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Understanding operations management
Money & Business

Understanding operations management

...public or voluntary sectors. In addition, this OpenLearn course discusses the role of operations managers and the importance of focusing on suppliers and customers...Operations management is one of the central functions of all organisations. This free course, Understanding operations management, will provide you with a basic framework for understanding this function,...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
Sniffing out disease
Science, Maths & Technology

Sniffing out disease

...public all the time. But sometimes breath is difficult, for instance when the sample needs to be stored. So over the years, we have in fact sniffed breath, blood, serum, urine, poo, sputum and skin. And there’s no need to stop there, in fact any bit of a person can be sniffed depending upon the illness. The diseases or conditions we have applied this approach to include...
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Ahmed Hussen's election is another element in Canada's mosaic
Society, Politics & Law

Ahmed Hussen's election is another element in Canada's mosaic

...public housing and worked at low-paid jobs to save money for college. He also volunteered for local politicians. That led to recommendations for paid work and eventually Hussen got a job working for a Liberal Party candidate who eventually became Premier of Ontario. He left that to become president of the Canadian Somali Congress and community organizing. But Hussen is...
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Remembering Gary Slapper
Society, Politics & Law

Remembering Gary Slapper

...publications. His column in the Times delighted many and his vast collection of stories and legal anecdotes informed and amused generations of law students. His book on the English Legal System written with David Kelly informed and educated generations of law students fast becoming a leading text on the subject and one of the books found on every law student’s...
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Why we allow comments - and what we expect from you if you share your views
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Why we allow comments - and what we expect from you if you share your views

...publication and review, each post offers the ability to report a post that an individual believes violates the rules of the site. When messages are reported, we will review them as soon as practical. If a commenter has a direct question about an aspect of a piece of content, we will - where practical - invite the original author(s) of that content to respond. Please note...
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Jake Chapman On Using Systems Thinking In Practice
Society, Politics & Law

Jake Chapman On Using Systems Thinking In Practice

...public policy making based on systems theory. I worked in the Cabinet Office on energy policy, I was the external member on the Metropolitan Police Modernisation Board and the principle tutor in the Top Management Programme - a 6 week course that was a gateway for the very top civil servants. I have also worked for the Welsh Government, for a think tank called Demos and...
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The how and why of podcasting: connection, creation and conversation!
Education & Development

The how and why of podcasting: connection, creation and conversation!

...public who might be interested in learning about new ways of approaching topics that are relevant to them. Podcasts can make a real difference as can be seen in this example of student’s feedback from the podcast ‘Help, my writing doesn’t sound like what’s in my head!’: “I've battled with my assignment most of today and really found myself struggling to get my...
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How we live is seen as a justification: Why the French way of life became a target
Society, Politics & Law

How we live is seen as a justification: Why the French way of life became a target

...public place – or not. The rock concert illustrates that Paris, as IS claims, is: “the capital of abomination and perversions”. Music, and rock music in particular, seems to be a menace to the terrorists' highly regulated social order, because of its ability to make people move their bodies and give themselves over to its rhythms. It reminds us of the recent film...
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