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Does prison work?
Society, Politics & Law

Does prison work?

...course allows you to listen to a discussion on the purpose, efficacy and regulation of prisons. Does prison benefit those serving the sentence or simply satisfy a public demand?...Does prison work and what purpose does it serve? This free course allows you to listen to a discussion on the purpose, efficacy and regulation of prisons. Does prison benefit those serving the...
Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Evolutionary tree of mammals
Nature & Environment

Evolutionary tree of mammals

...course, Evolutionary tree of mammals, looks at evidence from fossils and DNA to examine which mammals are most closely related to whales...This introduction to the evolution of mammals considers Darwin's observations on mammals and how he noticed that species fell into natural groups. This free course, Evolutionary tree of mammals, looks at evidence from fossils and DNA...
Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Young people’s wellbeing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Young people’s wellbeing

...Open University course KE308 Youth: Perspectives and Practice. This popular free course was refined and updated in July 2021 by Frank Carter. Couse image: TempusVolat in Flickr made available under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Licence. The material acknowledged below is Proprietary and used under licence (not subject to Creative Commons...
Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Developing employability through sport and physical activity
Health, Sports & Psychology

Developing employability through sport and physical activity

...Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Session 2: Unlocking core skills for personal and professional growth: Introduction - Have you observed a growing trend in recent years where job advertisements and requirements emphasise core skills and personal qualities? For example, a job description for a role at the Open University outlines the requirement...
Employee engagement
Money & Business

Employee engagement

...Open University course BB845 Strategic human resource management...Employee engagement: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: identify and describe the meaning of employee engagement and its different components appreciate the strategic issues associated with employee engagement describe the changes in systems of employee relations...
Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
The American Civil Rights Movement
History & The Arts

The American Civil Rights Movement

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University course A113 Revolutionsand is part of a set of four OpenLearn courses, covering Revolutions of the Sixties. Transcript...The American Civil Rights Movement: Introduction - In the mid-1950s a mass movement developed in opposition to racial discrimination in the United States. This struggle reached its zenith in the...
Gwella profiadau tystion sy’n gleifion, teuluoedd a chydweithwyr o’r broses Addasrwydd i Ymarfer
Health, Sports & Psychology

Gwella profiadau tystion sy’n gleifion, teuluoedd a chydweithwyr o’r broses Addasrwydd i Ymarfer

...Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Sesiwn 1: Mynegi pryder: Cyflwyniad - Yn y sesiwn hon, byddwch yn dysgu pam mae rhai pobl yn mynegi pryderon gyda rheoleiddwyr. Byddwch hefyd yn deall pam nad yw rhai pobl yn rhoi gwybod i reoleiddwyr am eu pryderon. [Rhestr wirio gydag wyneb hapus gwyrdd, wyneb niwtral gwyn ac wyneb coch anhapus ochr yn ochr â...
An introduction to crime and criminology
Society, Politics & Law

An introduction to crime and criminology

...Open University course DD105 Introduction to criminology...An introduction to crime and criminology: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: provide a basic definition of ‘crime’ demonstrate that ideas about what a crime is and what it is not are often contested provide a definition of what criminology is and the subject matter it...