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Different types of business
Money & Business

Different types of business

...think about a number of different types of business because they have different characteristics and behave differently. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course B100 An introduction to business and management...Different types of business: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: describe different types...
Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
A spiritual revolution? Wicca and religious change in the 1960s
History & The Arts

A spiritual revolution? Wicca and religious change in the 1960s

...think about religion and spirituality in your own context. The following activity will help you to understand how complex modern religious identities are, as well as clarify your own position – and maybe some preconceptions too! Most importantly, it will show you that ‘religion’ does not refer to one specific thing, but can indicate a range of different things,...
Social care in the community
Health, Sports & Psychology

Social care in the community

...think. Angry about being ignored. It seems that no one in the family is happy, at least not at this point. This two minute insight into the family’s life demonstrates both the responsibility of caring and the negative effects it can have on people’s lives. Now do Task 2. Task 2 What is happening to Ann’s life? The next audio is in two parts. In the first, the family...
Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Library of Alexandria
History & The Arts

Library of Alexandria

...thinking about urban architecture, or love poetry, or modern drama, a wide range of factors shape the picture of antiquity that we have today. This free course, Library of Alexandria, encourages you to reflect upon and critically assess those factors. Interpreting an ancient text, or a piece of material culture, or understanding an historical event, is never a...
Level 3: Advanced 7 hrs
Could Islamic law be the key to defeating ISIS?
Society, Politics & Law

Could Islamic law be the key to defeating ISIS?

...thinking. There was, of course, no “Gate of Ijtihad” to be closed, and nobody had the authority to close the gate even if one had existed. The metaphor, however, highlighted the contrast between the cultivation of diversity in the first three centuries of Sharia and the stalemate and rigidity of the study of Islamic law since then. The “silver lining” of ISIS is...
The impact of walking and socialising through 5 Ways Café on people living with dementia and their carers: A volunteer’s perspective
Health, Sports & Psychology

The impact of walking and socialising through 5 Ways Café on people living with dementia and their carers: A volunteer’s perspective

...think there is a need and interest with scope for expansion if promoted correctly.” The OU and Parks Trust research team contunied and finished the research after the measures linking to Covid-19 pandemic were lifted.. We are currently in the process of publishing our findings. During the Covid-19 pandemic time we have co-designed and coproduces several resources that...
Broken Hearts in Batten Disease (Juvenile Dementia)
Science, Maths & Technology

Broken Hearts in Batten Disease (Juvenile Dementia)

...think about. When looking at it in detail under a microscope, it is fascinating to see how well organised it is to allow the co-ordinated contractions to happen. The contractile cells are specialised muscle cells called cardiac myocytes. The image of heart tissue from a mouse shows the structure of a cardiac myocyte, taken at extremely high resolution, using an electron...
Finding your way after the death of a significant person
Health, Sports & Psychology

Finding your way after the death of a significant person

...systems such as our society on a wider scale and their views on ‘loss’. I write this, not to give you ‘tips’ on how to ‘grieve’, but more to share my experience of bereavement and how the feelings of loss feel like for me and others and some of the key thoughts to consider. This blog (that this article has been taken from) has come after an internship I was on...