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Understanding Social Change
Society, Politics & Law

Understanding Social Change

...introduction to the social sciences: understanding social change... Understanding Social Change A short introduction to this album. The welfare state - what is it? Post war UK: The welfare state, family and work, the balance of state and individual. Welfare - who's responsible? Controversy surrounding responsibility for welfare and the sections of society who contribute....
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Audio 1 hr 15 mins
Lighting the Industrial Revolution
History & The Arts

Lighting the Industrial Revolution

...introduction. The reason was simple: the gauze was fragile and could be damaged easily both mechanically and by rusting. Loss of only one wire connection made the lamp unsafe since the critical hole size doubled. In addition, the low illumination from the flame was reduced further by the gauze. Much effort went into improving Davy's concept, ending with the bonnet lamp,...
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Article 5 mins
A Buen Puerto: Fast Forward in Spanish
Languages

A Buen Puerto: Fast Forward in Spanish

...introduction to different aspects of Spanish-speaking countries. These are: cultural diversity, art, society, languages in contact, science and technology, trade and employment and the environment. The course includes face-to-face or teleconference tutorials. This material is taken from The Open University course L314 A buen puerto: advanced Spanish... Introduction...
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Audio 1 hr 28 mins
Mental Health: Lennox Castle
Health, Sports & Psychology

Mental Health: Lennox Castle

...introduction to health and social care... Mental Health: Lennox Castle A short introduction to this album. An introduction to health and social care Professor Joanna Bornat of the K101 course team gives an overview of The Open University course. Lennox Castle - academic perspective Professor Joanna Bornat of the K101 course team explains why the case study was chosen and...
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Audio 2 hrs 7 mins
Making decisions
Money & Business

Making decisions

...Introduction - This course covers a few key topics that will help you to think in broad ways about how you and others take decisions; we shall also introduce you to some themes in social science which have direct relevance to managerial decision making. The approach of this course is descriptive: rather than prescribing how you should make decisions we look at frameworks...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
How teams work
Money & Business

How teams work

...introduction to working in virtual project teams by explaining terms and concepts related to teams and to projects. The complexity of the interaction of people and technology is highlighted...This free course, How teams work, provides an introduction to working in virtual project teams by explaining terms and concepts related to teams and to projects. The complexity of...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
My town, your town, whose town?
Society, Politics & Law

My town, your town, whose town?

...Town with Nicholas Crane. Take your learning further with our Introduction to social sciences course. Try these free OpenLearn tasters. Acknowledgements: Academic advisors and copy editors: Gerry Mooney and Matt Staples Copy suppliers: Arlene Crampsie, Graham Day, Alison Gilmour, Harman Murtagh, Graham Neilsen, Mike Robinson, Peter Tregenna. Interactive designed by Cimex....
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What's the difference between a tall organisation and a flat organisation? The one-minute guide
Money & Business

What's the difference between a tall organisation and a flat organisation? The one-minute guide

...Management courses and qualifications [A ray] Is this ray wise to keep things flat? Where there is a large number of levels in the management hierarchy, the organisation is said to be ‘tall’. This will tend to result in narrow spans of control. Where there is a small number of levels in the hierarchy, the organisation is said to be ‘flat’. Flat organisations will...
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