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The Lovable Bra Occupation, Cumbernauld, 1982
Society, Politics & Law

The Lovable Bra Occupation, Cumbernauld, 1982

...Manager of the Cumbernauld Development Corporation informed the Corporation that “he [would] advise the board of trade informally that, until further notice, no more enquiries to be considered for clothing firms’ (‘Minutes of the Industry Committee of Cumbernauld Development Corporation, 1965 – 1969’, meeting of 19 January 1965). [The former Lovable Factory in...
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Article 10 mins
MSE’s Academy of Money Badge icon
Money & Business

MSE’s Academy of Money

...manage your digital badges online from My OpenLearn. In addition, you can download and print your OpenLearn statement of participation – which also displays your Open University badge. The Open University would really appreciate a few minutes of your time to tell us about yourself and your expectations for the course before you begin, in our optional start-of-course...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Online training support for businesses
Money & Business

Online training support for businesses

...learning on entrepreneurial leadership across three core themes: Leadership and management; Entrepreneurship development; and Digital skills. The hub contains advice from The Open University on how to make the best use of online learning and provides content that is relevant and practical for businesses users. For any queries please contact ireland-business@open.ac.uk....
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Historical perspectives on race
History & The Arts

Historical perspectives on race

...introduction: 1 Introduction - [A photograph of a sign attached to a car which says ‘We want rights not riots’.] Figure 1 Anti-apartheid sign on a car in Cape Town, South Africa (1976). You will learn more about early resistance to apartheid in Session 3. This short course will introduce you to the development of the social construction of ‘race’ in the past. The...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Robert Owen and New Lanark
History & The Arts

Robert Owen and New Lanark

...Introduction - Robert Owen (1771–1858) (see Figure 1) was one of the most important and controversial figures of his generation. He lived through the ages of Enlightenment and Romanticism and was personally touched by the ideas and dramatic changes that characterised that era. Profiting enormously during the first half of his life from the progress of industry and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
IT: device to device communication
Science, Maths & Technology

IT: device to device communication

...Introduction - This course looks at communication systems where devices are the main players, passing information to and from each other and possibly acting on that information to produce some kind of outcome. In these interactions, people may not be involved at all, or may have roles that are limited only to the initial setting of schedule (such as when certain tasks...
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Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
Stereotypes
Languages

Stereotypes

...Introduction You might have heard a joke that starts: In European heaven the British are the police the Germans are the factory workers… Have a look at the full joke, and see if you can fill in the blanks with these nationalities: British, French, Germans, Italians In European heaven In European hell the British are the police the … are the cooks the Germans are the...
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Activity 2 hrs
Museums in contemporary society
History & The Arts

Museums in contemporary society

...introduction to this album. Secrets of the V The director, staff and visitors to the Victoria and Albert Museum in London talk about the museum's role and what they see as the source of its success. Redefining the V Dragging the Victoria and Albert Museum's British galleries into the twenty-first century was a masssive undertaking. Here's how they did it. Global heritage:...
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Audio 2 hrs 6 mins