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Who counts as a refugee?
Society, Politics & Law

Who counts as a refugee?

...institutions … If new citizens feel that such guidance is useful, many will want to go on to gain a deeper knowledge of our history, beyond that richer sense of national identity that comes from living in a country over the years and mixing with its settled inhabitants and other new citizens. (Home Office Immigration and Nationality Directorate, 2003, Section 3) The...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Introducing consciousness
History & The Arts

Introducing consciousness

...Institute of Technology, under the direction of Rodney Brooks (Figure 1). Cog has a mechanical body (only the upper part so far), powered by electric motors and controlled by microprocessors similar to those found in personal computers. It also has a visual system, consisting of two head-mounted video cameras and a network of microprocessors for analysing their signals....
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Caring for an older family member with learning disabilities
Health, Sports & Psychology

Caring for an older family member with learning disabilities

...Institute for Health Research (NIHR) under its Health Services and Delivery Research Programme (NIHR129491). Interested in taking your learning further? You might find it helpful to explore the Open University’s Health and Social Care courses and qualifications....Session 1: Introduction: Introduction - We are all aware of improvements in the United Kingdom (UK)...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Scottish courts and the law Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

Scottish courts and the law

...instituted the proceedings against the manufacturer, which have given rise to this appeal. The foundation of her case is that the respondent, as the manufacturer of an article intended for consumption and contained in a receptacle which prevented inspection, owed a duty to her as consumer of the article to take care that there was no noxious element in the goods, that he...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Applying social work law to asylum and immigration
Society, Politics & Law

Applying social work law to asylum and immigration

...et al. (2012) suggest that: A legally compliant age assessment carried out to professional standards will serve the interests of both the young person and the assessing local authority, not least because of the possibility of a challenge to a decision through judicial review with all that this potentially entails for the parties concerned. It is important therefore to...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Network security
Digital & Computing

Network security

...institutions such as The Open University too must ensure that student-related information such as personal details and academic progress is kept confidential and cannot be altered by unauthorised people. Box 1 : Standards and legislation There are many standards relating to how security systems should be implemented, particularly in data communication networks, but it is...
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Level 3: Advanced 25 hrs
The formation of exoplanets
Science, Maths & Technology

The formation of exoplanets

...Institute for Astronomy), C. Robert O’Dell (Rice University), and NASA/ESA, https://esahubble.org/images/opo9545b/, released under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Figure 1b: NASA/ESA/CSA; Data reduction and analysis: PDRs4All ERS Team; Graphical processing: Fuenmayor, S. and Berne, O. Figure 2:...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Engineering: The nature of problems
Science, Maths & Technology

Engineering: The nature of problems

...et al. (1963) SAQ 4 The back of a particular airline seat is 100 mm thick. Explain why it would be unreasonable to install 12 rows of seats in a cabin with a floor length of 7 m. Suggest, with a brief justification, a more reasonable number of rows. Answer The space available per seat with 12 rows in 7 m would be Of this, 100 mm must be allowed for the seat back, leaving...
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Level 2: Intermediate 40 hrs