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Time management and study
Health, Sports & Psychology

Time management and study

...busy and there is lots to juggle. The Open University Time Planner can help you work out exactly how you can fit studying around other commitments. Using a planner helps you schedule each event, appointment and task so you don't run out of time. You can use it to set deadlines to help you stay on track and plan in extra time for yourself and spending time with your loved...
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Exploring economics: the secret life of t-shirts
Society, Politics & Law

Exploring economics: the secret life of t-shirts

...businesses. A business may be a local takeaway, or may operate in multiple locations across the globe; both are, in economic terms, referred to as firms. In this course you will focus on firms as the main economic agents involved in supplying the economy. Firms are a crucial part of the modern economy, supplying the food we eat, the clothes we wear, or the leisure...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Diary of a Mars operations day
Science, Maths & Technology

Diary of a Mars operations day

...busy thinking about commands, angles, distances and other details, I have a moment to collect my thoughts for writing my report. Part of my role is to document the discussions we had earlier and preserve for the future why we are investigating the targets that we have selected. Thus, I spend the next ten minutes thinking back to the discussions we had, and making notes of...
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Article 15 mins
Human Resource Management and EDI
Money & Business

Human Resource Management and EDI

...Business Review, 94(7–8), pp. 52–60. Good, L. and Cooper, R. (2016) ‘“But it’s your job to be friendly”: employees coping with and contesting sexual harassment from customers in the service sector’, Gender, Work and Organization 23(5), pp. 447–69. Jack, G., Riach, K. and Bariola, E. (2019) ‘Temporality and gendered agency: menopausal subjectivities in...
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Level 3: Advanced 2 hrs
Working with young people: roles and responsibilities
Education & Development

Working with young people: roles and responsibilities

...money in, so there’s a hundred thousand pound extension which shall be built… KAWSAR [02.31] …so what happened with all the other areas….like… ANDREW [02.33] No, we can’t get planning permission – they’re too expensive – we need lots more money, you know, it’s not feasible. KAWSAR [02.43] A hundred thousand pounds!………it’s good…. ANDREW...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
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Money & Business

Internships and other work experiences

...business, etc. If you are an experienced individual with a detailed CV and your focus for this course is career change, you might want to focus this activity slightly differently. For example, you could look at new experiences you’ve had within your workplace over the last 2–5 years, such as becoming a line manager or mentor for the first time. 2. Rank your...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Hybrid working: wellbeing and inclusion
Money & Business

Hybrid working: wellbeing and inclusion

...business. People have always been at the forefront of our business, and we pride ourselves in that as part of our culture. That said, obviously, we’ve been very aware that the last couple of years have put particular strains and stresses on people. And therefore, we’ve had to react to that in a certain way. My opinion on that is, the best way to deal with that is to...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Culture and Connections: The Scots-Irish experience in America
OpenLearn Ireland

Culture and Connections: The Scots-Irish experience in America

...money to pay for his/her passage might choose to become an indentured servant; that is, he or she would agree to be bound to their employer, often a farmer, for up to seven years in return for their passage, clothing and lodgings. After their period of indenture had ended, the servant was entitled to so-called ‘freedom dues’ from their former masters such as capital...
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Article 5 mins