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Retail marketing
Money & Business

Retail marketing

...management and marketing...Retail marketing: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: define retailing understand what marketing means to business executives and academics understand the ways that retailers use marketing tools and techniques to interact with their customers...Retail marketing: 1 A definition of retailing - Figure 1 As a...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Learning, thinking and doing
Science, Maths & Technology

Learning, thinking and doing

...managing as an activity, and how systems thinking and practice benefit from learning by experience...Learning, thinking and doing: 1 Learning to learn - This course is about developing your effectiveness as a learner. For example, there are activities which invite you to apply theories to practice and also to criticise theories in the light of practical experience. In...
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Level 1: Introductory 16 hrs
Jake Chapman On Using Systems Thinking In Practice
Society, Politics & Law

Jake Chapman On Using Systems Thinking In Practice

...management and complex problem solving. He also played a major role at the OU in developing teaching materials to enable home-based students to use computers. Since 2001, Jake has had an illustrious career involving various appointments including Expert Advisor (Energy Review) for the Economic Development Committee at the national Assembly for Wales (2001-2003) Consultant...
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The psychological benefits of multilingualism
Languages

The psychological benefits of multilingualism

...managing emotional skills. Multilingualism research indicates that a high level of multilingualism and multiculturalism makes people more tolerant of ambiguity (Dewaele and Wei 2013). Language learning is fraught with ambiguity, particularly in situations where real communication needs to take place, and language learners who are not able to tolerate this kind of...
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Article 5 mins
Earth in crisis: environmental policy in an international context
Nature & Environment

Earth in crisis: environmental policy in an international context

...management and the devastating consequences for locals. Hold the Line Policy Changing policy on the Isle of Sheppey. When is it cost-effective to defend and when is it more effective to retreat? What is Managed Realignment? Building sustainable defence lines further inland. Accepting that extreme flooding is here to stay. Bangladesh: the issues Members of the DU311 course...
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Workplace learning with coaching and mentoring
Money & Business

Workplace learning with coaching and mentoring

...managing learning and talent development programmes in your organisation. You will also explore ideas about coaching and mentoring; both are prominent learning and development tools in contemporary organisations. You will also learn about how different learning theories and philosophies become concrete in the practical decisions you make about learning and talent...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
How can acceptance and commitment therapy help carers in challenging times such as the COVID-19 pandemic?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How can acceptance and commitment therapy help carers in challenging times such as the COVID-19 pandemic?

...managing the ongoing stressors of a caregiving role and meeting everyone’s needs. The changes to lifestyle caused by COVID have prevented this way of coping, and forced people to live with changes in routine, uncertainty and worry. For more research about Covid-19 pandemic and carers see our current research study. Many people routinely manage stress by problem-solving...
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Article 10 mins
Signposts for Work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Signposts for Work

...manage change within a separate theme under the Applying Psychology to Work Hub, which you may also find useful. What skills and knowledge are most attractive and useful? The Manpower (2015) Flux Report surveyed UK HR Leaders and Line Managers and found the top requirement is for employees to be able to deal with change and uncertainty. However, as important are:...
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Article 10 mins