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Multidisciplinary study: the value and benefits Badge icon
Education & Development

Multidisciplinary study: the value and benefits

...data, art, and she was a student of natural history from a young age. She was also interested in geology, archaeology, entomology, and mycology. "What was rare was how Potter used her gifts in diverse areas, from stories for children and animal husbandry to the preservation of land, farms, and watersheds in the English Lake District," Lear, 2007. Albert Einstein, the most...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Internships and other work experiences Badge icon
Money & Business

Internships and other work experiences

...analysis to identify them. Then think about what your friends and family would consider your strengths to be, and spend a few minutes reflecting on these. These are just some of the ways you can build self-confidence. To find out more, see the article that accompanies this video. [MUSIC PLAYING] Video 5 Activity 4 Building self confidence Timing: Allow about 20 minutes...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Clinton / Trump: Two views of the first debate
Society, Politics & Law

Clinton / Trump: Two views of the first debate

...analysis, he did it to himself. As of today, there can no longer be any legitimate argument that voters are unaware of what kind of man Donald Trump is. He has been exposed, in the full glare of the public spotlight, as unqualified, unprepared and unfit for office. The only question is whether the American people will be responsible enough to act on that knowledge. Why...
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Video 10 mins
Discovering development management
Money & Business

Discovering development management

...analysis, aid effectiveness and the art of development management’, Development Policy Review, vol. 32, no. 1, pp. 133–54. Crewe, E. and Axelby, R. (2013) Anthropology and Development: Culture, Morality and Politics in a Globalised World, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. George, S. (2014) ‘“Expect the unexpected”: starting successful partnerships in...
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs
Hero and villain: Robert Clive of the East India Company
History & The Arts

Hero and villain: Robert Clive of the East India Company

...analysis by recent historians, and it will explain why his statue was erected when his contemporaries had condemned him. The EIC and General Governor Robert Clive The EIC established the foundations for the British rule of India. At its height, it ruled a territory larger than Britain and was involved in global trade, politics, war and the transportation of slaves. The...
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Article 20 mins
The importance of interpersonal skills
Money & Business

The importance of interpersonal skills

...Analysis Association Figure 3 Reproduced by kind permission of Belbin Associates, www.belbin.com Courtesy of iirraa Don't miss out: If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University - www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Systems diagramming
Digital & Computing

Systems diagramming

...analysis help us ‘read’ the diagram and extract the relevant ideas the ‘author’ wished to convey?...Systems diagramming: 3.8 Reading diagrams: questioning what they say - With each of these diagrams and others we are trying to read there is another set of more searching questions we can ask: What is the purpose of the diagram, i.e. what is it aiming to tell us?...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Understanding water quality
Nature & Environment

Understanding water quality

...data for the rivers in the UK in 2002. Overall for the UK, it is estimated that about 95% of rivers were of good or fair chemical quality in 2002. These estimates are approximate because the classification scheme in Scotland differs from that in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. There has been an improvement in the proportion of rivers of good or fair quality in the UK...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs