Data Protection At Work: Introduction & Case Study
23 mins, 2012 What is meant by data protection? Why is it important? What does it mean to an employee? INTRODUCTION 5 mins The data protection act was passed to protect individuals from their personal information being used for purposes other than for which it was intended – and possibly misused. But how does data… Read more »
Communication At Work: Introduction & Case Study
28 mins, 2012 Why is communication important in business and what happens when communication goes wrong? INTRODUCTION 15 mins Good communications are essential in any business – and there are many different kinds of communication. There’s one-way and two-way, formal and informal, open and closed communication. Emails and the internet have made a big impact… Read more »
Impact Of Tourism: Kenya
29 mins, 2011 Tourism is Kenya’s third largest source of income. Last year alone, more than half a million tourists spent their holidays here. But what don’t the tourists see? MASAI MARA: The Masai Mara is one of the best-known game parks in the world. All around the game park, mock villages have been built…. Read more »
Enterprise Case Studies III: Starting Up
25 mins, 2011 People start enterprises for many different reasons – to make money, to give themselves interesting jobs, maybe even to make the world a better place. But they all have to find a way to get going – and starting up is never easy. INTERNET BUSINESS: Spoonfed is a web-based guide to events… Read more »
Employment Law, The Employment Tribunal
30 mins, 2011 Employment laws affect both employers and employees in many different ways. This film explains the key bits of legislation and examines how they work in the real world. PART 1: A Guide to Employment Law A mass of legislation now governs the way businesses treat people at every stage of employment. Key… Read more »
Urban Questions II: Nairobi, Kenya
22 mins, 2011 Nairobi, capital of Kenya is also known as the capital of crime because of a dramatic increase in kidnappings. This is rooted in one of Africa’s largest slums – Mathare. MATHARE: More than 35% of Kenyans live below the poverty line. In Nairobi, it’s more than 60%. In the centre of town… Read more »
Responsible Corporations?
23 mins, 2010 Multinational companies are aggressively marketing cigarettes to young people in developing countries, with tragic social costs. This film explores the case of Indonesia – the third largest market for tobacco products in the world. HUMAN COSTS: “If I’d known I’d get this disease I would have quit a long time ago.” Ujang… Read more »
The Power Of A Multinational
30 mins, 2010 Are people right to fear the spread of genetically modified crops? This powerful documentary tells the story of one farmer who takes a stand against the massive multinational Monsanto. THE BATTLE: Representatives from the multinational company Monsanto visit Canadian farmer Percy Schmeiser and demand he surrender his canola crops. Percy refuses and… Read more »
The Marketing Series 1: The Internet Revolution
31 mins, 2010 This film explores how technology has driven marketing over the past 50 years, from the golden age of television ads to the internet revolution of today. HISTORY: Marketing has been around from earliest times. But it was the industrial revolution which brought mass consumption, mass production and the mass media. In the… Read more »
The Marketing Series 3: The Power Of The Brand
28 mins, 2010 All marketing starts with a product. But beyond the product is the brand. Vast sums are spent in creating and maintaining brands. But what is a brand? And why do some brands succeed and some fail? SUCCESSES: Brands speak to people in a way that products don’t – they have a personality,… Read more »
Impact Of Globalisation 3: The Car Makers
30 mins, 2010 The car was once a symbol of American ingenuity and technological progress. But now production has been outsourced to countries across the world. This film demonstrates the huge impact globalisation is having on an industry and the people who work in it. INDIA: In Chennai, India, Boniface works making radiator caps which… Read more »
Fair Trade And Chocolate
30 mins, 2010 Buy a bar of fair trade chocolate and help people in the developing world, too. This is the unique selling point of Divine Chocolate – but is it too good to be true? SOCIAL ENTERPRISE: Divine was set up a co-op of cocoa farmers in Ghana to give them a share in… Read more »