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Introducing multidisciplinary study at The Open University
Education & Development

Introducing multidisciplinary study at The Open University

...community of other multidisciplinary learners who are also studying towards an Open qualification...This free course, Introducing multidisciplinary study at The Open University, provides an overview of the materials and resources there are to support you if you’re studying or thinking about studying an Open qualification with The Open University. It provides useful...
Exploring Religion in London
History & The Arts

Exploring Religion in London

...community wanted was to stand out, so he was employed to make the building look as much like a church as possible. The reason the synagogue is located where it is, is because when the planning permission was applied for, the authorities insisted that the synagogue should not be visible from the street. So, it’s hidden away in this courtyard and has been for over three...
Digital skills: succeeding in a digital world Badge icon
Digital & Computing

Digital skills: succeeding in a digital world

...community. The courses also provide another way of helping you to progress from informal to formal learning. To complete a course you need to be able to find about 24 hours of study time, over a period of about 8 weeks. However, it is possible to study them at any time, and at a pace to suit you. Badged courses are all available on The Open University’s OpenLearn...
Customer Service: Expert's Corner with Professor Sally Dibb
Money & Business

Customer Service: Expert's Corner with Professor Sally Dibb

...communication in the digital era have fueled such protests. Multinationals such as Google, Amazon and Starbucks have been criticised by the Public Accounts Committee over tax avoidance. In order to counter the negative publicity, Starbucks plans to change its arrangements and pay UK corporation tax while Google has just made such a settlement. Calls for more ethically...
Who are we? A project about art, migration, politics and identity
History & The Arts

Who are we? A project about art, migration, politics and identity

...communities in Cuba, and how participatory art can contribute to education and reflection on climate change. Tendayi Bloom, Lecturer at POLIS, OU, suggests that we need to find new ways of thinking about those who are excluded from citizenship, suggesting that the idea of noncitizenism should be introduced to think about the rights of these groups of people. Kesi...
The contribution of women in the Singer factory strike of 1911
Society, Politics & Law

The contribution of women in the Singer factory strike of 1911

...communities along Clydeside, a factor that was to prove significant during the 1911 strike. In tune with its American roots, the Singer Company was aggressively hostile to trade unions. They employed a plethora of anti-union tactics, including workforce spies and aggressive victimisation. The few union members in the plant would be confined to the male craft trades such...
Ashura
History & The Arts

Ashura

...community over who should be its leader. Some Muslims argued that before his death Muhammad nominated his cousin, Ali, to succeed him as leader of the Muslim community when he died. In the event Muhammad’s close friend and companion, Abu Bakr, became the first Caliph (deputy or successor). Ali did eventually become Caliph in 656 CE. Five years later, however, Ali was...
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Race and Youth Policy: working with young people
Education & Development

Race and Youth Policy: working with young people

...community agencies who contribute in a number of different areas, including and much of the provision of social care for people who can’t look after themselves or who need assistance in looking after themselves, are provided by voluntary agencies. So it’s what we do on a voluntary basis for each other. But also actually and probably the most unsung area is what...