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A brief history of advertising
Money & Business

A brief history of advertising

...changed over the years. We take a look back in time, from the examples in Pompeii preserved in volcanic ash, to the digital era of today...Find out more about The Open University's Business and Management courses In 1477 William Caxton printed what could be described as Britain’s first advert, for a book called The Pyes of Salisbury. But advertising goes back much...
Stories from our Black students
Money & Business

Stories from our Black students

...changed the way I saw myself and my future. Xanthe's student experience Transcript. I’m studying business and management because I’ve set up my own business. It’s small now, but I want it to grow, to give me real financial independence. If that doesn’t work out, well, having a degree could mean a better-paid job. Options are important. Copyright and
Social marketing
Money & Business

Social marketing

...change in the pursuit of social goals and objectives, as opposed to financial or other objectives. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course B324 Marketing and society...Social marketing: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: describe and explain the meaning and nature of social marketing analyse social...
Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Managing Relationships and Work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Managing Relationships and Work

...changes to their professional (and personal) relationships. Major challenges for managers in 2020 and early 2021 have been to set up and facilitate remote team working and to build and maintain productive relationships among colleagues who are no longer able to meet in person. A key question has been how to enable successful team working when people are part of virtual...
Project management: the start of the project journey
Money & Business

Project management: the start of the project journey

...climate in which the project operates may change during the execution of the project. Unless someone – normally the project manager – institutes a formal way of noting, estimating and carrying out approved changes (change control) the project can deteriorate into chaos. In a more formal project setting, the responsibility for approving or rejecting changes is given to...
Department of the Commons
Society, Politics & Law

Department of the Commons

...change the municipal statute by inserting the “commons” as one of the interests to be protected and recognised. For example, the Department is working to recognise the legitimacy of occupied buildings in the city and organising public discussion tables in occupied buildings where citizens share decision-making power with the Administration. It was initiated by local...
Wild Weather Kitchen Experiments: Tornadoes
Science, Maths & Technology

Wild Weather Kitchen Experiments: Tornadoes

...damage along their path. Tornadoes have been seen on every continent on Earth except Antarctica; although you may associate some of the most violent examples with North America, they are surprisingly common in the UK as well. This video demonstrates the power of a tornado and how the weight, shape and size of different particles changes the tornado's conduct. Transcript...
What does it mean, to be a man?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What does it mean, to be a man?

...changed enormously over time. So what does it mean to be a man in the twenty-first century? Do traditional ideas about masculinity still apply, and if not, what kinds of new ideas have replaced them? Explore our interactive below to learn more...[Main character sitting on sofa with pizza and beers - banner to enter interactive] Click on the image above, to start your...