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Systems engineering: Challenging complexity
Science, Maths & Technology

Systems engineering: Challenging complexity

...introduction to systems engineering and systems management’ in Handbook of Systems Engineering and Management, New York, John Wiley & Sons, pp. 1–58. Schofield, R.E. (1963) The Lunar Society of Birmingham. A Social History of Provincial Science and Industry in Eighteenth Century England, Oxford, The Clarendon Press, p. 3. Shelley, M. (1992 [1818]) Frankenstein, or the...
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Level 3: Advanced 25 hrs
Talking about the menopause: symptoms, support and the role of exercise
Health, Sports & Psychology

Talking about the menopause: symptoms, support and the role of exercise

...Introduction - According to the British Menopause Society (2020), menopause is ‘a major life event affecting all women in a variety of ways, both short and long term’. So, what is menopause? [Described image] The word ‘menopause’ simply refers to the end of the menstrual cycle, which is caused when the ovaries stop producing eggs. The term comes from the Greek...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Valuing death at home: making preparations
Health, Sports & Psychology

Valuing death at home: making preparations

...manager working in hospice and palliative care for 40 years. I write this from the perspective of a white western European mother, and grandmother. I know there will be people and cultures that will have different views about how we should prepare for death, but in this series of articles, I will be focusing on my thoughts about western practices, especially those I have...
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Article 5 mins
Seeing the internet
Digital & Computing

Seeing the internet

...managed by digital technologies. The bus that runs into town will probably have a sensor on it sending wireless signals to an LED sign on a bus stop saying when it will arrive; traffic lights may be controlled by sensors counting traffic flow; the stock levels in local supermarkets are managed using software; the cash register where shopping is paid for, and the loyalty...
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Article 10 mins
Being Sustainable(ish)
Nature & Environment

Being Sustainable(ish)

...manageable in their lives to help the environment. Jen's inspiring session is all about ‘progress not perfection’ – the idea being that a lot of people making a manageable change and doing them well, has greater impact than a few people doing them perfectly. Jen's own words: 'We're often short on time, energy, and sometimes sanity, and to top it off eco-anxiety is...
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Video 40 mins
Sustainability
Education & Development

Sustainability

...Manager...I work as a Senior Manager in the Access, Open and Cross-curricular Innovation team. The reason why I really like YXM130 is the flexibility, allowing you to study what interests you from a wide range of subject areas. I have always been a keen environmentalist and been fortunate to support and work alongside the OU academics who author the Environment...
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Article 5 mins
Understanding your sector Badge icon
Money & Business

Understanding your sector

...manager about possible training and other opportunities with his employer his HR department about the company’s graduate training scheme his trade union about possible IT training friends and contacts from college about their career paths family contacts about other career opportunities an impartial career adviser to help him review his options. More broadly, Phil may...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
What are the secrets of enduring love?
Society, Politics & Law

What are the secrets of enduring love?

...Introduction Why this book 'And they lived happily ever after’. From fairy tales to Hollywood movies, we all know that any good love story ends this way. Just as the relationship starts, the story stops. But what happens after ‘happily ever after’? This book is all about exactly that: how you can live your life, day-to-day, over the whole of your relationship....
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Video 10 mins