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Why Do Historians Disagree?
History & The Arts

Why Do Historians Disagree?

...techniques of history Ideology and political predisposition The purpose for which history is studied in the first place More recently, arguments about the validity of historical method Selection and interpretation of evidence At the level of primary research and evidence, historians often find different evidence on the same subject. In some areas of historical inquiry new...
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Article 10 mins
Hitler's rise and fall: Timeline
History & The Arts

Hitler's rise and fall: Timeline

...techniques of propaganda. 1925 Hitler re-founds the Nazi party. 1928 Hitler's half-sister (Angela Raubal) and her daughter Geli, move into Hitler's home on the Obersalzburg. Hitler's relationship towards Geli initially kindly, eventually borders on the obsessive, fueling rumours that they were romantically linked; Hitler denied this. September 1930 In the General...
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Article 15 mins
The Value of Emotional Intelligence in a Challenging Workplace
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Value of Emotional Intelligence in a Challenging Workplace

...Techniques such as mindfulness or ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) can help with this awareness (see further article suggestions below). Emotional intelligence is about behaviour (self-management and relationships) Emotional intelligence also involves managing our behaviour and doing the best we can, no matter the situation, e.g., being able to use all our...
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Article 10 mins
Systems diagramming
Digital & Computing

Systems diagramming

...technique is to draw diagrams while reading. You can supplement the author's choice of diagrams with ones that suit you personally, or you can convert text to diagrams that suit you. Another useful technique is to carefully scrutinise the diagrams people use to see what they reveal and what they conceal about a situation...Systems diagramming: 3.5 Working with other...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Starting with psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Starting with psychology

...techniques used will limit information to one hemisphere only and the person behaves as if they have two separate brains with each hemisphere appearing to operate with no conscious awareness of what is happening in the other hemisphere. Of course in everyday activities split brain people can operate normally because they can move their eyes and make sure that incoming...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Workplace learning with coaching and mentoring
Money & Business

Workplace learning with coaching and mentoring

...techniques and skills of coaching and mentoring can also be similar; for example, in terms of goal setting, questioning and exploring options for action. Part 2 of this activity will explore similarities and differences a bit further. Part 2: Practitioner views Now watch the video below in which our panel of HRD experts talk about what they see as being the differences...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
IT: Information
Science, Maths & Technology

IT: Information

...technique of going over live to quote 'our reporter on the spot', which considerably enhanced the impact of the report, radio was of course not able to illustrate the news Despite some imaginative painting of pictures with words, the newspaper industry did not regard radio as a threat but more as a useful advertising medium to alert the public to the fact that something...
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Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
Systems engineering: Challenging complexity
Science, Maths & Technology

Systems engineering: Challenging complexity

...technique, that by itself promises even one order-of-magnitude improvement in productivity, in reliability, in simplicity. It is nearly twenty years since these gloomy predictions were made, but the example reported in Box 1 suggests that we have still not found the silver bullet with which to lay the werewolves of software-focused systems developments to rest. Equally,...
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Level 3: Advanced 25 hrs