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Contemporary issues in managing
Money & Business

Contemporary issues in managing

...carbon dioxide out of the space module’ so as to impede an imminent death for the astronauts (Crossan, 1998, p. 598). In the end, a solution was found within six hours and the Apollo 13 capsule was able to make it back safely to Earth. This is a good example of teamwork linked to leadership-as-practice. It was through the collaboration of different group members, for...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Introducing mammals
Nature & Environment

Introducing mammals

...carbon dioxide, nutrients and waste materials can transfer between mother and offspring. In marsupials, this contact is loose and seldom any more than a very rudimentary kind of placenta. But in some marsupials, the contact between the two sets of tissues becomes more elaborate; in the koala, for example, the structure is considered by most experts to be a true placenta,...
Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Fire ecology
Science, Maths & Technology

Fire ecology

...carbon dioxide), CH4 (methane) and N2O (nitrous oxide). Fire and fire management are becoming increasingly important issues for ecosystem management...Fire ecology: 1.1 The effects of fire on an ecosystem - Given the 2020 wildfires on Australia and the obvious devastation they have caused, the perception of wild fires is often that they are destructive disturbances....
Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Entrepreneuriaeth Gwledig yng Nghymru
Money & Business

Entrepreneuriaeth Gwledig yng Nghymru

...carbon isel, y ffaith ei fod yn cefnogi dyheadau Llywodraeth Cymru o ran yr economi wybodaeth ac yn helpu i ddatblygu cyrhaeddiad byd-eang cryfach i economi Cymru. Task 10: STEEP factors Adolygwch y rhestr o ffactorau STEEP ac ystyriwch pa rai sydd fwyaf arwyddocaol i'ch syniad busnes. Gwnewch eich ymarfer STEEP bach eich hun drwy edrych ar bob un o'r pum maes a nodwyd yn...
Working in groups and teams
Money & Business

Working in groups and teams

...carbon emissions can be reduced. Benefits to the individual include: people can work from anywhere at any time physical location is not a recruitment issue travelling expenses and commuting time are cut relocating is unnecessary...Working in groups and teams: 8.2 Managing and facilitating virtual team processes: Guidelines for managers - Challenges for virtual groups...
Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
The oceans
Science, Maths & Technology

The oceans

...carbonate, HCO3− 0.41 0.140 Bromide, Br− 0.19 0.065 Borate, H2BO3− 0.07 0.026 Fluoride, F− 0.003 0.001 Sodium, Na+ 30.61 10.556 Magnesium, Mg2+ 3.69 1.272 Calcium, Ca2+ 1.16 0.400 Potassium, K+ 1.10 0.380 Strontium, Sr2+ 0.04 0.013 Quantitative analysis of the salt content in different oceans shows that although the total amount of dissolved salt varies from place...
Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Marketing in the 21st Century
Money & Business

Marketing in the 21st Century

...carbon? Perhaps two of the biggest international challenges facing the international marketer in the first part of the 21st century have been the opportunities and threats raised by China’s increasing economic power, and the financial crisis that at the time of writing (2013), continued to cripple the Eurozone countries. Now listen to Adrian Lindridge’s podcast in...
Practising systems thinking in practice (STiP)
Science, Maths & Technology

Practising systems thinking in practice (STiP)

...carbon emissions associated with our current lifestyle, and the ongoing and unprecedented climate change associated with it, provide a clear example of a complex situation where there is widespread agreement about several actions that would be systemically desirable. Nonetheless, we collectively stick to a course of action that is expected to lead to catastrophe because...