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Studying design at The Open University: a rewarding journey
Science, Maths & Technology

Studying design at The Open University: a rewarding journey

...change. This could manifest as a desire for new skills, personal development, career advancement, or reigniting a passion for learning. They share a common thread: a willingness to embrace new ideas, immerse themselves in their surroundings, take pride in their work, and inspire others. Many students keep notes of observations, ideas, and sketches to tackle everyday...
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Video 5 mins
What is the Hawthorne Effect? The one-minute guide
Money & Business

What is the Hawthorne Effect? The one-minute guide

...change their behaviour as a result of being observed as much as because of other experimental variables".] In the 1920s, workers at the Hawthorne Works in Chicago were observed to be more productive in better-lit conditions. The initial conclusion was that paying more attention to working conditions would improve how well workers performed. In the 50s Landsberger...
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How is Milton Keynes a ‘smart’ city?
Society, Politics & Law

How is Milton Keynes a ‘smart’ city?

...city’, and how is smart rooted into Milton Keynes’ past and future?...50 years ago, the government authorised a unique experiment in urban culture, planning and transport - the New Town of Milton Keynes. The following video takes a look at MK, to examine how technology and innovation have shaped its past, and how the digital is set to change its future. Transcript...
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Video 10 mins
Approaches to software development
Science, Maths & Technology

Approaches to software development

...changes that will be introduced during its operational lifetime demonstrate good overall system quality. This is a daunting prospect for those developing and maintaining software. A central aim of this course is to give you the intellectual tools to cope with the challenge. This course provides an introduction to software engineering. Assuming you already have some...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
Methods in Motion: What does Open Methodologies mean?
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: What does Open Methodologies mean?

...changing society needs changing methods to make sense of itself. Open Methodologies offers a new way of research. Elizabeth Silva explains more...[Removal men at work] The starting premise is that open methodologies do not assume a reflective person as the originator of knowledge and meaning, but neither do they wholly relinquish the notion of the human, or favour...
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Sartre: Love is a hazardous, painful struggle
History & The Arts

Sartre: Love is a hazardous, painful struggle

...Turner, shows the conflict and danger of love from Jean-Paul Sartre's perspective. ...For Jean-Paul Sartre, freedom was everything. For him the reality of romantic love isn’t blissful mutual respect and a merging of freedoms. Far from it: love is conflict. Real freedom means freedom to change your mind, freedom to fall out of love…For Sartre, then, love is hazardous....
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The story of a female postal worker
Society, Politics & Law

The story of a female postal worker

...changed from a job that had a generally good gender balance to a very male dominant workplace. She compared the current workplace to walking into a pub. “People don’t realise how bizarre our working practices are in comparison to the real world. The banter in the morning, the music blaring, the swearing. I used to run bars and nightclubs and it was similar to that...
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Systems modelling
Science, Maths & Technology

Systems modelling

...changing the ingredients or the processing used. It is likely to be a situation in which there is more than one person involved and where the result of any action cannot simply be predicted by common sense, or by a simple mathematical manipulation of a few numbers. You are already using, or want to learn how to use, some systems-based approach to working with the...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs