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Crime fiction in French: le polar français
Languages

Crime fiction in French: le polar français

...free course, you will discover the origins and development of French crime fiction, along with its current status, before reflecting on whether it is simply mass entertainment or, rather, genuine literature of quality. You will discover some important authors and work on extracts from some well-known crime novels. You will analyse the language of le polar and explore the...
Introduction to ecosystems
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to ecosystems

...free course, Introduction to ecosystems, you will discover how organisms are linked together by complex interrelationships, how such links are studied and how the physical properties of a particular habitat interact with the organisms that inhabit it. Using case studies, you will come to learn how knowledge of ecosystems leads to understanding of their individual...
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Introduction to analysis
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to analysis

...free course is an introduction to analysis which looks at real numbers and their properties, with a particular emphasis on inequalities. Section 1 starts by revising rational numbers and their decimal representations. Then, real numbers are introduced as infinite decimals. Section 2 looks at rules for manipulating inequalities and finding the solution set of an...
Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Surface water
Nature & Environment

Surface water

...free course, Surface water, helps you examine the options...--- Please note: This is course is due to be archived on Monday 13th March 2023. You can study the course up until this date. For learners who have completed the course, the Statement of Participation will remain in your learner records in your OpenLearn profile. --- Water is arguably the most important ......
Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Secondary learning
Education & Development

Secondary learning

...free course, Secondary learning, will identify and explore some of the key issues around learning and teaching in secondary schools. Through coming to understand these issues and debates, you will reflect on and develop your practice as a secondary teacher and develop a greater awareness of how students learn and how to take account of this in your planning and in your...
Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
The social nature of being human
Society, Politics & Law

The social nature of being human

...free course, The social nature of being human, will introduce you to several of the social aspects of humanity and being human. Some of these are obvious, as, during the course, you will think about crowd behaviour and consider traditional dilemmas of being in crowds. Others will be less obvious, such as the seemingly intimate and private act of charitable giving to the...
Icy bodies: Europa and elsewhere
Science, Maths & Technology

Icy bodies: Europa and elsewhere

...free course, Icy bodies: Europa and elsewhere, examines the emergence of icy satellites of distant planets as potential sites of extraterrestrial life, looks at the potential for life on Jupiter's moon Europa, and speculates on the ethics of searching for life elsewhere in the solar system...The new discipline of astrobiology that is, the science of searching for...
Level 2: Intermediate 17 hrs
Gweithio hybrid: sgiliau ar gyfer arwain
Money & Business

Gweithio hybrid: sgiliau ar gyfer arwain

...anfwriadol, bydd y cyhoeddwyr yn hapus i wneud y trefniadau gofynnol ar y cyfle cyntaf. Peidiwch â cholli cyfle Os yw darllen y testun hwn wedi eich ysbrydoli i ddysgu mwy, efallai y bydd gennych ddiddordeb mewn ymuno â'r miliynau o bobl sy'n darganfod ein hadnoddau dysgu a chymwysterau am ddim trwy droi at y Brifysgol Agored – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses....