You want to buy a new bike, but you’ve only got half the money you need. You might consider a high-interest savings account. But how long would it take to save? And how much would you pay in bank fees? Alternatively, you could get a personal loan, credit card, interest-free loan, or store credit? This vibrant, fast-paced program takes a mathematical approach to finding the right financing option. It explores simple interest, compound interest, and various financing options with or without interest. It considers fees and charges, interest earned or paid, and how long it will take to achieve your goal.
Producers: VEA Group Pty Ltd
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Interview Scenarios and Questions to Expect
You’ve been invited to interview for your dream job. Congratulations! But now comes the hard part – nailing the interview. This program looks at interview scenarios – face to face, telephone, panel or group interviews – and what a candidate can expect in these different scenarios. It also examines the questions a candidate can look forward to in an interview situation, such as typical and challenging questions. The program also reveals what questions an interviewer shouldn’t ask a candidate. Featuring expert input from industry and career professionals, this is a terrific resource to help you get the job you want.
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Universal Rules for a Successful Interview
There are some amazing jobs out there – but competition is fierce. To get your dream job, you need to succeed at the job interview. This program gives you the low down on the modern job interview, including telephone, face-to-face, panel, sequential, and group interviews. It also clearly explains the preparation you need to do before the interview, how to dress for success and the ‘dos’ and ‘don’ts’ for a successful interview. Featuring a senior recruitment expert from KPMG, and excellent illustrative scenarios, this is an educational resource that will give you a clear path to achieving a successful interview.
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Global Health and Human Development
This eye-opening program provides a global perspective on health and human development. We speak to experts from The Nossal Institute for Global Health, ActionAid, and Oxfam, and examine the important work they are doing around the world. We define human development and the difference between developed and developing countries. The correlation between mortality rates and the health status of different nations is discussed. We also describe the relationship between health, human development and sustainability; evaluating WHO and UN strategies. We conclude by explaining the impact of health determinants on a nation’s health, and analyzing equity and social justice.
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Dietary Supplements: Health or Hype?
Take a walk down the aisle of any supermarket or chemist these days and you are bound to be confronted by shelves full of nutrient supplements, ranging from vitamin A to zinc. But are they worth the price you pay for them? This information-packed program takes a balanced look at the essential nutrients needed by the body, the type of person who is most likely to take dietary supplements, and what differences, both good and bad, they can make to our everyday life. This program is a fresh look at a modern multi-billion dollar industry, including the rules of product labeling, and the cunning marketing that leverages off well-known sporting celebrities.
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Genetic Engineering
Genetic engineering may be one of the greatest breakthroughs in recent history however, with scientific advancements, new ethical issues are raised, forcing us to ask not how but if we should push genetic research to its absolute limit. This program looks at the possible benefits of genetic engineering, such as the treatment and possible cure of hereditary diseases and the creation of better, more efficient crops. It also explores the potential issues that arise with this new technology – the questionable morality of cloning, and the controversy that surrounds stem-cell research are two topics which are also investigated. Students will hear both secular and religious perspectives on the morality of intervening in nature at the most fundamental level.
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IVF
It is estimated that three million people worldwide have been conceived via in vitro fertilization, or IVF. Having this still relatively recent technology has led us to question who ‘deserves’ it, and the extent to which an embryo should be engineered. Some parents-to-be use IVF to avoid potential hereditary diseases, yet should parents be allowed to choose things like sex, hair and eye color? Should IVF be free, and if so, should it be free for everyone? This program looks at how different countries have navigated this new ethical territory, and investigates the often opposing stances that various religions have towards the practice. How have the boundaries for artificial pro-creation been set?
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Euthanasia
Do people have the right to die? Should the state condone the deliberate killing of a person? This program investigates the various religious, moral and philosophical arguments surrounding euthanasia, providing both ‘for’ and ‘against’ arguments for this controversial and important topic. Students will hear from many prominent figures, such as Lord Joel Joffe – the peer who has brought the Private Members Bill to legalize Assisted Dying to the UK Parliament, and Baroness Jane Campbell – a disabled peer violently opposed to Lord Joffe’s bill, who successfully prevented doctors from ‘letting her go’ in hospital. A short drama, Jay’s Choice, also assists in contextualizing the philosophical debates in an emotional ‘real life’ story. This informative program is bound to provoke debate on a subject which could potentially change the way in which we value life and the manner in which we perceive death.
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No Accounting for Taste: Why We Eat What We Eat
This program investigates the factors that play significant roles in determining the foods we love and those we just can’t stomach! With help from nutritionist Ros Ryan, and the experiences and opinions of everyday people from around the world, we reveal the physiological, psychological, social, and economic factors that affect our choice of foods. From satiety – our bodies telling us whether we are hungry or full – to positive and negative associations we have with certain foods, and the impact of culture, religion, lifestyle, peers, and the media, this is a rewarding examination of why we prefer certain types of foods over others.
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Menu Planning: Toddlers, Pregnancy, the Elderly
This informative program explains the nutrients our bodies require for optimum health and how these requirements change throughout our lives. It reviews the stages of our life cycle, the basic nutritional needs at each stage, and encourages thoughtful and well informed meal planning for three important life stages: toddlers, pregnancy and the elderly. The content is presented in a clear manner with lots of real-life examples and practical tips from experts in the field. With this information, viewers will understand the nutritional needs and dietary requirements needed, and the effects that deficiencies can have on our health.