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An introduction to data and information in health and social care
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to data and information in health and social care

...open a bank account, enrol on a course, shop using a loyalty card, use an electronic healthcare record (EHR) and so on. Your persona consists of all of this data, whether you're aware of it or not. That is what a ‘persona’ is: a ‘picture’ of you created by various collections of data about you, such as your finances, shopping habits, interests. How much of this...
Taxes and privacy: A tech business reading list
Science, Maths & Technology

Taxes and privacy: A tech business reading list

...open source proposal. Andrew - have you thought through the consequences of this innocuous looking sentence: "We will require that all publicly funded software and hardware is released under an Open Source licence." Most IT projects use proprietary software, that is then tweaked for purpose. That will pretty much stop any IT company working on a public sector project....
Beyond the Babble: A conversation about the art of listening
Society, Politics & Law

Beyond the Babble: A conversation about the art of listening

...open, but they can link to existing research and debates inviting participants to record personal thoughts and assumptions, stories and experiences, declarations and commitments or questions around individual and collective identity: Who am I? Who are we? How Can I act? Lucia: It could be something along the lines of ‘How do you identify yourself? What influences your...
Human rights and law
Society, Politics & Law

Human rights and law

...Unreliable Evidence – The Human Rights Act’ © BBC. T Peters: [Details correct as of 7th January 2008] 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...
Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
Succeed with maths: part 2 Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Succeed with maths: part 2

...Open University would really appreciate a few minutes of your time to tell us about yourself and your expectations for the course before you begin, in our optional start-of-course survey. Once you complete the course we would also value your feedback and suggestions for future improvement, in our optional end-of-course survey. Participation will be completely confidential...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Fighting hard while flying high: the personal story of a BA cabin crew trade unionist
Society, Politics & Law

Fighting hard while flying high: the personal story of a BA cabin crew trade unionist

...Open University's Social Sciences courses Setting the scene In the summer of 2022, talk of strikes taking place or being threatened across a number of airlines using UK airports was a staple feature in the media. Strikes by airline workers are not in 2022 ‘news’ as such. We have become used to hearing of industrial action in the sector, not least involving staff...
George Orwell and Nineteen Eighty-Four
Society, Politics & Law

George Orwell and Nineteen Eighty-Four

...Open University course DD316 Modern political ideas...This course will introduce you to the work and writings of George Orwell through a study of his novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984). By studying the book, well-known for its depiction of a totalitarian state, and the techniques, language and oppressive methods used by such states, you will gain a wider understanding of...
Brexit's two tribes: can they be brought together?
Society, Politics & Law

Brexit's two tribes: can they be brought together?

...open up. Indeed, far from coming together the two tribes seem further away from each other than ever. The British public seem to think that over the next few years (whatever that means) Brexit will be bad for the UK. In a recent Opinium poll for The Observer, when asked ‘Do you think leaving the EU will ultimately be good or bad for the UK?’ 18% replied ‘very...