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Pluralism in Economics: inequalities, innovation, environment
Society, Politics & Law

Pluralism in Economics: inequalities, innovation, environment

...resources to publicly fund a wide range of social services, such as healthcare and education (Lavinas, 2017). The first two decades after the two World Wars are oftentimes referred to as the ‘golden years of capitalism’ in the Global North, as these years were characterised by low unemployment and inflation rates and growing national incomes. [Described image] Source:...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Introducing the voluntary sector Badge icon
Money & Business

Introducing the voluntary sector

...resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Week 2: Values and beliefs: Introduction - On a day-to-day basis, you are undoubtedly affected by the values of other people. You probably find that there are both differences and similarities among your values and those of your friends, colleagues and your...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Global challenges in practice: designing a development intervention
Money & Business

Global challenges in practice: designing a development intervention

...open access to certain resources. Norms are expected ways of doing things that are taken for granted. For example, arriving for meetings on time (which is important in Germany, although not necessarily in Italy). Beliefs include generalisations, often closely linked to values, which influence how you interpret the world around you. Surfacing assumptions and interrogating...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Introducing International Relations
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing International Relations

...resources; and the global efforts to combat international terrorism. You will come away with an insight into how to analyse and understand international affairs...In this free course you will be introduced to the subject of International Relations (IR). Drawn from the undergraduate module D228 Exploring international relations: actors, issues, perspectives, it will give...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
10 years of The Bottom Line
Money & Business

10 years of The Bottom Line

...educate, to inform and to entertain. In Evan Davis, the BBC has found someone who can do all three with remarkable ease and wonderful effectiveness. The mission to education is what binds the OU and the BBC together, and it is also what links us with Evan Davis. Evan has been associated with a number of OU BBC productions in recent times. Currently, he is hosting another...
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Article 5 mins
Applying Psychology to Work Activity
Health, Sports & Psychology

Applying Psychology to Work Activity

...resources available in this hub, and how they could help you and/or your organisation? Have a go at this activity to explore new thinking and ideas. ...Thinking About Wellbeing and Change Firstly, from the five main themes within the Applying Psychology to Work, we have chosen two of these for you to explore further. This should give you an initial understanding of some...
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Article 20 mins
Why do a project as part of your study?
Education & Development

Why do a project as part of your study?

...Open University's Business and Management courses and qualifications [business meeting] Projects are common in university teaching, but they are different from the types of study that students experience regularly. Most of us are more used to learning about a particular subject or skill, with teaching that is designed to help you understand this subject in a very guided...
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Article 10 mins
Continuity and learning
Education & Development

Continuity and learning

...Education...Continuity and learning: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: identify specific dimensions of workplace learning understand the concept of biographical learning plan and carry out an informal interview about lifelong learning...Continuity and learning: 1 Workplace learning - Theories of workplace learning draw on...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs