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Getting started with Chinese business culture essentials
Languages

Getting started with Chinese business culture essentials

...account he says: A small amount of language goes a long way (obviously), and is fun (obviously). I'm not a good learner, but was able to direct taxis, speak a bit about myself, and order food. My Chinese friends and colleagues were sincerely impressed with the efforts I made … and although I was far from conversant, this helped strengthen relationships, and went a good...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Using film music in the classroom
Education & Development

Using film music in the classroom

...account of writing the music for the famous skiing sequence in The Spy Who Loved Me, click the second link below to watch this scene. An extract from an interview with Marvin Hamlisch. Marvin Hamlisch I just try to find a rhythm. So if I’m doing it for instance here, they are skiing and I’m trying bum unh boom boom unh boom boom unh boom boom so I try that out and I...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Am I ready to be a distance learner?
Education & Development

Am I ready to be a distance learner?

...account use that. If you don’t yet have one, it’s free and very straightforward to set up. Your task is to compose a tweet (of no more than 280 characters) in which you write about what you are looking forward to as a distance learner. Tweet your message to @OpenLearn, using this hashtag: #ready4distancelearning. Congratulations – you have now taken your first step...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Supporting university students with a mental health condition
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting university students with a mental health condition

...account of their mental health conditions, will be unable to engage, was considered to be very important. Students reported that closing the communication channels could lead to them becoming paranoid...Supporting university students with a mental health condition: 3.2 Being treated as an individual - [Described image] Students reported that having an individualised as...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Organisations, environmental management and innovation
Nature & Environment

Organisations, environmental management and innovation

...accounting processes, innovation in ideas and design, innovation in manufacturing processes or innovation in sales approaches – perhaps all having some or no effect in terms of the environmental performance of the organisation. Innovation in fundraising or services provided might be more evident in a non-profit organisation. New forms of policy and regulatory practices...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Law and change: Scottish legal heroes Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

Law and change: Scottish legal heroes

...account of Convention rights in all cases that come before them. This means, for example, that they must develop the common law in a way which is compatible with Convention rights...Week 1: Law making in Scotland: 6.2 The European Union - The UK joined the European Economic Community (EEC) on 1 January 1973. The UK was not one of the original founding members even though...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Introducing Black leadership Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing Black leadership

...accountability for everything that happens. And knowing that, you have to be ready for things to go wrong, things to not go your way, for people to hurl abuse at you. I think knowing that before you decide to take something on is really, really important, because self-awareness should let you know whether or not you can hold that. SPEAKER 1: Boni took a risk and accepted...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Animals at the extremes: hibernation and torpor
Nature & Environment

Animals at the extremes: hibernation and torpor

...accounts for 27% of total energy expenditure, torpor for 33% and arousal for 40%. However, if the time between periods of torpor is taken into account, the figures are 12% for entry, 17% for torpor and 19% for actual arousal with 51% for the euthermic periods between arousals. Entry into hibernation seems to cost little. Entry and the hibernation period together account...
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Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs