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How teams work
Money & Business

How teams work

...work, provides an introduction to working in virtual project teams by explaining terms and concepts related to teams and to projects. The complexity of the interaction of people and technology is highlighted...This free course, How teams work, provides an introduction to working in virtual project teams by explaining terms and concepts related to teams and to projects....
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
The working-class garden
Society, Politics & Law

The working-class garden

...working class traditions out to make way for all that decking...Find out about The Open University's Open degree Laurie Taylor: Sometime in the early ‘70s I found myself in the back room of a very large estate pub chairing a meeting of local council tenants. Well as I remember, the meeting had been organised by a couple of tenants who felt particularly aggrieved by a...
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Article 15 mins
Department for Work & Pensions
Education & Development

Department for Work & Pensions

...Work & Pensions has partnered with the Open University to offer free training tools designed to help people find a job, advance their career or grow their business...[Logo for the UK department for work and pensions] Through partnerships with leading providers of online education, the DWP are promoting resources that will benefit learners everywhere. They have selected...
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Article 5 mins
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Society, Politics & Law

Working in the voluntary sector

...Working in the voluntary sector, will introduce you to some of the main activities carried out by volunteers and staff, will give you some background on how different organisations work and will provide you with knowledge and skills you can apply to your own work or volunteering, as well as to your every day life...Have you been thinking about volunteering or working in...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Does prison work?
Society, Politics & Law

Does prison work?

...work and what purpose does it serve? This free course allows you to listen to a discussion on the purpose, efficacy and regulation of prisons. Does prison benefit those serving the sentence or simply satisfy a public demand?...Does prison work and what purpose does it serve? This free course allows you to listen to a discussion on the purpose, efficacy and regulation of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
How FMRI works
Health, Sports & Psychology

How FMRI works

...work?...This content is associated with The Open University's Health Science courses and qualifications. What is FMRI? [Brain image produced by FMRI [Image: FMRIB Centre]] Functional magnetic resonance imaging, or FMRI, works by detecting the changes in blood oxygenation and flow that occur in response to neural activity – when a brain area is more active it consumes...
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Article 10 mins
How Bitcoin works
Digital & Computing

How Bitcoin works

Everything you need to know to get started with Bitcoin. ...[Two door keys on a dark surface] Bitcoin is an application of public-key cryptography (cyrptographic algorithms which require two separate keys). Getting started with Bitcoin is relatively simple. You need to download one of many special ‘wallet’ applications available for most computers and smartphones. You...
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Article 5 mins