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Groups and teamwork
Science, Maths & Technology

Groups and teamwork

...education, health care, foreign policy, and so on. Given the large number of taboos, it is not surprising to find that such groups repeatedly go through the process of dividing into factions. Although this is a fairly extreme example, the same processes operate in formal and informal work groups. For example, in the production of an Open University course there comes a...
Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
Desmond Morris - Earth In Vision
Nature & Environment

Desmond Morris - Earth In Vision

...educating people gently. When I cooked an ostrich egg on television, for example, which is the size of 28 hen’s eggs, it looked like a silly thing to do but I ate this and the reason was, I said, ‘Now you understand why, these eggs are so tasty. That’s why the ostrich…’ and then I explained about all the defensive displays and distraction displays and things...
George Orwell and Nineteen Eighty-Four
Society, Politics & Law

George Orwell and Nineteen Eighty-Four

...educated at Eton) saw himself as a democratic socialist, but never a communist. Socialism Socialism as an ideology emerged in the West during the early 19th century as a reaction to the economic and social inequalities generated by industrial capitalism. A core aim of socialism is to advance the interests of the working classes by promoting social and economic equality....
Wilberforce
History & The Arts

Wilberforce

...educational condition of Blacks is worse in the West Indies than it was in Africa before they were enslaved. (d) Slavery is an enormity inconsistent with the Christian and humane professions of the British nation. (e) Personal independence, human dignity, and ‘the consolations and supports’ of religion require emancipation from chattel slavery. (f) Under present...
Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Modern slavery
Society, Politics & Law

Modern slavery

...educated enough to be out in the world, I was taught. INTERVIEWER: Did anyone ever die in there? SUBJECT: Oh, die – I was at so many funerals. They were buried on the grounds of the Hyde Park. There was nothing religious in the ground where they were buried. It was just like a green playground, really. INTERVIEWER: What do you mean? Sorry. SUBJECT: It was just a green...
Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
An introduction to design engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to design engineering

...education, or access to other services such as telecommunications. Needs are often immediate reasons and very strong drivers for design – everybody has needs that have to be fulfilled. To solve a problem: almost every time you come across a problem you use some sort of design process to create a new solution or workaround. Most problems are obvious and are identified...
Working in groups and teams
Money & Business

Working in groups and teams

...educators). Ingram, H., Teare, R., Scheuing, E. and Armistead, C. (1997) ‘A systems model of effective teamwork’, The TQM Magazine, vol. 9, issue 2, pp. 118–27. Kakabadse, A., Ludlow, R. and Vinnicombe, S. (1988) Working in Organizations, Harmondsworth, Penguin. Katzenbach, J. and Smith, D. (1993) The Wisdom of Teams, Boston, MA, Harvard Business School Press....
Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
More working with charts, graphs and tables
Science, Maths & Technology

More working with charts, graphs and tables

...education and training opportunities in Scotland...More working with charts, graphs and tables: Conclusion - This free course provided an introduction to studying Mathematics and Statistics. It took you through a series of exercises designed to develop your approach to study and learning at a distance, and helped to improve your confidence as an independent learner...More...