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Successful IT systems
Digital & Computing

Successful IT systems

...de-legitimising those of others. Another strategy involves a stakeholder group (e.g. senior management, designers) using its power to structure an organisation in such a way that it then favours its interests over that of other groups (e.g. workers, users). At that point, power becomes institutionalised and virtually invisible. To ensure that goals are met requires...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
Assessing risk in engineering, work and life
Science, Maths & Technology

Assessing risk in engineering, work and life

...de minimis concept, which assumes that there is a level of risk that is so low it can be reasonably ignored. Its name is derived from the common law maxim de minimis non curat lex: ‘the law does not concern itself with trifles’. A one-in-a-million level of increased risk over a lifetime is often used as a reasonable criterion for separating high-risk problems (which...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Developing good academic practice
Education & Development

Developing good academic practice

...des Neiges (dormant) and Piton de la Fournaise (still active). The island is characterised by ultramafic to mafic alkaline eruptive sequences, typical of ‘hot spot’ volcanic sequences. Is this common knowledge or does it need to be referenced? Answer The information cited in this statement could be obtained from a number of different sources, with the second sentence...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
The range of work with young people
Education & Development

The range of work with young people

...de-mystify’ medical language so that they can understand and be more actively involved in their own health care. The team runs training sessions with medical staff about communicating with young people, and about young people’s issues and perspectives. Youth workers have made a significant difference within the hospital: I can see the transition of the young people....
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Seeing the light
Science, Maths & Technology

Seeing the light

...de Andalucía (Seville) © SENER Many new houses have solar panels built into the fabric of the building (for example those in Figure 10b, above) and it is an area that will become increasingly important in our future energy generation. The solar panel technology has been developing since the invention of photovoltaic technology (which is the technology used in solar...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Library of Alexandria
History & The Arts

Library of Alexandria

...De Rerum Natura used quite different methods to explore the natural world, not least in its use of poetry to explain such diverse topics as the weather, geological features, or the human body. The question of organising knowledge becomes even more pressing when we turn to the Library of Alexandria, for this was a collection that, many people believe, was intended to hold...
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Level 3: Advanced 7 hrs
Getting started with Chinese 1
Languages

Getting started with Chinese 1

...de (lit. should be) By saying this, the speaker thinks what he/she did is his/her duty. Note that people respond to xièxie with different expressions depending on the context. The important thing is to be polite and show your gratitude. Activity 4...Week 2: Responding to greetings: 4 Personal pronouns - Now have a go at Activity 5 below which looks at personal pronouns....
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Forensic science and fingerprints
Health, Sports & Psychology

Forensic science and fingerprints

...de España delivered its verdicts. Of the 28 defendants in the trial, 21 were found guilty on a range of charges from forgery to murder. In the early stages of the investigation a blue plastic bag containing detonators was found near the scene of the bombings at a railway station. A print was taken from the bag and the FBI in the USA was sent a digital copy of the print....
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs