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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
Looking globally: the future of education Badge icon
Education & Development

Looking globally: the future of education

...de Bono would probably call, ‘laterally’ – to think not just in linear or convergent ways, to see multiple answers, not one. So there are tests for this. One kind of ‘cod’ example would be: people might be asked to say how many uses can you think of for a paper clip. Or there’s routine questions. Most people might come up with 10 or 15. People who are good at...
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Level 3: Advanced 24 hrs
Supporting adult learners’ positive mental health Badge icon
Education & Development

Supporting adult learners’ positive mental health

...de Beurs, E. (2020) ‘Workplace stress, presenteeism, absenteeism and resilience among university staff and students in the COVID-19 lockdown’. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 11. Available at: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33329135/ (Accessed: 5 January 2025). Von der Embse, N., Jester, D., Roy, D. and Post, J. (2018) ‘Test anxiety effects, predictors, and correlates: A...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 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