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60 second adventures in microgravity
Science, Maths & Technology

60 second adventures in microgravity

...studies will be very important. But the greatest beneficiaries of bed rest studies are our current human population on Earth. Many parts of the world have aging populations, but especially Western Europe, America and Japan. People living here have significantly increased their life expectancy over that of previous generations and they can also expect a better quality of...
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Including diversity in race, ethnicity and culture in your teaching
Education & Development

Including diversity in race, ethnicity and culture in your teaching

...study. (The Open University offers several part-time postgraduate education opportunities, including a Masters in Inclusive Practice.) A study by Bree Picower shows white teachers consistently trying to avoid acknowledging racist views they might have put forward.You may feel confident in your ability to spot discrimination and to provide fair and equitable teaching....
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Social construction and social constructionism
Society, Politics & Law

Social construction and social constructionism

...study of the Social Sciences and, in particular, in relation to Social Policy. The materials are primarily an audio file, originally 28 minutes in length and recorded in 2001. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of Level 1 study in Sociology...Social construction and social constructionism: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: define...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Does handing a company on to the children work?
Money & Business

Does handing a company on to the children work?

...skill (here, here and here) and lack of awareness of managerial underperformance (here, here and here). Neither of these mechanisms, however, fully explain the gap in management underperformance. We propose a different possibility based on the wealth of evidence that suggests family firms have implicit employment commitments with their workers. Evidence of such...
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Introducing technology and innovation management
Science, Maths & Technology

Introducing technology and innovation management

...studying this course, you should be able to: recognise different perspectives and value that can be added by innovation appreciate innovation and diffusion processes identify key ‘innovation management’ activities understand the four key lenses of people, technology, organisational and contextual (PTOC) factors that influence and are influenced by
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
What are Mintzberg’s five components of an organisation? The one-minute guide
Money & Business

What are Mintzberg’s five components of an organisation? The one-minute guide

...skills (e.g., by organising training programmes). This group of analysts is referred to by Mintzberg as the Technostructure. The organisation also adds other administrative functions that provide services to itself, for example legal advice, public relations, mailroom, cafeteria and so on. These are the Support staff. What is the Operating Core? Finally, at the bottom of...
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Why was the Systems Thinking in Practice hub created?
Society, Politics & Law

Why was the Systems Thinking in Practice hub created?

...skill. For example UNESCO includes systems thinking as one of the key competences for educators in education for sustainable development, OECD recently published a book on Systemic Thinking for Policy Making: The Potential of Systems Analysis for Addressing Global Policy Challenges in the 21st Century, while the UK’s Institute for Apprenticeships has approved a standard...
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Fossil evidence for evolution
History & The Arts

Fossil evidence for evolution

...study of fossils) might provide. After all, the similarities between the extinct giant sloths and armadillos whose fossils he had found in Patagonia, and their diminutive relatives still living there today, had already seeded doubts in his mind about the immutability of species. However, as he later developed his ideas on natural selection and sought evidence for the...
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