Learning outcomes

After studying this unit, you should be able to:

  • understand the basic physics that make chips work;

  • define Moore's Law.

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References

Galloway, L. (1998) Principles of Operations Management, ITP.
Hounshell, D. (1984) From the American System to Mass Production, 1800–1932: The Development of Manufacturing Technology in the United States, Johns Hopkins University Press.
Kanigel, R. (1999) The One Best Way: Frederick Winslow Taylor and the Enigma of Efficiency, Viking.

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Learning outcomes

After studying this Unit you should be able to:

  • define ‘operations’ and ‘operations management’

  • identify the roles and responsibilities of operations managers in different organisational contexts

  • identify the operations management aspects of your own work

  • apply the ‘transformation model’ to identify the inputs, transformation processes and outputs of an organisation

  • identify the operational an
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Learning outcomes

By the end of this unit you should have:

  • an understanding of ‘texts’ that is not restricted to the written word;

  • an understanding of war memorials as text;

  • a basic ability to interpret a visual text.

Learning outcomes

After studying this session, you should be able to:

  • describe the difference between marketing as a function and the concept of being market led;

  • evaluate whether an organisation is market led;

  • evaluate the relevance of marketing concepts to your own and other organisations, whether commercial (for-profit) or non-profit;

  • identify your own customers and consumers;

  • list the tangible and intangible elements of your own prod
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References

Bray, M. (1981) Bells of Memory: a history of the Loughborough Carillion, Loughborough, BRD Publishing.

Learning outcomes

By the end of this unit you should have:

  • an awareness of the processes of study in the arts and humanities

  • an understanding of key concepts in the arts and humanities.

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References

Bennett, A., Cook, P., Miller, J., and Moore, D. (1987) The Complete Beyond the Fringe, Methuen.
Berlin, I. (1969) Four Essays on Liberty, Oxford University Press.
Warburton, N. (1999) Arguments for Freedom, Open University (A211 course book).
Warburton, N. (2000) Thinking from A to Z, Routledge (second e
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Learning outcomes

After studying this unit you should:

  • have an awareness of what is involved in the study of philosophy, which enables you to offer arguments for and against the main positions discussed;

  • have a rudimentary ability to use philosophical reasoning techniques.

Learning outcomes

By the end of this unit you should:

  • be able to distinguish between negative and positive concepts of freedom;

  • have a good knowledge of the main points in Isaiah Berlin's article ‘Two Concepts of Liberty’;

  • be able to recognise emotive language, to distinguish between necessary truths and contingent facts, and to appreciate what is involved in refutation by counterexample.

Learning outcomes

By the end of this unit you should:

  • have begun to identify your own strengths and weaknesses as a writer of fiction;

  • have developed a general awareness of fiction writing;

  • have developed a basic vocabulary to discuss fiction.

Learning outcomes

By the end of your study of this unit, you should have:

  • an understanding of the common techniques underlying free verse and traditional forms of poetry;

  • begun to identify aspects of your own experience and imagination that you can use when writing poems;

  • learnt the basic terminology and practical elements of poetry.

References

Porter, M. E. (1990) The Competitive Advantage of Nations, New York, The Free Press.
Postman, N. (1998) ‘New technology keeps whizzing into our lives’, The Guardian, 5 December (The Editor, pp. 12–13).

Learning outcomes

By the end of this unit you should be able to:

  • have an awareness of the role of analysis to inform appreciation and understanding of poetry;

  • be able to identify and discuss the main analytical concepts used in analysing poetry.

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