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What did it mean to be found guilty by joint enterprise?
Society, Politics & Law

What did it mean to be found guilty by joint enterprise?

...think the law needed changing. “From the cases I have seen and from the assurances I have received, I am satisfied that we are applying the doctrine correctly and that these cases are being properly brought before the courts,” Saunders told MPs. “The guidelines help prosecutors in their decision-making and should improve consistency as well…” Furthermore, Mike...
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Where a ban has been replaced by a bee
Languages

Where a ban has been replaced by a bee

...think it would be amazing, especially as we are going to become a majority minority country,” she says, referring to US Census Bureau projections that non-whites will outnumber whites in the next 30 years. Concurso Nacional de Deletreo en Español had 11 contestants in its first year. In the past it was hosted in Albuquerque, New Mexico. At the spelling bee this year,...
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Asa Briggs and new maps of learning
History & The Arts

Asa Briggs and new maps of learning

...think they had been asked very profoundly in England before, and I don't think all universities in England ask them now. But one of the advantages of being a new university, as the Open University itself realises of course, is that you are forced into asking questions, the answers to which people usually take for granted in existing institutions. INTERVIEWER: But the...
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Language and creativity
Languages

Language and creativity

...think are creative? Which ones are not? Is it easy to put them into these two categories? [Described image] Figure 1 Examples of creativity? Look over them again and think about what made you decide that some of them are creative and others are not. What aspects of the examples suggest creativity? Discussion Your answers may differ from these, but we thought that the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Working with our environment: an introduction
Nature & Environment

Working with our environment: an introduction

...think about obtaining a copy of The Sciences Good Study Guide by A. Northedge et al., published by Open University Worldwide. Where particular skills, such as reading, note taking and using diagrams may be needed to help your study, you can read the appropriate section. How often you will need to do this will, of course, depend on your existing skills. Finally the course...
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Level 1: Introductory 11 hrs
Economics and the 2008 crisis: a Keynesian view
Society, Politics & Law

Economics and the 2008 crisis: a Keynesian view

...thinking about the causes of crises and unemployment. Keynes's thinking on how to reduce these problems was very influential with economists and policy makers for several decades following the 1930s. The economic downturn that started in 2008 led to a widespread revival of interest as economic conditions seemed to resemble those seen in the 1930s. This OpenLearn course on...
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Level 2: Intermediate 28 hrs
Exploring communications technology
Digital & Computing

Exploring communications technology

...think of complicated waves, such as a square wave, in terms of the sine waves that you’ve combined to make the wave, so adding different sine waves to make that more complicated wave. So for example, any wave with sharp corners or sudden transitions, going back to the square wave again, contains a lot of high frequency sine waves. We know that because when you...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Employee engagement
Money & Business

Employee engagement

...systems of employee relations appreciate the impact of structures of management and ownership on employee engagement reflect on the current state of employee engagement in an organisation...Employee engagement: 1 Experiencing engagement - Most people who have worked in different jobs in different sectors will have different experiences of employee engagement. Moreover, as...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs