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Myths in law
Society, Politics & Law

Myths in law

...adapted extract from the Open University course W111 Criminal law and the courts...Have you ever wondered how much truth there was reflected in your favourite court room drama? How accurate is your favourite crime series in depicting the way the criminal justice system works? If you have, then this free course is for you. You will be looking at some of the biggest myths...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Jim Skea - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Jim Skea - Stories of Change

...adaptation outside as well, we are now committed to a lot of climate change, we need to both mitigate and adapt in the future and obviously the balance depends on the kind of commitments countries can come up with, but we’re undoubtedly going to have to do both. RH: It could be that under your muddle-through scenario that that might be an ideal scenario, if you take...
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Audio 5 mins
Introducing Homer's Iliad
History & The Arts

Introducing Homer's Iliad

...adapted extract from the Open University course A229 Introducing the Classical World...Introducing Homer's Iliad: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the plot of the Iliad and the wider cycle of myths of which it was a part identify characteristic features that show how the Iliad was composed orally use these features to think...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Exploring philosophy: faking nature
History & The Arts

Exploring philosophy: faking nature

...adapted extract from the Open University course A853 MA Philosophy Part I...Week 1: Originals and copies: 1 Key questions - When is it right to restore something that has been damaged? In 1982, the philosopher Robert Elliot raised this question in regards to the natural environment. However, the issue has wider ramifications, centrally concerned with the key issue of...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
Decision trees and dealing with uncertainty
Money & Business

Decision trees and dealing with uncertainty

...adapted extract from the Open University course B874 Finance for strategic decision-making...Decision trees and dealing with uncertainty: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: deal with basic uncertainty in a decision-making context understand the basic ideas of probability calculate expected values produce and analyse a decision...
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Level 3: Advanced 5 hrs
Beginners’ German: Places and people
Languages

Beginners’ German: Places and people

...adapted extract from a previous edition of the Open University course L193 Rundblick: beginners' German...Beginners' German: Places and people: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: demonstrate knowledge of the singular forms of personal pronouns, singular forms of the regular verb kommen and generalisations using man use improved...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Beginners’ German: food and drink
Languages

Beginners’ German: food and drink

...adapted extract from the Open University course L193 Rundblick: beginners' German...Beginners' German: Food and drink: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: speak about personal preferences with regard to food and drink order and pay for food and drink in a restaurant use the verbs essen and trinken demonstrate an awareness of different...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Getting started on classical Latin
History & The Arts

Getting started on classical Latin

...adapted extract from the Open University course A276 Classical Latin: the language of ancient Rome ...Getting started on classical Latin: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand some of the main links between English and Latin pronounce Latin words confidently have an understanding of basic English grammar in order to recognise...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs