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An introduction to intercultural competence in the workplace
Education & Development

An introduction to intercultural competence in the workplace

...Culture as citizenship a. 1. Culture as a national asset b. 2. Culture as challenge c. 3. Culture as citizenship The correct answer is a. Answer The headings from Russia.com and Ecuador.com reflect an understanding of ‘culture as a national asset’. This understanding is usually linked to ‘high culture’ – the arts, (often classical or traditional) music, or theatre – but also to ‘popular culture’: folklore and customs. ‘......
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Roaring Twenties? Europe in the interwar period
History & The Arts

Roaring Twenties? Europe in the interwar period

...c.1750 to c.1950; instead, there are multiple moments of modernity, which often occur in particular sites. However, a number of historians have highlighted the period 1880–1940 as a particularly important moment of modernity across Europe (Rieger and Daunton, 2001, pp. 1–4). Third, ‘modernism’, an artistic movement that flourished in Europe from the late...
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Level 3: Advanced 14 hrs
The science of nutrition and healthy eating Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

The science of nutrition and healthy eating

...C 3 mmol/L or less This is ‘bad’ cholesterol. HDL-C Over 1 mmol/L for men and 1.2 mmol/L for women This is ‘good’ cholesterol which clears fat from blood. TC:HDL ratio Above 6 mmol/L is high risk Ideally, this should be less than 6. TG (triglycerides) Less than 2 mmol/L Needs to be a fasting sample. This is your ability to clear fat from blood after a meal. The...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Watching the weather
Nature & Environment

Watching the weather

...coast, longitude 75° W); (b) Meteosat-8 (over the Greenwich Meridian, longitude 0°); (c) Meteosat-7 (aligned with the Indian Ocean, longitude 63° E). The outlines of countries are overlaid and there is also a grid of reference marks (+). These images are illuminated by sunlight and the brightness indicates the amount of light that has been scattered back to the satellite; clouds appear white and the oceans (where ......
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Studying mammals: The opportunists
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: The opportunists

...C (S182_2 Figure 8); DA talks of a body temperature drop of only 'several degrees' in the grizzly (authorities quote a drop from 38 °C to 34 °C). But the heart rate of the grizzly falls substantially 'to about 10 beats per minute' according to the commentary, which is not a great deal different from that of the hedgehog. Hedgehogs arouse spontaneously from hibernation,...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
National identity in Britain and Ireland, 1780–1840
History & The Arts

National identity in Britain and Ireland, 1780–1840

...c.1832. Stockport Museums. Photo: copyright and courtesy of Stockport Museums Activity 5 Timing: Spend no more than 30 minutes on this. In this activity you will analyse two primary sources related to the electoral reform movement. These are a banner carried in demonstrations in Glasgow in favour of electoral reform (Figure 7) and a mass-produced jug commemorating the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Introducing technology and innovation management
Science, Maths & Technology

Introducing technology and innovation management

...c What the term ‘innovation’ means, then, depends to some extent on who is using the term and the context in which it is used. An important message from this discussion is that innovation refers to both a process and to the outputs and outcomes of that process...Introducing technology and innovation management: 3 Definitions of innovation: the process and types - The...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Influenza: A case study
Science, Maths & Technology

Influenza: A case study

...C. Type A viruses are able to infect a wide variety of endothermic (warm-blooded) animals, including mammals and birds, and analysis of their viral genome indicates that all strains of influenza A originated from aquatic birds. By contrast, types B and C are mostly confined to humans. At any one time, a number of different strains of virus may be circulating in the human...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs