Education

Failure might not be an option … but it might lead to success!

  Post Written by Tracy Lamping – September 2019 A Work Based Distance Learning (WBDL) student achieving a fail grade in an academic assessment is likely to experience...

5 Reasons You Should Undertake a Placement

  The 2018/19 academic year proved to be a highly successful year for students within the Accountancy, Finance and Economics department that undertook placements.  As a placement supervisor,...

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Bridging the gap: the use of on-line and on-campus induction activities/sessions in supporting students studying online

  Article by Tracy Lamping & Olanrewaju Olaoye The Work Based Distance Learning (WBDL) team welcome three new cohorts each academic year: in October, March and May/June, employing...

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The Logistics Stairway in Practice

The need to professionalise the logistics sector and build a development stairway will not be news to any regular reader of the Focus magazine. Yet, it is still...

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Thoughts on International Women’s Day

Last year, Donna Strickland, the physicist whose work resulted in a huge number of practical applications for laser technology – including laser eye surgery that many of us...