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Understanding antibiotic resistance Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding antibiotic resistance

...de-escalation may sometimes work better than an evolutionary arms race. Video 1 An introduction to the acquisition and spread of antibiotic resistance. By the end of this week, you should be able to: explain how genetic mutations can give rise to antibiotic resistance that can be inherited describe the horizontal gene transfer mechanisms that allow antibiotic resistance...
Investigating a murder with forensic psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Investigating a murder with forensic psychology

...De Paulo, 2006) which, it has been suggested, may be caused by a generalised suspicion resulting from their professions (Masip et al., 2005). In the next activity you can consider how your own responses might relate to these research findings. Activity 7 By looking at your own results from the detecting deception activity you can work out whether or not you a) displayed a...
Veiling
History & The Arts

Veiling

...adults (daughters of immigrant Muslims) are assuming a public Islamic identity by wearing the hijab […] despite the fact that their mothers have never dressed Islamically’ (2007, pp. 253–4). She argues that many women have donned the hijab in response to and resistance against ‘Islamophobia that took hold as a consequence of the propaganda for the war on...
Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Business models in strategic management
Money & Business

Business models in strategic management

...adults sitting on separate tables and talking in their groups.] Activity 8 Customer relations quiz Timing: Allow about 5 minutes. Select the answer for Question 1a here Co-creation is: when an organisation chooses to design, develop, and produce a product or a service together with customersCongratulations. This is the correct answer. Co-creation is when customers...
Hybrid working: planning for the future
Money & Business

Hybrid working: planning for the future

...De Smet et al., 2021) states reinvention is needed, and proposes the following nine imperatives that future-ready companies will exhibit. [Described image] (De Smet et al., 2021) Figure 7 Nine organisational imperatives for future-ready companies The trends and imperatives may be areas you already consider, however, delivering such a strategy requires embarking on a...
‘Problem’ populations, ‘problem’ places
Society, Politics & Law

‘Problem’ populations, ‘problem’ places

...de-souche (white-Catholic-French) and those of color, primarily “new” immigrants from North and sub-Saharan Africa’ (Orlando, 2003, p. 395), many of whom are Muslim, impoverished and live in banlieue neighbourhoods. Large-scale development of the banlieue began in the 1960s, resettling both working-class populations moving from inner-city areas and migrants arriving...
Religious diversity: rethinking religion
History & The Arts

Religious diversity: rethinking religion

...for reflecting on patriotic sacrifice. The role of Christian belief and worship is de-emphasised in comparison to St Paul’s own presentation of its purpose. The testimony of the veterans and their families emphasises the importance of these public acknowledgements of loss and sacrifice for the nation. Activity 6 Read the article ‘Occupy Protesters Chain Themselves to St Paul’s Pulpit’ which featured on the Guardian ......
Diversity and inclusion in the workplace Badge icon
Money & Business

Diversity and inclusion in the workplace

...de-stress, allows us to catch ourselves before it spirals. The personal resilience of those leading or supporting the diversity and inclusion agenda within your workplace can have a big impact on the success of their leadership. If you want to learn more about resilience at work, investigate the OpenLearn badged open course: Developing career resilience...Week 5: Skills...