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The Environment
Education & Development

The Environment

...Manager...Find out more about The Open University's Environment courses I’m a Tutor Support Manager and I really like the multidisciplinary opportunities that the module offers. If I was to study this module, I would be interested in studying courses about the environment, because it is a challenging subject which can be seen from a number of different points of view...
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Systems explained by Peter Checkland
Money & Business

Systems explained by Peter Checkland

...management education led him to develop his theories...Systems Thinking has been described as multi-disciplinary and is associated with a well established academic and practitioner community. It arose out of necessity. As society has become increasingly connected and the interactions between peoples have increased, traditional ways of operating have no longer sufficed....
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Ten tips for students starting university
Education & Development

Ten tips for students starting university

...manage your budget [Student with a credit card drinking coffee] It can be tempting to blow all your student loan but, with the cost of living going through the roof, learning how to manage your finances will be crucial. Discover how to manage your money with our handy free course... Managing my money for young adults 2: Learn how to prepare some healthy meals [Four...
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Does handing a company on to the children work?
Money & Business

Does handing a company on to the children work?

...managers and their workers should factor into both how management upgrading projects are presented to prospective firm managers as well as into the expected take-up and long-term adherence of such improvements. This is a key consideration as many organisations push forward in enacting management upgrading projects around the world. This blog post is......
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Nouvelles mises au point
Languages

Nouvelles mises au point

...Introduction Introduction to the series of tracks Caribbean French People talk about the special flavour of the French spoken in Guadeloupe and Martinique in the Caribbean A French Caribbean speciality A professor in Martinique describes a local speciality with an intriguing name. A creole story A schoolteacher tells one of the local tales to his class The story continues...
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Audio 33 mins
Supply chains: healthcare
Science, Maths & Technology

Supply chains: healthcare

...management... An unusual market sector An introduction to B.Braun, the company which provides surgical implants and medical implements for the UK's National Health Service. The steriliser's tale How contaminated instruments are tracked and processed to re-enter the internal supply chain at Leeds General Infirmary. The procurer's tale A well-organised supply chain is...
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Innovation Design: Sustainable Communities
Science, Maths & Technology

Innovation Design: Sustainable Communities

...introduction to this album. Demonstrating sustainability in Scotland A community designed to be sustainable, environmentally friendly and ecologically sound. Designing an eco-village The architect of Beddington zero fossil energy development talks about the advantages of living in an eco-village. The design of Hockerton The design and build of the Hockerton housing...
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Audio 55 mins
Ebusiness technologies: foundations and practice
Science, Maths & Technology

Ebusiness technologies: foundations and practice

...manage and distribute goods from suppliers around the world. What systems enable big business to keep in touch with latest sales information from their stores? How are Internet and Web technologies and their associated applications used in practice? This album explores how these technologies are changing the way businesses operate internally and externally. The seven...
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Audio 44 mins