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Crime fiction
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Crime fiction

...world of crime fiction with The Open University, a world leader in distance learning. Discover free courses, articles, video and audio resources, and interactive activities, free to study and available to start right away...Find out about The Open University's Languages, cultures and communication courses. Crime fiction is the best-selling literary genre in Great Britain...
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My career goal: Engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

My career goal: Engineering

...world...Practical video materials Bending moments diagram: Other beam theory examples: Transcript Explanation of static equilibrium [iLectureOnline video]: Transcript icould links icould is a site that provides career guidance based on real world experiences, providing an inside view of many different jobs, and tips on how to get there. They have over 1000 personal video...
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Article 20 mins
Identity In Question
Health, Sports & Psychology

Identity In Question

...World Two clinical workers offer personal views of their understanding of the 'Inner World' within the context of Kleinian thought. Ethics and Psychoanalysis The ethical dimensions of psychoanalysis and its relationship to wider cultural forms. Individual, Person and Self The distinctions between the concepts of Individual, Person and Self Legal Personality Exploring the...
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Audio 54 mins
Alan Turing: Life and legacy
Science, Maths & Technology

Alan Turing: Life and legacy

...World War 2. This collection examines Turing’s troubled personal life, the significance of his role at Bletchley Park, his ideas on artificial intelligence and finally examines what his legacy should be... Alan Turing: Reflections on his personal life Professor Timothy Chappell touches upon key moments in Alan Turing's life. Alan Turing: The code breaker Professor...
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The Four Generations of Computers
Science, Maths & Technology

The Four Generations of Computers

...world's first electronic computer (launched in 1944), and finishing with the BBC Micro (launched in 1981) and Fourth Generation Computers, looking at how technology changed throughout these years. Visiting locations such as The National Museum of Computing in Milton Keynes and The Centre for Computing History in Haverhill, we see an array of fascinating machines and learn...
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Video 16 mins
Systems explained: Sir Geoffrey Vickers
Money & Business

Systems explained: Sir Geoffrey Vickers

...World War. He studied Classics at Oxford in 1923, and later became a lawyer where he became involved in international affairs. Vickers is regarded as a systems practitioner rather than an academic. He introduced many of the basic systems thinking terms, and derived the concept of appreciative systems to describe human activity. He recognized that appreciation of systems...
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Video 10 mins
Dawn Parsonage-Kent - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Dawn Parsonage-Kent - Earth in Vision

...world that we work in. How I got started Originally I went to Brighton University, I trained in graphic design. I always knew I wanted to work in television in some way, but I wasn’t quite sure what way and then I saw that there was a traineeship at the BBC for a creative, making trailers, making branding and idents and things. I thought, ‘Right, I’m just going to...
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Video 30 mins
International Management
Money & Business

International Management

...world about managing globally. This material forms part of the Open University course B848 Leadership and management in intercultural contexts... Introduction to International Management In this series we are going to take a look at three different perspectives on managing across cultures. In each we will hear from experienced international managers and from academics...
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