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Beginners’ Spanish: food and drink
Languages

Beginners’ Spanish: food and drink

...adapted extract from the Open University course L194 Portales: beginners' Spanish...Beginners’ Spanish: food and drink: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: take part in simple exchanges when buying food in shops or at the market in Spain understand basic information about prices and quantities in Spanish order food and drinks in a bar...
Sam Selvon, The Lonely Londoners
History & The Arts

Sam Selvon, The Lonely Londoners

...adapted extract from the Open University course A230 : Reading and studying literature. It can also be found in the publication Sara Haslam and Sue Asbee (eds) (2012) The Twentieth Century, published by The Open University and Bloomsbury Academic...Sam Selvon, The Lonely Londoners: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand...
Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Conducting qualitative interviews: an introduction
Education & Development

Conducting qualitative interviews: an introduction

...adapt their questions to suit each interviewee because the questions don’t have to be asked using the exact same words each time. This flexibility in questioning means researchers can also use qualitative interviews to explore areas where each individual interviewee has something interesting to say. For example, in discussing contraceptive experiences, Reproductive...
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Education & Development

Succeed in the workplace

...adapt and rehearse. In the next sections you’ll develop a clear personal profile and from this a summary you might use in an interview, whether expected or not...Week 7: Presenting your ‘best’ self at interview: 5 A summary of yourself - [Photo of a hand holding a card with 'Who am I?' written on it.] Figure 6 Personal statement It is important for any interview...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Managing my money
Money & Business

Managing my money

...adapt and get new systems up and running. MARTIN UPTON Ok. Two more questions about this pension cycle which we've been talking about in this series of questions. What if I die before I start my retirement and start to receive my pension income? What happens? Was it just a complete waste of money or does someone benefit? JONQUIL LOWE Let's talk again, about April because...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
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Society, Politics & Law

Legal skills and debates in Scotland

...adapts to meet the needs of modern society. Following your study of this week you should have an understanding of: what the ‘law’ means to you the relationship between law, morals and justice the evolving nature of law and its role in society. Later weeks build on your knowledge by considering a number of aspects of law-making, the interpretation of legislation,...
IT: Information
Science, Maths & Technology

IT: Information

...updated and at the same time achieve substantial operational cost savings. […] [L]et me conclude by highlighting what I believe to be the digital newsgathering promise: More efficient newsgathering. More options for getting the story back. Faster post production. Greater editorial freedom. Broad multiskilling opportunities. Easier automation. Improved technical quality. Lower operating costs. I make no excuse for emphasising......
Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
An introduction to social work
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to social work

...et al., 2011, p. 809). As you read note down answers to the following questions. What do the authors suggest are the core characteristics of relationship-based practice? How do they explain the ‘use of self’ in social work? What do they suggest is one of the biggest challenges you will encounter in professional relationship-based social work practice? Discussion...
Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs