of Andrea Camilleri Image of Georges Simenon Image of Hercule Poirot Image of Maj Sjöwall...
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