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Understanding your sector Badge icon
Money & Business

Understanding your sector

...families. Tesco will be judged on its success in terms of its volume of sales and what this represents in terms of profit. By taking a very different example, such as a hospital, then you can see that the situation is more complex. Certainly, a hospital exists to meet the needs of its customers, or more accurately its patients, but how is success judged? Tesco might...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Introducing Black leadership Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing Black leadership

...family and employers, and on social media. Badges are a great motivation, helping you to reach the end of the course. Gaining a badge often boosts confidence in the skills and abilities that underpin successful study. So, completing this course should encourage you to think about taking other courses...Introduction and guidance: How to get a badge - Getting a badge is...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Harry Marshall - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Harry Marshall - Earth in Vision

...trees, you can go in incredible detail through satellite imagery to effluent being pumped into a river. The opportunity to name and shame through these very specific targeted natural history bites rather than Life on Earth epics is, I think, really interesting in terms of its ability to bring about change. What if the BBC released its archive to the public? Should the BBC...
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Julian Hector - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Julian Hector - Earth in Vision

...tree and doing the morning show from Congo or somewhere like that. So do you get the idea? So actually it’s about collaboration, bringing something different to the table, so maybe a Radio 1 show and a major BBC 1 natural history landmark is a much more effective collaborator than a content-laden speech series against radio; that’s the point I’m trying to make....
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Introducing multidisciplinary study at The Open University
Education & Development

Introducing multidisciplinary study at The Open University

...tree with little people figures on the branches.] Figure 2: Choose the greatest path of interest The Open qualifications provide you with the opportunity to study any subject(s) you like in many combinations; Figure 3 shows some of the subject areas offered. [Illustration showing different Open qualification subject areas:] Figure 3: The Open qualifications subject areas...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Introduction to polymers
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to polymers

...tree, fibres for rope and textile fabrics, and amber adhesive for attaching stone and metal tools to wooden handles. Rubber was used by the early Americans for containers, shoes and balls. Ways of processing them to shape and improving their properties were developed during the Victorian era (see Box 1), but it was not until the growth of the organic chemical industry...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Legal skills and debates in Scotland Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

Legal skills and debates in Scotland

...family? Did you visit your doctor? Did you go away? Have you visited an exhibition? Did you take part in sport? Did you buy a coffee or take-away meal? Did you use the internet to search for information or contact friends? Have you watched catch-up TV? Have a look at the suggestions that follow, as some of these contacts with the law may also appear on your list. Travel:...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Bob Dylan as Nobel Laureate: Two reactions
History & The Arts

Bob Dylan as Nobel Laureate: Two reactions

...family or a very dear, old friend had won this. Well done your Bobness Other Bangladeshis congratulated him on Twitter: Congratulations Bob Dylan, a true friend of Bangladesh. — Saifur Rahman (@saifurmishu) October 13, 2016 Congrats for winning Nobel prize! Bob Dylan, a true friend of Bangladesh. ♥♥♥ Love from Bangladesh. pic.twitter.com/oTv9Qv3aQ2 — Shanjiban...
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