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Understanding operations management
Money & Business

Understanding operations management

...et al., 1993) which seeks to combine high volume, as in mass production, with adapting products to meet the requirements of individual customers. Mass customisation is becoming increasingly feasible with the advent of new technology and automated processes. Agile manufacturing (Kidd, 1994) which emphasises the need for an organisation to be able to switch frequently from...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
An introduction to software development
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to software development

...adapted extract from the Open University course M813 Software development...An introduction to software development: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: appreciate the engineering nature of software development describe key activities in software development and the role of modelling explain key concepts in software development such as...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
The meaning of crime
Society, Politics & Law

The meaning of crime

...adapted from Social Trends, 2002) Table 3: Types of recorded crime, 1981 and 2000 TYPE OF CRIME 1981 2000 (figures in thousands) Theft and handling stolen property 1,603 2,145 Burglary 718 836 Criminal damage 387 960 Violence against the person 100 601 Fraud and forgery 107 319 Robbery 20 95 Sexual offences 19 37 Drug offences - 113 Other notifiable offences 9 63 (Source:...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Introducing healthcare improvement
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing healthcare improvement

...et al., 2013) about integrated care quality improvement pilots. Integrated care broadly means the capacity for different parts of an organisation (departments or staff groups) to work together to offer good quality care. It also includes the capacity for healthcare professionals to work with social care professionals to offer a joined-up service. This research brief looks...
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs
Networked practitioner: open or closed practice?
Education & Development

Networked practitioner: open or closed practice?

...adapted extract from the Open University course H818 The networked practitioner...Networked practitioner: open or closed practice?: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: explore assumptions about open practices and conduct research to inform personal initial views on openness; integrate decisions regarding online privacy and identity into...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
Getting started with Spanish 3
Languages

Getting started with Spanish 3

...adapted extract from the Open University course LGXS003 Beginners Spanish 3: ¡Adelante!...Week 2: Making phone calls: 1 Formal telephone conversations - Here are some useful phrases to conduct telephone conversations in formal contexts. VOCABULARIO TO ANSWER THE PHONE: ¿Dígame? / ¿Diga? Hello. (Literally: Tell me.) Bueno. (México) Aló. (LAm) Hello. Museo Nacional,...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Exploring evidence-based policing
Money & Business

Exploring evidence-based policing

...adapt, and share. So, in taking an evidence-based approach, you will first ask, what's the problem with trying to solve? Is there a better way of doing things compared with our traditional practice? You'll then think about testing some new way of doing something – a new practice – and generate some evidence from that. You will learn from that test, from that...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
The Hunt: a natural history series that challenges us to side with the predators
Nature & Environment

The Hunt: a natural history series that challenges us to side with the predators

...adapted, but neither attain a significant survival advantage over the other. As the Queen said to Alice in Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking Glass: “It takes all the running you can do to stay in the same place”. This is known as the Red Queen hypothesis: organisms constantly evolve to keep up with their opponents who themselves evolve in response. The series,...
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