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Managing virtual project teams
Money & Business

Managing virtual project teams

...Business and Management Series), San Francisco, Wiley. Kirkman, B. I., Rosen, B., Gibson, C. B., Tesluk, P. E. and McPherson, S. O. (2002) ‘Five challenges to virtual team success: lessons from Sabre Inc.’, Academy of Management Executive, vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 67–79. Levi, D. (2007) Group Dynamics For Teams, 2nd edition, Sage Publications. Lipnack, J. and Stamps, J....
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Social science and participation
Society, Politics & Law

Social science and participation

...money. Social exclusion is about people who not only can't do that because they have a lack of money, but can't do that for other reasons. They're excluded because they may be disabled or discriminated against or because there's no transport to get them to social activities. So social exclusion as-- we see it as a wider concept that poverty. It's about why people are...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Introducing multidisciplinary study at The Open University
Education & Development

Introducing multidisciplinary study at The Open University

...business and languages. Or you can build your own individual science, technology, engineering and mathematics degree with the BSc Combined STEM. Finally, the MA/MSc Open is an innovative masters degree, which means you can expand your existing discipline-related knowledge to pursue options related to your professional development. People change jobs and careers throughout...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Criminology beyond crime
Society, Politics & Law

Criminology beyond crime

...money and the theft of biodiveristy; and the contamination of air, soil and water from pollution are some examples of the ways global trade networks provide contexts for new and emerging forms of criminality. While international criminal organisations are involved and profit from such actions, it is democratically elected governments that often facilitate, contribute,...
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs
Strategic planning for online learning
Education & Development

Strategic planning for online learning

...business world reports that 70% of strategic plans are never implemented (Carucci, 2017).This is due to the fact that the plans are not regularly reviewed or responsive enough to cope with changing internal and external environments. Research carried out in 2019 in multi-academy trusts, indicates that many boards don’t have effective enough processes for gathering...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Passports: identity and airports
Society, Politics & Law

Passports: identity and airports

...business. So since these kinds of measures didn't work out, they then suggest more sort of systematic, legal measures. In 1913, there were two dramatic incidents. The first of these incidents was the arrival of a ship called the Panama Maru in Vancouver with 56 Indians. Many of these Indians claimed that they had been in Canada before and were simply returning. So they...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
The Legacy of Nuclear Power, Part 2
Society, Politics & Law

The Legacy of Nuclear Power, Part 2

...money or the – or the technology to produce. The whole thing is a mare’s nest. A complete disaster. The only thing is, maybe it’s got enough life in it to do a bit more damage before it finally dies. Petr Jehlička: Well, as we are now learning about these pretty horrific stories coming from Japan regarding Fukushima where, in my understanding, the situation is...
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Nicole McLean (Mamet) – hospitality, gate line and train driver
Society, Politics & Law

Nicole McLean (Mamet) – hospitality, gate line and train driver

...money were involved and soon discovered that in some cases, being a woman in these situations worked against me. My new-found appreciation for the conductors’ position had me keeping an eye on the job vacancy list and soon positions for conductors and drivers became available. I had planned to only apply for the conductors’ position when this vacancy list was...
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