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Building on History: The Church in London
History & The Arts

Building on History: The Church in London

...change in the last two centuries and to create space for fresh historical enquires in order to spread the message to the wider multi-cultured society we live in today. Featuring Dr Rowan Williams, The Archbishop of Canterbury... Building on History: the Church in London Short documentary outlining a new Open University research project involving the Diocese of London and...
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Video 9 mins
Management: Perspectives and Practice
Money & Business

Management: Perspectives and Practice

...Financial Officer at Step PLC gives an example of his role in an important situation. Project Management Perspective A Project Manager shares her experiences of the role and how it differs between industries. Operations Management Perspective A look at the importance of Operations Management and how it's constantly to adapt to the ever-changing environment of business....
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Audio 30 mins
Children and the Internet
Health, Sports & Psychology

Children and the Internet

...changed children’s exposure to media? As a reflection of society, the web exposes children to many of the same issues they encounter in everyday life but its easy accessibility means that this is amplified. Along with being an incredible resource with numerous benefits come concerns about its long term effects on child psychology... How children use the internet...
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Audio 36 mins
Design Behind the Bike
Science, Maths & Technology

Design Behind the Bike

...changed bike design and build over the last 100 years. The series of five films explores the development of technology, components, materials and innovation used to build and design new bicycles for the current market. The series includes the history of the bicycle, Materials explores the products available to build bicycles, Frame Design looks at the developments in...
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Audio 43 mins
Technology, networks and international order
Society, Politics & Law

Technology, networks and international order

...change and the rise in organised networks affected international order? William Brown, Senior Lecturer in Government and Politics, is joined by fellow Open University lecturers Dr Simon Bromley and Dr Helen Yanacopulos to investigate the key issues through recent events such as the 'Jubilee 2000 debt campaign’ and the financial crisis of 2008, along with a look at...
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Audio 24 mins
General principles of cellular communication
Science, Maths & Technology

General principles of cellular communication

...changes in their environment. This free course, General principles of cellular communication, explains cell signalling pathways in general terms and identifies some of the universal characteristics of signalling pathway components...Learn about how cells sense and respond to extrinsic stimuli, a capacity that allows them to communicate with each other and to respond to...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Why use literature reviews in health and social care?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why use literature reviews in health and social care?

...change. There is a huge amount of information ‘out there’, and cutting through that on a systematic basis begins with understanding the major types of questions we can ask. Questions of: quantity, from which we expect answers in terms of numbers experience or quality, in which we can expect answers in terms of how people express how they feel about an experience...
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Level 2: Intermediate 2 hrs
Making creativity and innovation happen
Money & Business

Making creativity and innovation happen

...changing – and changing fast. In many areas of life the old certainties are no more, and new solutions to old, new and future problems are needed. To survive, organisations have had to become more responsive and flexible enough to react quickly to environmental changes. Moreover, in high-wage economies, they have had to become creative enough to add value through...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs