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Understanding your sector Badge icon
Money & Business

Understanding your sector

...Physical resources Are buildings, plant and machinery regularly maintained? Is there a regular investment plan for new resources to replace outdated ones? Financial resources What do the organisation’s accounts tell you about its financial soundness? Are there any plans to raise finance for further investment? Who makes important financial decisions and are these made...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Everyday English 1
Languages

Everyday English 1

...physics prize. Tick each one that you can see. Then take a look at the Open University Courses web page (again, open the link in a new tab or window). Can you see features that aren’t used in the previous example? Discussion The first web page has: a logo, to show the reader they are on an Open University website a short, clear heading, so it is immediately clear what...
Level 1: Introductory 48 hrs
Developing leadership practice in voluntary organisations
Money & Business

Developing leadership practice in voluntary organisations

...physical), their education and skills, as well as the broader economy. For example, there may also be a less tangible internal good of generating community spirit – seeing vulnerable homeless people on the street can be distressing and improving people’s lives may make everyone feel that little bit better about themselves and their communities. Organisations tend to...
Teachers sharing resources online
Education & Development

Teachers sharing resources online

...physical and virtual social learning environment’, in World Association of Co-operative Education International Conference on Work Integrated Learning, 3–5 February 2010, Hong Kong, China. Available online at: http://oro.open.ac.uk/ 24071/ (accessed 8 December 2013). Kim, A.J. (2000) Community Building on the Web: Secret Strategies for Successful Online Communities,...
Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
The moral equality of combatants
History & The Arts

The moral equality of combatants

...physical or material threat, contrasted with moral non-innocence and with material innocence. * moral non-innocence and material innocence The term ‘innocence’ derives from the Latin word nocentes, which means people who are threatening or injurious. In the Just War Tradition but not in ordinary discourse, innocence tends to mean material innocence, and contrasts with...
The range of work with young people
Education & Development

The range of work with young people

...physical fitness and make a difference to their community. They can undertake programmes at three levels: accredited bronze, silver and gold awards. Gaining the DofE’s award can benefit young people’s employment prospects and assist applications to college and university. Horizons Education and Achievement Centre Horizons is part of Ealing social services’ Leaving...
Talk the talk
Education & Development

Talk the talk

...physically demonstrative for example, will an audience sit up and take notice or will they just be embarrassed? Religion Closely linked to culture, religion might dictate the very subjects a speaker may or may not speak about if they wish to avoid causing offence. Some kinds of language may be unacceptable, some words or images forbidden. It’s very important to know...
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Historical perspectives on race
History & The Arts

Historical perspectives on race

...physical skin colour, but would be defined by state officials intent on preserving established systems of power based on white supremacy...Course introduction: 2.4 What are the challenges we face in describing ‘race’ in our study of the past? - As discussed earlier, race is something that is not fixed in meaning, and so it can be challenging to accurately use language...
Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs