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The mythical Northfordshire Polytechnic has a problem. They have received a letter urgently requesting money to aid a former colleague now imprisoned in Periquana, Central America. Some academics f...eel poly funds cannot be used in this way: the poly director is sympathetic but cannot allow the Poly to support such a a cause: many feel the poly has a duty to help a former colleague. It falls to the Department of Business Studies, where the imprisoned man used to work, to take a decision, and what aspects of the issue form the key factors in the decision making process, are the subjects of this role-playing exercise for television.
The mythical Northfordshire Polytechnic has a problem. They have received a letter urgently requesting money to aid a former colleague now imprisoned in Periquana, Central America. Some academics f...eel poly funds cannot be used in this way: the poly director is sympathetic but cannot allow the Poly to support such a a cause: many feel the poly has a duty to help a former colleague. It falls to the Department of Business Studies, where the imprisoned man used to work, to take a decision, and what aspects of the issue form the key factors in the decision making process, are the subjects of this role-playing exercise for television.
| Module code and title: | E324, Management in post-compulsory education |
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| Item code: | E324; 05 |
| First transmission date: | 13-05-1984 |
| Published: | 1984 |
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| Restrictions on use: | |
| Duration: | 00:25:00 |
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| Producer: | Nick Brenton |
| Contributor: | The School of Education |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Business Studies; Decision making; Funds; Group dynamics; Interpersonal behaviour; Members of the School of Education, Open University; Non-verbal signals; Polytechnic; Role playing |
| Master spool number: | HOU4520 |
| Production number: | FOUE165T |
| Videofinder number: | 1927 |
| Available to public: | no |
