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The awarding gap at The Open University
Education & Development

The awarding gap at The Open University

...systemic change. Note: Selecting correct and appropriate terminology to describe a diverse group of people, all of whom have experienced racism, is difficult. For the purposes of this article, BME and BAME is used, although it is recognised these are problematic terms. Background In England, the profile of race equality was raised significantly after the death of Stephen...
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Developing (as) a research team
Education & Development

Developing (as) a research team

...Systems (FedCSIS), pp. 823–9. McGinn, M.K., Shields, C., Manley‐Casimir, M., Grundy, A.L. and Fenton, N. (2005) ‘Living ethics: a narrative of collaboration and belonging in a research team’, Reflective Practice, 6(4), pp. 551–67. Travnicek, C., Stoll, D., Reichinger, A. and Rix, J. (2022) ‘It soon became clear – insights into technology and
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Fatih Birol - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Fatih Birol - Stories of Change

...system, but they themselves are not enough to bring us to a two degree Celsius target, which is a must if we want to have a planet which is more or less similar to what we have today. Therefore we need to go beyond that, and Paris is a very important stop for making it possible. But in Paris we need to see that the energy sector, policymakers, energy industry, get the...
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Stakeholders in marketing and finance
Money & Business

Stakeholders in marketing and finance

...system there is usually no choice of products or suppliers if an employee wants to be paid. There are exceptions, however. For example, all IT systems within an organisation may be provided by the IT department but the internal customer or consumer may be able to influence the design. In addition, while we can see clearly who is paying for a family’s ice creams, holiday...
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Level 2: Intermediate 2 hrs
Little white lies: Whiteness, reflexivity, race and criminology
Education & Development

Little white lies: Whiteness, reflexivity, race and criminology

...system that crossed the Irish Sea centuries ago, went beyond the Pale and spread across the globe (Linebaugh, 2019). In Africa, the Irish have always been unequivocally White even when to the English in England they have been a bit less than White, and possibly a bit Black (Ralston, 1999). It is some of these personal and political complications of whiteness that I...
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Digital thinking tools for better decision making Badge icon
Digital & Computing

Digital thinking tools for better decision making

...system can represent all numbers, and it is much easier for electronics to deal with. Moving from mechanical parts to electronics was a major breakthrough. Since their invention, digital devices have become much faster, more reliable, smaller and cheaper than their mechanical predecessors. However, digital technology is more than just arithmetic. This is because 0s and 1s...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Manufacturing
Science, Maths & Technology

Manufacturing

...system and will describe some of the many different ways of making products. We will illustrate how the required properties of the materials in a product influence the choice of manufacturing process used...How are designs turned into products? What resources, materials and methods are used and what set of activities goes under the heading of 'manufacturing'? This free...
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Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
The Enlightenment
History & The Arts

The Enlightenment

...system of government. The kingdom is more than three hundred leagues across; it is divided into thirty provinces. The reverend fathers own everything, and the natives nothing. It is a masterpiece of reason and justice. (Voltaire, 1981, p. 88; trans. Lentin) This French Enlightenment tone and temper – detached, ironic and at times wickedly or darkly humorous – should...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs