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Rundblick: beginners' German second edition
Languages

Rundblick: beginners' German second edition

...Introductions People introducing themselves Reservation Making a reservation in a hotel Introducing others and oneself Introducing others and oneself Was essen Sie und was trinken Sie? What you eat and what you drink Restaurants in Graz Recommended restaurants in Graz Die Arbeitswoche Work week, and weekdays What do you do? People and their occupations A day in Berlin 3...
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Outside the Book
History & The Arts

Outside the Book

...Comedy An introduction to the part comedy plays in English Literature Tragedy An introduction to the Tragedy play in English Literature Two Styles of love An introduction to the love portrayed in Patrachan and Libertine Poetry. The Author An introduction to the concept of the Author in Literary Theory The Book An introduction to the concept of the Book in ......
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Methods in Motion: Inside Outsiders and Outside Insiders
Languages

Methods in Motion: Inside Outsiders and Outside Insiders

...managed to turn our disadvantage into an advantage. My imperfect German and newcomer status in Austria became an effective interview icebreaker. Their experience of migration and marginalisation became a skill valued by clients and coveted by employers in the migration third sector – a significant advantage against the backdrop of a discriminatory labour market which...
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Systems thinking: a select glossary
Money & Business

Systems thinking: a select glossary

...introduction to the discipline. Definitions of some generalized system concepts used in systems practice. Boundary Closed system Communication Connectivity Difficulty Emergent properties Environment Feedback Hierarchy Holon Measure of performance Mess Monitoring and control Networks Open system Perspective Purpose Resources System System of interest Systems thinking...
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What is openwashing - and how can you avoid it?
Digital & Computing

What is openwashing - and how can you avoid it?

...projects that bring about innovation"), reducing costs (e.g. "reaped 50% in savings for a key website just weeks after embracing open source"), and furthering business (“IT Pros Prefer Open Source for Continuity, Control"). Yes, it would appear "open source continues to eat the software world", perhaps even the whole world. Unfortunately, as organizations who actively...
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Systems in action: Pea canning case study
Money & Business

Systems in action: Pea canning case study

...introduction This trade being seasonal, the firms were anxious to find a way of using their machinery and retaining their labour in winter. They became able to do so through a curious side-effect of the development of quick frozen foods, when the company's staple was produced by others in this form. The quick freezing process demanded great constancy at the growing end....
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Black History Month 2021 talks
Education & Development

Black History Month 2021 talks

...Project Ace Sports, which she started in November 2017. The company provides different sporting opportunities for children and young people to get involved in. Allana is a now a full time Diversity Lead and Sports Teacher at a prep school in South London. [Unknown title] Transcript Early Ethnic Minority barristers and the Inns of Court Dr Caroline Derry and Dr Miriam Mbah...
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Practising systems thinking in practice (STiP)
Science, Maths & Technology

Practising systems thinking in practice (STiP)

...projects. For purposes of this short OpenLearn course, a brief introduction to both traditions is possible, so the next section will introduce some basic concepts and frameworks relevant to CoPs. Discussion Bawden uses ‘critical social learning system’ to refer to a group of people: ‘A CSLS is a group of people who have decided to collaborate in order to seek...
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