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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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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Different types of business
Money & Business

Different types of business

...introduction to business and management...Different types of business: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: describe different types businesses explain different ways of classifying businesses: by size, industry sector and ownership type apply these ideas to a real business through a video case study...Different types of business: 1...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
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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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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Seeing the internet
Digital & Computing

Seeing the internet

...Project. It was generated on 11 July 2015 and visualises connections between computers. The colours denote where the connections are: Blue: North America Green: Europe Purple: Latin America Red: Asia Pacific Orange: Africa White: the backbone of the internet: the most highly connected networks The world online [The World Online map as described in the text] Wherever you...
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Business Bursts: Marketing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Business Bursts: Marketing

...let’s say Mercedes Benz has. So everything about the message being sent out was wrong. So people just didn’t buy Rover cars because the product didn’t reflect what they thought it was, which is why Rover went bankrupt. 3’50” Get your marketing right Get your message clear with The Open University's course An introduction to retail management and marketing...
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