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Design
Science, Maths & Technology

Design

...energy efficient because of the jug shape. Other manufacturers observed the success of this product, and new plastic kettle designs evolved, to be evaluated by the market. For the evaluation of the kettle design, we have to add people (meaning the general public in the form of consumers) to the diagram. Our earlier spiral diagrams did not say who was doing what. Also, the...
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Level 1: Introductory 28 hrs
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Money & Business

Internships and other work experiences

...energy and persistence for reasons beyond money or status. It means being driven, goal-oriented, optimistic, and committed to the organisation. Empathy is the ability to understand the emotional needs of others and to treat them accordingly. Empathetic leaders are good at developing and retaining talent, serving clients and customers, and managing cross-cultural...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
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Health, Sports & Psychology

Learning from sport burnout and overtraining

...energy stores and performance will return to the baseline (state of homeostasis) … Step 3 is the supercompensation phase. This is the adaptive rebound above the [performance] baseline; it is described as a rebound response because the body is essentially rebounding from the low point of greatest fatigue. This supercompensation effect is a physiological, psychological...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
The Enlightenment
History & The Arts

The Enlightenment

...energy which inspired its leaders with a sense of missionary zeal. Those involved in the Revolution believed, initially at least, that the Enlightenment had pointed the way towards political reform and the kind of system in which its principles could be put into practice. Many across Europe shared this enthusiastic belief. The German philosopher Immanuel Kant...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Understanding and managing risk
Money & Business

Understanding and managing risk

...energy and food costs. Unilever said it would abide by the agency’s decision. The company told Chinese media some months ago that prices would have to rise, but Chinese officials said this had provoked panic buying. The NDRC also said the warning had ‘intensified inflationary expectations among consumers’. China, like other national governments, is battling to...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
IT: Information
Science, Maths & Technology

IT: Information

...energy from the electricity is absorbed by (very slightly) heating the wires and some energy is radiated into the air as the wires act as a (very inefficient) aerial. Distortion alters the pulse, rounding the corners and generally changing the shape. Qualitatively, the smoothing of the corners is because the wires do not allow the voltage to change instantaneously –...
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Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
Public health approaches to infectious disease
Science, Maths & Technology

Public health approaches to infectious disease

...energy malnutrition. The staple diet is injeera made from tef, which you saw being harvested earlier. Injeera is typically eaten from a communal plate with a hot lentil sauce and perhaps some stewed vegetables. Meat is only for special occasions in most families. Injeera is highly nutritious, but there often isn’t enough food to go around. Children in particular suffer...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Introducing ageing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing ageing

...energies that older people have do not go to waste. As Laslett himself acknowledges, there have always been some healthy and active people in their 70s, 80s and even older. But Laslett is arguing that this is now so common that we need to rethink our expectations about what is likely to happen over the course of someone’s life. Instead of thinking of life as falling...
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Level 1: Introductory 11 hrs