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The social in social science
Society, Politics & Law

The social in social science

...social scientific research. Although theory works at a whole series of levels, there are common characteristics which can be identified in the things we do, from the most abstract to the most ordinary everyday levels. For instance, when you awake every morning you engage in a complex series of tasks of varying levels of complexity, ranging from brushing your teeth to...
Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Making social media work in Higher Education
Education & Development

Making social media work in Higher Education

...social media work in Higher Education is designed to help you do this, it will help you reflect upon the decisions you make about how to use social media as part of your Higher Educational journey...Introduction and guidance: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the personal impact of social media and make informed choices...
Social construction and social constructionism
Society, Politics & Law

Social construction and social constructionism

...working through er of the idea of things being socially constructed and the fact that what we deal with in studying social policy in this way, is a field of social constructions, is important. In the same way I want to pick up one little phrase that Esther used, which is when she was talking about Book 1 she said, ‘and the case studies that are in Book 1’, and I think...
Social marketing
Money & Business

Social marketing

...Social marketing: 5.3 How communications work - The paper by Kotler and Zaltman (1971) emphasises the crucial fact that, for both commercial and social marketers, it is the combination of the ‘marketing mix’ elements (i.e. product, price, place and promotion) which will effect behavioural change. So what can we expect from communication and what objectives can be set...
Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Social Science
Society, Politics & Law

Social Science

...Social Sciences? One definition is that they are specialised systematic forms of knowledge, which leads the question: What is knowledge? Through discussions with powerful and responsible social scientists, the tracks on this album focus on the history of social science, how they are shaping the world as we know it, and the differences between scientific and religious...
Audio 1 hr 24 mins
Social marketing
Money & Business

Social marketing

...social change? In a series of lively interviews, Professor Gerard Hastings of the Institute of Social Marketing, faces questions from members of ISM-Open (the Institute of Social Marketing at The Open University Business School) on issues such as the ethics of social marketing, branding and advertising, and the morality of shocking or scaring people into changing their...
Audio 1 hr 31 mins
Innovation in health and social care: social and historical
Health, Sports & Psychology

Innovation in health and social care: social and historical

...social care: social and historical, focuses on digital technologies and innovations in health and social care and explores the types of innovations that are available and the impact this has on the individuals using them. You will also gain an insight into the potential advantages and disadvantages of these innovations. ...This free course, Innovation in health and social...
Wellbeing for Work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Wellbeing for Work

...work, combined with the loss of social support (both at work and from family) has probably had a profound effect on our sense of wellbeing. What is wellbeing? Wellbeing is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as “the state of being comfortable, healthy or happy”. There is a lot of information about wellbeing and how differently it can be measured. If we look at...