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Understanding operations management
Money & Business

Understanding operations management

...simple transformation model in Figure 1 provides a powerful tool for looking at operations in many different contexts. It helps us to analyse and design operations in many types of organisation at many levels. This model can be developed by identifying the boundaries of the operations system through which an organisation's goods or services are provided to its customers...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
The impact of supporting Ukrainians with free resources on OpenLearn
Education & Development

The impact of supporting Ukrainians with free resources on OpenLearn

...code (Moodle) with a series of modifications to meet the needs of independent learners and OU branding. It functions as both a learning management system (LMS) as well as a content management system. Moodle is an open source LMS with over 100 languages that can be deployed through so-called ‘language packs’, to enable the publication of content using a variety of...
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Article 10 mins
Diversity in religion: Islam
History & The Arts

Diversity in religion: Islam

...codes which prescribed much more lenient penalties...Diversity in religion: Islam: 2 Internal diversity in contemporary Islam - Lesbianism has rarely been illegal in Muslim-majority countries. But things have changed for men since the early nineteenth century. There are two main reasons for this. Firstly, during the European ‘Age of Empire’, in many colonised...
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Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
Upper intermediate French: discovering French cinema
Languages

Upper intermediate French: discovering French cinema

...simples, parfois autobiographiques, et bien souvent à l´improvisation. On filme la vie ! Le cinéma gagne en naturel et en simplicité. Table 2 Cinéma traditionnel contre Nouvelle Vague CINéMA TRADITIONNEL NOUVELLE VAGUE tournages en studio tournages en extérieur caméra de studio caméra légère et portable beaux décors décors naturels acteurs célèbres acteurs...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Successful IT systems
Digital & Computing

Successful IT systems

...code that runs well; an end-user may consider it successful if it helps them do their job effectively; and so on. We will consider stakeholders and their role in determining IT success or failure later in this course. You will learn much more about the nature of success and failure in IT systems later in this course. For now, we will use the following definitions: a...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
Introduction to music theory 2: pitch and notation
History & The Arts

Introduction to music theory 2: pitch and notation

...simple sequence: there is a clear correspondence between the layout of the instrument and how the notation looks. Activity 4 Timing: Allow around 60 minutes Examples 1 and 2 present basic patterns on the white keys of the keyboard. Play the notes in the bass clef with your left hand (LH) and the notes in the treble clef with your right hand (RH). Then play the exercises...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Technological innovation: a resource-based view
Science, Maths & Technology

Technological innovation: a resource-based view

...code of their software, their patents, and their brand names. By comparison, the physical assets they hold may be relatively low in value. As Dobni (2010, p. 56) notes: This knowledge is fuelled by interaction with customers and value chain members in the competitive cluster. Second, knowledge is power, and for organizations, knowledge only becomes powerful if it is...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Working in groups and teams
Money & Business

Working in groups and teams

...simple tasks or problems For highly-complex tasks or problems When cooperation is sufficient When decisions by consensus are essential When minimum discretion is required When there is a high level of choice and uncertainty When fast decisions are needed When high commitment is needed When few competences are required When a broad range of competences and different skills...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs