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Financial strategy and private finance initiative
Money & Business

Financial strategy and private finance initiative

...Open University course B821 Financial strategy... Financial Strategy An introduction to this album. PFI - an introduction Culture shift: using private finance to fund public projects. Why PFI? Comparing the Private Finance Initiative with financing through the public sector. The public sector Choosing the PFI route means Calderdale NHS Trust can finally have a new...
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Audio 1 hr 3 mins
Retail management and marketing
Money & Business

Retail management and marketing

...Open University course B122 An introduction to retail management and marketing... Store operations A look at how stores plan and operate, focussing on Waterstone's and Clarks. Bar code technology Looking at the increase and benefits of online shopping and barcode technology. The impact of marketing The importance of marketing and communication. The agency and the message...
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Audio 1 hr 39 mins
Introducing Religions
History & The Arts

Introducing Religions

...Open University Course A217 Introducing Religions... Introducing Religions A short introduction to this album. The architecture of a mosque The largest and most splendid mosque in India. An important shrine in Delhi The most important Sufi shrine in India in Awia near Delhi. Hinduism in an Indian village How Hindu practice has changed in a small Indian village over the...
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Audio 1 hr 36 mins
Diverse perspectives on health and illness
Health, Sports & Psychology

Diverse perspectives on health and illness

...Open University course KYN275 Reflecting on whole lives - diverse perspectives on health and illness... Diverse Perspectives on Health and Illness A short introduction to this album Holism: the whole truth The notion of holistic therapy is one that is becoming increasingly mainstream. An engaging debate with practitioners explores the pros and cons of this approach. Fuel...
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Introducing professional practice
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing professional practice

...Open University course K114 Introducing professional practice... Introducing professional practice A short introduction to this album. A day in the life of a hospital ward: Ward Sister A Ward Sister describes a typical day for her A day in the life of a hospital ward: Senior Registrar A Dave Senior Registrar in medicine describes a typical day for him A day in the life of...
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The People on the Notes: Adam Smith
History & The Arts

The People on the Notes: Adam Smith

...educated, urban Presbyterians that later came to be known as the “Scottish Enlightenment”. Like most of the ‘enlightened’ elite of Edinburgh and Glasgow, Smith was a strong supporter of the 1707 Union of the English and Scottish Parliaments. He had no time for romantic views of Scotland’s Celtic past: for him, the Highland clans represented a past not far...
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Yachts, planes and buses... Mind the (inequality) gap
Society, Politics & Law

Yachts, planes and buses... Mind the (inequality) gap

...education, improved healthcare and go far in addressing some of the worst aspects of poverty. Ensuring that large corporate bodies, many of which will be represented at the Davos summit, pay their taxes is central to Oxfam’s arguments about how to address such rising inequalities. Social harms and austerity $7.6 trillion of individuals’ wealth sits offshore, thereby...
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Heritage case studies: Scotland
History & The Arts

Heritage case studies: Scotland

...Commons Attribution 2.0 Licence. Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4 © Mary-Catherine Garden Figures 5, 6 and 7 © Tim Benton. Don't miss out: If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University - www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs