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Reflecting on Race at The Open University
Education & Development

Reflecting on Race at The Open University

...Education and Language Studies. Evelyn Boyd Granville, the second African-American woman to receive a Ph.D. in mathematics from an American University, was put forward by the Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. Mariame Kaba, a US-based organiser, educator and curator, was put forward by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences for her work on ending...
Lifecycle of the Car Industry
Money & Business

Lifecycle of the Car Industry

...technology was there, it was steam of course. The 19th century saw railways built around the world but no cars, and to this day I don't understand why. Sometimes an idea that's perfectly viable doesn't happen even though people have the technology, have the means of doing it – it just doesn't happen, it just comes along too early in some respects." It was the invention...
Access courses
Education & Development

Access courses

...education and work towards gaining a diploma or degree. Join the thousands of people who have studied with us...There is no typical OU student. People of all ages and backgrounds study with us, for all sorts of reasons. Our open admissions policy helps thousands of people achieve their potential even if their previous education experience or qualifications may have been...
'Bad Apples' or Organisational Cultures?
Education & Development

'Bad Apples' or Organisational Cultures?

...education, healthcare, social welfare, etc.), that focus on individual racism instead of seeking to understand the norms, behaviours, and other processes that perpetuate the status quo and are implicated in shaping the actions of individual actors within these organisations and institutions, limit the possibility of change and limit the possibility of addressing racial...
Reception of music in cross-cultural perspective
History & The Arts

Reception of music in cross-cultural perspective

...technology impact musical performance...Music is created to be performed, in most cases for an audience, whether in a concert hall, at a street fair or through a radio. But how those listeners receive a piece or style of music influences future music production. This free course, Reception of music in cross-cultural perspective, explores how audience reception, changing...
Understanding Globalisation
Money & Business

Understanding Globalisation

...technology emerge and organisations expand they erode traditional boundaries and in recent times there has been a rise in interconnectedness of markets across the world. In the following audio tracks Susan Segal Horn (Emerita Professor of International Strategy) explains how globalisation increases the Integration of economic activities across boarders as a result how...
A taste of digital management from OpenLearn
Digital & Computing

A taste of digital management from OpenLearn

Interested in business management, technology management or computing and IT? You're in the right place - here's just a taste of materials you can explore here, now, for free on OpenLearn.
Detecting fake images
Society, Politics & Law

Detecting fake images

...technologies have been used to make fake videos of politicians speaking something outrageous and fake pornographies of celebrities (Lee 2018) Detecting fake images Although fake images can look very realistic, there are sometimes tell-tale signs that may help us to discover the deception. However, detecting fake images is a very complex business and many new kinds of...