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Galaxies, stars and planets
Science, Maths & Technology

Galaxies, stars and planets

...ESO; Don't miss out: If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University - www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses This free course is adapted from a former Open University course called 'Galaxies, stars and ......
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Basic science: understanding experiments
Science, Maths & Technology

Basic science: understanding experiments

...course quiz now. Open the quiz in a new window or tab then come back here when you're done...Week 4: DNA: 4.3 The beginning of your scientific career - Figure 4 Well done for completing this four-week course on understanding experiments! Over the past four weeks you’ve looked at: the process of osmosis how density changes between liquid and solid states of household...
The Moon
Science, Maths & Technology

The Moon

...course will teach you about the nearest planetary body to Earth: the missions to the Moon, the basic facts of its composition, the cratering on its surface, and the ancient eruptions that flooded many low-lying areas....The Moon: Introduction - This course deals with the Moon, the only planetary body that everyone is familiar with seeing in the sky. You will learn about...
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Approaches to software development
Science, Maths & Technology

Approaches to software development

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University course TM354 Software engineering...Approaches to software development: Learning outcomes - After studying this course you should be able to: describe the essential characteristics, and identify, using examples, the connections between the characteristics of a good software system describe the elements of a basic...
Retail marketing
Money & Business

Retail marketing

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University course B122 An introduction to retail management and marketing...Retail marketing: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: define retailing understand what marketing means to business executives and academics understand the ways that retailers use marketing tools and techniques to...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
An introduction to software development
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to software development

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University course M813 Software development...An introduction to software development: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: appreciate the engineering nature of software development describe key activities in software development and the role of modelling explain key concepts in software...
English: skills for learning Badge icon
Education & Development

English: skills for learning

...Badged courses are a key part of The Open University’s mission to promote the educational well-being of the community. The courses also provide another way of helping you to progress from informal to formal learning. To complete a course you need to be able to find about 24 hours of study time, over a period of about 8 weeks. However, it is possible to study them ......
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
A freelance career in the creative arts Badge icon
History & The Arts

A freelance career in the creative arts

...Badged courses are a key part of The Open University’s mission to promote the educational well-being of the community. The courses also provide another way of helping you to progress from informal to formal learning. Completing a course will require about 24 hours of study time. However, you can study the course at any time and at a pace to suit you......