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Language in professional life
Languages

Language in professional life

...Think for a moment on what one or two of these mean to you. You may have thought that ‘Ferrari’ denotes status symbols, ‘BBC’ conjures up solid reliability whereas IKEA has a practical vibe. All of these images and words in the figure are examples of brands. But what makes up a ‘brand’? Isn’t it mainly about the colours and logo? Where does language fit in?...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Open Mathematics
Science, Maths & Technology

Open Mathematics

...systems are in place. The material forms part of the course MU120 Open Mathematics... Open Mathematics A short introduction to this album. Running Trains Safely Steam trains in the valley of the River Severn - ensuring the train service meets customer demand and ensures safety. Journeys as Graphs The timetable in action and the practical challenges a timetabler faces....
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Audio 25 mins
Supply chains: healthcare
Science, Maths & Technology

Supply chains: healthcare

...systems function smoothly? This album focuses on the different roles of B.Braun, a large supplier of medical equipment which also provides customised services for patients. In this time-critical setting, their supply chain processes must be organised with scrupulous efficiency. This material forms part of The Open University course T882 Supply chain innovation, strategy...
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Audio 50 mins
Julian Hector - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Julian Hector - Earth in Vision

...think that Life on Earth, Trials of Life, those early series in the late seventies and early eighties, they actually linked, if you like, a great communicator with the natural world; for once you saw ants crawling up Attenborough’s legs, you had a sense of how big things were, how wondrous things were. And they were very informative for me and, I think, actually for the...
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Video 30 mins
So, you want to be a nurse? A brief introduction to nursing
Health, Sports & Psychology

So, you want to be a nurse? A brief introduction to nursing

...think it is around: 5% 10% 20% 25% a. 5% b. 10% c. 20% d. 25% The correct answer is b. Answer The Nursing & Midwifery Council’s data report for 2020/2021 suggests that in the UK just over 10% of those on the nursing register are male (80,500) (Nursing & Midwifery Council, 2021). Select the answer for Question 1c here In the UK, what percentage of nurses work in...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Exploring teaching and learning in real and virtual worlds
Education & Development

Exploring teaching and learning in real and virtual worlds

...think and learn? This album introduces two elements of The Open University's presence in the virtual world Second Life™ and explores the way in which virtual worlds can offer new opportunities for teaching and learning. The album also explores some of the ways that the theories of Lev Vygotsky have influenced the use of dialogue and language in the classroom and the...
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Audio 1 hr 42 mins
The Z Files: Chi Onwurah
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Z Files: Chi Onwurah

...think at the time? Chi Onwurah Let’s remember we were the only black family on a large working class white council estate. I was bizarre anyway. So the fact that I liked engines and science and maths, the friends that I had, you know, took me for what I was, they had to. Benjamin Zephaniah And as a kid did you think in the future I want to go into engineering or did you...
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Video 5 mins
Imagination: The missing mystery of philosophy
History & The Arts

Imagination: The missing mystery of philosophy

...think of what is absent, unreal or even absurd, and so it appears to grant us almost unlimited conceptual powers. Yet it also seems to inform our perception of what is present and real and everyday, and so permeates the most basic levels of our daily lives. In this course, we will be concerned with some of the different ways in which the imagination is talked of and...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs