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Ethics Bites
History & The Arts

Ethics Bites

...introduction to this album Free Speech It’s not just what you say, it’s why you say it and why your audience is listening. Tim Scanlon explains the intricacies of free speech. Find out more about Tim, and ethics, at www.open2.net/ethicsbites. Climate Change Should the West shoulder the responsibility for tackling global warming? James Garvey talks about the ethics of...
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Is cleaning a route to a better life for migrants?
Society, Politics & Law

Is cleaning a route to a better life for migrants?

...manager, who was the contact person between the event centre and the cleaning company, exchanged a word or two with Kifibin. However, she mostly spoke English to him. In an interview, she explained why she was not in regular contact with the cleaner: Actually the cleaning is outsourced and the supervising is outsourced, too, so it should disturb our work as little as...
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Why do some cities thrive?
Science, Maths & Technology

Why do some cities thrive?

...managed to reinvent themselves by growing new sectors – electronics, pharmaceuticals, finance, business support services. Those cities that hadn’t managed to diversify, reorientate and adapt their employment sectors fared less well.” Martin cites Cambridge as an exemplar of diversification: “Cambridge is interesting because it is often held up as a high-tech...
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Can engineering help improve patient safety?
Science, Maths & Technology

Can engineering help improve patient safety?

...manages to make genuine improvements in patient safety, too often these interventions cannot be replicated elsewhere or scaled up, leading to the curse of “worked once”, as she describes it. One place that has managed to break this pattern is Northern Ireland, which has overcome the problem of poor labelling of lines such as intravenous lines and urinary catheters. A...
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Diversity in Education: Challenging the Norm in Academic Recruitment
Education & Development

Diversity in Education: Challenging the Norm in Academic Recruitment

...managers within the Faculty of Business and Law (FBL) at The Open University. The project was premised on the fact that the largest group of stakeholders, after students, are the Associate Lecturers (ALs), also known as tutors. Associate Lecturers are responsible for teaching delivery, where they are the ‘face’ of OU academic staff for students. The OU has over 4,000...
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Education & Development

Succeed in the workplace

...Introduction - This week focuses on the role of the interview and how to manage this well. Even if you are not seeking a specific job, much of the guidance offered stands you in good stead whenever you meet someone to talk about what you can offer. If you are asking to be considered for work, you are interviewed to find out if you are suited to the work and to the...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Company law in context
Society, Politics & Law

Company law in context

...introduction to the legal concepts of companies, partnerships, assets and liabilities...The legal issues involved in setting up and running a business can be complex and confusing, especially when some of the terms used don't seem to have clear meanings. Company law in context is a free course from the College of Law, offering a basic introduction to the legal concepts of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Sustainable Scotland
Nature & Environment

Sustainable Scotland

...introduction to a number of different aspects of sustainability that impact on Scotland and the wider world...Sustainable Scotland is a free course that will appeal to anyone with an interest in a sustainable future in the context of contemporary Scottish society. It will give you a broad-based introduction to a number of different aspects of sustainability that impact on...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs