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Can computers be therapists?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can computers be therapists?

...resources such as ‘Beacon’ being made freely available. References CHRISTENSEN, H. MURRAY, K. CALEAR, A. L. BENNETT, K. BENNETT, A. & GRIFFITHS, K. M. (2010). Beacon: A Web Portal to High-Quality Mental Health Websites for use by Health Professionals and the Public. Medical Journal of Australia. 192 (11). S40-S44. NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CLINICAL EXCELLENCE...
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Innovative efforts to raise wages
Money & Business

Innovative efforts to raise wages

...resources to maximise their personal and professional potential. James Surowiecki explores this possibility in his article The case for free money in the New Yorker. Of course, for many, these notions still appear rather idealistic. Could they work in reality? There remains a scepticism over the changing established wage policies. There is a commonsense assumption that...
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The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: Customer Service
Money & Business

The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: Customer Service

...education and healthcare are either being explicitly privatized or are adopting market values. While the goal, at least rhetorically, is to improve efficiency and individual care, in practice this can cause serious problems. Geoff Sharrock investigates this trend in his article “Students aren’t customers…or are they?” This article was written to accompany the...
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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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