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Environmental management and organisations
Nature & Environment

Environmental management and organisations

...certification – e.g. the Eco-Management Audit Scheme (EMAS). Social accountability reporting has developed in response to concerns about, for example, worker rights and child labour involved in outsourced manufacturing and production processes, particularly in countries where such rights are much less developed. Social concerns are often joined with environmental...
Engaging with postgraduate research: education, childhood & youth
Education & Development

Engaging with postgraduate research: education, childhood & youth

...certificate. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of postgraduate level study in Education, Childhood & Youth...Engaging with postgraduate research: education, childhood & youth: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: appreciate why theory is relevant to and important for research recognise how research perspectives offer ways of linking...
Marketing in the 21st Century
Money & Business

Marketing in the 21st Century

...certification and permissions. The Chinese follow rules and your local partner here will be invaluable in understanding what is required. And then finally, of course, you’ve got the cultural differences. Haider Ali Could you actually expand on some of the cultural differences that pose challenges to Western companies? Adrian Lindridge You certainly need to be aware of...
An introduction to software development
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to software development

...certification authorities might also be required. In maintenance, it is important to track and correct defects in the software which become apparent after deployment, possibly providing end users with means to report errors easily or make suggestions for product improvement. Finally, while an appropriate investment in quality processes is important to software quality, a...
Introducing social work: a starter kit
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing social work: a starter kit

...certificates to every service user attending the event, this did not take into account the way in which this was done. Providing standard certificates to all did not appear to respect the unique contributions of individual attendees, especially on this occasion, for Tessa. ‘Accolade’ by Tessa Kate Lowe I arrived At half past nine Just in time To receive my glossy...
Remaking the relations of work and welfare
Society, Politics & Law

Remaking the relations of work and welfare

...certificate, she was sanctioned for two weeks. Jolene was upset that she was sanctioned. For the two weeks she found it difficult to survive. She lives on her own and had to borrow money from friends to pay for electricity and food. She also received £2 a day from a crisis fund. (O'Connor et al., 2001, p. 75) Evaluation studies report participants leaving under threat of...
All my own work: exploring academic integrity Badge icon
Education & Development

All my own work: exploring academic integrity

...certificate.] It follows that individuals who plagiarise – i.e. who use the work of another person without appropriate credit – are devaluing their qualification. Anyone who draws heavily on the work of others, without demonstrating their own academic input, has not met the expectations for that level of study. Any qualification gained in such a way will not represent...
Leadership for inclusion: what can you do?
Education & Development

Leadership for inclusion: what can you do?

...certification so that we could not only pursue and push our teaching practices, but we could elevate our profession, find our voices, and positively impact student learning. What I’m most proud of in advocacy is the fact that my students have seen what I do. And as a result, they’ve become advocates themselves. [MUSIC PLAYING] Advocacy is something that’s important...