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Management in Chinese cultures
What can we learn from the way business is done in Asian cultures? The dominant management philosophy in the Asia-Pacific region is a Chinese one, emphasising Confucian values, the family and...
The next big thing: nanotechnology
How - and why - would you build a machine 10,000 times thinner than a human hair? This album features experts discussing the paradigm shift that is occurring in science. Scientists are...
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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.
Living with the internet: keeping it safe
Computer crashes are often the result of viruses, worms or Trojans as unfortunately some internet users want to cause havoc or vandalise your computer. This unit provides a guide to the downsides of living with the Net. Advice on how to deal with these dangers is provided and security issues like spyware and adware are explained. The unit also deals with protecting children online, and provides links to various helpful websites which deal with the problems raised.
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