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Weather derivatives - the financialization of weather
Society, Politics & Law

Weather derivatives - the financialization of weather

...work is linked to the Environment and Society course - DD213, which studies the entanglements between society and the environment. And explores how financial markets are being a solution to some of the risks to firms and their profitability presented by nature. It broadly looks at how weather such as severe drought, too much rainfall, unusually warm winters and so on, can...
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How do we measure personality?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How do we measure personality?

...there’s been a lot more consensus, we seemed to have converged around five as a number that works well. Again, there’s nothing magic about that number. Some people are arguing we could add one in, but now there is this idea that we do seem to capture the core essence of people’s personality using those five dimensions. Brendan Burchell on personality Find out more...
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Gain a badge and further your career
Money & Business

Gain a badge and further your career

...as evidence of your achievement – and it's all for free. If you're more interested in shorter pieces of learning to help improve your career, we offer an array of free courses on OpenLearn. See our 'For work' courses With all of these courses, they can be studied at any time and at a pace to suit you. You can also earn a free statement of participation on completion....
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All the Fun of the Fair
Science, Maths & Technology

All the Fun of the Fair

...work. This material makes up part of The Open University course MST209 Mathematical methods and models... All the Fun of the Fair A short introduction to this album. Circular Motion and the Chairoplane Roundabout The Nottingham Goose fair provides the backdrop to numerous examples of circular motion. A ride showing uniform motion in the horizontal plane. The Millennium...
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Sut beth yw dychwelyd i addysg wrth weithio?
Education & Development

Sut beth yw dychwelyd i addysg wrth weithio?

...o hyd i’r cydbwysedd cywir rhwng gwaith, bywyd a’i hastudiaethau, yn ogystal â’r gefnogaeth y mae wedi’i chael ar hyd y ffordd. [Ffion shares her experience of studying while working] [Logo Prifysgol Bangor] Darparwyd yr adnodd hwn gan Brifysgol Bangor ac mae'n rhan o'r hwb Barod ar gyfer Prifysgol. Gallwch ddod o hyd i fwy o adnoddau fel hyn ar hafan yr hwb....
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Dutch painting of the Golden Age
History & The Arts

Dutch painting of the Golden Age

...Works by artists such as Johannes Vermeer, Pieter de Hooch and Jacob van Ruisdael seem to offer a faithful picture of life in the Netherlands at the time. In studying this free course, Dutch painting of the Golden Age, you will discover that there is much more to Dutch painting than meets the eye. You will explore scholarly debates about the possible meanings that might...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
An introduction to energy resources
Nature & Environment

An introduction to energy resources

...work, power and efficiency, then briefly investigates the different types of energy available, their sources and renewability. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of level 2 study in Science...Energy resources: An introduction to energy resources: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the difference between energy and power,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Assessment in secondary music
Education & Development

Assessment in secondary music

...work, including making decisions about what is assessed and how it is assessed. Most of all, however, the course will have at its heart considerations of how music assessment can be musical. The course identifies and explores some of the key issues and debates around assessment and music in secondary schools. Through coming to understand these issues and debates you will...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs