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Employee engagement
Money & Business

Employee engagement

...work is valued because of the wider social contribution that it makes. This, according to Will Marre, is an increasingly important explanation for engagement...Employee engagement: 2 Finding meaning and engagement in work - You will no doubt have found from the previous section that most people who have worked in different jobs in different sectors will have different...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
The business of football
Money & Business

The business of football

...work to thrive and need social interaction whilst other personality types prefer independence and like to work alone. Those whose work is their passion are likely to use phrases like job satisfaction. Two other aspects often feature: Work can give people an identity. We feel that we belong to a group of people, such as being a physiotherapist or an accountant or ......
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
The Enlightenment
History & The Arts

The Enlightenment

...social turmoil and transformation equally unprecedented, marked by revolution, war and the beginnings of industrialisation. The period saw the interface of two fundamental cultural movements: Enlightenment and Romanticism. The transition from the first to the second has been described as ‘the greatest single shift in the consciousness of the West that has occurred’...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
The technology of crime control
Society, Politics & Law

The technology of crime control

...social regulation and processes of discipline. In Chapter 4 for example, in the early nineteenth century new kinds of institutions, the asylum, the workhouse, as well as the prison, were designed and built to promote social stability when traditional ideas and practices appeared outmoded. Innovations in prison design, such as Bentham's panopticon, were to instil values of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
The Long Table
Society, Politics & Law

The Long Table

...interests. It was initiated by artists and cultural organisations and encourages people to participate through special events. The Long Table is local, national, transnational and global in orientation and concerned with anti-discrimination, equality and social justice, education, research, knowledge production and information access. It began in 2013 and is ongoing....
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Article 5 mins
Geography Matters: A Collection
Society, Politics & Law

Geography Matters: A Collection

...with the OU, looking for some extra reading between modules, or just wanting to learn more about Geography, the Geography Matters collection is the place to be. If you are an existing OU student, there are more resources on the pages supporting Environmental Studies or Social Science. If you want to learn more about Geography at the Open University, visit our website....
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Video 5 mins
How might a hard or soft Brexit affect the UK?
Society, Politics & Law

How might a hard or soft Brexit affect the UK?

...Stihler MEP, Alex Neil MSP and Mark Diffley, social researcher, analyse the importance of the type of deal the United Kingdom receives after Brexit, following the decision to leave the European Union in 2016. Understanding Brexit Copyright information: Image: 'Shipping Grid' by Reid Beels under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Image: 'UK Border Force' by Max Speed under CC BY-ND 2.0...
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Video 7 mins
A brief introduction to co-design
Science, Maths & Technology

A brief introduction to co-design

...social, political, environmental, educational and technological issues...Click here to view our short animations on co-design approaches This brief animation introduces the concept of co-design: what it is, why it is needed and what role professional designers can play in making it happen. Transcript If you are interested to learn more about some of the methods and...
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Article 5 mins