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The OU's flexibility attracted John Hayter, Training Manager at Olympus KeyMed, especially because quality blended learning allows skills development that suits both employer and employee.
Across the world, all our courses are studied in English by flexible distance learning. There are 100's to choose from, ranging from short skills courses to The Open University MBA.
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The internet at 40
2009 was the 40th anniversary of the first computer network - the precursor of the internet - and the 20th anniversary of the brilliant idea that led to the creation of the world wide web....
Astronomy
Thanks to cutting-edge radio and infra-red astronomy, our understanding of the universe is moving very fast. Ideas about black holes and cosmic jets are constantly being refined as new discoveries...
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Working life and learning
This unit assumes that you have some experience of work, irrespective of whether you have a paid job or not and whether you work within an organisation or not. At times it asks you to draw on that experience to undertake some learning activities aimed at comparing some of the ideas you’ll be reading about to your own experience of working life. It also assumes that one of your reasons for studying this course is an interest in improving your working life.
Human resources: recruitment and selection
This looks at the first stage of managing people – attracting and selecting staff. It makes the distinction between the initial planning of staff recruitment and the process of selecting an individual from a pool of applicants. Recruitment needs to be carefully planned in order to attract the right type of applicant. Your involvement may be limited to a discussion of the need for a particular job, or you may be required to interview job applicants. Whatever your involvement, this session makes it clear that it is important for you to understand the whole process.
Share This PageThe Study Experience
As part of some Bachelor degree programmes, there is an opportunity for students to participate in a week long residential school. In this extract you can hear from students who were studying music, physics or geology and see the type of activities they undertake at a...
