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Religious diversity: rethinking religion
History & The Arts

Religious diversity: rethinking religion

...health. FARIDA PANHWAR: Yes, not at all. MOHAMMAD SAIDUR RAHMAN: They don't care about anything. Lots of sweets available, lots of fried things available, and they start with fried things. To be true, I'm a liberal Muslim. I believe in the philosophies of Islam, rather than the practice that we do today. So in that sense, halal or haram is not very much a big issues to...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
The use of force in international law
Society, Politics & Law

The use of force in international law

...health, sex, race, religion or political opinion. The prohibition of discrimination is inherent to all of the Law of Geneva and therefore applies also in conflicts of a non-international character. Common Article 3(1) of the Geneva Conventions prohibits discrimination on various grounds (see Box 5). However, it is essential to distinguish between the prohibition of...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Groups and teamwork
Science, Maths & Technology

Groups and teamwork

...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 point when it...
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Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
The economics of flood insurance
Society, Politics & Law

The economics of flood insurance

...health. Depending on the severity and duration of the inundation, these different aspects of damage may exacerbate each other (such as in cases where large scale flooding makes roads impassable, making it difficult to rescue people or get healthcare to them). On the other hand, flooding may be predictable, expected and harmless. If there is an adequate flood plain to take...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Working in groups and teams
Money & Business

Working in groups and teams

...health and safety, for example, or at times of crisis. In contrast, accommodating satisfies the needs of the other person at the expense of one’s own needs, often to maintain friendly relations. It may work when the quality of the relationship is more important than other considerations. However, it can lead to difficulties: discipline is seen to be negligible,...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
An introduction to design engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to design engineering

...Health and Safety Executive (HSE). The data they provide about the size and shape of people is called anthropometric data, which consists mainly of physical characteristics and measurements. These data values are derived using statistical methods that allow generalisations to be made about human characteristics, which can be used to inform the design process. Making use...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Working with charts, graphs and tables
Science, Maths & Technology

Working with charts, graphs and tables

...Health Service). After you have looked at the graph, try to answer the questions below. Source: The Guardian 9 January 1999 What impression do you think the author is trying to give? There appears to be a crossover point, when did it take place? How many UK nurses were registered with the NHS at this time? How many EU/non-EU nurses were registered with the NHS at this...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Understanding your customers
Money & Business

Understanding your customers

...Health, Wealth, and Happiness, New Haven, CT, Yale University Press. Tyler, S. (ed.) (2007) The Manager’s Good Study Guide, 3rd edn, Milton Keynes, Open University Worldwide. Webster, F. and Wind, Y. (1972) Organisational Buying Behavior, New York, Prentice Hall. Zimmerman, A. and Blythe, J. (2018) Business to Business Marketing Management: A Global Perspective, 3rd...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs