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Justice, fairness and mediation
Money & Business

Justice, fairness and mediation

...everyday life we expect parents, teachers, employers and referees of sporting activities to be fair in their handling of their children, students, employees and players. In the same way, we expect law to be fair and just in its principles and in the way that they are applied. Justice is often represented by the equally balanced scales of justice. The Greek goddess of...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Exploring family health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring family health

...everyday activities, like washing and dressing. She has tried respite care, but was not happy with the service. The demands on her time are compounded by the regular visits she makes to see her mother and sister, who are in care homes. Sheila “Caring has got a lot harder as I’ve got older. I can’t cope as well as I used to.” “My health is generally good but I...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Tim Scoones - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Tim Scoones - Earth in Vision

...English and Arabic to every school in Oman and it’s still being shown, not only as a film about their heritage, a film about biology, but it’s also a way for them to learn English. That I am exceptionally proud of and something I wish we would do so much more of, so easy. Why rights issues are so complex… One of the reasons why I think people find it tricky to come...
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Video 40 mins
Neighbourhood nature
Nature & Environment

Neighbourhood nature

...English temperate woodland, how they can provide clues about the history of local woodland and how some traditional woodland management methods can benefit biodiversity. You will also learn about the importance of ancient trees as a habitat for certain rare species of insect and fungus. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of level 1 study in Environment &...
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Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
Approaching prose fiction
History & The Arts

Approaching prose fiction

...English butler called Stevens, who recalls various events and incidents from the past in such a way as to constantly cast doubt on the dependability of his narration. At one point we are presented with a prolonged and heated argument between Stevens and the housekeeper Miss Kenton about the butler's ailing father, also a member of the staff of the same country house. The...
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Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
Minds and mental phenomena: an introduction
History & The Arts

Minds and mental phenomena: an introduction

...English philosopher John Locke (1632–1704) expresses a typically cautious view (with a parenthetical remark probably directed at Descartes): if they have any ideas at all, and are not bare machines (as some would have them) we cannot deny them to have some reason. It seems as evident to me, that they do some of them in certain instances reason, as that they have sense;...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Lottery of birth
Health, Sports & Psychology

Lottery of birth

...Everyday, millions of individual decisions about reproduction, are made by women and men around the world. They make decisions about whether or not to have children, whether to have another child, whether to delay having children, whether to use contraception or abortion, or more specifically whether to abort a girl child. These choices are shaped by many social,...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Mastering systems thinking in practice Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Mastering systems thinking in practice

...everyday ‘common sense’. This point does not seem to raise much difficulty when it is expressed theoretically, but it is often rather more difficult to bear it in mind and act upon in practice. (Eden et al., 1983) [This cartoon shows three people peering into a box labelled ‘situation’ through a magnifying glass] Figure 2 Choices that can be made about the nature...
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Level 3: Advanced 24 hrs