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Understanding operations management
Money & Business

Understanding operations management

...sources. Internal sources include testing, evaluation and continuously improving goods and services; external sources include those who supply products or services to end-customers as well as feedback from customers themselves...Understanding operations management: 4.1 The boundary of the operations system - The simple transformation model in Figure 1 provides a powerful...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
Legal skills and debates in Scotland Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

Legal skills and debates in Scotland

...Open University digital badge. Badges are not accredited by The Open University but they're a great way to demonstrate your interest in the subject and commitment to your career, and to provide evidence of continuing professional development. Once you are signed in, you can manage your digital badges online from My OpenLearn. In addition, you can download and print your...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Budget 2016: The Experts Respond
Society, Politics & Law

Budget 2016: The Experts Respond

...Open University When is a U-turn not a U-turn? Days before the budget, the Chancellor announced that plans to replace pensions with individual savings accounts (ISAs) had been axed. But what are in effect pension ISAs – now rebranded the Lifetime ISA – have jumped out of the budget hat. Available from April 2017 they are a new optional way for the under-40s to save....
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Enhancing pupil learning on museum visits
Education & Development

Enhancing pupil learning on museum visits

...Open University by visiting our online prospectus...Enhancing pupil learning on museum visits: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand how the use of objects and museum activities can enhance pupil learning identify museum resources and support available to teachers, and understand the ways of accessing those services...Enhancing...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Achieving public dialogue
Science, Maths & Technology

Achieving public dialogue

...sources. They argue that dialogue can provide new opportunities for people who may be affected by decisions on new S&T to have their voices heard – particularly in shaping decisions in their own terms, establishing two-way relationships with policy makers and specialists, and fostering learning. Second, as scientific knowledge is subject to inherent uncertainties,...
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Level 3: Advanced 16 hrs
Supporting physical development in early childhood
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting physical development in early childhood

...sources for permission to reproduce material in this free course: Figures 1 and 8: The Open University Figure 2: Courtesy of Play Scotland, https://www.playscotland.org Figure 3: anetta/Shutterstock Figures 4 and 5: The Open University Figure 6: Katarinagondova | Dreamstime.com Figure 7: Air Images/Shutterstock Figure 9: Romeo Pj/Shutterstock Figure 10:...
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Level 1: Introductory 18 hrs
Capacity and demand management
Society, Politics & Law

Capacity and demand management

...Open University in association with the Police Service of Northern Ireland...This free course, Capacity and demand management, is part of the series focusing on leadership, decision-making and communication in the context of policing within the community. This course focuses on the use of data to make decisions, using actions taken in managing capacity and demand as the...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Why are many African governments wary of social media?
Society, Politics & Law

Why are many African governments wary of social media?

...source of news Social media provides new ways of rapidly sharing information with large numbers of people. In the past a joke poking fun at a political leader might have been shared with a few friends. Today it could reach thousands. Blogs and platforms, such as WhatsApp, have become major sources of news for many internet users. They sometimes inform what’s reported in...
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