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Mobile Africa

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Introductory Level Updated 13 Feb 2013
By Dr Leslie Budd, Michael Joseph
Michael Joseph, Managing Director of Mobile Money at Vodafone, discusses how mobile phone technology is contributing to major developments in Africa. 
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Advertising in a global context

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Introductory Level Duration 10 mins Updated 23 Mar 2012
By Dr Andrew Lindridge, Sir Martin Sorrell
Sir Martin Sorrell shares his views on how advertising is changing in the technology era, and WPP's success in globalisation.
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Visible Trade: A UK trade data visualisation tool

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Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 16 Jun 2011
By The OpenLearn team
Delve into 20 years’ worth of UK export and import data to discover some surprising stories about the UK’s trade relations with the rest of...
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Introducing international development management

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Masters Level Duration 40 hours Updated 24 May 2013
By The Open University
If you wonder why, when so much development action is taking place, life seems to stay so bad for so many people and you want...
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Enacting European Citizenship (ENACT)

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Advanced Level Duration 10 hours Updated 24 May 2013
By The Open University
The term European citizenship triggers an immediate association with the European Union, its member states, and people who are citizens of those states. This unit...
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The development management project

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Masters Level Duration 300 hours Updated 14 Apr 2013 Register by 30 Sep 2013
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Integrate your knowledge of development management with an example current practice, through a research project focusing on your own concerns and experience.You must qualify for...
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Institutional development

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Masters Level Duration 300 hours Updated 14 Apr 2013 Register by 30 Sep 2013
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Develop the conceptual and practical skills needed to frame, manage and negotiate institutional development, change organisational structures and adopt new norms and values.This course can...
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War, intervention and development

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Masters Level Duration 300 hours Updated 14 Apr 2013 Register by 30 Sep 2013
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This course analyses the roots of violent conflicts, investigates the processes of peace-building and development, and helps develop the tools necessary for successful intervention.This course...
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