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Reading evidence
Society, Politics & Law

Reading evidence

...writing tell us about how identities are formed? How much control did he have in shaping his work-based identity? Does his account suggest that there is greater uncertainty about work identities in the late 1990s? Discussion John's account suggests that paid work, especially in work like coal mining, is a very important dimension of identity. Miners lived in a community...
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Herodotus and the invention of history
History & The Arts

Herodotus and the invention of history

...writing and the subject matter of his Histories, as well as key episodes, themes and issues analyse passages of Herodotus’ text in order to learn how he presents his material and his methods as a historian evaluate sources (including Herodotus’ writing as well as modern-day material) as you assess their reliability and significance discuss aspects of identity in the...
The benefits of social media in academia
Education & Development

The benefits of social media in academia

...creatively to support building a student community through set tasks at a conference or workshop, or as part of a course of study. Communication [Image to represent communication. Yellow background, green speech bubble with three scrunched up pieces of yellow paper] Connection and collaboration are made possible through the communicative power of social media. Whomever...
Business Bursts: Branding
Health, Sports & Psychology

Business Bursts: Branding

...creative director who was apparently given unlimited power to design advertisements on whatever he wanted and which bore no relationship to Benetton Clothing. And he decided to undertake a series of advertising campaigns to promote social awareness on topical issues, which ranged from the Catholic Church, illegal arms to Africa and oil pollution. And one that particularly...
A Buen Puerto: Fast Forward in Spanish
Languages

A Buen Puerto: Fast Forward in Spanish

...artists plan the painting of a mural. Creating a Mural Argentinian artists Cristina Terzaghi and Edgar de Santo lead the painting of a mural in La Boca. Artists in search of inspiration Argentinian artists Cristina Terzaghi and Mariana Siedlarek talk about the creative process in their work. Creating Sculptures Argentinian sculptor Beatriz Soto explains her work....
Embarking on a career in cyber security
Digital & Computing

Embarking on a career in cyber security

...creative problem solvers who can apply the different tools at their disposal to ensure digital evidence is handled appropriately. Digital forensic analysts must also be able to communicate their findings to a variety of audiences, whether this be a corporate boardroom or a court of law. The Open University module Digital Forensics covers how to conduct investigations to...
Business Bursts: Failure
Health, Sports & Psychology

Business Bursts: Failure

...creative destruction, that out of every business failure or every economic slump there were new opportunities for new kinds of businesses, often technologically driven, to develop. At the moment we don’t seem to be seeing that. James Fleck There are a number of factors that can lead to business failure. The most straightforward I guess is simple lack of cashflow, that...
Getting started with French 2
Languages

Getting started with French 2

...Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Licence. The material acknowledged below and within the course is Proprietary and used under licence (not subject to Creative Commons Licence). Grateful acknowledgement is made to the following sources for permission to reproduce material in this free course: Images Course image: Photo by Silvia Trigo from Pexels...
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs