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The business of football
Money & Business

The business of football

...systems is the external environment in which they operate. The two systems seem to reflect to some extent the values of each society. A key success factor for any type of business is an accurate understanding of the external environment in which they operate. An ongoing, long-term analysis of what is happening in all facets of the external environment means that changes...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Gaelic in modern Scotland
Languages

Gaelic in modern Scotland

...system that discouraged the language’s use. The Society in Scotland for the Propagation of Christian Knowledge11, established in 1709, played an important role in the education of young Gaels through the 18th and 19th Centuries. Initially, their attitude to the language was outwardly hostile and the speaking of Gaelic was banned even in the playground. In 1750, the...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Stonehenge before the First World War
History & The Arts

Stonehenge before the First World War

...System of Geography", dated some time in the eighteenth century. How this ponderous work ever came to be out on the pampas, over six thousand miles from the land of its origin, is a thing to wonder at. I remember that the Stonehenge plate greatly impressed me and that I sacrilegiously cut it out of the book so as to have it! Now we know, our reason tells us continually,...
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Article 10 mins
Ade Thomas - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Ade Thomas - Earth in Vision

...system of channels which communicates short form video content across a whole bunch of very, very popular online platforms. Our target audience are people who have an interest in sustainability, conservation and clean tech, but we try and target a broader audience by creating engaging, popular, short form content. What got me interested So, my first interest in...
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Video 30 mins
Looking at population data
Society, Politics & Law

Looking at population data

...system, what shape would you expect if the fertility rate was running at or around the replacement rate (2 children per woman)? What shape might you expect for a declining population (that is, one that is getting smaller over time?) Have a look at the population pyramids from different countries listed on the UN Demographic Profiles page to see if your predictions - and...
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Video 30 mins
Caroline Underwood - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Caroline Underwood - Earth in Vision

...system so that anything that doesn’t exist on those drives has to be found, has to be warmed up, because it sits in a cold tape archive somewhere, has to be put into a machine, has to be transferred, has to be loaded; somebody has to do all of that. There is no interest, I think, on the part of the tax payer to ensure that happens, so it’s really unfortunate. So the...
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Video 30 mins
Introducing multidisciplinary study at The Open University
Education & Development

Introducing multidisciplinary study at The Open University

...systems, this can be challenging. We hope your journey in this short course has gone some way to helping you to navigate some of these challenges and set you up to succeed in your studies. Remember, with the Open qualifications the sky’s the limit! What will your Open qualification look like?...Introducing multidisciplinary study at The Open University: Acknowledgements...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Crimes of the powerful
Society, Politics & Law

Crimes of the powerful

...system of values, attitudes, beliefs and morality) can be reflected throughout a society, permeating institutions, cultural ideas and social relationships so that it is more difficult, though never impossible, for alternative ideologies to achieve similar levels of influence. In part, much of the critical criminological endeavour has attempted to identify the hegemonic...
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Level 3: Advanced 2 hrs