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Five pillars of ageing well
Health, Sports & Psychology

Five pillars of ageing well

...determined by non-genetic environmental factors". General recommendations for ageing well and keeping good nutritional habits are: Enjoyable and varied food with plenty of fruit and vegetables, enough fibre, reducing salt intake, keep an eye on having enough vitamins in our diet, Get enough sleep, discuss with your GP if you need all the medication you are taking, stop...
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Video 10 mins
Using voluntary work to get ahead in the job market
Money & Business

Using voluntary work to get ahead in the job market

...determine key issues, often also including creative thinking. Flexibility/adaptability: The ability to handle change and adapt to new situations. Self-awareness: Knowing your strengths and skills, and having the confidence to put these across. Commitment/motivation: Having energy and enthusiasm in pursuing projects. Interpersonal skills: The ability to relate well to...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Health, disease and society: Scottish influence in the 19th century
History & The Arts

Health, disease and society: Scottish influence in the 19th century

...determine the course of treatment. The laboratory therefore has a strictly limited role – to refine or confirm an existing diagnosis. It assists practitioners in their clinical practice when dealing with a limited number of conditions. While clinicians might be suspicious of the laboratory, practitioners working in laboratories actively promoted their skills as a means...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Attention
Society, Politics & Law

Attention

...determine meaning for one attended message. Although there is little conscious awareness of unattended material, it may receive more processing than the above results imply: Words presented to the unattended ear can produce priming and physiological effects. Participants trying to ‘shadow’ one ear will follow the message to the other ear. These results imply that...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Rent or buy? The challenge of access to housing
Money & Business

Rent or buy? The challenge of access to housing

...determines the level of house prices and makes them change? Along the way, you will be introduced to two financial tools: a mortgage calculator, which can be used to compare mortgage costs; and a balance sheet analyser which assesses the strength of a household’s finances based on its assets (the things that it owns, like savings and property) and liabilities (the...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Developing good academic practice
Education & Development

Developing good academic practice

...determine this. Have you rushed through some material without giving it time to sink in? A good way of dealing with this is to work though some relevant problems or exercises. Write out your solutions properly – looking at the provided solution for guidance as needed. Even if this means that you are essentially copying the provided solution, it will help, particularly...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Marketing communications in the digital age
Money & Business

Marketing communications in the digital age

...determined by the response of the receiver to the message. Noise refers to the disruptions generated from other senders or receivers during the transmission or interpretation processes. Click on each of the elements in Figure 3 to see how they fit into the model. (Kotler et al., 2019, p. 634) Figure 3 Elements in the communications process The macro-model of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
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Education & Development

Succeeding in postgraduate study

...determine the exact requirements. Pay particular attention to any guidance notes. Collect and record information: Be selective and use your judgement when gathering information. Check word limits. Organise and plan: Careful planning helps prevent repetition, clarifies your thinking, and helps you organise the material. Engage, reflect, evaluate: Is it clear to you why...
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Level 3: Advanced 24 hrs