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Studying mammals: The social climbers
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: The social climbers

...free course, Studying mammals: The social climbers, you will find out about some of the characteristics that make them so like us: their physiology, complex social interactions, large brains and intelligence. This is the ninth course in the Studying mammals series...Monkeys have long fascinated us because of their similarities to the human race. In this free course,...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Leadership for inclusion: what can you do?
Education & Development

Leadership for inclusion: what can you do?

...free course was written by Jonathan Rix and published in April 2023. Except for third party materials and otherwise stated (see terms and conditions), this content is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Licence. The material acknowledged below is Proprietary and used under licence (not subject to Creative Commons Licence)....
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
Starting with psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Starting with psychology

...free course, Starting with psychology, makes a start...The most 'important and greatest puzzle' we face as humans is ourselves (Boring, 1950, p. 56). Humans are a puzzle, one that is complex, subtle and multi-layered, and it gets even more complicated as we evolve over time and change within different contexts. When answering the question 'what makes us who we are?'...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Innovation, markets and industrial change
Society, Politics & Law

Innovation, markets and industrial change

...free course, Innovation, markets and industrial change, looks at how and why change occurs through the industry life cycle, at the role of innovation and at how production costs, demand and technology interact to shape industrial structure...How does a firm emerge as 'leader of the pack'? Why do most of the small firms so common in the early years of new industries...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Introducing consciousness
History & The Arts

Introducing consciousness

...free course, Introducing consciousness, will introduce you to the slippery phenomenon that is consciousness, as well as some of the difficulties consciousness presents to science and philosophy...What is consciousness? How does the brain generate consciousness and how can a science of the mind describe and explain it adequately? This free course, Introducing...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Emotions and emotional disorders
Health, Sports & Psychology

Emotions and emotional disorders

...free course, Emotions and emotional disorders, you will learn about some of the disorders related to the feelings of stress, sadness and anxiety including how these disorders are diagnosed, their biological correlates, and evidence of their possible causes...In this free course, Emotions and emotional disorders, you will learn about some of the disorders related to the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Migration
Science, Maths & Technology

Migration

...free course looking at the migrations of animals, with special reference to birds, and also introducing the themes of movement, selection and homeostasis...Migration is a free course looking at the migrations of animals, with special reference to birds, and also introducing the themes of movement, selection and homeostasis....Migration: Introduction - This course...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Beginners’ German: food and drink
Languages

Beginners’ German: food and drink

...free course, Beginners' German: food and drink, provides materials that support the development of listening, reading, writing and speaking skills. The content focuses on food, restaurants and eating habits. The course also gives examples of how grammar, vocabulary, cultural aspects and study skills are taught by the OU in the Beginners' German module....Beginners'...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs