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Introducing international development management Free courseFeaturing: video,audio, External LinkThe Open University

By The LearningSpace team (The Open University)

15 March 2012

If you wonder why, when so much development action is taking place, life seems to stay so bad for so many people and you want to be involved in managing development better, this unit is for you. It is a taster of course materials from the...  Read more : Introducing international development management

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Diagramming for development 2 - Exploring interrelationships Free courseFeaturing: activity, External LinkThe Open University

By The LearningSpace team (The Open University)

08 March 2012

This unit introduces you to the following systems diagramming techniques - Influence diagrams, Multiple Cause Diagrams and Cognitive Maps. Using a case study project based in Africa, this unit illustrates the powerful use of systems diagramming for...  Read more : Diagramming for development 2 - Exploring interrelationships

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Diagramming for development 1 - Bounding realities Free courseFeaturing: activity, External LinkThe Open University

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08 March 2012

This unit introduces you to the following systems diagramming techniques - Rich pictures, Spray diagrams and Systems maps. Using a case study project based in Africa, this unit illustrates the use of powerful use of systems diagramming for...  Read more : Diagramming for development 1 - Bounding realities

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Earth's physical resources: petroleum Free courseFeaturing: activity, External LinkThe Open University

By The LearningSpace team (The Open University)

03 January 2012

The discovery of of the world's first major underground oilfield in Pennsylvania, USA in 1859 sparked the continuing era of the world's reliance on cheap energy from oil and gas. This unit begins by examining the geological characteristics of...  Read more : Earth's physical resources: petroleum

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Nature matters: caring and accountability Free courseFeaturing: audio, External LinkThe Open University

By The LearningSpace team (The Open University)

27 October 2011

This unit considers environmental responsibility and what may matter from a caring perspective and an accountability perspective. Caring for an environment compromising the natural world and ensuring accountability for harm or wrong done to the...  Read more : Nature matters: caring and accountability

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Environment: Treading lightly on the Earth Free course External LinkThe Open University

By The LearningSpace team (The Open University)

04 October 2011

This unit focuses on the problem of green-house gas emissions, especially carbon dioxide, and explores what you can do to lighten those emissions to help reduce the rate of climate change.  Read more : Environment: Treading lightly on the Earth

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Nuclear power: Friend or foe? Free course External LinkThe Open University

By The LearningSpace team (The Open University)

10 August 2011

Are you for or against nuclear energy? The necessity to respond to climate change has put nuclear energy back on the politial agenda as an alternative energy source. This is part of approaches to 'decarbonise' energy through a shift from coal to...  Read more : Nuclear power: Friend or foe?

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Sustainable Scotland Free course External LinkThe Open University

By The LearningSpace team (The Open University)

28 July 2011

This broad-based unit will introduce you to a number of different aspects of sustainability that impact on Scotland and the wider world. It wil appeal to anyone with an interest in a sustainable future in the context of contemporary Scottish society.  Read more : Sustainable Scotland

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Managing complexity: A systems approach – introduction Free course External LinkThe Open University

By The LearningSpace team (The Open University)

27 July 2011

Do you need to change the way you think when faced with a complex situation? This unit examines how systemic thinking and practice enables you to cope with the connections between things, events and ideas. By taking a broader perspective complexity...  Read more : Managing complexity: A systems approach – introduction

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Environment: Following the flows Free course External LinkThe Open University

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27 July 2011

What affects the atmospheric and ocean flows? This unit explores the mechanisms that are important; the most rapid carrier is the wind. The basic principle of global atmospheric circulation is simple: warm air rises and cold air sinks. How does...  Read more : Environment: Following the flows

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