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Systems engineering: Challenging complexity
Science, Maths & Technology

Systems engineering: Challenging complexity

...type of application, with over 4 million customers worldwide. The Autodesk story began in 1982 with a group of programmers, centred on San Francisco, writing code for design software in their spare time. The group demonstrated a cobbled-together revision of what was to become AutoCAD® at an exhibition in March of the same year. The product was finally launched formally...
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Level 3: Advanced 25 hrs
Life in the Palaeozoic
Nature & Environment

Life in the Palaeozoic

...types of creatures that existed at that time and how they managed to evolve to exist on land...Fossils are a glimpse into the distant past and fascinate young and old alike. This free course, Life in the Palaeozoic, will introduce you to the explosion of evolution that took place during the Palaeozoic era. You will look at the many different types of creatures that...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Studying mammals: The insect hunters
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: The insect hunters

...types of coniferous tree, and luxuriant tree ferns and cycads - the latter looking a bit like giant pineapples, with crowns of extensive fronds. Dinosaurs, including large predators, were diverse and abundant; nevertheless, rat-sized placental mammals were living successfully on the ground. They were insect eaters, i.e. insectivores, feeding on the vast numbers of insects...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Asset allocation in investment
Money & Business

Asset allocation in investment

...types of portfolio was recommended – conservative, moderately conservative, moderate, moderately aggressive and aggressive. The model portfolios are shown in Table 2 Table 2 MODEL PORTFOLIO %UK EQUITIES %ROW EQUITIES %GILTS %TBILLS GEOMETRIC RETURN % STD. DEV Conservative 10% 10% 10% 70% 10.6 3.6 Moderately Conservative 20% 20% 20% 40% 11.8 7.2 Moderate 30% 30% 30% 10%...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
Discovering development management
Money & Business

Discovering development management

...phrase ‘good development management’. As you discover development management, you should all the time be making judgements about the ‘goodness’ – or otherwise – of the development management you encounter. ‘Good’ can be judged from a number of perspectives, including ones that are: practical (How well does it work? Has it achieved what was intended?)...
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs
Intermediate German: The world of work
Languages

Intermediate German: The world of work

...des Gutes. Ich habe es im Jahr 2000 gekauft, als Ruine, und hab’ dann ein bisschen daran gearbeitet. Video 6 Michael Stober HELLA Hallo, ich bin Hella Möhring und ich komm’ aus Berlin und ich bin Food Saver für Foodsharing. Video 7 Hella Möhring NELE Mein Name ist Nele. Ich wohne in Neukölln und arbeite seit fünf Jahren im Comenius Garten und die Geschichte des...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Justice, fairness and mediation
Money & Business

Justice, fairness and mediation

...Type your ideas in the box below. Comment If you looked up the word ‘just’ in a dictionary you would find it defined along the lines of fairness or impartiality in action or judgement, conforming to high moral standards, namely honest, legally valid, unbiased, reasonable and rightful. This is not an exhaustive list and your definitions will vary. At its most basic...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Human resources: recruitment and selection
Money & Business

Human resources: recruitment and selection

...type of applicant. Ultimately, this increases the chances of making a suitable selection and appointment. Your involvement may be limited to a discussion of the need for a particular job within your team or work area, or you may be required to interview job applicants. Whatever your involvement, this session makes it clear that it is important for you to understand the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs