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Achieving public dialogue
Science, Maths & Technology

Achieving public dialogue

...L. (1995) ‘Consensus conferences at the Danish Board of Technology’, in Joss, S. and Durant, J. (eds) Public Participation in Science: The Role of Consensus Conferences in Europe, London, Science Museum, pp.41–49. Leach, M., Scoones, I. and Wynne, B. (eds) (2005) Science and citizens; globalisation and the challenge of engagement, London, Zed Books. Mayer, S. (2003)...
Level 3: Advanced 16 hrs
Digital forensics
Science, Maths & Technology

Digital forensics

...L. (1953) Crime Investigation: Physical Evidence and the Police Laboratory, New York, Interscience. Miller, C. G. (2013) ‘Fingerprint identification not infallible, nor scientific & based on fraud’, cliffordmillerlaw, 8 March [Online]. Available at
Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Employee engagement
Money & Business

Employee engagement

...L. (2007) ‘The time of your life’ People Management, vol. 13, no. 15, pp. 40–3. Are your staff young and promiscuous, steady and driven or content and loyal? Finding out could reveal the best way to keep them motivated. Older workers may be more expensive, but engagement and motivation increase with age and employees aged 55 and over tend to be happier with their...
Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Introducing research in law and beyond
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing research in law and beyond

...this free course: Images Course image: ©iStockphoto.com/skegbydave. Text Blaxter, L., Hughes, C. and Tight, M. (1996) How to Research, Open University Press. Every effort has been made to contact copyright owners. If any have been inadvertently overlooked, the publishers will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity. Don't miss out If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be ......
Beginners’ Chinese: a taster course
Languages

Beginners’ Chinese: a taster course

...l g k h w y j q x z c s zh ch sh r Activity 2 Finals and initials When you listen to the audio track below you will hear six single vowels, known as finals in Chinese. Repeat after each sound. a e i o u ü You will then combine these vowels with some consonants, known as initials in Chinese. Note how similar they sound to some English consonants. Repeat after each sound....
Gweithio hybrid: cynllunio ar gyfer y dyfodol
Money & Business

Gweithio hybrid: cynllunio ar gyfer y dyfodol

...dan ein croen a'n hannog i ailfeddwl ac ail-lunio'r hyn sy'n digwydd ar hyn o bryd. Ac yna bod a wnelo'r strategaeth bob amser â dewis neu benderfyniad neu'r sgwrs y mae angen i ni ei chael am beth rydym yn mynd i'w wneud. A chaiff hynny wrth gwrs, ei lywio gan ein hymdeimlad o beth sy'n digwydd a sut bydd yn cael ei wireddu yn y dyfodol. Felly, mae pob senario yn rhoi...
Astudio meddygaeth yn ddwyieithog
Health, Sports & Psychology

Astudio meddygaeth yn ddwyieithog

...dan bwysau neu’n sal yn aml mae’n nhw’n troi i’w mamiaith, sef ei iaith gyntaf a nid o ddewis mae hynny. Ac efo strategaeth y llywodraeth dylen ni fod yn rhoi y cynnig o wasanaeth i’r claf yna yn iaith ei dewis nhw a rhoi’r cynnig yna yn rhagweithiol. Mae wythdeg y cant o diagnosis claf yn cael ei wneud trwy cymryd yr hanes ac mae’r hanes yma yn cael ei...
Ethics in science?
Science, Maths & Technology

Ethics in science?

...Dan Cruickshank tells the story of the first clinical trial, proving that oranges and lemons could save the lives of sailors by preventing scurvy. (2:48 min) What are the symptoms of scurvy? Scurvy was a debilitating disease of sailors that resulted in loose teeth, haemorrhaging gums, bruises on the skin and eventually heart failure and death. In Lind’s experiment on...
Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs