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Introducing key global development challenges
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing key global development challenges

...business leaders is the same we’ll have for the political leaders. Where is your leadership? Where is good governance in your institutions? Avoiding tax is not really a wonderful thing. Why didn’t you act in a decent way? That’s a challenge we need to throw at the business community. And also, I believe that self-regulation is not enough. What we need, also, is some...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Introducing engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

Introducing engineering

...business strategy all fall within the scope of the professional engineer. This course does not attempt to teach these skills, but within it you will find pointers towards them and their significance in the engineering context. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of level 1 study in Engineering http://www.open.ac.uk/ courses/ find/ engineering...Introducing...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
English in the world today
Languages

English in the world today

...business and science. It is precisely because of statistics such as these that some people feel the language has developed in such a way that, conceptually, it is now a quite different entity from its pre-globalised incarnation. We need to be a bit careful, however, when we make assertions about English using figures like these. While statements of this sort may seem...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Children’s perspectives on play
Education & Development

Children’s perspectives on play

...busy lives, and to reconsider their personal beliefs and actions that can affect their children’s lives. Listening to children in order to better understand their perspectives on play and playing, the researchers urge, is an essential dimension of respecting children’s human rights to be heard and for their opinions to be respected (United Nations, 1989). The Italian...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Taking your first steps into higher education Badge icon
Education & Development

Taking your first steps into higher education

...Business School. Week 4...Week 5: Work, inequality and diversity in families: Introduction - First watch this video in which Jonathan introduces Week 5 and the first quiz to count towards your badge: Jonathan Hughes - Author Welcome to Week 5 of this course, the second of the two social science weeks. Last week you were looking at identity. Who’d have thought Popeye...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
The law-making process in England and Wales
Society, Politics & Law

The law-making process in England and Wales

...busy woman. So the main two are the House of Commons and the House of Lords. And together, they are responsible for making new laws and repealing old ones. Sounds fairly easy. I’m a dictator. I’m going to try and revolutionise the country. I need some rules, some laws. What would your first rule be if you were in charge of the country? MAN AT MARKET: Stop pollution....
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Global challenges in practice: designing a development intervention
Money & Business

Global challenges in practice: designing a development intervention

...business, I have many kind of people. Moreover, even though I have a son. I will still teach him how to drill. Because I want continuity. INTERVIEWER So you say, you are proud to hand over this profession to your– JAMES ALABAMA ADEJARE Confirm. I am proud about it. I’m a borehole man. INTERVIEWER Thank you much Mr Adejare. (SINGING) Ladies and gentlemen, boys and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
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Education & Development

Succeeding in postgraduate study

...busy lives which conflicts with their study plans, and everyone suffers from the occasional lapse in motivation, even when they are not busy. Students often find that they will use several different approaches to time management, depending on other demands and their experience of what works best. There are many resources and tools available on the internet, and a number...
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Level 3: Advanced 24 hrs