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Business models in strategic management
Money & Business

Business models in strategic management

...become so popular, and not just among academics. He also introduces you to the different possible definitions of business models. CHARLES BADEN-FULLER: The word business model is commonly used by many people in many situations. You hear it on television when people ask would be entrepreneurs, what is your business model? People talk about it about businesses. People even...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Supporting female performance in sport and fitness Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting female performance in sport and fitness

...becoming the first female jockey to win the Grand National on what was the 173rd running of the event, while in September 2021 Fallon Sherrock became the first woman to reach the final of a Professional Darts Corporation final. You would be right to think it is about time we started to see women and men competing on an equal footing. However, it has taken until the second...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Getting started with French 2
Languages

Getting started with French 2

...OU is the leader in online learning and teaching with a heritage of more than 50 years helping students achieve their learning ambitions. The short courses are underpinned by academic rigour and designed by native speakers experienced in producing engaging materials for online learning of languages and cultures. The graduating nature of the courses means that learners can...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Beginners’ French: A trip to Avignon
Languages

Beginners’ French: A trip to Avignon

...ou salle de bains? Philippe Avec douche Framboise (Woman on desk) Avec WC? Philippe Oui, avec WC. Framboise (Woman on desk) L’Hôtel de Bretagne est assez confortable et pas trop cher. Philippe C’est combien? Framboise (Woman on desk) 50 € la nuit. Ça va? Philippe Oui, très bien Framboise (Woman on desk) Si vous voulez, je vais téléphoner pour vous. Votre nom...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Systems engineering: Challenging complexity
Science, Maths & Technology

Systems engineering: Challenging complexity

...become a familiar story and the steady stream of failures seems destined to continue into the future. During the same period a committee of members of parliament issued a warning that of 254 government-funded computer projects currently under development, 70 had been given a ‘red light’, meaning that they will fail to deliver the promised benefits unless immediate...
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Level 3: Advanced 25 hrs
Young people’s wellbeing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Young people’s wellbeing

...become a staple of anxious multimedia coverage and of popular cultural representation. The picture that comes to mind is of a young person slumped on the sofa in front of a TV screen, phone or tablet, or hunched over a PlayStation, snacking on unhealthy food, rarely going out into the fresh air or taking part in physical activity. A second and increasingly pervasive image...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
What is politics?
Society, Politics & Law

What is politics?

...students and residents occupied Beijing’s Tiananmen Square for the largest political protest in China’s history. The protesters were violently suppressed and the country’s communist leaders ordered the military to enforce martial law in the capital. The Iraq War The US-led 2003 invasion of Iraq removed the Saddam Hussein regime, but led to ongoing conflict against...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Seeing the light
Science, Maths & Technology

Seeing the light

...become really familiar with the ideas and examples that are presented. As you watch the first time, try to summarise quickly each little segment that forms the structure of the programme. What is the main point that is being made for each one? Before you watch a second time, note down what you didn’t understand when you watched the first time. Were there any...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs