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Why study languages?
Languages

Why study languages?

...business in a foreign country and a foreign language. Section 3: Studying languages – what it would be like to continue to study languages after compulsory education. Section 4: Language study skills – how to improve your writing and speaking language skills. Section 5: Language and culture – ideas for three short plays or sketches. Section 6: International...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Internet of everything
Digital & Computing

Internet of everything

...business and society than the phase before. This course offers a combination of phases one, two and three to simply explain phase four. Table 1 Four phases of the internet Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4 Connectivity Networked economy Collaborative experiences Internet of everything Digitise access to information Digitise business process Digitise interactions (business...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Lord John Browne - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Lord John Browne - Stories of Change

...Business, popular science book Seven Elements that Have Changed the World, The Glass Closet, a commentary on the acceptance and inclusion of LGBT people in business and most recently, Connect about how Companies succeed by engaging radically with society. © ​ The Open University Transcript Stories of Change Project Lord John Browne interview Key RH: = Roger Harrabin,...
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Audio 5 mins
LGBTQIA rights: why The Good Friday Agreement matters
Society, Politics & Law

LGBTQIA rights: why The Good Friday Agreement matters

...businesses, charities, politicians and businesses stood shoulder to shoulder with our community demanding change. Unfortunately, like so many times before, this change was not achieved through the Northern Ireland Assembly, but rather was introduced and passed through Westminster with cross party support from MPs and peers. Across the UK, Ireland and the world we are...
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Article 5 mins
Using data to aid organisational change
Money & Business

Using data to aid organisational change

...business or organisational context. It looks at the type of evidence you can gather to inform your proposed change, and how to evaluate data with a view to using it as part of this transformation. Specifically, you will learn about internal and external sources of secondary information and how to evaluate them. You will also examine how to negotiate access to different...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Stories of Change Introduction
Nature & Environment

Stories of Change Introduction

...business, politics, from a wide range of views, but we asked him to do something slightly different to his normal day job. If he goes to get an interview for a news programme then he will perhaps spend five to ten minutes with someone, trying to just capture a few sentences. We asked him to really take his time and to spend 30-60 minutes or so just really trying to give...
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Video 5 mins
Election days: 1868 - No vote, no verger
History & The Arts

Election days: 1868 - No vote, no verger

...Business called me this morning to a place not 100 miles from Blackheath. When I had finished, as it was West Kent election day, I strolled about, and at last pulled up near a polling-booth. My attention was immediately directed to a man coming away from it with an air which showed he was a free and independent Briton who had given his vote conscientiously - you can...
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Does nanotechnology offer a better way of dealing with electronic waste?
Science, Maths & Technology

Does nanotechnology offer a better way of dealing with electronic waste?

...business models “including the availability of capital, expected return and the policy environment,” says Chattopadhyay. Others are less optimistic. “Physical crushing requires a lot of energy, especially when dealing with complex circuit boards with a variety of components. Smelting circuit boards is more economical and feasible,” says R. Parthasarathi, managing...
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