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Systems thinking in practice heuristic and 5 systems approaches
Science, Maths & Technology

Systems thinking in practice heuristic and 5 systems approaches

...education, by Jitse van Ameijde and the TB871 module team. Narrated by Pauline Roberts. Strategic options development and analysis Strategic options development and analysis of a situation of interest, enhancing equality and diversity in the workplace, by Jitse van Ameijde and the module team. Narrated by Barry Verdin. Soft systems methodology A system to limit...
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Witnesses and Evidence
Society, Politics & Law

Witnesses and Evidence

...Slapper, Professor of Law at The Open University, and Frances Gibb, Legal Editor of the Times, discuss whether jurors and expert witnesses are suited to roles they undertake... Witnesses and Evidence Professor Gary Slapper of The Open University, and Frances Gibb, Legal Editor of The Times discuss how well jurors and expert witnesses are suited to the tasks they perform....
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The abolition of capital punishment
Society, Politics & Law

The abolition of capital punishment

...Open University, Professor Barbara Hudson, Director of the Centre for Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Central Lancashire, and Dr. Nigel Warburton, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy at The Open University, explore some of the fundamental issues underpinning our attitudes to this most severe of punishments. The discussion is chaired by...
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Review: Building and Dwelling - Ethics for the City
Society, Politics & Law

Review: Building and Dwelling - Ethics for the City

...open city’ that accepts and works with complexity, ambiguity and uncertainty. While John Tomaney finds this a learned and literate book rich in provocative metaphors and examples, the implications of today’s political and economic context, including the issue of inequality, upon its ethics of the city are underexplored...[Denver from the sky] The question of how we...
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Eating for the environment
Nature & Environment

Eating for the environment

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University course SDT306 Environment: responding to change...Eating for the environment: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: identify the diversity of ingredients on dinner plates from around the world list the ingredients of a dinner plate and place them on the taxonomic tree...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
The Moon
Science, Maths & Technology

The Moon

...NASA's Planetary Geology and Geophysics Program. Figure 7: Mr Frederick J. Doyle, National Space Science Data Center. Don't miss out: If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University - www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Carers, COVID-19 and Physical Activity: The Research
Health, Sports & Psychology

Carers, COVID-19 and Physical Activity: The Research

...Open University study around carers and their relationship with physical activity during the COVID-19 pandemic...Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, over 80% of 8,000 unpaid carers lacked the time to take part in their chosen type of physical activity due to their caring duties. The COVID-19 outbreak and the following period of self-isolation made it much harder for carers...
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Selling Empire: Film
History & The Arts

Selling Empire: Film

...resources, the EMB Film Unit output initially included rehashed film donated from countries such as Canada, and short films on British products and industry. Hence there were rather mundane shorts such as Shadow on the Mountain: An Experiment on the Welsh Hills (1932, on finding tougher grasses for Welsh sheep). But with talented documentary-maker John Grierson as the...
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