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Liquidity management
Money & Business

Liquidity management

...central banks are permitted for inclusion in the liquidity buffer on the basis that, in a financial crisis, these are the only financial assets that may remain liquid (i.e. capable of being sold for cash). (Source: Financial Services Authority, 2009)...Liquidity management: 5 IFRS and liquidity - When we examine financial risks we also need to look at what...
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Level 3: Advanced 7 hrs
Exploring family health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring family health

...central to both family life and health, are used here to illustrate this relationship between families and health. Across Europe, the social norm is that women are more likely than men to do the family shopping and prepare the food (European Food Information Council, 2012). As children learn these social norms about who does the shopping and cooking, this will have an...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Getting started with Italian 3
Languages

Getting started with Italian 3

...Central and southern Italy are divided along most of their length by the natural barrier of the Appenines, meaning that east–west rail links are few and far between. In the Po Valley in the north of Italy, however, east–west rail links are good, with a fast train network extending from Genoa in the west to Trieste in the east. There are still areas of the country...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
A brief history of communication: hieroglyphics to emojis
Languages

A brief history of communication: hieroglyphics to emojis

...central role in the way we communicate. If you think of something as simple as scribbling down a note with a pen for someone to read, this involves technologies such as paper, ink and pen (there was a time, after all, before these had been invented). And of course, the most fundamental language technology of all is writing itself...A brief history of communication:...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Pain and Aspirin
Science, Maths & Technology

Pain and Aspirin

...central nervous system (brain and spinal cord). Sometimes, the aspirin-like and codeine/morphine-like drugs are combined into one remedy, for example co-codamol and co-proxamol. Local anaesthetics. For the time being, we will concentrate on aspirin, to illustrate the development of drugs and how they are able to achieve their effects...Pain and aspirin: 3 The aspirin...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Project governance and Project Management Office (PMO)
Money & Business

Project governance and Project Management Office (PMO)

...central aspect of good governance. He uses the term ‘decision gate’ in place of a stage gate or approval gate. [Described image] (Murray, 2011, p. 6) Figure 1 Essential elements of good project governance Alignment to organisational objectives means that the projects undertaken by an organisation should be able to demonstrate, in the business case, the contribution to...
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Level 3: Advanced 7 hrs
Introducing Union Black
Education & Development

Introducing Union Black

...centrality of White America leaves many Black people feeling as though they're trapped in a wall-less prison. Reverse racism - Uncomfortable conversations with a Black man: Emmanuel Acho sits down to have another uncomfortable conversation, where he directly addresses questions and emails from white brothers and sisters, all over the world...Introducing Union Black: 2.1...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Difference and challenge in teams
Money & Business

Difference and challenge in teams

...central to conceptualising the problem. When arguments begin repeating themselves, the facilitator ends the debate and there is a break to socialise and reconnect on a personal level. Led by the review group, the groups now work together to generate a list of agreed-upon core assumptions, and to generate a new plan. All the assumptions that figured prominently in the...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs