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Black and Minority Ethnic Network Podcasts - series 2
Education & Development

Black and Minority Ethnic Network Podcasts - series 2

...social contexts. Marcus Young Katherine talk to Marcus young about his experience of working of working at The Open University. Transcript I believe having that more representation within the OU, even shown through these interviews, potentially will help BME, people that may live in Milton Keynes, desire to be a part of the OU or to apply for these jobs. Copyright...
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Audio 1 hr 30 mins
Rules, rights and justice: an introduction to law
Society, Politics & Law

Rules, rights and justice: an introduction to law

...social context. This material forms part of The Open University course W100 Rules, rights and justice: an introduction to law... Rules, rights and justice: an introduction to law A short introduction to this album. Does prison work? An ex-prisoner, a prison reformist, a judge and an academic of law discuss the value of incarceration for punishment and rehabilitation....
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Audio 2 hrs 3 mins
Games, Geeks and the Parent's Dilemma
Languages

Games, Geeks and the Parent's Dilemma

...social and educational impact of video games in their experience. Games Design and e-Safety Games designer Phil Stuart gives his expert insight into today’s gaming landscape. Parents In this track, parents talk about the role of gaming in the lives of their children, and the importance of striking a balance between gaming and other activities Children Children talk...
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Audio 1 hr 14 mins
Succeeding in postgraduate study Badge icon
Education & Development

Succeeding in postgraduate study

...interacts with social circumstance. Moving from a broad argument to a particular example helps them to support their overarching argument. Box 1 From the general to the particular The following is an extract from Smith and Goldblatt’s chapter ‘Whose health is it anyway?’ in Hinchliffe and Woodward’s book, The Natural and the Social: Uncertainty, Risk, Change. In...
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Level 3: Advanced 24 hrs
Systems diagramming
Digital & Computing

Systems diagramming

...social or academic settings. Thus a modern map looks quite different to an eighteenth century map while digital watches have replaced analogue ones for many people...Systems diagramming: 2.1 Diagrams as models - Diagrams come in many forms and uses, but for systems thinking and practice it is useful to think of them as models (meaning ‘representations of reality’ in...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Effective communication in the workplace Badge icon
Money & Business

Effective communication in the workplace

...interaction that aims to increase your number of social or professional contacts. Once established, these contacts may help you in numerous ways. Networking events are formally arranged by many organisations but networking can also happen spontaneously when you meet someone in an informal environment, such as the school that your child attends, your book club or a...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
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Money & Business

Working in teams

...interactive toolkit in which you can keep your notes together. You will be directed to different parts of the toolkit at specific points throughout the course. However, if you’d prefer to use a notebook that is, of course, also fine. By the end of this week, you will be able to: understand why employers value teamwork explain the difference between a group and a team...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
John Webster, The Duchess of Malfi
History & The Arts

John Webster, The Duchess of Malfi

...social conflicts to which it gives rise. The course is designed to hone your skills of textual analysis...This free course, John Webster, The Duchess of Malfi, concentrates on Acts 1 and 2 of John Webster's Renaissance tragedy, The Duchess of Malfi. It focuses on the representation of marriage for love and the social conflicts to which it gives rise. The course is...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs