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Theo on... getting celebrity endorsements
Money & Business

Theo on... getting celebrity endorsements

...simple. The Open University Business School can help you sharpen your skills as a manager in charge of marketing. Selling direct to the public? The Open University has a course offering An introduction to retail management and marketing. The whole story Join Theo Paphitis as he follows nine companies seeking to expand their overseas markets: Theo's Adventure Capitalists....
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Critical Reflection
Money & Business

Critical Reflection

...management a personal or collaborative process? What outside factors affect managers on a day-to-day basis? Traditional thinking can often give the impression that being objective, rational, dispassionate and independent are prerequisites for being a manager. However it’s quite possible many managers could be caught in a whirlwind of outside influences, affecting their...
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Growing up with Disability
Health, Sports & Psychology

Growing up with Disability

...introduction to this album. The Voluntary Organisation PLUS An introduction to the voluntary organisation PLUS. Circles of Support Forming volunteer groups of peers to help create natural friendship bonds with a focused child. Local Authority Play Support Creating, maintaining and prompting provision and facilities for play as an intrinsic part od childhood experience and...
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FabLab Nepal: creative learning as a way towards equality
Science, Maths & Technology

FabLab Nepal: creative learning as a way towards equality

...project-based learning sessions conducted at FabLab Nepal. The course took an interdisciplinary approach to integrate multiple disciplines and expose students to the Project Based Learning (PBL) approach with hands-on, project-based learning sessions conducted at FabLab Nepal. The goal was to expose children that had only experienced a traditional, theoretical and...
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Embarking on a career in cyber security
Digital & Computing

Embarking on a career in cyber security

...management techniques in the final week of Introduction to Cyber Security. The role of an information risk manager requires a combination of being an effective communicator who is methodical and detailed oriented, together with in-depth knowledge of cyber security threats and risk analysis methods. The Open University module Information Security covers the detail of...
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About the ThrustWSH education hub
Science, Maths & Technology

About the ThrustWSH education hub

...project, with risk and hazard management embedded throughout the project and a reinforced safety cell for the pilot. [Image of the ThrustWSH boat concept.] The image above is of the ThrustWSH boat concept. Engineering and mathematics are essential to the success of the ThrustWSH project - from the design of the boat hull and the systems that control it, to project...
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Working in groups and teams
Money & Business

Working in groups and teams

...introduction to studying Business & Management. It took you through a series of exercises designed to develop your approach to study and learning at a distance and helped to improve you confidence as an independent learner...Working in groups and teams: References - Adair, J. (1983) Effective Leadership, Aldershot, Gower. Bateman, B., Wilson, F.C. and Bingham, D. (2002)...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Dementia in the first person: Dementia Diaries give a voice to people with dementia
Health, Sports & Psychology

Dementia in the first person: Dementia Diaries give a voice to people with dementia

...managed by the Dementia Engagement and Empowerment Project. People living with dementia are given 3D printed recording devices which allow them to record, and then share, their experiences. Here's just a taste of the dozens of stories the project now hosts: Allan Davies: Make eye contact before talking Anne Scott: Not 'dementia Anne' at Christmas Kathy Dunning: Why do we...
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