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Money & Business

Working in teams

...change at a great rate and this impacts on the teams we work in today. In this course you will consider why diversity has increased and consider both the benefits and difficulties of working in teams of an increasingly diverse character and teams that operate at a distance. Transcript Enrolling on this course will give you the opportunity to earn an Open University...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Everyday English 1
Languages

Everyday English 1

...changes in the way people communicate in everyday life, the world is generally becoming more informal. Spoken language is generally more flexible and informal than written language. However, texts, tweets and other posts often do not follow the old rules and therefore written language is becoming less formal. For example, it is getting more and more common to hear people...
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Level 1: Introductory 48 hrs
Children and young people: food and food marketing
Education & Development

Children and young people: food and food marketing

...change people’s ability to eat healthily through policy and building public understanding about how the food we eat is affected by entire food systems rather than by individuals. You will also listen to Professor of Law at the University of Liverpool, Amandine Garde, who discusses how using the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child to invoke child rights...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Inheritance of characters
Science, Maths & Technology

Inheritance of characters

...changes everything’ (Figure 1.3), and, if so, how will it? Does the draft sequence really have implications for ‘every person on the planet’ or just for scientists and doctors? [Figure 1.3] Figure 1.3 A collage of newspaper headlines, published on or around 26 June 2000, announcing the publication of the first draft sequence of the human genome. What do the words in...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Introducing the psychology of our relationships with fictional villains
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing the psychology of our relationships with fictional villains

...change from story to story. She is one of the founders of a festival for crime writers in Scotland called ‘Bloody Scotland’. LIN ANDERSON Yeah, how do I create a baddie and how do they emerge in my imagination? I don’t normally pre-plan the villain. I come to a realisation of who the villain is via the evidence of the crime that’s been committed. As this is...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Effective communication in the workplace Badge icon
Money & Business

Effective communication in the workplace

...change the language you use, level of detail you share etc. When talking to a senior manager, you might choose to highlight some of the key skills required to complete your activity or outline the successes you have had. For a child, you would simplify the information and perhaps try to entertain them with a funny story. This approach is equally relevant when dealing with...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
An introduction to school librarianship Badge icon
Education & Development

An introduction to school librarianship

...change. Being aware of this and responding accordingly is, therefore, key to the success of the librarian’s role and their library. All who work in school libraries, whatever their level of qualification, will benefit from learning about ways in which they can ensure their library provision is current and relevant. By ensuring your library’s strategies and policies...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
How can Facebook decide who you really are?
Science, Maths & Technology

How can Facebook decide who you really are?

...do relate to Sands. Maybe the real name policy will never create, for you, an inconvenience or a life-changing experience of risk and fear. But it is clear that Facebook's technologies and policies have a long way to go before they can fully understand and appreciate the responsibility that they carry when they decide to dictate what and who is “real” in the world....
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