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Introduction to operations management
Money & Business

Introduction to operations management

...classed as ‘non-operations’ will still contain processes with outputs, each with corresponding processes. For example, a finance manager has outputs such as financial reports, and a HR manager has outputs such as recruited or trained staff. It is important, therefore, that you apply the concepts explored in this course as much as you can to your own situation. Review...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
10 years of The Bottom Line
Money & Business

10 years of The Bottom Line

...de-regulated online currency; but TripAdvisor and social recommendations - and the implications, both positive and negative, for all types of businesses - seem to be sticking around for the long term. Wearable technology is one of the big developments at the moment, but will it translate to the mainstream or stay strictly for the geeky gadget- fan niche? Apps are booming...
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Article 5 mins
Networked practitioner: open or closed practice?
Education & Development

Networked practitioner: open or closed practice?

...de Michelis, G., Simone, C. and Schmidt, K. (eds) Proceedings of ECSCW’93, the 3rd European Conference on Computer-Supported Co-operative Work, pp.77–92, Kluwer (Academic Press), Netherlands. Bernstein, B. and Solomon, J. (1999) ‘Pedagogy, identity and the construction of a theory of symbolic control’, Basil Bernstein questioned by Joseph Solomon, British Journal...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
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Society, Politics & Law

Advancing Black leadership

...class areas of cities are changed and adapted to the lives and lifestyles of the better off is commonly known as gentrification. The dynamics of gentrification are extensively discussed and debated by academics and policymakers, although broad agreement exists that gentrification has both significant economic and cultural aspects. Economically, residents are forced out of...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Everyday maths 1
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 1

...class each need 20 cm of string for a project. How many metres of string will they use all together? You want to buy 30 cm of fabric. The fabric is sold by the metre. What should you ask for? Answer You will have found it useful to refer to the metric conversion diagram for this activity. To convert from centimetres to millimetres, you need to multiply the figure in...
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Free course 48 hrs
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Education & Development

Succeeding in postgraduate study

...variability in the structure, content, organisation, assessment, examination, duration and delivery methods of postgraduate courses and qualifications at different universities and in different countries, which means that going beyond these broader comparisons would be difficult (and beyond the remit of this course). However, you should be aware that most taught...
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Level 3: Advanced 24 hrs
Infection and immunity
Health, Sports & Psychology

Infection and immunity

...variables is ‘time’, the time scale is plotted on the horizontal axis, as it is in Figure 15. We mentioned that infant mortality rates were much higher in the past than they are today. For comparison, the infant mortality rate has not exceeded 100 infant deaths per 1000 live births anywhere in the world at any time in the 21st century and is falling steadily, as...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Groups and teamwork
Science, Maths & Technology

Groups and teamwork

...variable – perhaps one, perhaps changing, perhaps shared Empowered by senior management Empowered by the team members and a supportive culture and environment With both forms of team, managers need to rethink their traditional approach to teamworking. Equality of team membership is a key feature of modern teams, with every member playing an equally important role in...
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Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs