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Understanding operations management
Money & Business

Understanding operations management

...community is thus also the responsibility of operations management. In addition, the operations function may be responsible for ethical behaviour in relation to the social impact of transformation processes, both locally and globally. For example, in the United States, manufacturers of sports footwear have come under fire for employing child labour and paying low wages to...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
Getting started with Italian 3
Languages

Getting started with Italian 3

...communication short courses. You can study a wide range of language and language related subjects with us anywhere in the world, in any time zone, whatever your motivation – leisure, professional development or academic. It’s the one stop shop for engaging with languages, professional communication and intercultural dialogue. Our short courses allow us to be agile and...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
АНГЛІЙСЬКА НА КОЖЕН ДЕНЬ
Languages

АНГЛІЙСЬКА НА КОЖЕН ДЕНЬ

...Communication. Він розроблений для того, щоб надихнути вас покращити ваш поточний рівень знань англійської мови і допомогти згадати будь-які аспекти, які ви, можливо, не пам’ятаєте. Виконання вправ та
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Level 1: Introductory 48 hrs
‘Where do you really come from?’ How this enquiry can add insult to injury
Education & Development

‘Where do you really come from?’ How this enquiry can add insult to injury

...communities about their origin so offensive? In recent years this basic expression of interest seems to have been behind a host of conflict, upset and tumultuous argument. Some say the question is simply a harmless expression of curiosity, a basic demonstration of interest borne of good social etiquette. On the other hand, reports suggest the enquiry can be condescending,...
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Attacked but not hacked: How secure was the US election?
Society, Politics & Law

Attacked but not hacked: How secure was the US election?

...communities all across the country – admittedly not an easy task during a period of widespread budget constraints. These concerns align with the basic principles of cybersecurity that apply to any organization. Information resources and their data must remain available and accessible to authorized users, confidential from unauthorized users, and protected from...
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Tales of Trump told in Trumpian tones: Michael Wolff's Fire And Fury
Society, Politics & Law

Tales of Trump told in Trumpian tones: Michael Wolff's Fire And Fury

...Communications Director Hope Hicks a ‘piece of tail’ – but the information on White House infighting, which is essentially Bannon’s insight, and on how specific policies were formed. As Fallows puts it, ‘Who and what Trump is has been an open secret’: one does not have to look far beyond daily political headlines or Trump’s Twitter feed to discover this....
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Article 5 mins
Rare diseases: low numbers, high impact
Science, Maths & Technology

Rare diseases: low numbers, high impact

...community, clinicians, and patients or their families to facilitate a greater understanding of the disease. Research is aimed not only at understanding the causes of the diseases and at improving prognosis and quality of life through treatment, but also to fast track diagnosis through the development of simplified tests for unique disease markers (called biomarkers)....
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Rathlin Island and Lough Neagh
OpenLearn Ireland

Rathlin Island and Lough Neagh

...Northern Ireland Aquarium, Exploris, in Portaferry, though closed for refurbishment till 2016, allows close-up views of underwater creatures few folk ever see. The islands of Strangford Lough can be explored by boat from Portaferry or by canoe or kayak on the Canoe Trail. Community-built St Ayles skiffs are another excellent way to keep healthy by rowing round the Lough....
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