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Hybrid working: skills for leadership
Money & Business

Hybrid working: skills for leadership

...divisions that you're responsible for. And so in setting that culture, one thing to bear in mind is role modelling. If you're seeking to improve ways of working, you need to be role modelling those ways of working, and that means some of the things we've talked about, such as making work visible, making strategy visible, making purpose visible, measuring results, and...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Making social media work in Higher Education
Education & Development

Making social media work in Higher Education

...divisive in social media posts are those in which students list the marks they have gained in either assessments or exams. These posts are particularly popular after the release of module results. Let’s consider how they might impact upon you as a student. Activity 2 Students’ reactions Timing: 10 minutes This image is based on one that was posted in a student led...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Introduction to polymers
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to polymers

...Division Manager of Electrolux. The video shows the range of polymer processes used by a major manufacturer of consumer goods, and it indicates the way in which advanced technology can be applied both to primary shaping methods like injection moulding and secondary methods like assembly. Click the 'View document' link below to read pre-viewing comments. View document...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
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Science, Maths & Technology

Discovering chemistry

...division can be made according to the major source of the chemical bonding holding their atoms together. In molecular substances, the bonding is covalent, but in the non-molecular class, it may be covalent, ionic or metallic. This classification is summarised in Figure 8. [Diagram showing how the term 'chemical substances' can be broken down.] Figure 8 A classification of...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Introducing ethics in Information and Computer Sciences
Education & Development

Introducing ethics in Information and Computer Sciences

...divisions, a technology that might have the potential to cause injury or, even, the extravagant uses of resources. The play indeed refers to the knife as a piece of technology that could cause injury, but is, nevertheless, a valuable object when used for all sorts of practical purposes. The play raises all sorts of incredible questions. One is that it is quite easy for...
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Level 3: Advanced 40 hrs
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Languages

Describing language

...division into the categories of abstract nouns and concrete nouns. Concrete nouns are those that refer to things which can be perceived by the physical senses, such as a tree, a clock, the Sphynx, or a motorbike. There is a clear contrast, for example, between a living, breathing person like a nurse, and a big idea like humanity. Or a big piece of engineering like a...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Microgravity: living on the International Space Station Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Microgravity: living on the International Space Station

...Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations in 2005, so it is already out of date. [3 pie charts showing changes in world population by age group from 1950 to 2050.] Figure 2 Changes in world population by age group from 1950 to 2050. Now, using the data in Figure 2, complete Activity 1. Activity 1 The ageing population from 1950 to...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Supporting climate action through digital education
Education & Development

Supporting climate action through digital education

...divisive and risky medium. People disagree about the benefits and dangers inherent to such services and about social media platforms’ providers utilising people’s usage data. Even so, when used carefully social media and social networks continue to be powerful tools for addressing the climate crisis, by: raising awareness about key issues regarding climate science and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs