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Systems engineering: Challenging complexity
Science, Maths & Technology

Systems engineering: Challenging complexity

...changes in circumstances. Payments can reach £5,000 to £6,000 but many have been forced to pay back some or all of their tax credits. Backbench MPs, who wrote more than 5,000 tax credit complaint letters in the first five months of this year, say many families persuaded to leave benefits and return to work by promises of tax credits take on extra commitments, including...
An introduction to leadership for school governors (Wales)
Education & Development

An introduction to leadership for school governors (Wales)

...change and improvement. The course considers some key issues and concepts in educational leadership and, among others, considers the question of what might constitute good practice in educational leadership and how the capacity to lead might be understood and developed. The importance of planning and evaluating professional learning development as part of this process is...
Exploring health: is your lifestyle really to blame?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring health: is your lifestyle really to blame?

...change and summarise why that is. (For example, if you spend a lot of time being sedentary and sitting for long periods, why is it challenging to be more active?) Comment Instigating change in relation to some lifestyle factors is harder than others, particularly where we have less control over them. For many people, their job requires that they sit for long periods in...
Successful IT systems
Digital & Computing

Successful IT systems

...change as planned – because of failed IT systems. Many more examples, from the private, public and voluntary sectors, may come to your mind. But what exactly do we mean by success or failure in an IT system? This course mostly focuses on success, and helps you understand what we mean by a successful IT system. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open...
Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
Leadership for inclusion: what can you do?
Education & Development

Leadership for inclusion: what can you do?

...change within an educational institution...Leadership for inclusion: what you can do?: 1 Who are leaders? - [speech bubble image with the text: ‘Do I have to be in charge?’] This course is premised on the view that if we want to achieve an inclusive school we cannot rely upon bureaucratic processes or the school leadership team or others in the system to deliver it....
Dive deeper with these extra articles
Society, Politics & Law

Dive deeper with these extra articles

...change? Another recent research project that used creative methods to co-produce knowledge about migration explored the experiences of migrant mothers: Migrant mothers caring for the future Currently the OU is leading a project that explores how to use creative methods for researching and co-producing knowledge with migrant families: PASAR - Participation Arts and social...
Students’ experiences of online tutorials in health and social care
Education & Development

Students’ experiences of online tutorials in health and social care

...they are unable to use the microphone. A poll enables students to share how they are feeling about their studies, whilst the tutor is visible through the webcam. It is important that universities and tutors know about students’ experiences, both positive and negative so that we can make changes to how we work and provide the best possible opportunities for learning....
Understanding Milton Keynes
Society, Politics & Law

Understanding Milton Keynes

...else The grid system of roads Where are all the people? A city in a forest Culture in Milton Keynes Arts in Milton Keynes Economics of Milton Keynes Milton Keynes and The Open University The failure of public transport—and how it could change Ethnic diversity in Milton Keynes How Milton Keynes is portrayed in the media Final thoughts More about Milton Keynes and cities...