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Commercial awareness
Money & Business

Commercial awareness

...feedback. The production process may require matrix teams (teams of people from diverse backgrounds) collaborating to produce or deliver something, making it difficult to see precisely how each individual involved contributes to the value that results. In understanding value and the way it is created through organisations, it is vital to bear in mind that organisations...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
John Webster, The Duchess of Malfi
History & The Arts

John Webster, The Duchess of Malfi

...class, or rank, to use a more authentically early modern term. Historians of the period often prefer the term ‘rank’ on the grounds that it better captures relationships in a highly stratified society where the vertical ties of patronage and deference were strong and class consciousness poorly developed in social groups below the level of the ruling elite. Both terms...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Telling Tales: what is happening on police Facebook sites?
Society, Politics & Law

Telling Tales: what is happening on police Facebook sites?

...feedback matters, and whilst the ‘chat’ under a police story in no way comprises formal feedback, it does provide an informal way of capturing community feeling and sentiment regarding police activity. It also does this in a way that is naturally occurring, and away from organisational or research agendas. Secondly, the effort that people are prepared to invest in...
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Article 10 mins
TESSA: Equal Opportunities for Pupils
Education & Development

TESSA: Equal Opportunities for Pupils

...classes, can be challenging. 'Public Holiday' and 'Seeking Help' portray fictional classroom incidents and invite discussion on the extent to which these teachers are offering all pupils a chance to contribute to the discussions and activities. 'Smart Father' and 'The Lost Boy' invite comment on the assumptions often made about pupils and the consequences of such...
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Audio 16 mins
The UK votes out; the EU shrinks; the world reacts
Society, Politics & Law

The UK votes out; the EU shrinks; the world reacts

...La Une du cahier éco ce vendredi pic.twitter.com/HHd388eVcu — LeMondeEcoEnt (@LeMondeEcoEnt) June 24, 2016 The independent website Médiapart used a brilliant oxymoron, describing the decision as a “welcome catastrophe” and arguing that Brexit offers a unique opportunity for reform of the long-criticised EU. The result highlighted how the political class in France...
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Article 5 mins
How old is a mountain range?
Science, Maths & Technology

How old is a mountain range?

...la (Pronounced: shea-tang-la), Bhutan] Gangkhar Puensum from Cher-tang-la, Bhutan When we think about mountains we might think about them being constant, permanent features of our landscapes. However, through geology, we know this isn’t the case. The surface of our planet is forever changing and evolving, due to the movements of tectonic plates that make up our rocky...
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Video 5 mins
Advanced German: Fragen der Identität
Languages

Advanced German: Fragen der Identität

...des Open University Kurses L333 German Studies über ihre Identität. Sehen Sie sich die beiden Videoclips an und notieren Sie Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschiede zwischen den beiden Autorinnen. CHRISTINE PLEINES Hallo, mein Name ist Christine Pleines. Ich arbeite seit vielen Jahren bei der Open University und es macht mir immer viel Freude, bei der Entwicklung von unseren...
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Level 3: Advanced 13 hrs
Superqueeroes: Gender and superheroes
History & The Arts

Superqueeroes: Gender and superheroes

...class to the men. It is worrying that Batman v Superman continues with the same hyper-masculine aesthetic that has defined superhero movies for so long. For example, superheroism enables individuals to express aggression, competitiveness, speed, strength, invincibility, and skill – traits commonly associated with hegemonic masculinity. Hegemonic masculinity is white,...
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Article 15 mins