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A question of ethics: right or wrong?
Health, Sports & Psychology

A question of ethics: right or wrong?

...Working closely with individuals and developing relationships is an inherent and often satisfying part of the work of a sports coach or exercise instructor. However, it can bring about ethical and professional challenges and can sometimes place practitioners in a difficult or uncomfortable position, e.g. a confidence shared and/or personal dilemmas. The course considers...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Understanding operations management
Money & Business

Understanding operations management

...worked at home or in small workshops. Such a system worked well for small-scale local production, with low levels of competition. Some industries, such as furniture manufacture and clockmaking, still include a significant proportion of craft working...Understanding operations management: 2.2.2 Mass production - In many industries, craft manufacturing began to be replaced...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
A history of child protection
Education & Development

A history of child protection

...work and keep alive his infant brother in an East End garret after the death of their parents. Child neglect would not have been considered as child abuse; it was merely one of the tragic, if unintended, consequences of normal life. Child exploitation was tolerated in much the same way, not least because child labour was cheap and versatile; children could carry out...
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Article 10 mins
First steps in innovation and entrepreneurship
Money & Business

First steps in innovation and entrepreneurship

...working. And today, we’ve had the opportunity to go inside them and see them very close at hand. [MUSIC PLAYING] SARAH WOOD I’ve seen them in the distance, but I’ve never, sort of, wandered around one or been quite as close. [MUSIC PLAYING] EOIN LEES Open days are crucial because there is so much unthinking resistance to wind farms. We get people here, and the first...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Start writing fiction: characters and stories
History & The Arts

Start writing fiction: characters and stories

...work is designed to take about three hours – but if you want to develop your skills as a writer you may well spend longer than this. Even just a short paragraph can take a while to get right – though sometimes, of course it can work more or less immediately. How long you spend on the writing exercises is up to you – but you will develop best as a writer if you...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Introduction to Spanish
Languages

Introduction to Spanish

...work and your working day. You will learn vocabulary for different professions, say what your job is, and how you go to work. This course is an extract from the L106 Introduction to Spanish Studies (beginners) course. Whether you are a complete beginner or have some knowledge of Spanish you could give it a go and we hope that you enjoy the course!...In this free course,...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Fakespeare: Rewriting the bard
History & The Arts

Fakespeare: Rewriting the bard

...bits for the 21st Century and reveal your inner wordsmith...Could you get away with rewriting Shakespeare’s best work for the modern age? Grab your quill and take the test. Discover your inner writer in this short word game that matches you with one of Shakespeare's alleged co-authors. Are you his trusted confidante or an outright faker? [Fakespeare launch image - temp]...
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Activity 5 mins
The Centre for Children and Young People’s Wellbeing at The Open University
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Centre for Children and Young People’s Wellbeing at The Open University

...work also includes adult-focused projects that seek to build wellbeing among children and young people – so we work with children, young people, their families, and those who seek to support them, such as health advocates or policy makers. Addressing children and young people’s wellbeing in body, mind and media, the Centre currently builds research and advocacy on:...
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Article 5 mins