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Modelling events in time
Science, Maths & Technology

Modelling events in time

...Introduction - Please note: a Statement of Participation is not issued on this course. This free OpenLearn course, Modelling events in time, is an extract from the Open University course M343 Applications of probability, a third level course that develops ideas about probability and random processes that were introduced in the Open University course M248 Analysing data....
Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Linear programming – the basic ideas
Science, Maths & Technology

Linear programming – the basic ideas

...Introduction - Please note: a Statement of Participation is not issued on this course. This free OpenLearn course, Linear programming – the basic ideas, is an extract from the Open University course M373 Optimization, a third level applied mathematics course that will interest you if you need to create mathematical models or if you use numerical software in industry,...
How inclusive is women’s football?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How inclusive is women’s football?

...manager from 1998–2013), Rachel Yankey (played for England 129 times), and Aman Dosanj (selected to play for England under-16s). That said, the ethnic diversity of the women’s game differs noticeably to men’s football – of the 23-woman England Euro 2022 squad, only 3 players are from ethnic minority backgrounds. Having an ethnically diverse playing population is...
The benefits of mindfulness and five common myths surrounding it
Health, Sports & Psychology

The benefits of mindfulness and five common myths surrounding it

...manage a certain amount of change. For example, transitions in our lives and circumstances including moving to a new house or starting a new job, changes to our health and abilities, as well as experiencing the loss of a loved one. Given life’s challenges it is likely that we will experience periods of low mood or anxiety. For some people these experiences will be...
Note taking in relation to the Social Sciences
Society, Politics & Law

Note taking in relation to the Social Sciences

...Introduction - This course will help you identify the value and best ways of note taking. It is based on listening to an audio file that contains a discussion between teaching team members of D218 Social Policy: Welfare, Power and Diversity, a current Open University course. It was originally 23 minutes in length and was recorded in 1998. This OpenLearn course provides a...
Budget 2016: The Experts Respond
Society, Politics & Law

Budget 2016: The Experts Respond

...introduction of Lifetime ISAs, and more land was released for developments to sell to first-time buyers. The chancellor also pledged £120m to tackle homelessness. The priority is to address rough sleeping, which has doubled since 2010. But homelessness extends beyond rough sleeping. And long-term solutions like affordable rented housing – historically provided by local...
Economics explains discrimination in the labour market
Society, Politics & Law

Economics explains discrimination in the labour market

...Introduction - This course will give you a stimulating and insightful account of the ways in which economists have tried to understand what labour market discrimination is and what its sources are. Notice the reference to the ‘ways [plural] … economists have tried to understand’. The most basic message of this course is that economics is not a subject in which there...
OpenLearn Wales take your learning further
Society, Politics & Law

OpenLearn Wales take your learning further

...with our experts Follow The Open University on the BBC – TV and radio resources in our What’s On area. More free courses in Welsh Visit Y Porth - the main platform for delivering and managing Welsh medium provision for the students of the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol. The educational resources on the Porth were developed by university teaching staff throughout Wales....