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STiP@50 Celebrations
Society, Politics & Law

STiP@50 Celebrations

...et al., 2020). The Institute has given approval for a new occupational role and associated Level 7 (postgraduate) systems thinking practitioner apprenticeship (STPA) and the OU launches its own STPA programme in 2022. Led by ASTiP, the Open University was able to celebrate this unique pioneering tradition of fostering STiP capabilities for lifelong learning and managing...
Why is childbirth a medical procedure?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why is childbirth a medical procedure?

...et al., 2002). Not surprisingly, defensive medical practice has been identified as another reason for the increasing medicalisation of childbirth. We live in a society where relatively few babies die and, when they do, it is assumed that someone or something must be blamed. However, defensive practice serves to undermine clinical decision making for the benefit of women...
Play, learning and the brain
Education & Development

Play, learning and the brain

...adapted from Kemple et al. (2016), offers some good reasons for making sure young children have the opportunity for outdoor play time. Health and physical development: in recent years, childhood obesity rates around the world have increased. To combat this many countries are recommending outdoor activity for all children. Physical play outdoors provides important...
Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Exercise and mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exercise and mental health

...et al. (2008, p.5) define mental health and wellness as the absence of mental illness, such as depression, and the ability to cope with daily challenges in a positive, optimistic and constructive manner. Using this definition there are potentially two ways in which exercise can benefit mental health. First, exercise can prevent or reduce the extent of mental illnesses...
Level 2: Intermediate 2 hrs
Managing complexity: a systems approach
Society, Politics & Law

Managing complexity: a systems approach

...adapting your practice to the circumstances (contextualizing) and how you plan to manage the overall activity...Managing Complexity: A Systems Approach: 5.1 The state of ‘Being’ - The structure of Section 5 is set out in Figure 8. Use this as a way of keeping track of the argument I am making. [Figure 8] Figure 8: An activity-sequence diagram for Section 6: being a...
Applying your community engagement skills
Society, Politics & Law

Applying your community engagement skills

...adapted from Johnson and Scholes, 1999)...Applying your community engagement skills: 3.2 Your own application of stakeholder analysis - This type of stakeholder mapping can be useful for thinking about how you might engage with the different stakeholders in your community role, whether that be in a service organisation like policing, emergency response, health or social...
Additive manufacturing
Science, Maths & Technology

Additive manufacturing

...adapted extract from the Open University course T805 Manufacture materials design...Additive manufacturing: Learning outcomes - Having completed this course, you should be able to: describe additive manufacturing and explain its advantages and disadvantages explain the processes used in additive manufacturing for a range of materials and applications understand the role...
Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Contemporary issues in managing
Money & Business

Contemporary issues in managing

...adapted extract from the Open University course B870 Managing in a changing world which looks at the different viewpoints surrounding the concept of management and managing...Contemporary issues in managing: Learning outcomes - By the end of this course, you should be able to: describe the nature of different types of managerial approaches adopted by organisations in...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs