Personality and values
Welcome to ‘Personality and Values’, one of several ‘Futures’ workbooks, which help you choose and prepare a career route after graduation. Like the other workbooks in the series you can dip in and out doing the exercises which are most relevant to you. You might want to include the exercises or the output in your personal development plan or e-portfolio The aim of this workbook is to help you to clarify or identify your personality type and work values as a step toward choosing work tha
Ray Russell Inaugural Lecture "A life in music..."
Visiting Professor, Ray Russell delivered his inaugural lecture on Thursday 25 March in Gandhi Hall. Ray's lecture, entitled 'A Life in Music' covered highlights from his 40-year career in the music industry ranging from his first professional job with the John Barry Seven to working with Tina Turner and on classic television theme tunes including Bergerac and A Touch of Frost. The lecture was delivered in a unique format that saw Ray backed by a band including his sons, Charlie and George, on b
The 2007 Carnegie Lecture - Dee Caffari's lecture, 'Dare, dream, discover, inspire'
In May 2006, Dee became the first woman to sail solo, non-stop around the world against the prevailing winds and currents, completing the Aviva Challenge. Having won the 2007 Raymarine YJA Yachtsman of the Year Award, Dee plans to enter the 2008/9 Vendée Globe round-the-world yacht race. Leeds Met is delighted that Dee has chosen a team of sport scientists from Leeds Met's Centre for Performance Sport to support her physiological, nutritional and psychological preparations for the challenge. Th
Why do we need enterprise in the curriculum?
Abstract: Three easily confused concepts - Enterprise – having an idea, and taking advantage of the opportunities to make things happen Entrepreneurship – an activity which leads to the creation and management of a new organisation designed to pursue a unique, innovative opportunity (Hindle & Rushworth, 2000) Intrapreneurs are "dreamers who do," those who take hands-on responsibility for creating innovation of any kind within an organization’. (Pinchot 1999) It’s not about starting a bus
Employability Resource Pack
These resources are self contained activities which form part of a larger resource called the Employability Resource Pack. The activities range from self directed surveys to identify career and skills goals to CV preparation, interviews and various employability skill such as communication skills. The context of the activities is set in the physical sciences but which can very easily be adapted for use in any context.
Introduction to European politics
This is a module framework. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a zip file. As taught in Spring Semester 2009 This module seeks to provide students with an understanding of the rationale and key stages of European integration, as well as of the institutions of the European Union and its functioning. Topics covered will include an overview of the History of European integration, key approaches to integration, the main institutions (Council, Commission, Court of Justice, European Parliament)
Understanding global politics
This is a module framework. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a zip file. As taught in Autumn Semester 2009. This module introduces global politics through the major theoretical, historical and empirical ways of seeing international relations. Different claims, about, for example, human nature, power, war, peace, the state, society, law and politics are offered by thinkers who exercise a major influence on our contemporary understanding. These claims contribute to different approaches to
Action planning, skills profiling and reflection
Self directed Personal Development Planning Workshop, reflecting on skills with a view to improvement intended for Level 1 undergraduate students.
Business Plan Checklist
handout considering main aspects of business planning, includes: Business; Personnel; Market; Finance; Stake/Security
Employability Resource Pack
These resources are self contained activities which form part of a larger resource called the Employability Resource Pack. The activities range from self directed surveys to identify career and skills goals to CV preparation, interviews and various employability skill such as communication skills. The context of the activities is set in the physical sciences but which can very easily be adapted for use in any context.
Delivering Sustainable Development Activity 3: Local Sustainability Initiatives I
This activity aims to provide you with an overview and critical assessment of new forms of local level sustainability planning.
AP(E)L Handbook
This document has been based on the Staffordshire University APEL documentation and has been modified to include Work Based Learning. It has been designed to help award leaders, module leader, employers and mentors to understand the Accreditation of Prior (Experiential) Learning process, and help them guide students in completing the relevant application and approval form. This document is for guidance only and before using this document it is recommended that you also check if your institution
Skills and Personal Qualities (Careers)
In this activity students will find answers to questions such as:
What are my strengths?
How would I describe my personality?
What skills do I need to build on for my career?
The activity is designed to be reflective, and to encourage students to consider their skills and attributes from all aspects of their lives, enabling them to assess or reassess their career aspirations in a realistic manner, and make effective job applications.
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Frank and Judy Sundberg NCEA Award | University of St. Thomas
NCEA Seton Award: Frank and Judy Sunberg video
Lee and Penny Anderson - NCEA Award | University of St. Thomas
NCEA Seton Award: Lee and Penny Anderson video
The Anderson Athletic and Recreation Complex is under construction and is expected to open in August 2010. The new complex will contain a field house, an aquatic center, a basketball/volleyball arena, fitness and weight-training facilities, locker rooms, and athletic offices and meeting rooms.
Click on the tabs above to view floor plans, architectural renderings and other multimedia information, or on MORE below to read a full description of the
I started in Cov - Jeremy Vine
Jeremy is a British journalist and news presenter for the BBC. He is known for his direct interview style and exclusive reporting from war-torn areas throughout Africa. He is the current host of the BBC Radio 2 program, Jeremy Vine, which presents news, views, and interviews with live guests. He began his journalistic career in Coventry, working for the Coventry Evening Telegraph.
Nottingham U-Now
University of Nottingham, Biology Resources
Nottingham U-Now
University of Nottingham, Pharmacy resources
Nottingham U-Now
University of Nottingham. Chemical, Environmental and Mining Engineering.
Lunch Poems: Dunya Mikhail
Iraqi poet Dunya Mikhail immigrated to the United States in 1996 after increasing harassment over her poetry, which confronts war and exile with subversive depictions of suffering. In 2001 she was awarded the UN Human Rights Award for Freedom of Writing. The War Works Hard, won PEN?s Award for Poetry in Translation and was selected as one of New York Public Library?s twenty five best books of 2005.
