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Human Resource Management and EDI
Money & Business

Human Resource Management and EDI

...social and cultural backgrounds and characteristics...Human Resource Management and EDI: 1.4 Inclusion - Research has considered both the persistence of discriminatory practices in work in spite of decades of equality legislation and how and why EDI initiatives may fail in organisations (for instance, Colley et al., 2021; Dobbin and Kalev, 2016; Noon and Ogbonna, 2021)....
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Society, Politics & Law

Introducing Black leadership

...social movements. This course's learning will be informed by cutting-edge theory in materials developed by experts in leadership, and it will incorporate a mix of contemporary and historical multimedia case studies...In this free course, you will develop skills to empower yourself as a leader. Guided by the Five Ps model of leadership (person, process, position, product...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Reading and note taking – preparation for study
Society, Politics & Law

Reading and note taking – preparation for study

...social scientists work describe some basic techniques relating to reading, for example, highlighting, note-taking and the processing write in your own words using references and quoting sources...Reading and note taking – preparation for study: Introduction - This course is about the very basic study skills of reading and taking notes. You will be asked to think about...
Hybrid working: wellbeing and inclusion
Money & Business

Hybrid working: wellbeing and inclusion

...social economic, environmental and cultural wellbeing of Wales – but the areas they cover could apply equally to other nations. The goals are shown in Figure 1 and described in Table 1. [Described image] Figure 1 Wellbeing goals. Table 1 A Prosperous Wales An innovative, productive, and low carbon society that recognises the limits of the global environment and...
So, you want to be a nurse? A brief introduction to nursing
Health, Sports & Psychology

So, you want to be a nurse? A brief introduction to nursing

...social care providers in Wales to offer services in Welsh, rather than on the patient or service user to have to request them. The Welsh language is part of daily life and practice in Wales. Making an ‘Active Offer’ recognises that effective communication is key to meeting the needs of Welsh-speaking patients, as well as ensuring patient safety by way of accurate...
An introduction to death, dying and grief
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to death, dying and grief

...social scientists and ‘thanatologists’ (people who specialise in the academic study of death and dying). However, what is so fascinating about this topic – once you start to dig a little deeper – is that there continues to be so much variation in how death is understood by different people and different cultures. [Described image] Figure 1 The Tana Torajen...
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Money & Business

Internships and other work experiences

...social distancing rules. You may also find Week 7, which focuses on virtual internships, more relevant to your plans than you expected. We haven’t removed anything from the course at this stage as it should all become relevant again when we are able to return to normality. We will review this decision as longer-term Government advice becomes clearer. The Open University...
An introduction to artificial intelligence
Education & Development

An introduction to artificial intelligence

...social issues surrounding this technology. It is aimed at people interested in understanding where this technology has come from, the kinds of opportunities it brings to modern and future societies, but also the risks it presents, and what steps we might take to avoid such risks...Artificial Intelligence (AI) represents great opportunity, but also significant disruption...