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Collective leadership
Money & Business

Collective leadership

...work with ‘followers’ in an organisational setting...This free course, Collective leadership, will give you an insight into the importance of how to be a more effective leader, and how to better engage and work with ‘followers’ in an organisational setting. It considers the ‘heroic’ leader of the past and how leadership studies historically focused on the...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
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Education & Development

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...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 poor. Please...
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What is technology?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is technology?

...working lives is ever growing. Understanding how people shape technology and how technology shapes people's interactions with each other and the natural world is important - not only for those who research, develop and implement new technologies, but also for all those people and organisations that have to use those technologies in their working and personal lives....
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Milton Keynes: energy capital of the UK?
Nature & Environment

Milton Keynes: energy capital of the UK?

...work which led to the energy rating of all buildings. Watch a film which explores what happened when Jake of The Open University and an architect of the Milton Keynes Development Corporation recognised the dangers of increased energy on the climate. Their energy efficiency measures are now part of everyday life and better known as the Energy Performance Certificate...
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Social Care: Past and Present
Health, Sports & Psychology

Social Care: Past and Present

...Working with the community to improve individual and community welfare. Ethnic diversity in Sheffield communities Sheffield Social Services' dedicated Home Care Service for the Bangladeshi community in Darnall. Living with disability in Darnall A disabled woman talks about the support she gets from Social Services, family and friends. Living in Tinsley Although it's only...
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Language and creativity
Languages

Language and creativity

...work is being done to explore its role in society; linguists are exploring creative language to understand more about how people communicate; and commercial organisations are constantly trying to find ways of making themselves and their employees more creative. Given this wide-ranging interest in the topic, it might be reasonable to assume that it is clear what...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Methods in Motion: Remaking self-help
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: Remaking self-help

...work for different people and at different times. I’ve sometimes described it as ‘anti-self-help’ because it doesn’t locate our problems in us as individuals, and its starting point is a gentle criticism of mainstream self-help. But how is the project of producing self-help a research project, and what methods does it use? Actually my project weaves together...
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Why challenging sexual violence takes more than just a starring role at The Oscars
Society, Politics & Law

Why challenging sexual violence takes more than just a starring role at The Oscars

...work of anti-violence activists on the red carpet as their plus ones. The Time’s Up movement aims to translate this awareness into practical support for all survivors, including a legal fund for working-class women to fight for equality and justice. Given all this airtime, various commentators hold hope that this year’s Oscars will make history not only in terms of...
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