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Discover Moon minerals
Science, Maths & Technology

Discover Moon minerals

...Open University's Science courses and qualifications. Moon Minerals is a comprehensive and easy to follow visual guide of minerals that have been reported in lunar samples. For those who may like to delve a bit deeper to develop an understanding of the scientific context for many of these minerals, you will find the associated text particularly helpful. Indeed, one of the...
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Do partnerships like John Lewis represent a better way of doing modern business?
Money & Business

Do partnerships like John Lewis represent a better way of doing modern business?

...openness to the market in the buying and selling of businesses, is prone to a number of problematic consequences for employees, suppliers, and sometimes share-holders. The JLP represents a contrast to this model - one that has implications beyond the small niche of mutually-owned firms. The JLP has lessons for organisations that are unlikely to move towards the...
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What is socialisation? The one minute guide
Education & Development

What is socialisation? The one minute guide

...Open University's Early Years courses and qualifications What is Socialisation? [Two babies looking up with text 'Socialisation is the way that children come to be able to function as members of their community'] Basically, socialisation is a general term for the many different ways and processes by which children come to be able to function as members of their social...
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Chinese at the tip of your tongue: A glimpse of Chinese
Languages

Chinese at the tip of your tongue: A glimpse of Chinese

...means to tear. Here are some terms for transport that contain the character chē: huŏ chē, zi xing chē, gōnggòng qichē, chūzū chē, miànbāo chē, sānlún chē, mă chē. In China roads are very, very busy and you can usually find a mix of these forms of transport sharing the same road. Dur: 2’45” Inspired? Learn beginner's Chinese with The Open University...
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Finding a mentor
Money & Business

Finding a mentor

...Open University's Business and Management courses and qualifications. It can be very helpful to find a mentor who will support you in your workplace learning. A mentor can help you think about problems you may be facing, and new ideas or ways of working you want to try out. They will usually help by listening to your thoughts and ideas and asking questions to help you...
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Norma Waterson: English Folk Singing
History & The Arts

Norma Waterson: English Folk Singing

...Open University course AA317 Words and music... Norma Waterson: English Folk Singing A short introduction to this album Becoming a folk singer Norma Waterson remembers her childhood and reveals how she became a traditional English folk singer. Telling a Story Stories as the foundations of traditional folk music. Tradition and History How traditional songs relate to other...
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Contemporary Issues in Finance
Money & Business

Contemporary Issues in Finance

...Open University course B821 Financial strategy... Contemporary issues in finance An introduction to this album. Developments in corporate governance Developments in corporate governance, its cost and possible impact on fraud and misuse of company assets. Private equity The driving forces behind the use of private equity within financial markets. Hedge funds A history of...
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Exploring the classical world
History & The Arts

Exploring the classical world

...Open University course A219 Exploring the classical world... Exploring the classical world A brief introduction to this album. Interpreting Homer Reading' classical texts and the differing philosophies of translation, with a dramatised example from the Lattimore translation of Homer's Odyssey. Homer's people Metaphor, imagery, characterisation and the portrayal of strong...
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