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Succeed in the workplace Badge icon
Education & Development

Succeed in the workplace

...energy and motivation to invest in gaining work experience which may put you under pressure in other aspects of your life. However, the short video in this next activity may help you to see the benefits of doing work experience. Activity 2 Why is work experience useful? Timing: Allow approximately 10 minutes Watch the following video in which two Open University students...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Understanding antibiotic resistance Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding antibiotic resistance

...energy derived from nutrients is converted to a form that can be used by the cell (plural, mitochondria). Endoplasmic reticulum The place in a cell that sorts proteins and ensures they are transported to the correct part of the cell. The rough endoplasmic reticulum is studded with ribosomes. Nucleus A membrane-bound structure that encloses the genetic material (DNA). DNA...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Supporting adult learners’ positive mental health Badge icon
Education & Development

Supporting adult learners’ positive mental health

...energy levels, boost immunity, and help people cope with stress. Studying also helps people learn up-to-date and relevant information which can improve employability. Learning can also be a good distraction from life’s worries (Buchanan and Warwick, 2020). Learners who complete their studies have shown better levels of wellbeing and less intense symptoms of depression...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
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
Learning from sport burnout and overtraining Badge icon
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
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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
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