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Organisations and the financial system
Money & Business

Organisations and the financial system

...Introduction - What are the main types of financial resources available to organisations and how can these funds be used in an efficient way? Is one financial source always better than another? Can every type of goal be achieved by relying on the same source of financing? This free course Organisations and the financial system will explore these questions by discussing...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
The power of infographics in research dissemination
Education & Development

The power of infographics in research dissemination

...Introduction - [Described image] Figure 1 The conversation prism by Brian Solis and JESS3, The Conversation Prism 2.0. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Licence https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/deed.en Infographics are becoming an essential tool in data representation, sense-making and research communication. In this free course,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Battered, Hurt, ...Shutting? Why has BHS struggled on the high street?
Money & Business

Battered, Hurt, ...Shutting? Why has BHS struggled on the high street?

...manage the business, BHS failed in this and fell behind. The fastest growing retailers in the UK today are identified by their omni-channel approach, innovative use of physical stores, clever deployment of emerging technologies and international strategies. Whether large or small, success comes from understanding and engaging consumers and meeting their needs; things that...
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Article 5 mins
Meet the OU experts behind 'Hospital'
Health, Sports & Psychology

Meet the OU experts behind 'Hospital'

...manage resource demands that don’t stretch sufficiently to accommodate all needs; you will meet patients – many with complex care needs who are faced with uncertainty about treatment; you will see staff frustrated by the constraints they are working within yet, you will see how committed they are to doing their best for patients and for their organisation. Hospitals...
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Article 10 mins
Porn licensing isn't the answer
Digital & Computing

Porn licensing isn't the answer

...managed by people capable of devising alternate methods to deliver it that they’d have little trouble circumnavigating any future rules. For parents, part of the problem is how you manage your children’s use of the internet. You can’t hover over their shoulder every time they go online but leaving them exposed to all that is out there is an appealing prospect too....
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Article 5 mins
Getting to the heart of it: investigating side effects of anti-cancer treatments
Science, Maths & Technology

Getting to the heart of it: investigating side effects of anti-cancer treatments

...managed in the clinic? In the clinic, cardiotoxicity is managed by modifying treatment regimens, promoting regular exercise and a healthy diet, and by closely monitoring individuals that may be at risk of developing treatment-related cardiotoxicity. Patients can be monitored through blood tests to detect biomarkers of abnormal heart function, and through assessing how...
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Article 5 mins
Music and mental health: the parallels between Victorian asylum treatments and modern social prescribing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Music and mental health: the parallels between Victorian asylum treatments and modern social prescribing

...management”, which placed a focus on using employment, diet, surroundings and recreational activities as forms of therapy. When state-run asylums were first introduced in Britain in the early 19th century, music soon became included as a form of moral management to distract patients outside of working hours and keep them occupied. Both music and dance were efficient...
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Article 5 mins
Supporting university students with a mental health condition
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting university students with a mental health condition

...Introduction - There is an increasing prevalence of university students who need mental health support and university staff benefit from training on this topic. This course explores this phenomenon, drawing on an Open University study on how university staff (tutors) can support students with a mental health condition, and considers both what staff and institutions can do...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs