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Ben Van Beurden - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Ben Van Beurden - Stories of Change

...Open University Transcript Stories of Change Project Ben Van Beurden interview Key RH: Roger Harrabin = Interviewer BVB: Ben Van Beurden CEO Shell = Participant RH: I’m with Ben Van Beurden, CEO of Shell and we’re sitting in his office on the something very high floor in Waterloo with a spectacular view over the river and The Eye and right over London to Wembley and...
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Global challenges in practice: designing a development intervention
Money & Business

Global challenges in practice: designing a development intervention

...open to all with the only prerequisite an interest in how to do development differently...This free short course addresses the key elements of designing a development intervention. Its approach to ‘doing development’ will be value led rather than technical. There is a wealth of material teaching a technical approach to development intervention. This course seeks to...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Could we control our climate? Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Could we control our climate?

...Open University digital badge. Badges are not accredited by The Open University but they’re a great way to demonstrate your interest in the subject and commitment to your career, and to provide evidence of continuing professional development. Once you are signed in, you can manage your digital badges online from My OpenLearn. In addition, you can download and print your...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
The social in social science
Society, Politics & Law

The social in social science

...opens up new options for how we study the social world but also provides an opportunity for drawing upon a wider range of human knowledge and experience. Figure 1 illustrates the three main themes of this course. [Figure 1 Working your way through the course.] Figure 1 Working your way through the course. This course begins to explore what ‘science’ means, in relation...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Language of Poverty
Society, Politics & Law

Language of Poverty

...Open University's Gerry Mooney discusses the language used to describe poverty in the UK with columnist and writer, Owen Jones ...The language used to describe poverty in the UK has a vital bearing on how welfare policy is implemented, and how policies are perceived by the wider population. The strivers versus skivers debate has framed much of the Government's current...
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An introduction to intercultural competence in the workplace
Education & Development

An introduction to intercultural competence in the workplace

...open-mindedness towards ways of being that are different from what you understand as ‘normal’. An ethno-relative instead of an ethno-centric mindset is also crucial: An ethno-centric leads people to think that their familiar ways are superior to others, whereas an ethno-relative view enables you to switch perspectives without such judgement. Intercultural competence...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
School business manager: Developing the role
Education & Development

School business manager: Developing the role

...Open University by visiting our online prospectus...School business manager: developing the role: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: review a job description for a business manager that takes account of today's context understand how a business manager can support teaching and learning and all stakeholders understand and use a range of...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Leadership for inclusion: what can you do?
Education & Development

Leadership for inclusion: what can you do?

...Open University Inclusive Practice Leadership and Management Masters pathways....Leadership for inclusion: what you can do?: Introduction - This course will help you to develop your understanding of how to promote and support learning for all, within classrooms with a diverse student and staff population. It will encourage you to embrace your own capacity to lead at any...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs