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Diversity and inclusion in the workplace Badge icon
Money & Business

Diversity and inclusion in the workplace

...economic backgrounds, and would like the opportunity to gain a qualification alongside employment.’ At a roundtable sponsored by the Open University and the HRDIRECTOR (HRD) publication (HRD, 2021), a range of employers explored diversity in apprenticeships. They agreed that apprenticeships were a good way to hire individuals from different backgrounds, but that more...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Eutrophication
Nature & Environment

Eutrophication

...economic way. Threshold concentrations at which action is taken to reduce nutrient loadings thus depend on economic factors, as well as wildlife conservation objectives. There are two possible approaches to reducing eutrophication: Reduce the source of nutrients (e.g. by phosphate stripping at sewage treatment works, reducing fertilizer inputs, introducing buffer strips...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Preparing for your digital life in the 21st Century
Science, Maths & Technology

Preparing for your digital life in the 21st Century

...economic, political and ethical changes brought about by information technology will affect every one of us. You may be wondering what digitial technology is and just what is meant by having a digital life. A fundamental idea is that digital technology is any technology based on representing data as sequences of numbers. Computers use digital technologies; so the for...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Interviews - Writing For Radio
History & The Arts

Interviews - Writing For Radio

...economics, you need to make sure your economics is right, because people who earn their living in banking will be listening to your play. We had a really interesting experience last year. We did a play about the financial meltdown in Greece. And one of the people we wanted to talk to was Vanis, Varoufakis, who was the Chancellor of Greece during, or the equivalent of the...
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Audio 45 mins
Exploring innovative assessment methods
Education & Development

Exploring innovative assessment methods

...Economic Forum (2016) Now complete Activity 2. Activity 2 Your own experience of education and learning Timing: Allow approximately 20 minutes There is no suggestion above that the education system is flawed but neither that is it perfect. Reflect on the following questions and make some notes. Click save in order to be able to view all your activity answers together at...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Obesity: balanced diets and treatment
Science, Maths & Technology

Obesity: balanced diets and treatment

...economic cost of obesity was estimated at 3.3–3.7 billion pounds per year. This cost estimate includes predicted costs of the NHS for treatment of obese patients as well as time lost to industry due to sickness. The report makes many recommendations to government of ways of tackling obesity. Targeting the food industry to reduce food portion sizes and moderate their...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Systems thinking and practice
Digital & Computing

Systems thinking and practice

...economic data to an economist. They provide the raw material with which you can work. Some people seem to have a natural talent for systems thinking, just as some have a natural talent for playing the piano. But most people find it rather awkward and difficult at first. In a way, that is an encouraging sign; it shows that you are genuinely coming to grips with something...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Introducing music research
History & The Arts

Introducing music research

...economics and production of music, and scientific approaches such as the psychology or acoustics of music and sound. Although this sounds inclusive of everything, all the authors of this course work within the context of a British university (though we come from a range of national, social and academic backgrounds). This means that the perspectives you will meet in this...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs