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Decolonising the idea of culture in management studies
Money & Business

Decolonising the idea of culture in management studies

...management curriculum and coloniality...As part of The Open University’s events marking Black History Month, I was invited to give a presentation on the connection between the management curriculum and our colonial heritage. In particular, I tried to problematise the ways in which a ‘Western-centric’ and stereotypical idea of culture is taught in mainstream...
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Video 40 mins
Integrated health, safety and environmental management
Science, Maths & Technology

Integrated health, safety and environmental management

...management within each different sphere. It includes a visit to Fox's Biscuits and Brooksby Agricultural College in the UK and the city of Pittsburgh in the USA, and includes interviews with participants, academics and professional experts. The material forms part of The Open University course T835, Integrated health, safety and environmental management... Integrated...
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Audio 1 hr 11 mins
Project management: the start of the project journey
Money & Business

Project management: the start of the project journey

...manager, feasibility studies, decision making and project life cycles...This free course, Project management: The start of the project journey, introduces projects, what they are, how they come about, responses to problems and planning. It explores the role of key players including the project manager, feasibility studies, decision making and project life...
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Level 3: Advanced 35 hrs
Can you manage a supply chain?
Money & Business

Can you manage a supply chain?

...manage the process for one of the UK's most popular items - cans of baked beans! The goal is simple - keep your supply chain costs as low as possible and your customers happy. An introduction to the Supply Chain game Dr Paul Walley of The Open University provides the story behind the game in a short video below. Transcript DR PAUL WALLEY Many years ago a professor from...
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Activity 10 mins
Managing complexity: A systems approach – introduction
Digital & Computing

Managing complexity: A systems approach – introduction

...Managing complexity: A systems approach introduction, examines how systemic thinking and practice enables you to cope with the connections between things, events and ideas. By taking a broader perspective complexity becomes manageable and it is easier to accept that gaps in knowledge can be acceptable...Do you need to change the way you think when faced with a complex...
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Level 3: Advanced 75 hrs
Messaging apps – managing relationships at a distance
Languages

Messaging apps – managing relationships at a distance

...manage relationships with the expectation we are constantly available? Caroline Tagg explains how people craft messages to keep people close, but not too close...Find out about The Open University's English courses Phone messaging apps are first and foremost a means of relating to, or connecting with, other people. This means that many anxieties about messaging are really...
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Managing my money for young adults Badge icon
Money & Business

Managing my money for young adults

...manage your finances. You will learn how to budget effectively, and will be encouraged to start thinking about your financial future...The course takes no more than 24 hours of study with learners typically completing it in 12 to 16 hours. Is this course for me? Managing your money really is a true skill for life. This free Open University course will give you the...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Project governance and Project Management Office (PMO)
Money & Business

Project governance and Project Management Office (PMO)

...Management Office (PMO), considers project governance and how we can tell if it is effective. Project administration may range from informal support to a dedicated PMO. We look at the tasks and support which a project manager might need and, if there is a PMO, how this fits with the relationship between project manager and the organisation...Whether a project is large or...
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Level 3: Advanced 7 hrs