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How the OpenLearn employability hub can help you get ahead
Money & Business

How the OpenLearn employability hub can help you get ahead

...management and resilience Digital and information literacy Numeracy Global citizenship Commercial and sector awareness You can search the hub by any of these themes, making it super easy to find what you need to strengthen specific areas or explore new ones. 3. A wide range of resource types Whether you prefer bite-sized articles, short activities, free courses, or video...
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Article 5 mins
Should the Tories be worried about their low membership numbers?
Society, Politics & Law

Should the Tories be worried about their low membership numbers?

...manager, just one bad game away from his own version of a Brexit. Attention has switched to the substitutes’ bench, where the aspirants are well prepared. Knowing that Boris Johnson is bound to be chosen on the grounds of personality, his rivals have resorted to the unfamiliar tactic of delivering policy-rich pitches. If anything, this promises to make the contest (when...
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Article 5 mins
Transport and Sustainability
Science, Maths & Technology

Transport and Sustainability

...Introduction - Transport has considerable environmental impacts. It creates problems of urban air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. There is also the problem of determining who is the most important urban road user; the private car, public road transport, or cyclists and pedestrians. The ultimate energy service provided by transport energy is mobility. However,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Seeing institutions in different ways
Society, Politics & Law

Seeing institutions in different ways

...projects, NGOs and the state. With respect to natural resource management in particular, it is commonly argued that existing farming practices are inadequate, even destructive, and should be changed. There are, however, reasons for scepticism as to how workable rural communities are. Vested interests connected to the existing social and material organisation of the...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Evolution through natural selection
Nature & Environment

Evolution through natural selection

...Introduction - In this , we describe the theory of evolution by natural selection as proposed by Charles Darwin in his book, first published in 1859, On The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or The Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. We will look at natural selection as Darwin did, taking inheritance for granted, but ignoring the...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
An education in Religion and Worldviews
History & The Arts

An education in Religion and Worldviews

...Introduction - Religious Education is a statutory requirement for all school children in England. This course explores how the teaching and scholarly community is working to ensure this curriculum remains relevant for the twenty-first century. It is aimed at parents, faith and community group members and all others who might be interested in the purpose and content of...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Stress and Burnout in Aviation
Health, Sports & Psychology

Stress and Burnout in Aviation

...managed. It is characterized by three dimensions: feelings of energy depletion or exhaustion; increased mental distance from one’s job, or feelings of negativism or cynicism related to one's job; and reduced professional efficacy. Burnout can result in mental fatigue, (emotional and physical) exhaustion, anxiety, and disconnection and can have serious implications for...
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Article 5 mins
Volkswagen scandal will send costly ripples through auto industry
Money & Business

Volkswagen scandal will send costly ripples through auto industry

...management (SCM) includes just in time (JIT) delivery of parts to the auto manufacturers. A company like VW also buys the majority of each part from a single supplier. Common sense (and a popular cliche) has long dictated that when faced with uncertainty, you “don’t put all your eggs in one basket.” The auto industry’s mantra, in light of SCM and JIT, might be...
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Article 5 mins