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Walk the walk: encountering death and dying spaces in hospital
Health, Sports & Psychology

Walk the walk: encountering death and dying spaces in hospital

...Open University's Health and Social Care courses and qualifications. In this interactive, you will explore two people’s experiences of visiting a hospital in these circumstances. You will find out how the hospital environment could be adjusted to improve the experience. In the interactive there are two animations, both of which are accompanied by transcripts. [A scene...
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Southwest Donegal: uniqueness and interdependence in 2015
OpenLearn Ireland

Southwest Donegal: uniqueness and interdependence in 2015

...Open University programmes in 1983 (Regan and Breathnach, 1981). Using a rural area in the West of Ireland also links the programmes directly to the next series in this collection, on Northeast Mayo. Southwest Donegal and Northeast Mayo are similar in many respects but the areas have experienced different forms of industrialisation and this serves to extend the discussion...
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General Election 2015 - 79Rewind
Society, Politics & Law

General Election 2015 - 79Rewind

...open courses: Political Ordering Nationalism, self-determination and secession Rights and justice in international relations The USA, power and international order: Foreign policy under Obama Politics, media and war: 9/11 and its aftermaths Welfare reconstruction 2 days: Step back in time and see BBC 1979 election coverage: See Part Two here 4 days: 1979 NOP poll...
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What astronomical object was the Christmas Star?
Science, Maths & Technology

What astronomical object was the Christmas Star?

...course of two months, the two planets moved closer together in the sky, until on 21 December 2020 they appeared to almost touch before separating back out. It is perfectly possible that the Magi inferred meaning (eg. kingship or new birth) from the locations of the planets. Shooting stars Meteors (shooting stars) are the streaks of light that we see in the sky for just a...
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Revealed: what sexism in call centres can teach us about sexism in society
Society, Politics & Law

Revealed: what sexism in call centres can teach us about sexism in society

...Open University...Although you are likely to have dealt with both male and female call centre agents, the fact is that 71% of workers in the global call centre industry are female. Dubbed the “female ghetto” or, more positively, “female-friendly workplaces”, women are significantly over-represented in call centres. The reason for this is linked to one of the...
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Machiavelli and Political power
Society, Politics & Law

Machiavelli and Political power

...Open University Philosophy Department. A specialist in political philosophy, here he gives Ever Wondered? political theorist Niccolo Machiavelli’s tips to climbing the greasy pole to power. "Politics is about power and we all know that power corrupts. So should politicians have a different moral code to the rest of us? Certainly, according to the book The Prince by...
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Why do a project as part of your study?
Education & Development

Why do a project as part of your study?

...Open University's Business and Management courses and qualifications [business meeting] Projects are common in university teaching, but they are different from the types of study that students experience regularly. Most of us are more used to learning about a particular subject or skill, with teaching that is designed to help you understand this subject in a very guided...
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David Lucey
Education & Development

David Lucey

...evening classes in a few years time. ‘I also want to explore the tourism and media studies content on OpenLearn, as I think that would be really helpful, but I will definitely do more courses, if they interest me. It’s good to be open-minded about new things.’ We couldn’t agree more David – here’s to many more, and to building on those OpenLearn foundations....
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