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Systems modelling
Science, Maths & Technology

Systems modelling

...business management. In order to get the most out of this course, you need to be familiar with, or at least not worried by, simple mathematics, and recognise some related concepts such as chance and probability. Working through the first self-assessment question (SAQ) will give you an indication of the skills and attitudes involved. If you find you are having a lot of...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Hybrid working: skills for digital transformation
Digital & Computing

Hybrid working: skills for digital transformation

...business is going to need to be able to run effectively into the future, you can't deny that digital and data are going to be ubiquitous skills and knowledge that people will need across the business. But it's not that simple. It's a very simple thing to say, well, let's retrain everybody so they understand data and digital. Well, how do you do that and what do you...
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Level 1: Introductory 11 hrs
How teams work
Money & Business

How teams work

...business process re-engineering) were involved, a project structure would be needed – probably of a matrix type because of the various different professional interests (such as academic, legal and regulatory, formulation and analysis). f.This is likely to be the responsibility of a functional team, possibly with baton passing, or with a project manager or coordinator if...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Dallas Campbell meets Frank Drake
Science, Maths & Technology

Dallas Campbell meets Frank Drake

...business seriously. And here in America the tradition was to use the equatorial configuration which allowed you to track things just by rotating around one axis that was parallel to the axis of the Earth. (Uh, huh) That was traditional. It worked very well. You didn’t need computers. You just had to run a motor at a constant speed and the telescope would track. So this...
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Video 30 mins
Tim Lenton - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Tim Lenton - Stories of Change

...business, to take this problem seriously and to perhaps start to force the hand of governments and policy makers to set a price on carbon and encourage the kind of entrepreneurial efforts that are going to be required to transform our energy system and our whole socio-economy. RH: I’m not sure whether this is realistic or not because people who’ve been following...
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Audio 5 mins
Exploring how migration changes the places where we live
Society, Politics & Law

Exploring how migration changes the places where we live

...business owners whose contributions are helping us grow our local economy…[they] bring new ideas and a willingness to work hard to see them succeed.” Vibrant Communities “Immigrants are a vital part of our community - they bring fresh perspective and new ideas, start businesses and contribute to the vibrant diversity that we all value.” Twenty First Century...
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Article 15 mins
Who are Europeans?
Society, Politics & Law

Who are Europeans?

...business to another country where the labour movement is less organised or less powerful. Attempts to create European-based trade union organisations led to the forming of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) in 1973, representing more than 40 federations in over 20 countries. In practice, however, the ETUC has little power and, because of national constraints...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
10 things that ended in 2006 (when OpenLearn was born)
History & The Arts

10 things that ended in 2006 (when OpenLearn was born)

...Business of Football 2: The Western black rhino species [Black rhinos in crater] The western black rhino (a sub-species of the black rhino) emerged about 8 million years ago. While its population was once the highest out of all the rhino species, there was a 96% population decline between 1970 and 1992 because of widespread poaching. While the western black rhino was...
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Article 10 mins