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Happy birthday Shakespeare!
History & The Arts

Happy birthday Shakespeare!

...adapted, parodied, translated and distorted in innumerable different ways. They have been turned into novels, musicals, ballets, films and advertisements, and been used to support diametrically opposed political views. Explore some of this rich variety of response to the world’s greatest dramatist using the links below. Discover our exhibition: Shakespeare at the OU...
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Article 3 hrs
Questioning crime: social harms and global issues
Society, Politics & Law

Questioning crime: social harms and global issues

...adapted extract from the Open University course DD804 Crime and global justice...Questioning crime: social harms and global issues: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the social harm perspective and its relationship to criminology critically examine the role of power, inequality and ‘the global’ in shaping crime and...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
Can renewable energy sources power the world? Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Can renewable energy sources power the world?

...Adapted from (Long et al., 2015) CATEGORY MAJOR ENERGY-RICH COMPONENTS STRUCTURAL STENGTH/RESISTANCE TO NATURAL DECAY EXAMPLES TYPICAL YIELDS OF DRY MATTER /T HA1 Y1 Woody biomass Lignin/lignocellulose (complex carbohydrates) High Trees (deciduous or hardwoods) 10 (temperate) to 20 (tropics) Cellulosic biomass Cellulose/lignocellulose (complex carbohydrates) Medium...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
‘Land grab’: an environmental issue?
Nature & Environment

‘Land grab’: an environmental issue?

...adapted extract from the Open University course DST206 Environment: sharing a dynamic planet...‘Land grab’: an environmental issue?: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand why land acquisition can be considered an environmental issue and the particular environmental challenges that it presents recognise the need for an...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Introduction to finite element analysis
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to finite element analysis

...adapted extract from the Open University course T804 Finite element analysis: basic principles and applications ...Introduction to finite element analysis: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: present some basic theory of FEA introduce the general procedures that are necessary to carry out an analysis present basic information that is...
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Level 3: Advanced 7 hrs
Practising systems thinking in practice (STiP)
Science, Maths & Technology

Practising systems thinking in practice (STiP)

...adapted extract from the Open University postgraduate course TB872 Managing change with systems thinking in practice. ...Week 1: Practising systems thinking in practice: Introduction - Welcome to the first part of this free course Practising systems thinking in practice (STiP). This course provides an introduction to the field of practice called systems thinking in...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Intermediate Spanish: Understanding spoken Spanish
Languages

Intermediate Spanish: Understanding spoken Spanish

...adapt them so you can understand everyday speech in Spanish through the medium of videos. The language level used in this course corresponds to B1 in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (COE). These are some key strategies you will explore through the course: Predicting content Using knowledge of your own language Using cultural knowledge Using...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Organisations and the financial system
Money & Business

Organisations and the financial system

...adapted extract from the Open University course B294 Financial analysis and decision making...Organisations and the financial system: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: describe and contextualise the nature of organisations’ financing identify the main types of financing and relate them to different types of business organisations...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs