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The Arts Past and Present: Ireland
History & The Arts

The Arts Past and Present: Ireland

...work of art. Ireland has moved on, and now embraces all of its heritage. In the audio track, Anne Laurence, a History Professor at The Open University, elaborates on the issues addressed in the album. This material is drawn from The Open University course AA100 The arts past and present... The Arts Past and Present: Ireland A short introduction to this album. Attitudes to...
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Audio 43 mins
What are Mintzberg’s five components of an organisation? The one-minute guide
Money & Business

What are Mintzberg’s five components of an organisation? The one-minute guide

...work of producing the products or delivering the services. Mintzberg’s generic organisational model also illustrates an important principle of organisation structure: the separation of direction and management, whereby those people who decide the mission and general direction of the organisation are different (other than in a very small organisation) from those who...
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Article 1 min
Introduction to mental health science
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introduction to mental health science

...work good or bad for your mental health? Can or should anxiety and depression be ‘cured’? Could psychedelic drugs be used to treat anxiety and depression? Mental health conditions directly affect about a quarter of the population in any given year. Depression and anxiety are the most widespread conditions, and often co-occur. Understanding how these conditions...
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Article 5 mins
What this hub is about
Education & Development

What this hub is about

...work as showcase for academic research and some of the university's high-quality teaching in this area, but also provide a necessary and important source of knowledge for this organisation as well as for the general public. These resources will help people to understand both historic and contemporary ideas of race and racism and how these ideas could inform our decisions...
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Video 5 mins
Roaring Twenties? Europe in the interwar period
History & The Arts

Roaring Twenties? Europe in the interwar period

...work. I also took note of the fashions that many of these women were wearing, a contrast to images of women in the prewar period. Next, you will go to the station Onkel Toms Hütte. On arrival there, you will be joined by your tour guide, Matt Frei...Roaring Twenties? Europe in the interwar period: Station 2: Onkel Toms Hütte - Watch the following film. NARRATOR By the...
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Level 3: Advanced 14 hrs
History of reading tutorial 2: The reading and reception of literary texts – a case study of Robinson Crusoe
History & The Arts

History of reading tutorial 2: The reading and reception of literary texts – a case study of Robinson Crusoe

...working through this particular case study, students are learning not only about the reception of Robinson Crusoe, but are learning how to make a similar study of the reception of any literary text or author that they may be interested in. Find out more about studying with The Open University by visiting our online prospectus60...History of reading tutorial 2: The reading...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Understanding different research perspectives
Money & Business

Understanding different research perspectives

...work-based project – namely, identifying a research problem and developing the research question(s) you want to investigate. By the end of this course you should have developed a clear idea of what you want to investigate; in which context you want to do this (e.g. in your organisation, in another organisation, with workers from different organisations); and what are...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
Innovation in health and social care: social and historical
Health, Sports & Psychology

Innovation in health and social care: social and historical

...work alongside health professionals to ensure people who reside in rural areas can access services. In the health sector, innovation is exemplified by prosthetics designed to replace amputated or missing limbs. The Paralympic Games is not just a major sporting event, it’s also a showcase for sophisticated innovation in this area. Since 1976, athletes at the Games have...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs