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Women and Workplace Struggles: Scotland 1900-2022
Society, Politics & Law

Women and Workplace Struggles: Scotland 1900-2022

...project which is concerned to uncover a largely hidden past: women’s involvement in workplace struggles across Scotland since the early 1900s... [OU Scotland logo Dark blue] [Scottish Union Learn] This collection of learning materials is primarily concerned with exploring women’s (often hidden) role in struggles in the workplace across Scotland over the period from...
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Article 10 mins
Global responses to Darwin's ideas
Science, Maths & Technology

Global responses to Darwin's ideas

...introduction to this album. Darwin's controversial reception Prior to publishing his theories, Darwin built up a network of supporters around the world. Nevertheless, his theory of evolution prompted a lot of debate. The cultural context was key to its approval or rejection. Darwinism and politics Darwin's theories were particularly subject to political interpretation:...
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Developing business ideas for drone technologies Badge icon
Money & Business

Developing business ideas for drone technologies

...project, I'm working as a project manager, working with a lot of people from 13 organisations, from eight different European countries. I'm happy to share some information about the ICAERUS project and the upcoming open call that is a very good opportunity for innovation and collaboration. The ICAERUS project aims to foster the effective and efficient adoption of ......
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Life with the lions: Why relocating South African lions to Rwanda might create its own problems
Science, Maths & Technology

Life with the lions: Why relocating South African lions to Rwanda might create its own problems

...managers spent a lot of time and effort in finding a suitable source population. Many arguments were taken into account. Prevalence of diseases need to be known and selecting individuals for the translocation cannot negatively influence the source population. One of the guidelines for this is that priority should be given to a source population in close geographic...
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Systems engineering: Challenging complexity
Science, Maths & Technology

Systems engineering: Challenging complexity

...project, at least as seen by the non-technical manager, has something of this character; it is usually innocent and straightforward, but is capable of becoming a monster of missed schedules, blown budgets, and flawed products. So we hear desperate cries for a silver bullet – something to make software costs drop as rapidly as computer hardware costs do. But, as we look...
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Level 3: Advanced 25 hrs
Can cartoons help keep indigenous Mexican languages alive?
Languages

Can cartoons help keep indigenous Mexican languages alive?

...project, 68 Tongues, 68 hearts, aims to help keep the indigenous languages of Mexico alive...“You can't love what you don't know” is the premise of ‘68 tongues, 68 hearts’, an animated project aimed at preserving and sharing the indigenous languages of Mexico. The project aims to promote pride, respect, and encourage the use of the indigenous languages of Mexico,...
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Winning Resources and Support
Money & Business

Winning Resources and Support

...manage an organization and its members with regards to its individual factors. This material forms part of The Open University course B625 Winning resources and support... Winning Resources and Support A short introduction to this album. Legacies in Fundraising Theresa Dauncey from the Legacy Promotion Campaign explains the importance of legacies in fundraising and how...
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Audio 1 hr 38 mins
Diversity in Education: Challenging the Norm in Academic Recruitment
Education & Development

Diversity in Education: Challenging the Norm in Academic Recruitment

...managers within the Faculty of Business and Law (FBL) at The Open University. The project was premised on the fact that the largest group of stakeholders, after students, are the Associate Lecturers (ALs), also known as tutors. Associate Lecturers are responsible for teaching delivery, where they are the ‘face’ of OU academic staff for students. The OU has over 4,000...
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